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Last night, “Folded” singer Kehlani took home the gold gramophones for Best R&B Song and Performance at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. And, like her award-winning music, her makeup look was as timeless as it was soulful. “The look is clean, radiant, and intentional,” their makeup artist Troye Antonio tells ESSENCE. “It’s soft with structure in the right places. I wanted it to feel effortless, like real beauty elevated, not overdone.”
It’s a minimal makeup look we saw throughout the red carpet on stars from Teyana Taylor to Tyla, JaNa Craig to Coco Jones. For Antonio, “the inspiration came from Kehlani herself. Her energy always guides the look,” he says. Grounded, soulful, and unapologetic, “I was also inspired by timeless beauty with a modern edge: glowing skin, strong brows, and eyes that speak without doing too much.”
Los Ángeles, CAFebruary 1, 2026Kehlani arrives on the carpet at the 68th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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