Nude Lipstick Trend on Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish – WWD

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Red carpets let the stars go all-out with glamour — year after year, celebs dress to the nines with dramatic makeup to match. This awards show season is kicking off with an unexpected beauty trend that’s taking over the Golden Globes’ red carpet: Subtle nude lips.

Rather than bold red lipsticks or punchy pink tones, A-listers are opting for nude lipsticks that impart a healthy-looking hue on the lips. And if a nude lip calls to mind the concealer lip trend of the aughts, think again. The shades that stars like Allison Williams and Selena Gomez are wearing on the Golden Globes’ red carpet are soft but statement-making in their own right. Gomez’s makeup artist Melissa Murdick, for example, opted for Rare Beauty’s Lip Soufflé Matte Lip Cream in the shade Kindness, a soft pink that reads nude on Gomez’s olive skin.

The beauty of a nude lip lies in its versatility across skin tones and, according to tonight’s red carpet, outfits. Billie Eilish paired a toasted pink shade with a striped button down and oversized blazer. Skai Jackson took a glitzy turn, wearing a caramel tone with her shimmery silver and black gown.

Elsewhere on the carpet, Golden Globe winner Elizabeth Debicki, Camila Morrone, and Kristen Wiig teamed these neutral lip colors with a variety of makeup looks: Debicki went for a fair pink that highlighted her minimalistic look with tawny blush, while Morrone wore a shade with mauve undertones to amp up her eye look without overpowering it. Wiig models how a nude lip can balance out a heavier eyebrow look, delivering drama in effortless fashion.

In the mood to go nude? According to these Golden Globes makeup looks, all you need is a bold brow to match. While these neutral lipsticks nod to Y2K beauty trends, the brows we’re seeing are far from the sparse arches of that era. No matter your skin tone or hair color, these nominees and winners have shown that defined brows balance out the simplicity of a nude lip, putting the focus on the eyes.

Ahead, three nude lipsticks to swipe on and take this wearable red carpet beauty trend for a spin.

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Claire Sullivan is the Senior Beauty and Lifestyle Commerce Editor for WWD and Footwear News. She has over six years of experience as a writer and editor for national media outlets including Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Byrdie. She keeps her finger on the pulse of all things related to beauty, regularly testing lip products, and has covered red carpet beauty trends for two years.