MTV VMAS

MTV VMAs 2017: The Best of Beauty, from Nicki Minaj’s Pink Hair to Lorde’s Princess-Perfect Eyeshadow


2017 MTV Video Music Awards - Red Carpet
Kevin Mazur

On Sunday evening, the music industry’s biggest names once again hit the red carpet for MTV’s Video Music Awards. Throughout history, the VMAs have been home to a wide range of eccentric and outrageous looks, and this year was no exception. Singer Katy Perry, actress Yara Shahidi and scion Paris Jackson all wore playful shades of eyeshadow, while Nicki Minaj left the playful colors in her hair, wearing platinum blonde and pastel pink locks that perfectly coordinated with her dress. Here, a closer look at the 10 best beauty looks from the MTV Video Music Awards.

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Lorde kept her look effortlessly minimal with her tousled half do, but added a subtle pop of color with her smoky magenta eye.

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Actress Yara Shahidi paired a sleek, side-parted low pony with voluminous curls for a glamorous look.

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Actress Millie Bobby Brown wore a sleek, side-parted up do embellished with a golden hair piece and a glossy lip.

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Nicki Minaj wore her signature cat eye with long, sleek platinum blonde and pastel pink locks.

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Singer Demi Lovato wore her voluminous curls middle parted with an ultra smoky taupe eye and nude lip.

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Actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld wore her loose waves middle-parted with a bold cat eye and a creamy, nude lip.

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Paris Jackson paired her sleek, ombre polished waves with a dark green and gold smoky eye.

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Model Jasmine Sanders wore her golden smoky eyeshadow with sleek, straight locks and a matte nude lip.

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Singer Katy Perry, host of the MTV Music Video Awards, wore her choppy platinum pixie with an exaggerated smoky eye.

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Model Hailey Baldwin kept her look sleek with loose waves, a frosted smoky eye and a mauve, berry-colored lip.