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bet awards 2016
June 27, 2016

The Best Beauty at the BET Awards

By Ashley Weatherford

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Photo: Getty Images

At the BET Awards last night, Alicia Keys made good on her promise to stop covering up and walked the red carpet makeup-free. But she was an outlier on a red carpet that swelled with bright lips, towering hairdos, and lashes that defied the limits of gravity.

Makeup artist Jamie Greenberg painted an electric-pink lip on Tracee Ellis Ross for her opening look, while hairstylist Araxi Lindsey diffused Ross’s wet curls into slicked-back waves. Beyoncé out Beyoncé-d herself with a ‘90s brown lip that withstood the test of sweat, water, and “Freedom” lyrics, and Janelle Monáe doubled-down on her signature red lip.

For that and more, click the slideshow below to see the best beauty looks of the night.

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Tracee Ellis Ross No one can pull off a hot-pink lip quite like Tracee. Photo: Allen Berezovsky/2016 Allen Berezovsky
Alicia Keys She's rich, talented, and looks this good while makeup-free. Life is rarely fair. Photo: Jason LaVeris/2016 Jason LaVeris
Beyoncé Beyoncé brought back the brown lip. Get in formation. Photo: Paras Griffin/BET/2016 Paras Griffin/BET
Mya Age is a state of mind, which is why Mya chose to wear glitter eyeshadow. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/2016 Getty Images
Meagan Good A casual way to show off a great red lip. Photo: C Flanigan/2016 C Flanigan
Gabrielle Union Don't get it twisted, Gabrielle's hair is divine. Photo: Jason LaVeris/2016 Jason LaVeris
Andra Day Would sign up for this cat-eye tutorial. Photo: Jason LaVeris/2016 Jason LaVeris
Raven Goodwin The higher the hair, the closer to another season of Being Mary Jane. Photo: Allen Berezovsky/2016 Allen Berezovsky
Tinashe When good nude lips happen to good people. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/2016 Getty Images
Yara Shahidi Yara's going through her awkward teen years and this is all she has to show for it. Photo: Allen Berezovsky/2016 Allen Berezovsky
Regina Hall Regina Hall tight-lined her way to a perfect look. Photo: Allen Berezovsky/2016 Allen Berezovsky
Janelle Monáe "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," says Janelle. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/2016 Getty Images
Chloe and Halle Bailey Look closely and you'll see a tinge of silver and gold in the corner of their eyes. So cute. Photo: Leon Bennett/2016 Leo... Chloe and Halle Bailey Look closely and you'll see a tinge of silver and gold in the corner of their eyes. So cute. Photo: Leon Bennett/2016 Leon Bennett
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