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Best of the Emmys: Beauty Edition

Black girl magic was in full effect last night at the 67th annual Emmy Awards. With Viola Davis making history and taking home the award for best actress in a drama (Yes, Annalise!!) and Uzo Aduba and Regina King following suit taking home awards too, there were certainly a lot of proud moments to remember. Your favorite stars also showed out on the red carpet and the after party. Find the best beauty moments from one of TVs biggest nights, here!
By Virginia Lowman · Updated October 27, 2020
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All Eyes on You

Actress Viola Davis pairs bold coraly-red matte lips with kohl-lined eyes and lengthy lashes.

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Brow Perfection

Uzo Aduba proves that clean brows are enough to carry a beauty look. She opts for minimal makeup and full, lush brows.

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Burgundy Kisses

Creamy wine-stained lips and dewy skin make Regina King look regal.

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Lashing Out

Our favorite cookie, Taraji P.Henson, opted for a metallic smokey eye and spider lashes. Copy her look and let your eyes do the talking; keep your lips nude.

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Super Chic Queen

Queen Latifah looks de bon aire with flushed cheeks and gunmetal lids.

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Barely-There Beautiful

Niecy Nash looks elegant and fresh faced, proving that a nude palette is a winning palette. 

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Ethereal Glow

We all want Kerry Washington’s skin and her sun-kissed glow. To get the look, blend an apricot-hued blush upward from the apples of your cheeks. Finish the look with a peony pink cream lipstick and a few coats of mascara.

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Super Fresh Glow

Sufe Bradshaw lets her skin take center stage, sporting moisturized, dewy skin with a little bit of a flush. Want her look? Take a few extra moments to show your skin some love. A light-weight moisturizer and a hydrating serum will give you the glow in no time!

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Rosy Rouge

 Tracee Ellis Ross can do no wrong in our eyes. Grown and sexy gets playful when paired with pink lips and a flirty school-girl flush!

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Return to Classic

Teyonah Parris offers a lesson in timeless beauty. When in doubt, a nude lip and liquid-lined eyes are always a winning combination.

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Go for the Bronze

Oh, Laverne Cox, you’ve got the goddess glow! Tone down a shimmery gold shadow with a little bit of bronzy-brown in your crease. Line your eyes with your favorite kohl and complete the look with a creamy golden brown lipstick. A stunning look that’s red carpet and dinner-date friendly.

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Flirty Girl Fresh

Tamera Mowry-Housley just gave you your next go-to look for brunch! She brightens up her eyes with cream colored shadows and adds depth by adding a shimmery grey to her crease. Keep the look fresh with bright, glossy lips.

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Something Blue

Actress Lorraine Toussaint flirts with color by dusting a shimmery aqua shadow over her lids and along her lower lashline. Simple and chic!

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Bright Bold Hues

Actress Kelly Jenrette plays up a traditional nude smokey eye by lining her lower lash line with a blue-green liner. Take a beauty cue from her and carry this gorgeous look with you into fall.

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Next-Level Lashes

NeNe Leakes has mega personality and the lashes to match!

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Simple and Chic

Writer Sarah Broom (L) and writer/director Dee Rees master Red Carpet 101 by pairing dark lids with lips in various shades of red.

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Arched Perfection

The always gorgeous, Tika Sumpter, opts for balmy, pink lips and barely-there makeup. The anchor of this look? Her perfectly arched brows! 

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Mauve Over!

Actress Anika Noni Rose flaunts feathery lashes and muavy-pink lips. We’re obsessed!

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Red Lipped Maven

Actress Jasmin Savoy Brown nails the whole “matching dress-matching lip” thing! To get the same smooth finish, prep lips with a gentle lip scrub and a balm before applying color.

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Baby Bliss

Maven Sonae Morgan, stole red carpet from mom and dad (Megan Wollover and Tracy Morgan). Perks of being cute!

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Romantic Shadows

Mama and actress, Megan Wollover, looks dreamy as she pairs mauve lips with shimmery, nude shadows. 

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Classic Comeback

Actress Adina Porter revives a 90s favorite with this dark, vampy lip.

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Bold Beauty

Jazmyn Simon offers a lesson in beauty with a little flare. To get the look, ipt for luxe, spidery lashes and orangy-red lips.

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Perfect Merlot

Actress Selenis Leyva proves that dark wine lips are perfect for every occassion.

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The Eyes Have It!

Actress Samira Wiley plays up hooded lids with a set of luxe falsies and kohl-lined eyes. She keer the rest of her look simple, opting for dewy skin and matte nude lips.

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Cobalt Beauty

Looking for a new hue for the fall? Take a cue for Danielle Brooks and line your peepers with our new favorite blue. We love cobalt blue because it’s bold enough to be super fresh and dark enough to still be elegant. 

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High-Shine Pucker

Retta’s lip gloss is next-level fabulous! A subtle pink tint with a lot of shine makes this look red carpet ready.

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