10 times Solange Knowles provided beauty inspiration

Solange Knowles doesn’t do anything without intention. From its multidisciplinary institution Holy Heron for her musical short film Solange is a singer-songwriter, director, actress, producer and, above all, a talented genius.

Known for her design-based visualizations, El Dorado Ballroom the curator is rarely in need of performances that exude nothing but soul. Today, at just 38 years old, Solange’s approach to beauty is comparable to its internal manifestations her jobtransforming her right into a divine architect of sculpted hair, honey skin and no-makeup makeup.

Revealing the Saint Heron glass collection, Solange attended last yr’s ‘A House Is Not A Home’ show in French suggestions with glass details. The muted metallic eyeshadow (which framed her soft hair and thick brows) was warmed by a peach lip. This natural look has been her trademark throughout history, combined with an array of sculptural hairstyles (reminder: her infamous bowl hairstyle on the 2014 Met Gala) to alter up her take a look at any time.

For example, we saw Solange trying on a blonde for size. In 2017, she added brown eye shadow and muted lips with a brief, highlighted afro. Then, Maryam Nassir Zadeh’s SS18 performance showcased the singer in beaded and braided braids.

Meanwhile, her architectural hairstyle saw her on stage on the Kenzo SS20 show, for which she wore antenna-like hair accessories, and on the 2018 Met Gala with a heavenly braided halo surrounding a durag and Twiggy’s eyelashes. But perhaps her most angelic look of all was her cloud-like afro and fresh skin front row on the Chloe FW18 show in Paris.

To rejoice Solange Knowles’ thirty eighth birthday, listed here are 10 times she gave us beauty inspiration.

French suggestions blown from glass

When Solange showed off her Saint Heron glassware collection, she toasted with glass balls glued to French suggestions.

Braided pearl antennae

The singer-songwriter stepped out at Kenzo’s spring/summer 2020 show in a flowing braid and ornamental hair accessories.

Heavenly hair and Twiggy eyelashes

A braided blonde halo turned her beauty right into a religion — paired with Twiggy lashes, creamy brown eye shadow and dark eyeliner — for the 2018 Met Gala titled “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination.”

Blonde

Her short hairstyle on the seventieth Annual Parsons Benefit showed us how some ways Solange can style her blonde look, from braids to a bald spot behind the ear.

Angelic beauty

Lighter than air, Solange was a walking angel along with her cloud-like afro and fair, awake skin as if she had just been reborn.

Beads and strings

Jumbo braids and micro beads during Maryam Nassir Zadeh’s spring/summer 2018 performance highlighted her honey complexion.

Strong contrasts

At the 2017 Met Gala, Solange balanced the dark and light-weight with straight black eyebrows, a white jawline, and tousled hair.

Brown and blonde

Opposites attract when Solange pairs brown eyeshadow with a bleached afro; paired with neutral nails and lips.

Damn cut

This look speaks for itself.

A moment of Ivy League beauty

Solange, named Harvard’s Female Artist of the Year, welcomed the acclaim along with her trained blonde tresses and makeup-free look.