Beauty of the Day: 5 Secrets of Tracee Ellis Ross’ Style

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Beauty of the Day: 5 Secrets of Tracee Ellis Ross’ Style

'Black-ish' star Tracee Ellis Ross is killing it on the small screen and on every red carpet she hits. What makes the actor (born Tracee Joy Silberstein to recording diva Diana Ross and ex-husband Robert Ellis Silberstein) one to watch? Says makeup artist Jamie Greenberg: "She is strength personified. She takes risks with makeup and she’s not afraid to create her own look.” Indeed, whether she is wearing sculptural earrings, rocking rings on every finger or sporting a crown of natural curls, Ross, 44, has a presence rivaled by few. Stylish looks back at her most unique hair, makeup and nail choices. 

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Beauty of the Day: 5 Secrets of Tracee Ellis Ross’ Style

'Black-ish' star Tracee Ellis Ross is killing it on the small screen and on every red carpet she hits. What makes the actor (born Tracee Joy Silberstein to recording diva Diana Ross and ex-husband Robert Ellis Silberstein) one to watch? Says makeup artist Jamie Greenberg: "She is strength personified. She takes risks with makeup and she’s not afraid to create her own look.” Indeed, whether she is wearing sculptural earrings, rocking rings on every finger or sporting a crown of natural curls, Ross, 44, has a presence rivaled by few. Stylish looks back at her most unique hair, makeup and nail choices. 

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She’s Sleek and Chic

#Winning! Ross took home the award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series at the NAACP Image Awards on February 11 — Black-ish also won for Outstanding Comedy Series — and her look was tops too. With Ross' hair slicked back into an intricate chignon, makeup artist Mylah Morales created a dramatic black-rimmed Egyptian eye, strong contoured cheek and beige lip, and posted a process-shot in an Instagram, where she shared that she used products by Chanel, Dior and MAC cosmetics. 

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She Knows It’s All in the Details

In the pink! The Black-ish star hit the SAG Awards red carpet in dangling hot pink earrings by Narcisa Pheres that matched her eye shadow (done by makeup maestro Mylah Morales) and understated pale pink nails. But the best part of the look was a boho chic braid by hair guru Larry Sims, who prepped her hair with got2b’s Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm and Smooth N Shine Instant Edge Smoothing Pomade, then brushed through before weaving an elaborate fishtail braid. 

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She Goes High

For the 2017 Winter TCA Tour on January 10, the Girlfriends alum paired a metallic pink and red Roksanda dress with burgundy lipstick and a piled-high top knot.  

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But She Also Brows Down

Red hot! The winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) also slayed on the Golden Globes red carpet. Most memorable were the diamond rings on literally every finger, which makeup pro Jamie Greenberg didn’t want to distract from. “This look was all about beautiful, beautiful skin. Her look is glowing skin with a full brow and a bold lip to finish it." Greenberg relied on Kiehl’s Pure Vitality Skin Renewing Cream and Micro-Blur Skin Perfector for complexion perfection and blended two shades of L’Oréal Paris Infallible Paint Lip — #322 and #342 — to create that pop of crimson on Ross’ pout.

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She’s Retro Fabulous

At an event for Black-ish during the 2014 Television Critics Association Press Tour on July 15, 2014, the actress stunned with voluminous natural curls and a '60s makeup palette, featuring lightly lined eyes and beige lips. She very graciously said at the event that Black-ish was “the role of my life.”