Best Celebrity-Inspired Hair and Makeup Ideas for September 2018
As the old saying goes, “30 days has September,” which means 30 opportunities to flex your beauty muscles and try out some new looks. And what better place to find inspiration than your favorite Hollywood A-listers?
While most people may not have full glam squads at our beck and call the way most celebs do (sigh), that doesn't mean we can't spend the entire month looking like a star. From easy to achieve up-dos to looks that require a single makeup palette (or even no makeup palette at all), each of these red carpet hair and makeup looks looks is easy enough to DIY in the 20 minutes you have between your alarm going off and first period. A few things we'd suggest stocking up on? A golden-nude eyeshadow palette that can double as highlighter, two go-to lip colors (ideally a dark matte lipstick, and a softer ultra-gloss), and one bold colored shadow shade that you can recycle all month long.
Scroll through for 30 doses of autumn beauty inspo, and challenge yourself to try your hand at each and every one of them. No matter how far away you feel from being the next Pat McGrath, we promise — you can do it, and you're gonna look all kinds of fab for fall.
Jason LaVeris1/30Lana Condor
Of all the eyeliners we've loved before, this metallic green shade might just be our favorite. To get Lana Condor's asymmetrically colorful look, dust the top of your lid with a sheer gold shadow, then draw a solid line of metallic green — like Maybelline Color Tattoo Eye Chrome in Electric Emerald — below your waterline line. To get lashes of Lana's lengths, try adding a set of falsies and coating them with L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara.
C Flanigan2/30Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande's hair has been making headlines all summer long, and now it's time for her makeup to take the inspiration main stage. Try a metallic berry lip shade, like Colourpop Ultra Metallic Lip, and a similar shadow shade to hop on the season's matchy-matchy makeup trend like Ari did at the American Music Awards. To recreate the "God Is a Woman" singer's signature cat-eye, "use an angled eyeliner brush to extend the wing, and make sure the wing is angled upward towards the tail end of your eyebrows to lift the eyes up," her makeup artist, Ash K Holm, recently revealed. BRB, practicing in the mirror until it's time to go back to school.
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis3/30Selena Gomez
Lightening your hair for the summer may be an obvious choice, but why not flip the expected on its head and go blonde for the fall instead? After all, Kylie Jenner, Jordyn Woods, and Joey King are already doing it! Take a page out of Selena Gomez’s book and complement your highlights with a lipstick shade that matches the changing leaves, like Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Toast of New York.
Amanda Edwards4/30Hayley Kiyoko
Keep your summer glow intact by using bronzer on your forehead and nose, and keeping your cheeks looking chiseled with a little bit of pink blush (bonus points if you match it to your eyes and lips, à la Hayley Kiyoko). To keep things looking au natural, peep our guide on how to find the right bronzer for your skin tone.
Jean Baptiste Lacroix5/30Shay Mitchell
On those three-snooze alarm mornings, steal Shay Mitchell’s red carpet style and pile your hair into an artfully-placed messy bun at your crown. Swipe on a few coats of mascara and a poppy lip (her choice of a coral pink is a great go-to), grab a banana, and head out to homeroom.
Jamie McCarthy6/30Normani
Can’t decide what color to use on your lids? Try matching your eyeshadow to your outfit, the way Normani did with these red shades at Spotify’s Best New Artists party earlier this year.
Frederick M. Brown7/30Sasha Lane
[Sasha Lane](http://www.teenvogue.com/tag/sasha-lane] serves up a serious lesson in the fact that a set of XL lashes can go a long way. For the first football game of the season, consider keeping the rest of your look minimal and throwing on a set of high-impact falsies (we promise, you don’t need a professional makeup artist to do it!) and some volume-pumping mascara.
George Pimentel8/30Hailey Baldwin
Go ahead and shock everyone by coming back from summer vacation with a fresh set of rose gold strands — for a few days, at least. Spray your hair with Kristen Ess Rose Gold Temporary Tint, which will give it a Hailey Baldwin-inspired shade that washes out after a few days. Pair it with some rose gold shadow and a glossy lip, and you’ll have the whole “pretty in pink” vibe down pat.
