Taylor Swift’s VMAs Glam Has 2 Delicate “Showgirl” Particulars

Stars typically don’t play it secure on the VMAs red carpet, which makes for some severely jaw-dropping trend and sweetness moments. (Remember Lady Gaga‘s uncooked meat gown from 2010? Yeah, that is the bar.) This yr proved simply as dazzling, from Paris Hilton’s crystal gladiator boots to Tyla’s snakeskin two-piece to Lisa’s outsized fur coat. Taylor Swift—who stepped on the pink carpet moments earlier than the ceremony, the place she grew to become the most-awarded artist in VMAs historical past—even made some edgy, underrated updates to her signature magnificence look: some “Showgirl” eyeliner and nail artwork, which appeared beautiful with the 4.56-carat natural diamond ring she wore to enhance her wedding stack. Scroll forward to zoom in on all the small print.

Let’s begin with the make-up. Swift is thought for her signature winged liner—sharp, inky, and gorgeously feline. At the VMAs, nevertheless, she opted for a mod, ’60s twist on the traditional by including not one, not two, however three flicks out of the nook of her eyes. Zoom in, and you may see that along with the black cat-eye, she traced a brown liner beneath her backside lash line and prolonged it on the outer nook, making a color-blocked double wing.

Then in the course of the 2 traces, she added a flash of white eyeliner, which she additionally used to spotlight her interior nook and hint alongside her backside waterline (a well-liked make-up artist hack for making the orbs seem wide-awake!). As somebody who often sticks to brown eye makeup, I’m itching to do that multicolored trick for a tad extra drama.

Now, onto the nails! Swift is not any stranger to intricate nail art (bear in mind her cloud manicure she wore to the Los Angeles premiere of the Toy Story 5 film?), so I’m not shocked to see some creativity on the carpet. This time, she opted for a shimmery silver shade to match her bejeweled Tamara Ralph gown, then bedecked it in crystals so as to add much more sparkle. Swift is not the primary to rock studded nails on the pink carpet—the trend has been dominating since final spring!—however we will not ignore how the scattered placements actually make her diamond rings pop. After all, as superstar nail artist Tom Bachik as soon as informed us, a crystal-adorned manicure is “like jewellery on the nails.”

They’re refined tweaks, however the bedazzled nails and triple-liner each really feel like a deliberate nod to “The Life of a Showgirl” glam. And we all know Swift adores her Easter eggs.