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The Drugstore Beauty Buys Behind Beyoncé’s Grammys Look

by Andrea Marie

Beyoncé’s performance at the 2017 Grammys was mind-blowing, and her beauty was breathtaking. Pregnancy glow aside, our Queen was extra radiant thanks to neutral and bronzy makeup tones. Here, all the drugstore products (yes, you read that right) the singer’s go-to makeup artist, Sir John, used to get her stage-ready, plus how to re-create her look at home.

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Glowing Goddess

Prep the skin with a rich moisturizer, then apply it all over the face and neck.

Use a luminizing foundation to add radiance while covering imperfections.

Add a golden touch to your base by mixing a metallic eye shadow into your foundation.

Blend evenly using a large sponge.

Use concealer to hide blemishes and add some highlight, then add darker shades to sculpt and contour the cheekbones and jawline.

Amplify highlighted areas with a liquid illuminator.

Set your contoured areas with a pressed powder.

Create a sculpted smoky eye using deep brown shades along the crease and lighter shades on the lid.

Apply a nude cream eye shadow in the middle of the lid and then blend it out.

Elongate and plump lashes with swipes of volumizing mascara.

Fill in any sparse areas of your arches with an eyebrow pomade.