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; with entire visuals modelled after those seen in HBO’s hit drama Euphoria, creatively materialised by make-up artist, Donni Davy. 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 the month of November, the stars emerged with a myriad of ethereal blush-led moments; see Jennie’s latest campaign for Tamburins and Hailey Bieber’s radiant glow amid her birthday week celebrations. Hair moments were a joy to behold too; see red carpet stalwart Hunter Schafer’s slicked updo, Janelle Monae’s ’20s finger curls and of course, Dua Lipa’s recently debuted head of autumn-red hair.
Feast your eyes on the full assortment of this month’s best celeb beauty moments, below.
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Jennie of Blackpink
Jennie x Tamburins—need we say more? In the highly-awaited campaign, the Blackpink star cements the It-girl status of the graduated under eye blush look, one that extends to her lids.
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Rihanna
Take us back to the early 2010s already. Rihanna’s surely doing exactly that, with her latest head-turning street capture: sporting a head of honey-blonde tresses and a striking red lip befitting of the pop legend.
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Winter of Aespa
Rudolph the Reindeer never looked this good. Winter’s clearly reigning in the magic of Christmas early this November, and teams her strawberry-red tousles with a heavy dose of sunburnt blush running through her nose bridge.
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Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae is an absolute serve at Queen Bey’s premiere of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. A scarlet pout is enlivened with soft contours, a highlighted T-zone and bronze-set eyes. The cherry on top? That final finger curl to truly zhuzh up on the drama.
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Bai Lu
At the iQiyi Scream Night 2023, Bai Lu is an ethereal vision who sports not one but two alluring looks for the evening. The acclaimed Chinese actress sports sunset-rimmed peepers, emboldened with a slight smoke in her under-eye shadow.
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Hailey Bieber
It’s birthday week for the model, and it shows. Her unyielding radiance is courtesy of only a pop of highlight blush, a vampy manicure and one very smoochable set of lips (that Rhode peptide lip tint working its magic, clearly).
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Bella Campen
The ribbon mania is not about to end anytime soon. The star of Prime Video’s latest Thai rom-com Congrats My Ex sports an adorable braided pigtail look, with pale pink glitters on her peepers to match.
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Dua Lipa
Oh Dua, the woman that you are. If there’s something Dua Lipa gets full marks for, it’s how to exude undeniable star power. First, wipe your entire social media feed. Then, debut your audacious new hair colour, together with an electrifying dance track for added effect.
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Irene Kim
At the Fred Jewelry Exhibition in South Korea, Irene Kim serves up sophisticated elegance with her retro bob, paired with soft coral shadows to ensure the focus could remain on the jewels adorning her décolletage.
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Hunter Schafer
Talk about magnetic. Make-up artist Carolina Dali artfully wields an arsenal of Shiseido tools to achieve this natural, matte look—complete with Lacy Redway’s intricately braided and slicked-back bun for the style savant and actor who stars in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
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Seulgi of Red Velvet
The juxtaposition of child’s play against Red Velvet’s latest ‘Chill Kill’ comeback is hardly lost on the fans—and Seulgi’s definitely got her story straight with this particular comeback stage moment: a pair of smoked out eyes contrasting against the dangling ruby-red ribbons adorning her pigtails.
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Sorn
For her first solo concert ever—held in Singapore—Sorn cranked up the stage glamour. Rocking a pair of teased space buns and a glaze of decadent eyeshadow shimmer, the latter better paired with a cat-eye flick.