Jeff Kravitz9/30Dua Lipa
[Dua Lipa](http://www.teenvogue.com/tag/dua-lipa] has proven time and time again that there are “No [beauty] Rules,” an edict that the rest of us can learn from. Steal her style with some purple shadow, baby pink cheeks and lips, and a cat-eye that expands well beyond the natural contours of your eye.
John Shearer10/30Constance Wu
Even if you aren't ready to copy Constance Wu’s blunt bangs (though there’s no time like the present, if we do say so ourselves), you can borrow bits and pieces of her red carpet beauty routine — particularly her solid gold makeup. Invest in an ultra glow-y palette, like Dior’s Backstage Beauty Glow Face Palette, which can double as highlighter and eyeshadow for an added bang for your buck.
Taylor Hill11/30Kaia Gerber
The fastest naturally glammed-out look of all time, inspired by Kaia Gerber, requires exactly three steps and no actual makeup: 1) Roll out bed. 2) Brush out your brows. 3)Dab on some tinted lip balm. Et voila — you're ready to conquer the day.
Taylor Hill12/30Gigi Hadid
Give your waves a spritz with Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray for some added texture and an excuse to keep those summer vibes going even after the temps drop below 70. To go full [Gigi Hadid](http://www.teenvogue.com/tag/gigi-hadid], dust your lids with some of the gold shades from Maybelline’s $6 The Nudes palette.
Dimitrios Kambouris13/30Rihanna
Welp, we just found our Homecoming look: Metallic purple lipstick and matching plum-colored lid. While the exact shades Rihanna is wearing don’t seem to be on the market yet (… she tends to tease her Fenty products on the red carpet long before they’re available to the rest of us), try Lime Crime Metallic Velvetine Lipstick in Posh and M.A.C. Eyeshadow in Sketch.
Neilson Barnard14/30Alicia Vikander
Why not let the whole "New (school) year, new you" thing translate into your cat-eye, too? Instead of going for your usual solid swipe, try creating a “negative space cat-eye” à la Alicia Vikander. Using a fine-tipped liquid liner, draw the outline of your cat-eye the way you usually would, but skip the whole “filling it in” step. Be warned, though: People will fully be stopping you in the halls to ask you how you did it.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin15/30Yara Shahidi
Going full glam look doesn’t necessarily require a full face of heavy makeup. Instead of caking it on all over, make your eyes the focus with a pigmented shade (Yara Shahidi wore a bright blue metallic from the Pat McGrath Mothership I Palette in Subliminal) and keep the rest of your look totally neutral.
Daniele Venturelli16/30Bella Hadid
To create Bella Hadid’s uber-glowy golden look, makeup artist Mary Phillips used a copper shadow on her crease (try BareMinerals Gen Nude Latte Palette for similar results), then accented the inner corners of her eyes with white. Finally, she glossed her lips with some super-shiny rose lacquer.
Steve Granitz17/30Katherine Langford
Why not try something celestial? Katherine Langford’s makeup artist, Fiona Stiles, created this look using stick-on stars, and we can think of 13 Reasons Why you should give it a go around your own prettified peepers.
Taylor Hill18/30Joan Smalls
Joan Smalls’ crown-grazing ponytail is perfect for gym class, English class, lunch period... you get the idea. Slick your hair into a high pony, then use a curling iron to create waves down the back. For an elegant finishing touch, wrap a piece of hair around your elastic and you'll be red carpet ready for your AM strut to your locker.
Steve Granitz19/30Camila Mendes
To get Camilla Mendes' ‘50s-inspired waves, use a 1 1/4" curling iron on dry hair, and smooth the style with Frizz Ease Secret Weapon Touch-Up Crème and a spritz of Frizz Ease Moisture Barrier Firm Hold Hairspray.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin20/30Kylie Jenner
While Kylie Jenner certainly knows how to rock her fair share of statement making makeup (this orange eyeshadow look of hers is one of our favorites), this understated all-nude-everything look is perfect for the first week of fall. The best part? Recreating her slicked back bun requires nothing more than a comb, some gel, and an artful twist around a hair tie.
