Question: Who doesn't love Zendaya? The triple hyphen (singer, actress, and dancer) is only 19 years old, and she's already a Hollywood mainstay and budding beauty icon. To wit: She turns out noteworthy red carpet looks on the regular, often by doing her own makeup (which, mind you, is incredibly rare in Hollywood). Plus, she experiments with wigs, rocks her natural hair texture on the red carpet regardless of what the haters say, and just nabbed a beauty contract with CoverGirl. So, yeah, she's basically killing it. All that being said, do we really need another reason to showcase her best beauty looks? We think not. Ahead, you'll find a few of her greatest beauty moments to fuel your inspiration folder. And true to form, each one is different, exciting, and wonderfully unexpected.
For the 12th Annual CFDA Awards in New York City last fall, Zendaya rocked a topknot and bronzy eyeshadow that's both exciting and totally wearable. We can't help you with the makeup tricks (she did it herself!), but we can give you insight on how to score her bun, coiffed by hairstylist Jennifer Yepez.
Zendaya loves to match her makeup, but this coordinated pale-pink lip, blush, and eyeshadow trio could be our favorite version of the technique. Tip: Follow her lead and keep your monochromatic look matte to ensure it looks thoroughly modern.
Big curls! Brown contoured lipstick! Hoop earrings! Zendaya mastered the '90s hip-hop look and sent our hearts aflutter. We're going to guess she was playing 2Pac when she got ready.
There are a few things one can learn from this look: A retro wave always works, no matter what you're wearing, and makeup rules were made to be broken. At the Nickelodeon Halo awards back in 2014, Zendaya paired a bright red lip with a charcoal smoky eye for pure glamour.
Zendaya's combo of long, flowing curls, radiant skin, and heavy lashes was one of our favorite winning performances at this year's Golden Globes.
Sure, Zendaya always looks beautiful on the red carpet, but she's also become one of the inspiring faces for wearing one's natural hair texture in any context. The best part? No matter what people say, she takes it in stride.
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