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7 Times Molly and Issa Were BFF Beauty Goals On 'Insecure'

Lowkey, these besties serve hair and makeup looks for seasons.
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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By Shalwah Evans · Updated December 6, 2020

Their type of friendship isn’t always friendship goals, and in season four of Insecure we see Molly and Issa’s bond truly deteriorating. But over the past four years since the show debuted, we’ve seen these queens serve lewks and lowkey, they’re ones worth mimicking.

While Issa is the queen of the natural hair switch-up, Molly loves a straight bob or a body wave. And even though their styles are so different, they always have flawless skin and great lip colors in common. They’re never overdone, and they get it right with complementary hues and styles.

We certainly don’t have friend envy and we’re hoping these two can get it together on that front. But in the meantime, we Stan for their looks that are girl-next-door chill, but would set the red carpet ablaze by simply adding some lashes.

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Since those who slay together stay together (or so we’d like to think), these seven moments when Molly and Issa were beauty goals give us hope that by the end of season four they’ll be a melanin queen dream team once again.

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Molly and Issa Are Best Friend Beauty Goals
Molly’s deep pink and Issa’s rust-hued matte (which matched her top impeccably) were the perfect summer day party lipstick picks. They both fed tiny braids into their hair to add some depth to their styles.
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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“Insecure” Hit A Nerve with Issa and Molly’s Friendship Struggle
“This story, this season, hits very close to home,” Issa Rae, who starred in The Photograph, confessed about Insecure’s season four during her interview with the AAFCA (African American Film Critics Association) Virtual Roundtable (check YouTube) while promoting her other film, The Lovebirds. “My friendship breakups—the couple of them that I’ve had—have been devastating to me. I can let relationships with men go and be okay, but those female friendships that you hold so dear? Especially when you don’t see it coming? It’s painful.” And we so agree. Tissue please. No wonder they both earned Emmy nominations—a first for Yvonne Orji, who also scored her very own HBO comedy special, Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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Molly and Issa Are Best Friend Beauty Goals
Issa’s birthday halo braid was exactly the the hair you want to be wearing when you unexpectedly see your ex. And when you have a friend by your side rocking a polished flowing unit like Molly’s, you can feel confident that you’ve won that round of run-ins, especially if you’re petty.
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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Molly and Issa Are Best Friend Beauty Goals
When my friends and I hang out at each other’s places, we’re usually in sweats with no makeup, undereye circles and all. These ladies were not only super fashionable in this scene but they came through with the hair. Molly showed off her head wrapping skills while Issa showed off her curl manipulating savvy.
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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Molly and Issa Are Best Friend Beauty Goals
Even when they both have braids, Molly and Issa’s styles are giving us variety. In this season three look, Issa was all about the braided updo with sleek baby hair and Molly embraced jumbo cornrows. Simple but still fly.
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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Molly and Issa Are Best Friend Beauty Goals
We were loving these looks that served dramatic eyes for what seemed to be a dramatic moment for Issa. They also upped the ante on the glossy lips and full coverage foundation that we want to get our hands on. Even Lauryn Hill’s red lips and long lashes were popping off Issa’s tee.
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in Insecure
Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny revealed via Twitter that Issa and Molly’s friendship is an integral part of the show because “they need each other.” He also reminds us that, like every friendship, they’ve experienced challenges as a natural side effect of growing older and wiser. Even though I assumed Insecure’s finale was going to be laser-focused on Issa and Lawrence 2.0 and their potential future together, I’m happy it instead turn our attention back to the unique bond between Black female friendships. Because we need each other. — Jasmine Grant 6/15/20
7 Times Molly And Issa From ‘Insecure’ Were BFF Beauty Goals
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