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Teyana Taylor inspires us in all arenas

Beauty included

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / June 11 2021

Teyana Taylor’s rise to fame has been an endless stream of inspiring moments.

You may remember her sporting an impressively athletic physique as she rage danced her way through Kanye West’s ‘Fade’ music video. #neverforget. And now Maxim have just named her the ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’.

On top of being a singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director and model, she moves through life with an evident ‘challenge accepted’ type of attitude. Her Instagram is an endless stream of body inspo (can we talk about this woman’s abs please?), working mummy tings, daring fashion choices and dreamy hair moments.

Honestly, we’re not ashamed to say, the little collection of beauty looks you’re about to see is just an excuse for us to simp over a seriously impressive woman. Teach us, Teyana.

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We know the smokey eye existed before Taylor but her interpretation begs the question of the trend’s origins. It’s just too perfect.

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Taylor’s envy-worthy, wavy tresses got the wind machine treatment as she posed stoically on the tarmac.

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Dirty thirty and looking flawless, Taylor celebrated her bday with frequent collaborator Pretty Little Thing. From the soft brown glam makeup to the loose waves of her blowout, the multi-hyphenate looks gorgeous as she stares off into the distance.

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With her headscarf firmly wrapped around her temples and sculptural gold earrings on display, Taylor let a few of her braids hang loose and left her makeup perfectly simple.

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Taylor fashioned her sarong into a headscarf for an impromptu photoshoot while relaxing on a yacht in preparation for her birthday.

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Michelle Pfeiffer may have some competition. Taylor channeled her inner cat lady to bring Pfeiffer’s iteration of Catwoman to life for a Halloween party. She sported a killer cat eye and a deep red, high-shine lipstick that we need to add to our makeup kit.

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You don’t know hair volume until you’ve pulled off a flat-top so big it requires two people to hold it up.

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We’re going to be dreaming about Taylor’s half up, half down ‘do for many moons to come. Also can we please talk about the nude lipstick? *chefs kiss*

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Taylor really outdid herself for the cover art of her ‘Wake Up Love’ single, rocking a lengthy set of dreadlocks set with red clay that she matched to her rouge-hued eye gloss.

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Taylor’s breath-taking charm-adorned twist-braids are stealing the show here. She kept the rest of her look simple; bronzed with an impressive swathe of illuminator across the high points of her face.

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Taylor piled her bleach blonde locs on top of her head, pulling a few carefully placed pieces loose for a romantic hair moment and flattering face-lift effect to boot.

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Barefaced Taylor let her enviably shiny finger waves be the focal point of her pistachio-hued look.

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Another multi-hyphenate with an impressive stash of inspiration? This is Erin Holland’s impressive portfolio of beauty looks.

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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).