We’ve seen the beauty realm evolve in a multitude of ways over the past decade. Long gone are the days when celebrity beauty ops would be dedicated solely to the red carpet with techniques used often obscured from the public eye. We’ve fast moved on to an aspirational age of social media: how-to tutorials by the professional artists themselves, established content creators sharing their own cosmetic hacks and even full-face routines by some of the biggest A-listers. And we’ve all emerged the better for it.
It’s undeniable—the likes of Instagram and TikTok have given us all a space for unabashed self-expression. And for some, an artfully made-up mien or a customised change of talons are the perfect canvases to do so. Pop culture has had significant influence in the sphere. Experimentation is abound, with novice creators and popular personalities alike attempting to ace a make-up look that is all the rage or share a thematic one-off look for others to recreate.
Then begs the question: how do we sieve out the best of all? Make-up trends surely begin somewhere, and learning from our seasoned celebrities is never a bad place to start if you’re feeling overwhelmed. Vogue Singapore might be of help to you on that front—with our monthly curation of captivating beauty moments, courtesy of our favourite faces from Hollywood, the K-pop scene and more, just for that fresh jazz of inspiration.
In April, festival beauty took off in the Colorado desert. At Coachella, Tyla, the girls of XG as well as returning queen Lady Gaga delivered exquisite beauty looks—that could only rival their own performances. We’re talking facial embellishments, bold swatches of colour and plumped-up pouts in deep, rich shades. Over in press tour territory, Florence Pugh strikes out with an electric orange eyeshadow moment that felt just right for her Thunderbolts press tour. Meanwhile, Daisy Edgar-Jones incited immediate hair envy when she showed off her flouncy, spiral curls for the press tour of her recent film On Swift Horses.
Cast your gaze on the best celebrity beauty moments from April 2025, below.
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Cocona of XG
No notes, Cocona’s beauty delivery at the second weekend of Coachella 2025 was one to behold. For the desert stage, she encrusted her whole head in a lattice-like formation of blood red rhinestones, devouring her onlookers in her extraterrestrial style.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones
There comes a time when a hairstyle appears so covetable to the unassuming eye, you simply can’t stop staring. This moment feels like one of them. Daisy Edgar-Jones, on her press tour for On Swift Horses, made her bouncy waves and side-swept fringe look Parisian chic yet so fresh again.
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Seulgi of Red Velvet
She’ll always be that girl. Aura points were instantly felt when we met this version of her: powder blue lashes, under eye blush, and a layered shag–all to take cast her the street cred she holds.
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Zhang Ruonan
A splash of yellow. Subtle streaks of butter accent the lids of the leading lady of hit Chinese drama The First Frost, whose eye work stands out against her natural mien.
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Hailey Bieber
Nothing comes close. The perfect bronze finish exists where Hailey Bieber is concerned—her soft, blurred skin, a pink wash of blush and that delicious swipe of what can only be her Rhode peptide lip gloss.
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Lady Gaga
A vampiric pout of a divine wine. Bleached arches. Talons for days. Such were the beauty notes to cop from Lady Gaga’s breathtaking show in the desert.
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Mark of NCT
He’s a babygworl for real. Sunkissed, sunburnt and freckled-up? It’s the only way we want to see Mark of NCT ascend on stage from now on.
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Florence Pugh
Did someone hear thunder? For the London premiere of her upcoming Marvel film, the decade-defining actress strikes out on her own again with a cataclysmic look that draws immediate attention to the orange strobes worn across her peepers as well as her slicked-back mane.
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Tyla
A free spirit on stage, Tyla channeled her most animalistic beat of beauty—smearing a popping shade of magenta all through her eye line. And if that didn’t scream summer bash, then her wet, splaying hair billowing in the wind certainly did.
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Lisa
The formula? Jewel-embellished inner corners, baby braids and a cat eye that instantly transforms Lisa into her stage alter ego.
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Doechii
We can’t say for sure, but that sultry blue liner and apple blush combination is working together with aplomb. Bonus points for that impeccably brightened under eye finish, plumping lip liner and gold coffin nails.
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Huh Yunjin of Le Sserafim
Chromatic rebellion. A certified party-ready look: a line of metallic foil creating dimension to her otherwise simply yet delicate beat.
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Genevieve O'Reilly
The galactica beckons. Amid the press tour for Andor Season 2, O’Reilly channels her best Mon Mothma in this regal yet powerfully subdued look with her softly-brushed mane and wispy bun formation.
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Hinata of XG
Igari make-up 2.0. She’s got the drunken blush down to a tee—but it’s those freckled specks of crimson, red-rimmed peepers and spidery lashes that are really doing it for us.
