Trend. Face the Music The stars of the pop world have over-the- top looks that beg you to grab a round brush for more than lip-

Nude Lips

To keep nude lips from looking ghostly, makeup artist Pamela Cochrane lines Lana Del Rey’s lips with a pencil one shade darker than her lipstick. Try Tom Ford Lip Color in Nude Vanille.

THE MOD SQUAD

Everything about these retro looks is extreme: Thick slashes of eyeliner and teased hair.

Paloma Faith, teased and curled, at London fashion week

Big Ideas

To defy the laws of gravity, Lana Del Rey’s hairstylist Anna Cofone employs Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse, a blow-dryer, a brush, and a full dose of hair spray. Hairstylist Bradley Irion goes a step further with Paloma Faith: “I cut and unravel hair doughnuts to make different sizes and pin the hair over them.” Ariana Grande often wears a “very sleek, tight, high ponytail so she doesn’t worry about her hair getting in the way when she’s performing,” says her hairstylist Dalina Rebollo. First Rebollo secures hairpieces all over Grande’s head, then she ties the hair at the crown and works argan oil into the ends.

Ariana Grande’s high ponytail at the Grammys

Eye Intensity

“Paloma is fearless with her makeup,” says Faith’s makeup artist Glenn Marziali. “She grew up in a theatrical family, so she’s been slapping on eyeliner since she was six. She always wants a heavy black line.” Marziali’s current favorite is Chanel Professional Eyeliner Duo in Noir-Lamé. For lashes, “I cut a row of Ardell lashes in half and glue the pieces to the outer third of her lash line so they’re heavy just toward the outside,” says Marziali. “I follow those with L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Mascara in Blackest Black to blend it all together.”

Jessie J at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in New York City

FKA Twigs in London

THE GOTH GIRLS

A true goth look is hardly subtle, but goth-inspired ones are more nuanced.

The Dark Arts

The lips are dark—almostblack dark. “It looks really cool on stage,” says Lorde’s makeup artist Amber Dreadon. The key is skipping gloss to avoid a hair- tossing lip-sticking mess.

Flawless Pallor

The prettiest iterations of perfect skin keep the base “raw and dewy, like real skin,” says FKA Twigs’s makeup artist Naoko Scintu. Instead of foundation, Scintu suggests dabbing highlighter “where the natural light would hit your face.”

Soko wearing faintly smoky eyes in Paris

Smoke and Mirrors

“Soko has a ban on the color pink and blush on her cheeks,” says her makeup artist Jeffrey Baum. “Anything outside of that is fair game.” To create the rusty halo around her eyes, he traces the lash lines with red lip liner and blends orange- and wine-colored blush on her lids. “She likes Nars Exhibit A,” he says.

Lorde plays up the look with a witch’s hat in Toronto.

Street-style magic: A bright jacket, high-waisted jeans, a little skin, plus cat-eye glasses and burgundy lipstick in Milan.

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We will always tip our (floppy felt) hat to the street-style darlings of New York City, Paris, and Milan for the effortless way they can pair a varsity jacket with a lace beanie. But their wine-stained lips and easy bangs are just as inspiring—and clearly catnip to all those photographers. By Lexi Novak

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