Grammys beauty: Why Beyoncé’s wet hair and Lorde’s dark lips were the best looks of the night

We understand it may be wildly unfair to compare Beyoncé to, well, anyone else. But Lorde was blessed by Bey last night (touching Beyoncé = blessed) and she also took home two Grammy awards, so we think that gives her enough music industry magic to stand her own in this beauty roundup.

While teenage stars often succumb to adopting a shimmering, fairy princess-esque look for major red carpet events, Lorde stayed true to her signature look of deep lipstick and loose, wavy hair— like an edgy, mini Alanis Morissette. “We wanted to keep the look fresh and radiant. Modern, a bit boyish and darkly cool with a lip focus,” said M.A.C senior artist, Amber Dreadon. After applying M.A.C Lipliner in “Vino,” Dreadon mixed two lipsticks together for Lorde’s Grammys look: “Heroine” (a bright purple with a fitting name) and “Cyber” (a vamp-worthy maroon). The final result was an edgy shade of deep-purple with an almost ombré effect.

For Beyoncé, the deep-red lipstick was but a footnote to her overall beauty look. Thanks to her show-stopping (er, show-starting, that is) performance of “Drunk in Love,” Bey’s smoky-eye makeup and perfect pout went pretty much unnoticed—it was all about the hair. Beyoncé’s drenched performance look turned into sleek and shiny curls in the span of a commercial break, thanks to Pantene Pro-V celebrity stylist Kim Kimble. She first applied Pantene Pro-V Curly No Crunch Curls Whip to Bey’s wet hair and brushed through with a paddle brush. Once Kimble had soft, piecey-waves, some scrunching by hand helped keep curl definition. A spritz of Pantene Advanced+ Keratin Repair Keragloss Oil Mist was applied for shine before blowdrying with a diffuser and continuing to scrunch curls by hand. Additional waves came courtesy a half-inch flatiron and a final spray of the Keragloss Oil Mist ensured Beyoncé’s hair shone all night long.

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