The Best Beauty Looks from the 2017 Emmys Red Carpet
Two of the biggest reasons we count September as our favourite month: it kick-starts the return of our favourite TV shows and award show season. First up: the 2017 Emmy Awards. Along with honoring all of the standout TV shows that we watched this past year, the memorable hair and makeup looks that the stars wore on the Emmys red carpet didn’t disappoint, too.
From high ponytails with fringe to monochromatic makeup, we’ve rounded up the best beauty looks we saw on the Emmys red carpet. Keep scrolling to see all of the stars’ hair and makeup moments from TV’s biggest night.
Julianne Hough
How do you make a low ponytail red carpet-ready? Put a ribbon on it. Hough's stylist Riawna Capri prepped the star's damp hair with MarulaOil Rare Oil Treatment (£35; bohairmia.co.uk) for added shine and texture. Hough paired her side-parted pony with soft makeup. Her rose lipstick matched the pastel pink florals on her black gown.
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Mandy Moore
Moore’s hot pink lip gave her Old Hollywood-esque updo a modern twist.
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Millie Bobby Brown
Brown wore her grown-out pixie cut in a simple and sleek ballerina bun.
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Issa Rae
Rae’s braided crown? Hella good. The Insecure star and newest CoverGirl paired the updo with kohl rimmed-eyes and a nude lip.
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Sarah Hyland
Talk about orange crush. Highland tackled this past summer’s hottest makeup shade by wearing in a halo on her eyes. Long, side-swept waves completed the look.
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Yara Shahidi
The Black-ish star is quickly becoming one to watch on the red carpet for her style and her beauty looks. Shahidi didn’t disappoint at the Emmys with a sharp cat eye and slicked-back waves.
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Zoe Kravitz
The inspiration behind Kravitz’s new chocolate brown hair shade? Mia Farrow. Soft, subtle makeup was a pretty contrast to her choppy pixie cut. Much like all of our second-day hair routines, Kravtiz's hairstylist Nikki Nelms spritzed Dove's Refresh+Care Unscented Dry Shampoo (£7; amazon.co.uk) to cleanse and add volume before styling her pixie, which she cut and coloured the day prior to the Emmys.
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Nicole Kidman
We’d be big liars if we said we weren’t into Kidman’s Emmys beauty look. The actress channeled Old Hollywood with her low braided twist and classic red lipstick. The Big Little Lies star's hairstylist Kylee Heath ran a touch of Living Proof's Molding Clay over any flyaways to ensure the updo had a smooth finish.
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Uzo Aduba
Aduba’s Emmys red carpet look? No orange in sight. The Orange is the New Black star wore her hair in her natural curls and matched her silver smoky eye to her sequined dress.
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Jessica Biel
Biel pulled her windswept waves into an easy half-up half-down hairstyle. Soft, peach-toned makeup brought the effortless vibe full circle. The actress's hairstylist Adir Abergel worked Virtue's Uplifted Volumizing Whip (virtuelabs.com) through Biel's roots to get the incredible volume and hold you saw in her style.
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Laverne Cox
Cox’s look in two words: heavy metal. The Orange is the New Black star paired her chrome smoky eye with slicked-back, straight hair. Cox's makeup artist Deja Smith used a blended two shades from It Cosmetics Superhero Eye Transforming Anti-Aging Super Palette (£35; itcosmetics.com) to get just the right metallic eyeshadow colour.
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Elizabeth Moss
If this year has taught us anything about red carpet makeup, it’s that you can't go wrong by matching it to your dress. Moss wore soft blush eyeshadow that coordinated with her head-to-toe pink outfit, and her makeup artist Daniel Martin used Honest Beauty's Falling For You Cheek Palette (£30; honestbeauty.com) to add a rosy flush to her complexion.
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Jane Fonda
Fonda debuted an unexpected, but chic hairstyle on the red carpet: full bangs and a long, sleek high ponytail.
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Tessa Thompson
The Westworld star demonstrated yet another way to do the monochromatic makeup trend. She wore her bronze metallic eyeshadow with a tawny nude lip. Her bob was styled sleek with a deep side part.
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Shaliene Woodley
If you've been thinking about going lighter with your hair color, consider Woodley's golden shade your blonde ambition. She styled her hair in a low updo with two tendrils left out. Smudy eyeliner completed the effortles red carpet look.
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Sofia Vergara
Vergara was one of the many celebs that styled her hair in a ponytail. She accessorized the style with a vampy plum lip.
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Keri Russell
While all eyes were on Russell's sheer, feathered, black gown, her hair and makeup deserve some appreciation, too. She wore her loose waves swept to the side, and lined her eyes with black kohl liner. A swipe of rose lipstick was the final touch.
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Gabrielle Union
Union pulled her natural curls back into a low pony. Feathery lashes and glowing skin completed her red carpet beauty look.
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Viola Davis
Davis’s plum lip was the *perfect* contrast to her tangerine dress. The long top of her pixie cut styled in voluminous curls while the sides were kept short.
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Kiernan Shipka
File Shipka’s makeup under monochromatic makeup moments. The actress wore her eyeshadow, blush, and lipstick in complimentary shades of pink. To enhance her full brows, Shipka's makeup artist Lauren Gott used Benefit Cosmetics Precisely My Brow Pencil (£17; lookfantastic.com) to draw hair-like strokes to extend the brow slightly. She applied Benefit's High Brow Glow Brow Highlighter (£15; lookfantastic.com) to the brow bone and inner corner of the eye for extra glow, and set everything in place with Benefit's 24-HR Brow Setter (£20; benefitcosmetics.com). And that glossy updo? Shipka's hairstylist Chris Naselli spritzed Oribe's Shine Light Reflecting Spray (£37; neimanmarcus.com) all over the actress's finished style for extra shine.
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