
The 49th annual NAACP Image Awards were held last night, and the red carpet was full of gorgeous gowns and standout beauty looks. From beautiful waist-length braids courtesy of Tracee Ellis Ross and Yara Shahidi, to perfect winged liner from Tamara Mowry and Laverne Cox, we’ve rounded up some of our faves below.
Makeup artist Motoko is the artist behind the most perfect cat eye you’ll ever see.
Hairstylist Nai’vasha Johnson created this “embellished, high trio-braided ponytail” on Yara Shahidi.
Angela Rye’s classic glam look is courtesy of makeup artist Mila Thomas and hairstylist Johnny Wright.
Makeup artist Joanna Simkin captioned this photo of Issa Rae “she’s perfect” and tbh we couldn’t agree more.
Jackie Aina (and her always flawless highlight) went home with the YouTuber of the Year award.
Mila Thomas also did the stunning gold makeup Niecy Nash wore last night, with Gracie Odoms on hair.
Tracee’s beautiful fishtail braid was courtesy of hairstylist Araxi Lindsey.
Celeb makeup artist Jorge Monroy is responsible for Halle Berry’s natural, glowing makeup.
Hairstylist Takisha Drew created Kerry Washington’s jaw-dropping voluminous ponytail, explaining that along with the use of some extensions, she “brushed [Kerry’s] hair out to give it that texture and flat ironed some pieces as well to balance out the texture.”
Laverne Cox’s classic blonde waves and red lip were courtesy of makeup artist Tay Rivera and hairstylist Kendra Garvey.