Brit Awards 2026: The best beauty looks you need to see
It's one of music's biggest nights in the UK, but the Brit Awards are also a major moment for beauty looks. Held at the Manchester Co-op Live arena, we already know that Chappell Roan is going head-to-head with Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter for International Artist of the Year, but whose red carpet hair and makeup will win your vote?The Brit Awards have historically been a playground for wildly exciting self-expression. Think beauty looks that scream experimentation, rather than clean girl beauty that whispers demurely (after all, who can forget Geri Halliwell's now iconic 1997 moneypiece highlights and Union Jack mini dress?). And this year's attendees did not disappoint.Early arrivals only confirmed that beauty is experiencing a soft Goth revival with Tam Kaur's completely opaque aubergine lip and Bel Priestley's poker-straight raven hair. What we're dubbing ‘Victorian heroine chic’ is also an emerging trend with Amybeth McNulty sporting Wuthering Heights waves and Rosalía serving up soft, flushed cheeks, full bitten lips and loose tendrils from her updo. On the other end of the beauty spectrum, Glamour cover star CMAT, true to form, proved that makeup is experiencing a colourful vibe shift in 2026 with a fun, exaggerated wash of burgundy shadow around her eyes.Keep scrolling to see our favourite 2026 Brit Awards hair and beauty moments that will still be blowing up on our Whatsapp Group chats for weeks to come…
