:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-912488914-db617f568d484cf089ca9c8dc931187a.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Contributor / Getty Images
In the world of award season, if the Oscars are the sophisticated older sister, the Grammys are the younger, audacious, and free-spirited sibling. It's the show where stars experiment with their looks, echoing their respective music genres and turning up the volume on their style as loud as their fans play their albums. It's birthed iconic looks referenced in pop culture hundreds of times over (here's looking at you, J.Lo's 2000 Versace dress and Lady Gaga's egg moment.) So while it may not be as prim as its award show counterparts, it's a celebration of musical expression—dissonance, consonance, and all.
This year, we're anxiously awaiting the arrival of our favorite free spirits, from Beyoncé to Rihanna to SZA and so many more. Take a look at some of our favorite looks of the night.
Lady Gaga
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-912488914-db617f568d484cf089ca9c8dc931187a.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Contributor / Getty Images
One of the first to arrive at the red carpet outside Madison Square Garden in New York City, Lady Gaga stunned in a strong glittery graphic eye created with Marc Jacobs Beauty Magic Marc'er Precision Pen Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Blacquer ($30) and Marc Jacobs Beauty Eye-Conic Multi-Finish Eyeshadow Palette in Glambition ($50) dusted up to the brow bone. But the momentous element of her beauty look is the laced-up hairdo aligning with her overall Victorian Gothic theme. She's also wearing two white roses, which eventgoers are wearing as a symbol of solidarity to support the movement against sexual harassment and assault.
Lana Del Ray
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517181691270-main.700x0c-dce9f04bc51747ca80893d1a772ef785.jpg)
John Shearer / Getty Images
Lana Del Ray is positively ethereal in a pearlescent mauve lip and a simple cat eye, but the most notable element of her look is the constellation of stars on her headpiece (worn atop sleek hair blown-out with Kenra Platinum Blow-Dry Spray, $35), which echoes the embellishments in her flowing gown.
Kristin Cavallari
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517181916093-main.700x0c-e26479cd89ff4b4381386d16061e2a65.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Getty Images
Wearing one of her signature looks, Cavallari chose a relaxed ponytail to accompany her bronze smoky eye.
Janelle Monae
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911493070-c927ad749a514e88ad3527556878b30b.jpg)
Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images
Never one to shy away from bold colors and accessories, Janelle Monáe adorned her slick part with embellishments and complemented her long, fluttery lashes (Eylure Luxe Silk Trillion false lashes, $9) with a pop of teal liner on her lower lash line. Makeup artist Jessica Smalls lined her waterline with Buxom Cosmetics Hold The Line Waterproof Eyeliner in Ring My Bell (discontinued) and swept the Buxom Cosmetics Eyeshadow Bar Single Eyeshadow in Twilight Tryst (discontinued) on top to make the color pop.
Cardi B
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911509200-59c84453f6a146e4a9c64ee9f120a920.jpg)
John Shearer / Contributor / Getty Images
Cardi B is celebrating a huge breakout year tonight in a super-glam look featuring long faux lashes (we like Lily Lashes 3D Mink, $30), shimmery gold lids, and a loose updo framed with wavy tendrils.
Hailee Steinfeld
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517183624623-image.700x0c-74a94c93791a4a77b5bc753d990f1cd6.jpg)
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images
This bright teal smoky eye was practically made for Hailee Steinfeld. The singer kept her hair simple with a side-swept 'do crafted with long, loose waves.
Alicia Keys
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-912801672-c33e55d28783481997db8b680318064e.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Contributor / Getty Images
Alicia Keys went make-up free for this red carpet moment, sticking to long pigtail plaits and a bare-faced look. Her skin was well-moisturized and perfectly even.
Rita Ora
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517183626193-image.700x0c-56cb496506f04258a4e8891f708f83a9.jpg)
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images
Ora modernized Old Hollywood glam with slicked-back waves, exposed roots, glossy lids, and a deep red-brown lip, created with Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour in Plum This Show ($5).
Ashanti
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911924384-f76308404414428a8b5d780ffefc454d.jpg)
Dan MacMedan / Contributor / Getty Images
Ever the statement maker, Ashanti's blunt bob works to accentuate the bold metallic fabric of her dress.
