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The Most Glamorous Beauty Looks From The 2026 Emmy Awards
Award season is starting off strong.
Summer might be coming to a close, but awards season is just getting started. First up: the 78th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, otherwise known as television’s biggest night. While the ceremony honors the writing, direction, and performances that keep us glued to every budding romance or plot twist, it’s also a major moment for red carpet fashion. But the glamour doesn’t end stop with custom designer gowns and eye-catching diamond jewelry. The 2026 Emmy Awards best beauty looks include makeup, hairstyles, and manicures that pay homage to Old Hollywood and the current zeitgeist.
This year’s host, Mariska Hargitay, get the tone for the night as an early arrival. To offset her stunning red sequin gown, she opted for soft glam eye makeup, rosy blush, and sultry beach waves. Speaking of red. Beef 2 star Cailee Spaeny gave the current matchy-matchy makeup trend a red carpet spin. She perfectly matched her crimson lipstick to her dress, and gave her look a retro spin by styling her hair in brushed-out curls. And those are just a few of the highlights.
Ahead, all of the standout celebrity beauty moments from the 2026 Emmy Awards red carpet.
Selena Gomez
Gomez kept her hair and makeup soft and simple to offset her structured, sculpted gold gown. Renato Campora brushed out her waves for extra volume, while Hung Vanngo ensured she had ample skin prep for her skin-first look.
Key Products Used: Joico Dream Blowout Glass 72hr Frizz Fighter, EltaMD UV Skin Recovery Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Face Sunscreen, PCA Skin Collagen Hydrator.
Ayo Edebiri
Ebediri’s prom queen-worthy hair and makeup consisted of a braided updo with face-framing tendrils by Jacob Aaron, and fresh-faced makeup with coral blush and a hint of shimmer on the eyes by Dee Carrion.
Key Products Used: OGX Nourishing + Coconut Oil Weightless Hydrating Hair Mist, CHANEL Joues Contraste Intense Cream-to-Powder Blush in Rouge Franc.
Nicole Kidman
While it’s not confirmed, there’s a good chance Brigitte Bardot was on Kidman’s glam mood board. Lorenzo Martin styled her hair in a modern version of the late French actor’s messy style, complete with curtain bangs. Her makeup was centered around micro-winged liner, another one of Bardot’s favorite looks.
Key Products Used: K18 AirWash Dry Shampoo.
Zendaya
Another red carpet, another photo of Zendaya that will make you consider getting a pixie. For the Emmys, hairstylist Coree Moreno played with texture to give her classic cut a “modern, editorial lens.” The Euphoria star’s hairstyle might have a modern twist, but her makeup is straight up out of the ‘90s. Ernesto Casillas channeled the decade’s popular frosted looks when doing her makeup.
Key Products Used: ghd Sculpt, Schwarzkopf KERATIME Hair Bonding Oil, got2b Glued Spray Wax, Prada Beauty Dimensions Holo Nude Eyeshadow Palette in 08 Pansy.
Sarah Pidgeon
Photos of Pidgeon’s new “beached blonde” hair color will inevitably become popular reference material at salons. Hairstylist Christian Wood further showed off the fresh color with a super shiny, loose wave hairstyle. Meanwhile, makeup artist Emily Cheng kept things soft with a hint of sparkle on the eye.
Key Products Used: K18 HeatBounce Conditioning Heat Protectant, CHANEL Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eyeshadow Palette in Cool.
Dakota Fanning
Fanning might be American, but she has mastered the art of the effortless French girl beauty look with clean, minimal makeup save for a swipe of red lipstick, and slightly tousled hair.
Quinta Brunson
Brunson’s Emmys beauty summed up in one word? Ethereal. Makeup artist Rebekah Aladdin zeroed in on glowing skin, while Suzette Boozer styled her honey brown hair in flowing mermaid waves.
Key Products Used: Aveeno Positively Radiant Vitamin C Serum, K18 Molecular Repair Hair Oil.
Carrie Coon
“The dress is quite sculptural and there is no skin showing besides her face,” Coon’s makeup artist Rebecca Restrepo said of her no-makeup makeup. “So she needed to look as taut and as fresh and as radiant as possible.” She achieved the actor’s flowing complexion with proper night-of skin prep, including a sculpting tool. Coon pre-gamed her skin care ahead of the Emmys with an Augustinus Bader sculpting facial by Lord Gavin McLeod-Valentine.
Key Products Used: ZIIP Halo, Beau Domaine The Rich Cream, Augustinus Bader The Hydrogel Face Mask.
Kristen Bell
Laidback and romantic, Bell’s soft petal-pink lips by Simone Siegl and wavy half-up, half-down hairstyle is about to become reference material for minimalist brides.
Key Products Used: L’Oréal Paris Infallible Cushion Foundation.
Chase Infiniti
Infiniti has become one to watch on the red carpet because her fashion and beauty choices never miss, and the 2026 Emmys are no exception. When choosing the actor’s hairstyle for the night, Lacy Redway looked to the waves of her dress as inspiration, which resulted long, brushed-out waves. Her makeup artist Amber Dreadon followed suit, with rust-toned eyes and glowing skin from head to toe.
Key Products Used: ghd Speed, SheaMoisture Silk Press Prep Hair Cream, Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Oil Mist, Cocoa Butter Vanilla.
Cailee Spaeny
Spaeny brought the current matchy-matchy makeup trend to the red carpet by perfectly coordinating her crimson matte lip to her Miu Miu dress.
Jessica Williams
Willams’ side-swept baby bangs look retro yet modern at all once. Her monochromatic mauve makeup was just as soft as her shiny Old Hollywood waves.
Mariska Hartigay
The host of the evening went with soft glam makeup and beachy waves to compliment her sultry red sequin gown. Makeup artist Kate Synnott got the actor camera-ready with ample skin prep so so she had a luminous base, then subtly sculpted eye. Hairstylist Adir Abergel referenced early ‘00s hair when creating her undone texture.
Key Products Used: Cetaphil Skin Activator Firming Body Cream, IT Cosmetics Superhero No-Tug Longwear Eyeshadow Stick, Laifen Swift 4 High-Speed Ionic Hair Dryer, Virtue Labs Healing Oil, Virtue Labs 6-in-1 Styler.
