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December 29, 2015

14 Animals Better at Beauty Than You Are

By Kathleen Hou

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Sure, you could bring in a picture of Khloé Kardashian for your new hair-color appointment. But beauty inspiration doesn’t have to be restricted to just the runway, celebrities, or movies. It can come from anywhere, including cute animals who may just happen to have the most perfect floppy bangs, better hair texture than Gisele, or cat-eye skills comparable to Adele’s. Click through for 14 animals who have clearly spent a lot of time on YouTube beauty tutorials. If nature were Allure, these animals would be on the cover.

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This Highland cow who has better hair color (and bangs) than Beyoncé.  Photo: DEA / G. SIOEN
This Akhal-Teke horse who has mastered strobing and seems to have gotten his hand on Kim Kardashian's sold-out highlighter.  Photo: Reza/© Corbi... This Akhal-Teke horse who has mastered strobing and seems to have gotten his hand on Kim Kardashian's sold-out highlighter.  Photo: Reza/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
This dwarf hotot rabbit who can "tightline" better than you.  Photo: 2/Yasuhide Fumoto/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
This llama who has mastered side bangs and isn't worried about a lack of peripheral vision.  Photo: Christopher Furlong/2007 Getty Images
This dik-dik who should teach us how to get Bambi-like lashes without Latisse.  Photo: M & C DENIS-HUOT/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
These horses who have mastered the perfect balance between volume and texture.  Photo: JANEK SKARZYNSKI
This antelope who needs to make a YouTube video on how to effortlessly contour.  Photo: Sean Gallup/2012 Getty Images
These kittens who have a feline flick so perfect it's like they're born with it. Photo: Bartlomiej Zborowski/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
This snowy owl who has an alabaster complexion.  Photo: James Devaney/2013 James Devaney
This baby calf who has better honey-blonde highlights than Gisele.  Photo: © JOSE A. MORENO/Jose Antonio moreno
These red pandas who have found the perfect eyeliner that will never smudge, even under the eye.  Photo: The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Medi... These red pandas who have found the perfect eyeliner that will never smudge, even under the eye.  Photo: The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media
This cow with plump, non-frizzy, glossy curls.  Photo: Tim Graham/Tim Graham
These llamas who have better boy-band hair than One Direction.  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
This emu who seems to have found a natural eyebrow wonder drug.  Photo: Martin Harvey/Corbis
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