Eve
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911927338-4f519e690d3445b19a941a2447289326.jpg)
Dan MacMedan / Contributor / Getty Images
Eve's deep mauve lips and Twiggy-esque lashes are the center of an otherwise pared-down beauty look of shaggy, loose waves.
Camila Cabello
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517184444070-image.700x0c-db6521f428204a34a9db10fef5e40cb4.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Getty Images
We're getting Havana vibes from Camila's loosely pulled-back style with a creamy nude lip (L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Lip Liner in Au Natural, $6, topped with L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Shine Lipstick in Glossy Fawn, $7) to accent her fiery form-fitting gown.
Kelly Clarkson
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911504894-1dad5957fc0c48239f4033a3c5667cae.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Contributor / Getty Images
Clarkson's reinvented French braid is making us do a double-take. The looped and knotted 'do is sure to end up on every wedding hair Pinterest board.
Andra Day
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911518482-61094ac7395840459b0944c29c4170aa.jpg)
Kevin Mazur / Contributor / Getty Images
Andra Day went for a retro and bold look for the red carpet. To get a similar look, try brushing up your brows with Glossier Boy Brow ($16) and blending the perfect bold purple-magenta lip using not two but three shades: L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Matte Lip Liner in Strike A Matte-ch ($9) and a mix of both YSL Beauty Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain in Fuchsia Intime ($38) & Carmine Encounter ($38).
Chrissy Teigen
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517184445710-image.700x0c-7e5466383c8a48e2bdc9bd72addf7ee8.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Getty Images
Makeup artist Mary Phillips wanted to give Chrissy a "glam with an edge" look and created a rock 'n' roll eye with Nudestix Magnetic Luminous Eye Color in Rustique ($26) along with Nudestix's Rock N' Roller Easy Eyeliner Ink in Bronze Patina ($26) rolled along the lashes to help them look fuller.
Katie Holmes
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911518396-68167440766d4858a150f7506d25e675.jpg)
Dimitrios Kambouris / Staff / Getty Images
Shying away from her usual loose curls, Holmes wore a glossy, retro finger-waved updo and a stunning metallic mauve smoky eye.
Heidi Klum
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517184447957-image.700x0c-643525b1c1c74848936e83b85f0f8799.jpg)
Steve Granitz / Getty Images
The supermodel stuck to her traditional go-to: bronzed skin, a glimmery bronze smoky eye, and a nude lip.
Bebe Rexha
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517189570002-image.700x0c-ff70cb3d8e134bfdb8d354dac2155ef0.jpg)
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images
Bebe Rexha traded in her long beachy waves for a short-styled bob, and we think the singer has never looked better. Unilever stylist Ursula Stephen prepped hair by cocktailing Tresemmé Thick & Full Balm ($9) with Suave Avocado + Olive Oil Smoothing Leave-in Conditioner ($4) and distributed it throughout before layering on Dove Style+Care Smooth and Shine Heat Protection Spray ($5).
SZA
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517189570834-image.700x0c-3eabc1cc3b5346f5b80d6462ce08faa5.jpg)
Mike Coppola / Getty Images
SZA may not have won any awards from the five categories she was nominated for (a true crime if you ask us), but she certainly won our vote for best Grammys glam with her beautiful long curls and her ultra-glossy lips.
Alessia Cara
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517189571914-image.700x0c-854e02bc065341d9a563b2eba498fa76.jpg)
Mike Coppola / Getty Images
The winner of Best New Artist may have planned her metallic gold lids and large gold hoops to match her forthcoming gramophone.
P!NK
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cdn.cliqueinc.com__cache__posts__247882__grammys-beauty-2018-247882-1517190815266-image.700x0c-da01110c91f34e6db7fa7ec8d2d51652.jpg)
Mike Coppola / Getty Images
The singer kept her look simple with a slicked pixie and a moody, deep smoky eye.
Julia Michaels
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-911517498-9553a061285c4139a5bc6e1b9b96ad64.jpg)
John Shearer / Contributor / Getty Images
Michaels is a vision with bright lavender lids to mirror her dreamy gown.