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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs
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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs

*All eyes* on the ladies tonight

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By Annabelle Fernandez - published

Needless to say, it's going to be *all eyes* on the ladies tonight. We've got Beyoncé leading the nominations, Rihanna accepting the Video Vanguard Award, and Britney Spears hitting the VMA stage for the first time in 9 years—so you know the beauty's going to be next-level. From crazy to crazy-beautiful, check back for all the best hair and makeup moments from the red carpet.

From: Marie Claire US

Queen Bey slicks back her caramel-blonde highlights to point all the attention to her bronzed smokey eyes and shimmery pink lips.
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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs

Rose's complexion looks extra glow-y against her bleach blonde buzz cut and a picture-perfect red lip.
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The Teen Wolf star accents her middle part with gold glitter while donning a moody purple lip.
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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs

A nude-lipped Graham gets playful with her new choppy asymmetrical bob, adding some mussed-up, wet-finish texture.
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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs

Minaj adds dimension to her liquid-lined cat eyes with statement falsies while sporting '90s-inspired visible lip liner.
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The singer trades in her signature cropped 'do for what appears to be a chocolate brown wavy wig. She punctuated the look with a dark purple lip.
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A top-knotted Hill brings the slayiest of smoky eyes, rocking bronze glitter on the inner corners and smoked-out wings.
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Grande makes a swingy statement with an ultra-long, triple-ombré ponytail and '90s-inspired crimped pieces.
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Cassie offsets her sun-kissed glow with a neon yellow, shoulder-length bob. Extra points for her slashes of 'do-matching liner below the waterlines.
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Kardashian looks decidedly back-from-the-beach with a healthy glow, shiny lips, and wet waves.
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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs

Schooling us all in the art of hair piercing, Beyoncé's proteges adorned a slew of gold hoops in their dreadlocks.
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Going completely bare-faced, Keys continues her makeup-free streak and suffice it say, we're in awe of her flawless complexion.
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Is that Pat McGrath's Lust 004 glitter lip we spy? Why yes, yes it is.
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The supermodel brought out her amber highlights with slashes of orange liner and brown shadow.
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The Best Beauty Looks from the 2016 VMAs

Ora went full-on punk with inky eyes, black-to-red-ombré talons, and a spiked-up mohawk.
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There's no doubt Larsson has her mind on the money considering she literally dyed her hair to match dolla, dollas bills.
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Amber RoseAriana GrandeBeyoncéJoan SmallsKim KardashianNicki MinajRita OraTaylor HillVMA
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