ELLE Style Awards - Every Showstopping Celebrity Beauty Look
From Florence Pugh's ice queen crop, to Suki Waterhouse's Bardot fringe.
The ELLE Style Awards are officially back. Returning in 2023 as the fashion world's hottest celebrity event, the ELLE Style Awards are a celebration of all things creative excellence and elegance. Think everyone from Hollywood’s finest: from Florence Pugh and Gemma Chan and design royalty Sarah Burton, to the FROW’s most talked-about faces Suki Waterhouse and Tems, all donning their best Tiffany & Co. jewellery and sipping from a frosty glass of Moët & Chandon.
We rolled out the red carpet, dusted off our Manolos and sashayed into London’s Old Sessions House on 5 September 2023 for an evening honouring both up-and-coming and established sartorial talent, with a Snapchat lens selfie to commemorate the occasion.
Designer gowns and show-stopping ensembles aside, it’s the major hair and make-up moments we’ll be saving for future reference. From Yasmin Finney’s scarlet sci-fi eyeliner to Ncuti Gatwa's Barbie-pink buzzcut, the ELLE Style Awards served up endless beauty inspiration.
Below, see the best beauty looks from the night...
Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline Christie opted for loose, pre-Raphaelite-inspired waves paired with tawny-toned lipstick and eyeshadow.
Arsema Thomas
The Queen Charlotte star worked punchy pink eyeshadow and fluttery lashes to the ELLE Style Awards. Thomas finished the look with a black-ribbon-tied braid and glossy, neutral-toned lips.
Bianca Jagger
The fashion icon wore a timeless beauty look, opting for a classic red lip and perfectly arched brows.
Munroe Bergdorf
With glossy bitten lips and diffused black shadow, Munroe Bergdorf's ELLE Style Awards beauty look is a lesson in vampiric glamour.
Yasmin Finney
Temple-grazing sunburnt blush, bold space-ready liner and a sheer red lip? Yasmin Finney channelled her inner Martian queen for this interstellar beauty ensemble.
Ncuti Gatwa
Following in fellow ELLE UK cover star Florence Pugh’s footsteps, future Dr Who star Ncuti Gatwa traded out his signature black buzzcut for a soft blush tone.
Leah Williamson
The captain of the Lionesses opted for a pared-back beauty look consisting of sunkissed waves and a barely-there au naturel flush.
Letitia Wright
Actor Letitia Wright sported her go-to textured crop for the ELLE Style Awards red carpet, complete with a smouldering smoky eye and subtly glossed lip.
Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan’s blushing ballerina make-up look is making a beeline straight to our bridal moodboards. Think monochromatic lip-to-cheek colour, complete with a cohesive burnt-pink smoky eye.
Suki Waterhouse
Suki Waterhouse channelled 1960s Parisian glamour for her off-duty rockstar beauty look. If you’re considering taking on the layered haircut trend, think about showing off this to your hairdresser.
Florence Pugh
Landing somewhere between a mythical ice queen and late-2000s red carpet, Florence Pugh’s statement gel spikes are perfect for styling that late-stage grown-out buzzcut.
Griff
Griff’s single straying spiral is perfect if you want to dabble in face-framing hairstyles without committing to a full, fluffy fringe. Kiss curls just entered 2023.
Jessica Alexander
Y2K beauty has reigned supreme in recent years, so it’s no surprise it made an appearance on the ELLE Style Awards red carpet. The Little Mermaid star Jessica Alexander opted for a diffused plum lip liner and pin-straight hair.
Tems
The ELLE UK cover star wore a metallic make-up look, working silver smoked-out eyeshadow with glossy 90s-style lined lips and curled hair.
Mia Regan
This oh-so-1990s make-up look is full of modern beauty references. Spiky, fanned-out updo, slim brows and the ultimate sun-kissed complexion? Sign us up.
Francesca Hayward
With a classic ballerina bun and a Moulin Rouge-ready colour palette, this smoky-eye-meets-red-lip beauty look makes a convincing case for make-up maximalism.
Sharleen Spiteri
This choppy side-swept cut is edgy and sophisticated all at once. Paired with a perfected, barely-there base and defined brows, beauty simplicity is key for this ELLE Style Awards attendee.
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