Miley might be a style icon, but even the biggest stars fall sometimes — especially when the public eye is watching you with a telescope. These are the musician's most cosmically cringe-worthy makeup looks.
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00:00Miley might be a style icon, but even the biggest stars fall sometimes,
00:04especially when the public eye is watching you with a telescope.
00:07These are the musician's most cosmically cringe-worthy makeup looks.
00:11Miley Cyrus has earned her pop star title, and the same cannot be said for many celebs these days.
00:16The actor and singer-songwriter has long been a part of the entertainment world,
00:20and as we all know, A-list celebs are expected to look the part,
00:23which is why it feels so jarring when they occasionally drop the ball.
00:26While dramatic looks come with the territory,
00:29the flower singer is not immune to the occasional makeup miscalculation.
00:32Cyrus has embraced her celebrity status, successfully transitioning from child actor
00:37to Disney singer, and now she's a full-fledged artist, so it's understandable for her loyal
00:41fan base to hold her to certain standards, especially for those who grew up watching
00:45her on Hannah Montana, where her screen-ready skin remained nothing short of perfect.
00:50I'm Miley. I'm your new roommate.
00:52Really?
00:53Yes.
00:54The young star proves no exception here, as she's been caught sporting several questionable looks,
00:59including the heavily publicized powder incident and her experimental eyeshadow, to name a few.
01:04In May 2013, Cyrus attended a party in Hollywood where she was labeled the hottest woman of the
01:09year. She marked the occasion with an unfortunate red carpet photo that revealed a layer of
01:13unblended powder beneath her chin. The powder incident was all everyone could talk about,
01:17and she eventually addressed the embarrassing moment, telling E! News,
01:21I've done the Joker. You know, where you get the white powder and it looks insane.
01:24It was on the red carpet. It was getting Maxim's hottest whatever of the year and I looked insane.
01:30Why so serious?
01:33Everyone loves a pop of color, but there's no harm in admitting there's a time and place for
01:37experimenting with cute colors, and the 2019 Music Hair Awards isn't one of them.
01:41Haphazardly swiping on the first color she saw in her eyeshadow palette doesn't complement
01:46her outfit as well as Cyrus might have hoped. Instead, the lavender eyeshadow and peach-pink
01:50lipstick feels like a combination a young girl playing with her makeup set would wear for funsies.
01:54Her all-black ensemble deserved something more sophisticated, and this wasn't it.
01:59Soaking in the sun to get a golden tan is all fun and games until you forget to balance out
02:03the bronze tones while applying other products. The Party in the USA artist fell for this very
02:08trap when she swiped on a Barely There shade of lipstick ahead of the 2013 pre-Grammy gala.
02:13This one-tone look veered too close to the early 2000s concealer lips trend for our liking.
02:18We did see a resurgence of the concealer lip craze in 2023,
02:21but the bizarre beauty fad was considered outdated in 2013.
02:25At the 2021 Art & Film Gala in Los Angeles, the We Can't Stop singer donned a playful Gucci and
02:30Balenciaga suit with tropical colors and matching accessories. We love her choice of lipstick here,
02:35which falls in between coral and peach fuzz, but she lost us with the powder blue eyeshadow.
02:39Cyrus stepped out of time with this bold look due to the heavy pastel eyeshadow,
02:43coral lip, and the bleach blonde shag cut to boot. The ode to the 80s is always fun,
02:48but she could have modernized the eyeshadow and created more depth.
02:51Finally, at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars party, Cyrus wore a gorgeous black sequin dress that
02:56featured a plunging neckline and a snake lariat necklace with emerald beads. Her makeup artist
03:01did a wonderful job with the subtle matte finish, but it lacked zhuzh. For her vampy ensemble,
03:06a classic scarlet or ruby red lippy would have done well here, rather than the muted pink.
03:10The overall vision is clear, as the soft shade helps balance the deep emerald and black,
03:15but even a darker latte lip with some gloss would have done a better job at elevating the look.