ICYMI: 9 Celebrity Moments This Week – Essence

From bikini vacation looks to awards show red carpets, stars revisited classic beauty moments this week. Lashes made a press release, with long, separated false lashes winning out over minimal eye shadow. The “no-makeup” makeup prolonged to the nails, with a trend no-mani sweetsurrendering to natural beauty. Meanwhile, wigs and braids were in fashion. After all, it is the season for protective hairstyles.

With the rise in popularity of short haircuts – Rihanna opted for an enormous chop last month – Teyana Taylor opted for a curly pixie cut, returning to her natural take care of showing off her blonde bob just a few weeks ago. Ayra Starr backed the short haircut, dyeing her hair red as a substitute. While Nigerian pop star Tems she wore her hair up, her makeup was paying homage to that of artists Taylor and Starr, and the highlight was on her false eyelashes that caught the attention.

Chloe Bailey and Coco Jones posed in bikinis, but paired the look with opposite mugs. The former wore matte, smoky eyeshadow, while the latter went makeup-free for the holiday. Both, nevertheless, wore classic manicures—French suggestions for Bailey and bare heels for Jones—which most stars have also been rocking all week. Think: Halle Bailey and Venus and Serena Williams on the Espy Awards. They all wore recent gold makeup looks that also tied all the things together.

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