Stickers that zap maskne, blush to banish Zoom face, loungewear lipstick: This year proved the power of beauty to keep our heads above water — and our mascara where it belongs.
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PHOTOGRAPHED AND DIRECTED BY ZHAMAK FULLAD; STYLED BY DANASIA SUTTON; MAKEUP BY FRANCESCA MARTIN AT WALTER SCHUPFER MANAGEMENT; HAIR BY ANDRES COPELAND AT ATELIER MANAGEMENT; NAILS BY MIMI D.; MODELED BY ARIEL TOOLE AT SELECT LOS ANGELES; MODELED BY LYRIC MARIAH AT SELECT LOS ANGELES; MODELED BY ALANA JANUARY AT STATE MODELS LOS ANGELES; MODELED BY AMAYA JANUARY AT STATE MODELS LOS ANGELES; CASTING BY LILAC PEREZ; MOTION SHOT BY RAHEEM HERCULE; MOTION EDITED BY AALANY McMAHAN.
DESIGNED BY IDIL GOZDE, SEETA KANHAI, & HANNAH MINN; PRODUCT DESIGN BY LEE MISENHEIMER; BEAUTY DIRECTOR, CAT QUINN; SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR, MARY FLETCHER; DESIGN DIRECTOR, ELSA JENNA; EXECUTIVE PHOTO DIRECTOR, SARAH FILIPPI.
BRAND OF THE YEAR, AMAYA: HARDEMAN TOP; TIA ADEOLA RED FRILL SLEEVE JACKET, $300, AVAILABLE AT TIAADEOLA.COM; STYLIST’S OWN JEWELRY. INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR, ARIEL: ANGEL CHEN DRESS; STYLISTS OWN JEWELRY.