The complete beauty evolution of Adele

To quote Paris Is Burning: “I don’t know why y’all gagging. She bring it to you every ball”. Seriously, every time we think Adele is chilling at home like the rest of us, she drops a stunning new makeup look and reminds us her life is approximately 10 thousand times better than ours. Case and point? This flawless extended cat eye that the singer uploaded over the weekend.

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When Adele hosted SNL in 2020, all we could look at was her perfectly coiffed blow-out. With one side tucked neatly behind her ear and voluminous waves cascading down her shoulder, the Tottenham native looked like she’d stepped straight out of a Marilyn Monroe-era picture. Iconic.

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This woman’s hair game knows no bounds. Even when she’s at home sans makeup and dressed in a Beyonce onesie, her natural waves look professionally styled. Jealous TBH. 

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When Adele hit the Grammys red carpet in 2017, the “Rolling In The Deep” singer debuted an elevated, softly styled updo that hung romantically around her impressively high cheekbones. The icing on the cake? That Elizabeth Taylor eyeliner. 

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Adele went classic with the red carpet beauty for the 2016 Brit Awards, pairing a deep red lip with a cat eye and soft flutter of faux lashes for good measure. Also, can we talk about this hair? Versatile enough for the carpet or daily errands – we love.

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This choppy modern bob is honestly one of our favourite hair moments of Adele’s career. Admittedly she did the ‘do and chopped off her strands to accommodate her new role as a mother to son Angelo, but mummy or not, this style would look stunning on just about anyone. 

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To celebrate her MBE for services to music, the singer let Prince Charles have a gander at her go-to cat eye. She also warmed up her complexion with a touch of rosy-hued blush on the apples of her cheeks and a British-themed manicure in metallic navy polish. 

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Adele had her mid-length strands styled into a ‘60s-inspired half-up, half-down hairstyle for the 2013 Oscars. Her porcelain skin looked like a vision of velvet-matte perfection, while her peepers were decorated with some pretty impressive fake lashes. Trust.

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This stunning updo for the 2013 Grammys was undoubtedly one of our favourite hair moments of the British pop star. Texturally brilliant on all levels *chefs kiss*. That is all. 

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Whoever had the pleasure of styling Adele’s hair throughout the 2013 awards season really outdid themselves. The good hair times kept a rollin’ with the singer’s 2013 Golden Globes red carpet appearance; we’re talking the kind of updo that could just as easily have appeared in an episode of Dynasty as it could on Adele’s pretty head. 

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Adele touted some serious hair volume and glitter nails when attending the 2012 Grammys, where she picked up a literal armful of awards for her album ‘21’. The “Hometown Glory” singer was also rocking some seriously impressive arches that day – #blessed.

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Adele’s nudey-hued glam cat eye makeup for the 2011 Mercury Awards was picture perfect in our opinion. We also need to talk to someone about this blush application – how does it look so airbrushed and flawless? We need tips, girl, we need tips.

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To celebrate her first ever Grammy Awards in 2009, the “Chasing Pavements” singer adorned her lids in a swathe of silver metallic goodness, which her MUA topped off with a seriously impressive set of jet-black faux lashes. 

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To celebrate baby’s first Brit Awards, Adele channeled all that 2008 energy into an on-trend donut bun and side fringe that’s giving us wartime flashbacks to the ‘00s. Regardless of where she’s at in her career though, we can trust Adele to come through with a top tier cat eye. Gotta love the consistency from this woman. 

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