Congratulations! See Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o's Best Beauty
By now Lupita Nyong'o is a household name after she took home the Oscar for best supporting actress, thanks to her role in 12 Years a Slave. And while she rose to fame, she's been completely blowing up the beauty world, and for good reason. Lupita leads the pack
at pairing bright, bold colors with her makeup on the red carpet. But
when you're brave enough to rock a shaved head, bright hues are just a
stroll in the park. Ahead, we have over 30 red carpet reasons why Lupita
should be on your inspiration board.
Source: Getty / Steve Granitz
Oscars
Her best look yet was this 18-karat headband
she wore on the Oscars red carpet and on the stage as she accepted her
award for best supporting actress.
Source: Getty / Steve Granitz
Non-Stop Premiere
Lupita's entire look was a win at the premiere of Non-Stop, thanks to her teased updo and icy-blue eyeliner.
Source: Getty / Jason Merritt
NAACP Image Awards
No one is greater proof of the versatility of
short hair! With a middle-parted do with unexpected height, the actress
went for an earthy makeup palette with shimmering lids and a brick red
lip.
Source: Getty / John Sciulli
DuJour Magazine Cover Celebration
With a smile like that, it's no wonder she's a
cover girl! Glossy raspberry lips and quartz eye shadow put the focus
on her glowing skin.
Source: Getty / Jemal Countess
BAFTA Awards
Not many actresses would dare to match their
eye shadow to a verdant Dior couture gown, but Lupita rose to the
challenge with rosy lips.
Source: Getty / Chris Jackson
Calvin Klein Collection Show
Ted Gibson and Nick Barose created this ultraviolet NYFW look centered around her pastel Calvin Klein Collection dress.
Source: Getty / Larry Busacca
Hollywood Reporter Annual Nominees Night Party
It was a classic red lip paired with a modern 'do for the first-time nominee.
Source: Getty / Michael Tran
Producers Guild Awards
It was an earthy palette with mahogany lipstick and peach lids for Producers Guild Awards red carpet.
Lupita wore a faux widow's peak on the
Critics' Choice Awards red carpet that directed the eye right down to
her silvery gray eye makeup.
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Golden Globe Awards
At the Golden Globes, Lupita rocked the red carpet in a stretched-out Afro and side part.
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DuJour Magazine Party
To celebrate her first DuJour magazine cover, Lupita toned it down with flushed pink tones on her lips and cheeks.
Source: Getty / Paul Archuleta
W Magazine Party
We couldn't help but be reminded of the guys from Kid 'n Play and the House Party movies when we saw Lupita's hair at the W magazine party ahead of the Golden Globes! Her gold and gunmetal eye shadows made her palette twice as nice.
Source: Getty / John Sciulli
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Instead of typical neutral tones, Lupita
opted for warmed-up versions of nude hues at the Palm Springs
International Film Festival. Sparkling, golden shadow adorned her eyes,
while a bright peach shade added some color to her lips.
Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire
Gotham Independent Film Awards
At the Independent Feature Project's 23rd
annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, Lupita looked edgy with a vampy
lip hue and dark metallic eye shadow.
Source: Getty / Theo Wargo
Paris Premiere
Lupita used strategic highlighting to pull off her gorgeous glow at the 12 Years a Slave premiere in Paris.
Source: Getty / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff
Sleep No More Event
In one of her first red carpet appearances
this past May, Lupita was channeling Grace Jones with a sexy box haircut
and glowing skin.
Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz
Museum of Modern Art 2013 Film Benefit
A shock of silver shadow and berry lips
created a heightened yet sophisticated look on Lupita at the Museum of
Modern Art 2013 Film Benefit.
Source: Getty / Rob Kim
Toronto International Film Festival
Bright red lips and soft black eyeliner were all she needed to create a classic look at The Invisible Woman premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Toronto International Film Festival
A deep berry lipstick offset her hazy blue eye shadow at the premiere of 12 Years a Slave at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Source: Getty / Jason Merritt
12 Years a Slave Screening
A hint of silver liner decorated her eyes at a screening of 12 Years a Slave in October.
Source: Getty / Araya Diaz
Broadway Opening
We love how she paired her royal blue dress with a dark mahogany lipstick hue at the Broadway opening of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in September.
Source: Getty / Bruce Glikas
New York Film Festival
Bronze glitter looked downright jaw-dropping on Lupita at the New York Film Festival's premiere of 12 Years a Slave.
Source: Getty / Mike Pont
Movies For Grownups Film Festival
Lupita utilized her glow and paired it with neutral makeup hues at the 2013 Movies For Grownups Film Festival.
Source: Getty / Tibrina Hobson
Governors Awards
Not many people can pull off electric purple lipstick, but Lupita wore it flawlessly at the Governors Awards this month.
Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff
Accenture Gala
Pairing shimmering blue shadow with a glossy red lip may be considered a beauty faux pas, but on Lupita at the 12 Years a Slave Accenture Gala, it looks flat-out enviable.
Source: Getty / Ben A. Pruchnie
GQ Men of the Year Party
This glossy lip hue is somewhere between red and pink, and it looks gorgeous paired with the actress's rose-hued dress at the GQ Men of the Year Party.
Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown
Toronto International Film Festival
Lupita wore her blue eye shadow with a tomato-red frock at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Source: Getty / Jerod Harris
Miu Miu Show
Her blue-silver shadow was a standout while she sat front row at the Miu Miu Spring 2014 show during Paris Fashion Week.
Source: Getty / Dominique Charriau
Telluride Film Festival
At the 2013 Telluride Film Festival, the starlet made a case for going monochromatic in clothing and eye shadow.
Source: Getty / Vivien Killilea
LA Premiere
Not many people could pull off purple shadow
and pink lipstick together, yet the result is incredibly beautiful on
Lupita at the 12 Years a Slave LA premiere.
Source: Getty / Jeffrey Mayer
Hollywood Film Awards
Gold lids, orange lips, and a yellow dress
made an alluring combination for the actress at the 17th annual
Hollywood Film Awards.
Source: Getty / Jeffrey Mayer
Press Conference
She went pretty in pastels with her makeup at the 12 Years a Slave press conference in Beverly Hills in October.
Source: Getty / Vera Anderson
BAFTA Britannia Awards
Who else but Lupita could pull off brown lipstick so elegantly?
Source: Getty / Jason LaVeris
Toronto International Film Festival
Blue shadow and an orange dress may not seem
like a typical combination, but at the Fox Searchlight Party at the
Toronto International Film Festival, Lupita pulled it off.
Source: Getty / Larry Busacca
Toronto International Film Festival
To offset her bright chartreuse outfit, Lupita stuck to creams and nudes for her 12 Years a Slave portrait at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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