The BRIT Awards is the most important evening within the UK music calendar, however alongside celebrating each homegrown and worldwide artists, it is a possibility for all types of expression – and it is ripe floor for some critically covetable and experimental magnificence appears.
The good and good of the business are descending on the O2 with performances from Dua Lipa, Raye and Kylie Minogue, so we know there will be loads of top-tier hair and make-up inspo.
Charli XCX mesmerised us with edgy wet-look waves. “We wished to create a really lengthy mermaid-esque hair look that felt polished with a tough undertone,” her hair stylist, Syd Hayes, informed GLAMOUR. “Charli has such wonderful hair, it is all the time enjoyable to create one thing that is slightly bit area of interest,” he added. Syd used the Babyliss deep waver to provide a ridged wave to the mid-lengths and ends, then he used the Hair By Sam McKnight Self Management Gel and a finger-wave method across the face, however to maintain it feeling trendy, he left a bit in entrance of her eats to border and contour her face.
XXL hair size was the theme of the evening. Ellie Goulding wore her barely side-parted hair right down to her waist, whereas PinkPantheress served up ultra-long liquid strands with see-through bang – and Mel B gave us a waist-length Sporty Spice ponytail.
Rising Star Award winners The Final Dinner Social gathering served up goth coquette-core, with lead singer Abigail Morris rocking a shaggy curly mullet; lead guitarist Emily Roberts giving us the heaviest flicked liner; vocalist and guitarist Lizzie Mayland sporting and edgy mullet-pixie; keyboardist Aurora Nishevci serving a wet-look bixie and bass guitarist Georgia Davies choosing waist-length pre-raphaelite waves. The type was additionally favoured by Olivia Dean, who wore shiny crimped waves down her again.
Elsewhere, singer, Debbie, skipped trad eyeshadow for pearl crystals scattered round her eyes, with the element repeated on the finish of her braids. Dua Lipa saved her cherry cola hair worn easy, softly-straight and centre-parted, which she paired with an ultra-feline liner. And multi-nominee Raye, after all, opted for her full-retro glamour, pairing her trademark ’60s rolled bob with an exceptional graphic smoky eye.
Pure textured hair was out in lovely drive, too. AJ Odudu teased her curls out for max quantity, Nia Archives’ cheekbone size curly bob was giving bone construction, Clara Amfo gave us top with a coily half-updo and Fleur East gave us a full-bodied ’60s-inspired afro (alongside the cutest child bump).
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