Gugu Mbatha-Raw: Beauty Look Book
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is one of GLAMOUR's latest style crushes. The 31-year-old actress has been seen on the screen in Belle and Beyond The Lights but here we chart the best of her off stage beauty looks...
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Getty ImagesGugu kept it sassy with cascading loose curls and bright lips for the February ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood luncheon.
Getty ImagesGLAMOUR loved this more punky look for the Louis Vuitton Series 2 Exhibition earlier this year. Looking like she won't take no BS, the strong red lip with the bang-on center parting and the diamante earrings won praise all round.
Getty ImagesLeaving loose hairs to fall by your face with an up-do is an easy way to achieve an elegant look. Paired with her lip colour, she worked the girly-girl vibe seamlessly.
Getty ImagesCoral was her colour for the 2014 Moet British Independent Film Awards in London. A welcome touch of spring during a dark December.
Getty ImagesAttending the 24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in December 2014, this beauty look was one of our favourite to date. So chic, so simple and so stylish. Wearing a slicked back bun always helps to keep the focus on the features.
Getty ImagesWorking a heavier eye for The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globe Award's party, her colour choice of silver and blue really brought out her muted leather dress.
Getty ImagesHer flawless skin looked radiant for the Beyond The Lights New York Premiere teamed with a fuchsia lip and shimmery eyes.
Getty ImagesBringing out her gorgeous hazelnut eyes, Gugu opted for metallic shadow and deep violet liner for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.
Getty ImagesJust look at those lashes! We're not sure if they steal the show or those wicked crimson lips.
Getty ImagesAttending an interview in LA back in 2014, Gugu played it ultra-safe with an au natural beauty look.
Getty ImagesGugu smoldered at the Beyond the Lights event in NYC with a side-swept bob and smoky, winged eye shadow. We loved the 20s vibe of her 'do.
Getty ImagesChanneling the girl-next-door look, the actress nailed the barely-there make up look for the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Getty ImagesWe seriously approve of her neon pink beauty look for her 2014 visit to BET studio in New York City.
Getty ImagesLooking regal with a traditional bun and lavender lids, Mbatha-Raw attended the New York Belle premiere in 2014 looking every inch the A-lister.
Getty ImagesWe really can't get enough of the look Gugu wore for the 2014 Vanity Fair Campaign Young Hollywood party. The up-do, the golden lids, the clear-as-day skin...
Getty ImagesGugu was all about the hot metallic eyes at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. We liked the change from her staple au natural look.
Getty ImagesMake like Gugu and exemplify your best features with a pop of colour. Doesn't she looks fabulous in pink?
Getty ImagesEmulating old Hollywood glamour, the siren attended the Touch premiere in New York City repping flicks and a statement red lip.
Getty ImagesWow. Gugu stunned at The Hollywood Reporter's Nominees Night in 2012. This deep plum was an excellent choice.
Getty ImagesClassy lady! Gugu worked an ultra girly look with drop earrings, a sleek up do and powder pink lips at the 2011 BAFTA Brits To Watch event in LA.
Getty ImagesMbatha-Raw opted for smoky cat eyes and glossy lips for the Premiere of Universal Pictures' Larry Crowne in Hollywood, California. Check out those super groomed eyebrows too!
Getty ImagesAbsolutely glowing, the actress proved the power of blusher at the 2011 NAACP Image Awards in LA.
Getty ImagesFor the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards, Gugu was the picture of elegance with dewy skin and dusty matte lips.
Getty ImagesThe actress chose a casual up-do to show off her gorgeous eye flicks for NBC Universal's 2010 TCA Summer Party in California.
Getty ImagesBack in 2009 and still relatively unknown, Gugu Mbatha-Raw kept her beauty look simple for
the Broadway opening night of Hamlet in New York City. The actress was starring opposite Jude Law as Ophelia.
