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The best beauty looks from the 2020 People’s Choice Awards

Peep Demi Lovato pulling a Hannah Montana

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / November 17 2020

The People’s Choice Awards is always a fun night; From the silly on-stage antics to the outrageous fashion displays on the carpet pre-show, the event really doesn’t skip a beat when it comes to keeping us plebeians firmly entertained.

Though COVID-19 has disjointed the awards season somewhat, with virtual shows leveraging the restrictions on crowds and social distancing, the evening still managed to deliver some eye-catching looks that we’ll be keeping in mind for the upcoming silly season.

Notepads at the ready – here are the best beauty looks of the 2020 People’s Choice awards:

Demi Lovato

Yep that’s right Lovato’s done a Hannah Montana and switched her chocolate-hued lengths for an icy blonde wig moment that’s left us doing multiple double takes – WHO IS SHE??!!

J.Lo

The singer delighted us with a rose gold smokey eye subtly masked behind a fluttery set of falsies and a daring red lacquered lip. Divine.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Metallic finishes seemed to be the motif of the evening, with Tracee Ellis Ross donning a copper wash of shadow across her lids, anchored down by an eye-defining swoop of black liner and a cherry red powder-matte lip.

Jameela Jamil

Brights were the focal point of Jamil’s red carpet look. The Good Place actress matched her neon pink lippie to her oversized suit and adorned her eyes with a sparkly black glitter carved out into a ‘60s-inspired shape.

Tiffany Haddish

Showing off her quarantine barber skills, Tiffany Haddish accompanied her short new ‘do with a brown velvet eye look, excellently groomed brows and a nudie lip colour that we’re going to need a dupe for STAT.

Addison Rae

The TikTok star sent us with a monochrome burgundy makeup look that showed off the dancers stunning smile and sparkling brown eyes. The icing on the cake has to be her face-snatching ponytail and hip-grazing extensions.

Joey King

The young actress kept things simple for the night, pulling focus to her clarified complexion and casually waved bob. A small smudge of liner added to the waterline accentuated her remarkably blue eyes.

Mandy Moore

This woman can do no wrong on a red carpet, even when she’s bringing it back to basics. This peach-hued nude makeup moment adds just the right amount of warmth to Moore’s perfect skin.

Ellen Pompeo

The Grey’s Anatomy star brought us back to the peak of the 2000s with a frosted lid look and a matching nude gloss to accentuate her flushed skin, finished with a light wash of highlighter.

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Main image credit: @jlo

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).