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Top 10: Makeup Moments of the Week, 10-26-2012

This week, the clear frontrunner in the beauty showdown was a smokey eye paired with a nude lip.  It's the beauty look du-jour for a fast, fresh, fabulous face!  See who rocked it best plus more of our top picks!
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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01
Wendy Williams

Where: The Angel Ball 2012 hosted by Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Why: We certainly did a double take when this photo flashed across our MacBook screen.  Mrs. Williams looks ahhh-mazing in a sultry smokey eye and nude lips. How YOU doin’?

Top 10: Week's Makeup Moments
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02
Tracee Ellis Ross

Where: Cameron Silver’s ‘Decades: A Century Of Fashion’ book party hosted by Marina B at Chateau Marmont’s Bar Marmont in Hollywood, California.

Why: Seriously, this woman can do no wrong in our book.  Those kohl-rimmed eyes and matte pink lips are a perfect ten.

Top 10: Week's Makeup Moments
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03
Solange

Where: The Angel Ball 2012 hosted by Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Why: Knowles’ matte orangey-red lip and feathery, fringed lashes are a makeup lover’s dream.

Top 10: Week's Makeup Moments
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04
Kerry Washington

Where: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Why:  Look at those lashes!  Washington’s dreamy eyes make this one of our favorite looks of the week.

Top 10: Week's Makeup Moments
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05
Kenya Moore

Where: the Los Angeles premiere of Flight at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.

Why: Moore’s creamy red lip and long, wispy lashes ooze with glamour.

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06
Joan Smalls

Where: The Maison Martin Margiela with H&M global launch event at 5 Beekman in New York City.

Why: Smalls kept her look clean and simple with nude lips, dark eyeliner and contoured cheeks.

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07
Garcelle Beauvais

Where: The Los Angeles premiere of Flight held at ArcLight Hollywood.

Why: You can never go wrong with a smokey eye paired with a nude lip.  Beauvais nailed this look flawlessly.

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08
Estelle

Where: The 2012 United Nations Day Concert at the United Nations in New York City.

Why: Estelle’s creamy fuschia lipstick and long lashes are elegant and perfect for her red carpet look.

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09
Brandy

Where: Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live in New York City.

Why: Brandy is the master of a perfectly contoured smokey eye. This charcoal gray look with a touch of shimmer puts a new twist on this classic makeup look.

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10
Tyra Banks

Where: The Flawsome Ball For The Tyra Banks TZONE foundation in New York City.

Why: Banks’ showed off her rich, hazel eyes in a soft, smudged smokey eye paired with a barely-there lipstain.

Top 10: Week's Makeup Moments
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