The Best in Beauty at the 2024 Grammy Awards
Our favorite glam looks on your favorite stars.

Every year, the Grammy Awards celebrate the best, most popular music of the last year, recognizing artistry in songwriting, musicianship, and music video direction. And while we wait with bated breath to see if the artists that came out at the top of our Spotify Wrapped playlists also come out on top at the show, we' also can't help but admire how gorgeous our favorite creatives look as they step out for music's biggest night.
Ahead, we compile our favorite beauty looks on the red carpet at the Grammy's. From elaborate hairstyles to resplendent makeup, these stars really showed out—and provided us with some serious inspiration for our spring looks.
Victoria Monet's Chic Bun
Victoria Monet wears thick black eyeliner with peach lipstick and glowy pink blush. Her hear is a in a bun with loose strands framing her face.
Billie Eilish's Signature Red and Black Hair
Billie Eilish dons her distinctive black and red hair with peachy makeup that matches her Barbie-themed varsity jacket.
Yolanda Adams' Sunny Highlights
Yolanda Adams channels an early spring with sun-kissed highlights in her bouncy, coily hair.
Dua Lipa's Deep Red 'Do
Dua Lipa stuns in Barbie-pink blush and the deep red hair she's been sporting throughout winter.
MC Lyte's Frosted Tips-Esque Pixie Cut
MC Lyte's short, highlighted hair brings out her high cheekbones and sculpted face makeup.
Silvana Estrada's Bright Red Lip
Silvana Estrada's bright red lipstick pops against her otherwise subdued, angelic look. Her black hair is worn loose down her back with a structured middle part.
Eryn Allen Kane's Sky-High Hair
Eryn Allen Kane, who just won Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, wears a towering, elaborate hairstyle that brings out her dramatic contour.
Fantasia Barrino Channels Josephine Baker
Fantasia Barrino wears her short hair slicked down with her edges laid à la Josephine Baker.
Miley Cyrus Is Paging the '80s
Miley Crus dons a windswept, high-volume hairstyle reminiscent of the 1980s, with honey-blonde highlights and a strong contour highlighting her strong cheekbones.
Paris Jackson's Impressive Tattoo Coverup
Paris Jackson shows off her uncharacteristically bare skin—her tattoos covered up so well that you can barely tell she has any.
Laverne Cox's Fiery Look
Laverne Cox wears a fiery manicure by Aprés Nail, which matches her bright red lip and striking pink-red blush. Her hair is in a voluminous set of space buns.
Maria Mendes' Gilded Look
Maria Mendes offsets her opulent gold hardware with deep scarlet lipstick.
Paris Hilton's Nostalgic, Glimmering Makeup
Paris Hilton channels the early 2000s with light, shimmery eyeshadow and top-and bottom eyeliner, along with equally nostalgic dark-lined lips.
Janelle Monae's Winged Eyeliner
Janelle Monae wears dramatic winged black eyeliner.
Doja Cats Fake Tats
Doja Cat wears head-to-toe fake tattoos and a bright red lip that matches her towering heels.
Olivia Rodrigo's Red Lip
Olivia Rodrigo's red lip stands out against her white, glittery dress.
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Gabrielle Ulubay is a Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. She has also written about sexual wellness, politics, culture, and fashion at Marie Claire and at publications including The New York Times, HuffPost Personal, Bustle, Alma, Muskrat Magazine, O'Bheal, and elsewhere. Her personal essay in The New York Times' Modern Love column kickstarted her professional writing career in 2018, and that piece has since been printed in the 2019 revised edition of the Modern Love book. Having studied history, international relations, and film, she has made films on politics and gender equity in addition to writing about cinema for Film Ireland, University College Cork, and on her personal blog, gabrielleulubay.medium.com. Before working with Marie Claire, Gabrielle worked in local government, higher education, and sales, and has resided in four countries and counting. She has worked extensively in the e-commerce and sales spaces since 2020, and spent two years at Drizly, where she developed an expertise in finding the best, highest quality goods and experiences money can buy.
Deeply political, she believes that skincare, haircare, and sexual wellness are central tenets to one's overall health and fights for them to be taken seriously, especially for people of color. She also loves studying makeup as a means of artistic expression, drawing on her experience as an artist in her analysis of beauty trends. She's based in New York City, where she can be found watching movies or running her art business when she isn't writing. Find her on Twitter at @GabrielleUlubay or on Instagram at @gabrielle.ulubay, or follow her art at @suburban.graffiti.art
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