Home Great Beauty: Tracee Ellis Ross' Makeup Evolution Great Beauty: Tracee Ellis Ross' Makeup Evolution By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 1997: Barely There Hanging with her mom, Diana Ross, at a fashion show, Tracee wore clean, barely-there makeup. 02 1998: Copper Medal At the premiere of ‘Sliding Doors,’ Ross rocked an attention-getting, metallic copper lipstick. 03 2000: Technicolor Cutie At a fete for Valentino, Ross sported springy, colorful makeup: pale yellow shadow, silver eyeliner and shimmery rose gloss. 04 2002: Welcome Matte Ross wore a bright, matte red lip at the ‘8 Mile’ premiere in Hollywood. 05 2003: Ultraviolet Vixen A the premiere of ’Charlie’s Angels 2 – Full Throttle,’ Tracee turned heads in a bold, ultraviolet lip and kohl-rimmed eyes. 06 2003: Green Day At a Bvlgari store opening, Ross balanced seafoam green eyeshadow with coppery-orange cheeks and lips. 07 2004: Purple Reign At the taping of ‘Genius: A Night For Ray Charles,’ Tracee sported electric purple lipstick that perfectly matched her spaghetti strap dress. 08 2005: Deep Cover Ross rocked out in deep burgundy lipstick at Oprah Winfrey’s Legends Ball. 09 2006: Agent Orange At a Carolina Herrera boutique opening, Tracee wore a pop of neon orange shadow on lids. 10 2007: Pretty in Periwinkle At HBO’s ‘Life Support’ screening, Ross looked effortlessly pulled-together in periwinkle blue-rimmed eyes and a rosy flush. 11 2008: Scarlet Woman At the ‘Vote For Change’ shoot, Ross rocked fluffy curls, a dab of mascara and show-stopping, bright cherry red lips. 12 2008: Sophisticated Lady At the 39th NAACP Image Awards, Ross looked so sophisticated in just enough black eye pencil and a luscious, golden-pink lip gloss. Perfect! 13 2009: Bright Idea Ross wore a shock of electric blue shadow on her lids at ‘The September Issue’ premiere. 14 2010: Pale Fire At the 2010 Divine Design gala, Ross showed up rocking vaguely flushed cheeks and a pale, 1960s-mod mouth. 15 2011: Cool Crimson At the grand opening of Books and Cookies in Santa Monica, Ross wore chic French braids and a pop of matte, cherry rid lipstick.