Steve Granitz21/30Lucy Hale
Lucy Hale accented her green eyes with some heavy shadow in the same shade, a trick that can be applied regardless of the color of your irises. For a less intense take, try matching your eye color to a colored eyeliner to really make them pop.
Frazer Harrison22/30Zendaya
Zendaya is living proof that the “monochromatic makeup” look doesn’t necessarily need to require bold, bright shades. She played with the trend using nudes and browns on her lids, cheeks, and lips, which gave her face an all-over glow. Plus, her deep side part is inspiring us to try a new take on the wet look.
Kevin Mazur23/30Madelaine Petsch
Bring the beauty of the early aughts to fall 2018 with a middle-parted ponytail, inspired by Madelaine Petsch. For the full ‘00s effect, pull out a few face framing pieces... and feel free to blast a little Mandy Moore while you’re getting ready to really get in the mood.
Steve Granitz24/30Maddie Ziegler
Between Maddie Ziegler and Lara Jean Covey from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, we can say with full confidence that scrunchies are officially back in style for the fall of 2018 (say it with me now: YASSSSS). To dress up your high ponytail, try a leather cuff like Maddie's, or one of our favorite statement-making scrunchies of the season.
Steve Granitz25/30Lili Reinhart
Rocking the colored mascara trend — like Lili Reinhart did with her hot pink lashes at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards — doesn’t have to be as scary as it sounds. For a more subtle take on the look, pair a colored mascara (like a spoolie dipped into Mehron Paradise Powder, or NYX Professional Makeup Color Mascara in Pink Petals) with a neutral taupe shadow, and only apply the mascara on your bottom lashes. "This will open the eye with a hint of the bold color without overpowering the rest of the face,” Mehron Makeup Artist Pamela Faller explains.
ANGELA WEISS26/30Camila Cabello
As any beauty lover — including Camila Cabello — knows, there are few things more empowering than a red lip. Try it out for your most major moments this fall, from the back-to-school dance to your first big presentation. Stressed about finding your perfect shade? We’ve got you covered.
Jamie McCarthy27/30Amandla Stenberg
Orange eye makeup is having a major moment (Amandla Stenberg and King Princess wore matching sets of the shade at the 2018 MTV VMAs), and is the perfect summer trend to carry over into fall. For a less intense version of the bright, try blending an orange shadow (like NYX Shadow Pigment in Shanghai Sun) with a nude base for a sunset-inspired look, or opt for a more delicate take on the shade care of Sephora Eyeshadow in Dawn.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin28/30Cardi B
If your looking to stroll into the first big event of the year and make everyone say, “I like it like that” when referring to your makeup, take a cue from Queen Cardi B. The good news? Her makeup artist, Erika La Pearl, spilled the deets on exactly how she created the look. For the stunning magenta shade on her eyes, she used Pat McGrath’s MTHRSHP SUBVERSIVE La Vie en Rose Eyeshadow Palette (for a more affordable version, try some of the shades from the Violette Voss Hashtag - PRO Palette). She also applied PERMA PRECISION Liquid Eyeliner for Cardi's overstated wing and added a set of Kiss Lashes to create some extra length. Finish it off with some heavy highlighter and a nude gloss.
Noam Galai29/30Millie Bobby Brown
This might just be our favorite Millie Bobby Brown look yet, and you best believe we’ll be copying it come homecoming time. Our pick for a blue shadow that will make this sort of WOW-worthy statement? Tarte Tartesist Metallic Shadow in Dark Seas
Mike Marsland30/30Chloë Grace Moretz
Halloween is right around the corner, and Chloë Grace Moretz is ready. She paired pumpkin-colored lips with a glittery lid in the same shade, which has us more excited than ever for Jack-O-Lantern carving season.
