Okay, These Beauty Looks at the Emmys Are Everything
If you're someone who loves red carpet beauty moments as much as we do—especially when they feature our favorite television stars—2024 is the year of double the pleasure and double the fun. (For context, due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last September, the 2023 Emmys were delayed and, ultimately, hosted earlier this year in January.)
We're back to regularly scheduled Emmys programming just eight months later, and we're hardly complaining. In fact, our anticipation has reached an all-time high as we giddily await the top-notch glam that's sure to grace the red carpet. From swoon-worthy hairstyles to A+ makeup moments and a whole lot of wow-inducing manicures in between, we're dropping the must-see red carpet beauty looks from this year's Emmy Awards below. Keep scrolling—these are too good not to screenshot.
Ayo Edebiri has the most infectious smile on the red carpet. Her wavy strands and glowing skin are just the cherries on top.
Beauty products used: Maui Moisture Scalp Care Soothe & Strengthen Serum ($12) and Frizz Free + Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Mist ($11)
We're saying it—True Detective: Night Country's Kali Reis stole the Emmys with her glittering purple eye shadow.
Aja Naomi King wins the award for the most fluttery lashes at the Emmys. We can't look away!
Beauty products used: L'Oréal Infallible Grip Mechanical Gel Eyeliner in Intense Black ($11) and Voluminous Panorama Mascara in Blackest Black ($16)
As a nod to the '50s and '60s, Brie Larson channeled Catherine Deneuve's timeless elegance. Mod half-up hairstyle? Check. Lined eyes and impossibly long lashes? Double check.
Beauty products used: Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream in Soleil Tan Medium Bronze ($60) and Le Volume de Chanel Mascara in Noir ($40)
We always count on Viola Davis to bring stunning, jewel-toned pops of color to the red carpet. This year, her classic red lip is everything.
Beauty products used: L'Oréal Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte Lipstick in 300 Le Rouge Paris ($14) and True Match Lumi Glotion Natural Glow Enhancer in Rich ($17)
It's not an Emmys red carpet until Jennifer Aniston has arrived looking perfectly sun-kissed.
Beauty products used: Chanel Ultra Le Teint Ultrawear All-Day Comfort Flawless Finish Foundation ($65) and Inimitable Volume-Length-Curl-Separation Mascara in Noir Brun ($40)
We couldn't wait for the Shōgun cast to arrive on the red carpet. Moeka Hoshi kept her look demure with a light mauve lip, a flick of eyeliner, and the perfect ash-blonde pixie.
We're swooning over the way Naomi Watts's bright crimson lip pops against her emerald dress.
Beauty products used: Chanel Joues Contraste Intense Cream-to-Powder Blush in Rose Ardent ($52), 31 Le Rouge Matte Lipstick in N°5, and 31 Le Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rouge Accesoire
Mindy Kaling is positively glowing. We can't stop eyeing her perfect-for-fall chestnut-hued lipstick.
Sofía Vergara complemented her fiery gown with muted rose gold makeup.
Beauty products used: Osis+ Upload Volume Cream ($22) and Freeze Medium Hold Hairspray ($24)
We're loving the balletcore vibe Reese Witherspoon's elegant updo and nude-bronze makeup are oozing on the Emmys red carpet.
Beauty products used: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in 4 ($49) and Matte and Metallic Double-Ended Eyeliner ($32)
One of the night's biggest beauty trends? Old Hollywood glamour. Rita Ora and her lush finger waves absolutely perfected it.
Beauty products used: Charlotte Tilbury Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Dream Pop ($42) and Exagger-eyes Volumizing and Curling Mascara ($29)
We can't get enough of Eiza González's Cherry Coke hair color and the pretty pink accents on the actor's flushed lips and cheeks.
Greta Lee is the epitome of elegance.
Saoirse Ronan's beauty aesthetic is effortlessly glamorous. Soft waves, rosy lips, and a touch of inky black eyeliner finish off her look.
We can't stop staring at Anna Sawai's perfect chignon and fluttery lashes.
Between her voluminous curls, sculpted cheekbones, and vampy lip, Ella Purnell's beauty vibe feels very Studio 54. We love it.
We waited all evening for Selena Gomez's red carpet arrival, and her sweeping cat eye, nude lips, and ultra-sleek strands don't disappoint. We'll be copying the look all season long.
Beauty products used: Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Styling Crème ($30) and Brilliant Gloss Glass Hair Anti-Frizz Serum ($30)
Always ethereal, Dakota Fanning's peachy pout, dewy skin, and soft blonde strands get an A++.
Quinta Brunson's Emmys look screams "1920s Old Hollywood glamour."
Beauty products used: Olivia Garden Titanium + Ion Professional 1.25" Curling Iron ($100); Maui Moisture Flexible Hold + Coconut Milk Curl Foam Mousse ($11)
Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.