A Look at Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s Best Makeup Moments of 2018

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A Look at Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s Best Makeup Moments of 2018

Sure, we regularly go on (and on and on and on) about Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s fab fashion sense, but the royals know a thing or two about beauty as well. While their hair changes are well documented (the subtleties of Markle’s messy bun, anyone?), the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex have a pretty solid makeup game as well. Case in point: the former Suits actress arrived at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for her royal wedding on Saturday, May 19, with a naturally radiant look by her longtime friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin that allowed her freckles to show through and reinvented bridal beauty in the process. The Duchess of Cambridge, meanwhile, once again put all of Us commoners to shame when she flawlessly stepped out mere hours after the birth of Prince Louis on Tuesday, April 23, with an subtle smokey eye look that's #goals. And there is so much more where that came from! From Kate’s rosy blush to Meghan’s rule-bending manicure, we had a lot to fawn over when it came to British royal beauty. Keep scrolling to see the Duchesses best makeup moments of 2018!

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A Look at Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s Best Makeup Moments of 2018

Sure, we regularly go on (and on and on and on) about Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s fab fashion sense, but the royals know a thing or two about beauty as well. While their hair changes are well documented (the subtleties of Markle’s messy bun, anyone?), the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex have a pretty solid makeup game as well. Case in point: the former Suits actress arrived at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for her royal wedding on Saturday, May 19, with a naturally radiant look by her longtime friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin that allowed her freckles to show through and reinvented bridal beauty in the process. The Duchess of Cambridge, meanwhile, once again put all of Us commoners to shame when she flawlessly stepped out mere hours after the birth of Prince Louis on Tuesday, April 23, with an subtle smokey eye look that's #goals. And there is so much more where that came from! From Kate’s rosy blush to Meghan’s rule-bending manicure, we had a lot to fawn over when it came to British royal beauty. Keep scrolling to see the Duchesses best makeup moments of 2018!

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Duchess Meghan’s Bridal Beauty

The new royal's bateau-neck custom Givenchy by Claire Waight Keller wedding gown wasn’t the only part of her bridal look to steal the show. Makeup artist Daniel Martin honored the Duchess’ natural beauty by allowing her freckles to shine through and crafting a her-lips-but-better pink lip for the momentous occasion on Saturday, May 19.

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Duchess Kate’s Surprising Smokey Eye

Bow down! In what will forever be one of the most impressive feats, the mom of three was positively radiant as she posed for pics on the steps of St Mary's Hospital in London on Tuesday, April 23,  just hours after the birth of Price Louis, and we are particularly obsessed with her smudged liner and voluminous lashes. 

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Duchess Meghan’s Midnight Mani

Ok, ok, we know nail polish isn’t technically makeup, but we’d be remiss to not point out one of the most notable beauty moments of 2018 — royal or otherwise. Making a surprise appearance at the British Fashion Awards on Monday, December 10, the mom to be swapped the royal family’s go-to neutral nail hues for a dark onyx-like shade to match her velvet Givenchy gown.

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Duchess Kate’s Princess Polish

It’s not often that we get to see Duchess Kate in a tiara, and she did not disappoint at the state banquet honoring the king and queen on the Netherlands on Tuesday, October 23. To complement the drama of her diamond and pearl Lover’s Knot Tiara, the royal rocked a bold brow, pink cheek and nude lip.

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Duchess Meghan’s Honeymoon Glow

After sneaking off to East Africa for a top-secret honeymoon with Prince Harry, the former actress returned to her royal duties on Saturday, June 9, at the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony, where she showed off a bronzy sun-kissed glow.

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Duchess Kate’s Royal Flush

With just about a month to go until her due date, the then-pregnant Duchess was festive in emerald at a St. Patrick’s Day event in Hounslow, England, but it’s her pretty blush that caught our attention. The future queen’s signature rosy cheek always manages to toe the line between regal and relatable.