23 badass Brit Awards beauty looks you need to see
I don't know about you, but one of the reasons I always get excited for the Brit Awards is that the beauty looks actually bring the party. Other awards (naming no names) can sometimes feel a little serious and traditional, offering up a conveyor belt of smoky eyes and Hollywood waves. But, not the Brits.
Perhaps it's another avenue of expression exploding to get out, but the musicians who hit the red carpet come ready to serve up experimental hair and makeup looks that keep us on our toes and even offer cute inspo. Let us not forget Geri Halliwell's 1997 moneypiece highlights and Union Jack mini dress, Lady Gaga's lace face mask in 2010 and Dua Lipa's 2021 beehive hair.
True to form, Jade brought the mystery with an OOTD that looked like a homage to the corpse bride. She matched her light denim blue gown to a matching icy blue eyeshadow that we would wear ourselves to brunch with the girls. Beabadoobee brought the noughties nostalgia with a handkerchief dress, which she paired with bratty liner, fresh-faced skin and a casual side-parting. Lola Young flexed her individuality with her calico-highlighted hair, whopper lashes and '90s lip liner, and Sabrina Carpenter kept it trademark with her infamous platinum curtain bangs, but wore her hair extra retro with Marilyn-worthy curls.
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JMEnternationalJADE
JADE knows how to put on a performance, whether it's singing or putting together red-carpet-worthyhy outfit. She gave us corpse bride realness with a lightwash denim blue floral gown, complete with bouquet then matched it to an icy blue eyeshadow, whopper lashes (specifically, Eylure’s Volume No.098 Fox Eye Look lash) and '90s lined ombre lips.
JMEnternationalCharli XCX
Charli kept it Brat with a dark smudgy liner and bronze metallic lips. Her hair was loosely curled, then coated with the Tresemme Lamellar Shine Oil to keep it extra glossy.
Gareth CattermoleSabrina Carpenter
Sabrina kept it signature with her trademark curtain bangs, but she played up the retro feel with full curls. Meanwhile her makeup was cute and wide-eyed with nude lined lips.
Neil MockfordMaya Jama
Maya wore her sleek hair side-parted and flipped behind her shoulders, while her makeup was fresh with a subtle kitten liner and defined nude pink lips.
JMEnternationalBeabadoobee
Singer, Beabadoobee gave us bratty black liner, fresh-faced freckles and a Y2K side-parting.
JMEnternationalLola Young
Lola kept her look distinctive with calico highlights, heavily fluttery lashes and dark lined lips
Dave BenettFlo
Flo co-ordinated beautifully with a noughties-inspired glam that consisted of deep-side parts and adorable half updos.
Samir HusseinThe Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party stayed true to their eclectic, fairytale renaissance-coquette style with rococo curls, stained lips and plenty of eyeliner.
Samir HusseinIndia Amarteifio
India gave us the matrix with a black leather trench and slim glasses which she paired with bantu knots and fresh makeup.
JMEnternationalRachel Chinouriri
Singer-songwriter, Rachel, brought back '90s skinny brows to the Brits red carpet.
Neil MockfordMillie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown channelled Kylie Minogue vibes with her chainmail hooded dress and loose waves. Her glossy pink link and smoky eyes finished the look off.
JMEnternationalJourdan Dunn
Jourdan Dunn was very demure with polished glowy makeup created using Charlotte Tilbury and her hair tied back under a fascinator hat.
JMEnternationalJess Glynne
Jess kept it tonal with a rust-coloured gown to match her auburn hair and a red-toned lined lip.
Samir HusseinElla Eyre
Ella went big with calf-length braids and khaki-grey cool-toned eyeshadow that matched her dress
Neil MockfordBecky Hill
Becky chose a pared back look with her hair tied back off her face, lightly lined eyes and pink lips.
JMEnternationalNia Archives
Record producer and dj, Nia Archives served up grungy kohl-lined eyes.
Neil MockfordPaloma Faith
Paloma's immaculate blonde fringe and defined liner were stunning but her ginormo hat stole the show.
Neil MockfordVick Hope
Vick opted for a cute snatched updo with the ends left loose and fresh, glowy makeup.
JMEnternationalNella Rose
Nella's Y2K side-parting and '90s lined lips were a perfect nostalgic mash-up.
Neil MockfordMaura Higgins
Maura kept things interesting with a sculptural updo with the ends kept loose created by Tresemme which she paired with siren liner.
JMEnternationalFleur East
Fleur matched her statement metallic silver eyeshadow to a sculpted silver breast plate and her curls were kept long and majorly voluminous.
JMEnternationalLuvcat
Luvcat made a statement with her two-tone curtain fringe, smudgy black liner and crimson red lip.
Neil MockfordZara McDermott
Zara chose a dainty updo with a tendril kept loose and face-framing which she paired with a glossy plum lip.
