The iconic beauty looks that have punctuated Beyoncé’s lengthy career

Let’s start things off with Queen Bey lounging seaside while draped in fine silks and diamonds. This stunning hair and makeup moment brought us straight back to her “Me, Myself and I” music video. We’re talking that hauntingly good, sun-kissed fringe and nude-hued lip gloss *chefs kiss*. 

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If there was an award for being Beyoncé, we expect the trophy would look a little something like this gold and bronze gilded ensemble. And we’d gladly watch the “Crazy In Love” singer present it to herself year after year.

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It’s hard to draw attention away from camo-coloured leopard print but Beyoncé somehow managed to do just that with braided hip-grazing hair. She polished off her chaotic corset with a grounded, brown smokey eye and plumping, nude lipstick. 

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We definitely caught a few flies when our jaws dropped after seeing Beyoncé’s ELLE cover in 2019. Queen Bey’s lengthy braids were gathered into large sections that created geometric patterns across the singer’s scalp, while her makeup remained simple, touching on the muted brown palettes of the ‘90s.

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Forget the basic swoops and waves of ‘20s hairstyles. Beyoncé upgraded the look with cornrows, giving a vintage beauty moment a 21st century spin. As for her eye makeup? The “Check On It” singer went full grunge and dipped into a gun metal grey shade of eyeshadow. Looking very heavy metal and reflective. 

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Ahh yes, the day when royalty met royalty. Yep, who else remembers when Queen Bey was formally introduced to (then) Princess Meghan Markle? And on the red carpet for The Lion King premiere of all things? Beyoncé was giving full regality on the night, dripping in literal gold from her bronzed locks to her sunshine-hued gown. 

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Sometimes it’s about subtlety, you know? Here, Beyoncé made us work to get a closer look at her hair and makeup, with a sliver of her cornrows sneaking past the shadow of her wide-brimmed hat. Meanwhile, the only makeup to be seen was an eggplant shade of lipstick, as her eyes were hidden behind a set of angular cat-eyed sunglasses. 

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We don’t need to see Beyoncé’s face in this photo to know she’s probably grinning from ear to ear knowing she has better hair than every other person on planet earth. Undoubtedly one of the most impressive ponytails we’ve ever seen in our lives, we think we’ll be dreaming about Queen Bey’s hair blowing in the wind for years to come. 

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Captured saying a prayer before her record-breaking Super Bowl performance, Beyoncé let us have a proper gander at her copper coloured eyeshadow and lipstick. With just the right touch of a halo-effect at the centre of each lid and atop her cupid’s bow, B really did look like she was being bathed in some heavenly light that day.

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No love note to style is complete without a Met Gala mention. Probably one of our favourite stints in Beyoncé’s repertoire of red carpet events, this transparent, bejewelled dress may have been the star of the show on the night but her ponytail kept the look fresh and feeling more ‘fashion’ than ‘showgirl’. 

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