Ayo Edebiri Basically Wrote the Rule Book for Fresh-Faced Makeup—9 Looks on My Inspo Board
I'm scrambling to re-create them.
The colorful braids, patterned hair scarves, kitchen-safe clogs, and crisp white shirts Ayo Edebiri wears as Sydney Adamu in FX's award-winning dramedy series The Bear have helped me trace the career of the fictional chef, but on the red carpets of award shows and movie premieres, I've gotten to know the actress's signature style. Her memorable appearances with perfectly coiffed, high-volume bobs; glossy brown lips; and flushed cheeks have inspired my own beauty journey as a woman with a similarly deep complexion.
After seeing her most recent Old Hollywood–inspired look at the 83rd annual Golden Globes, I decided it was time to take a deep dive into her best beauty looks and ID the exact products and talents behind their creations. Below, I'm sharing every beauty moment from Edebiri that has caught my eye over the last couple of years, plus all the juicy details behind them, from their inspiration to the jaw-dropping outfits they were designed to complement.
Blooming Blush
Time and Place: Attending the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2024
For her appearance at the 2024 Met Gala celebrating the Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion exhibit, Edebiri wore a floor-length Loewe dress featuring 3D floral details with a white top half that transformed into a vibrant, pastel-hued garden toward the bottom. To echo the ethereal look, makeup artist Dana Delaney created a fresh, dewy look with radiant, glowy skin using pastel pops on the lips, cheeks, and lids. She used Ilia's Skin Rewind Complexion Stick and Soft Focus Finishing Powder for a natural-looking, blurred complexion. The soft petal motif in the dress was brought to life with the brand's Multi-Sick in Dreamer for a vivid pink flush and the Balmy Lip Gloss Tinted Oil in Maybe Violet.
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Sun-Kissed Shimmer
Time and Place: Attending the world premiere of Inside Out 2 at El Capitan Theatre, June 2024
When Edebiri walked the red carpet for the world premiere of Inside Out 2, she channeled the character she voiced—Envy—with a custom mint Bottega Veneta suit. The preppy look combined a grain de poudre leather blazer and matching capri-length shorts with an aquamarine button-down silk shirt, and open-toed Cha-Cha Mules. Her makeup artist, Ernesto Casillas, shared that the glowy, sun-kissed look was created with MAC's Macximal Viva Glam Silky Matte Lipstick in Viva Equality, Pro Brow Definer Brow Pencil in Onyx, and Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 24HR Matte Foundation. The warm tones in this makeup look worked beautifully with her electric-blue suit.
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Disco Details
Time and Place: Attending the fourth annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, October 2024
Disco-inspired beauty is making a comeback this year, but Edebiri was already tapping into the trend when she posed for cameras on the red carpet of the fourth annual Academy Museum Gala in 2024. The actress channeled Donna Summer with fluffed-out curls by hairstylist Naeemah Lafond and wore a custom tiered Thom Browne F/W 24 couture gown and delicate gold sandals styled by Danielle Goldberg. Casillas created a soft-glam makeup look for the evening, which included angelic silvery-white eye shadow, peachy-pink blush, glossy brown lips, and flirty, long lashes. Put simply, the makeup was the perfect match for her playful personality.
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Auburn Glow
Time and Place: Attending the Chanel S/S 26 womenswear show during Paris Fashion Week, October 2025
So far in this edit, we've seen Edebiri in shades of pink and brown, but the warm auburn look she wore to attend the Chanel S/S 26 womenswear show during Paris Fashion Week last fall lives rent-free in my mind. Her deep skin tone was complemented by the toasted-brown bob, and the hairstyle created a stunning frame for a makeup look that combined red-orange hues without washing her out. The look by global makeup artist Bernicia Boateng effortlessly blended a neutral smoky eye with dewy skin that reflected the brand's minimalist collection. Fittingly, Edebiri has been announced as one of Chanel's newest ambassadors.
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Fine Lines
Time and Place: Attending the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2025
Edebiri was one of the faces I was most excited to see on the star-studded red carpet of last year's Met Gala celebrating the Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibit. From the moment she stepped in front of the cameras, I fell completely in love with her tailored look. Her wool-silk shirtdress, designed by Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo, honored dandy style and her Nigerian heritage with coral beading, Cartier accessories, and a leather tailcoat. Her hair was pulled into a sleek braided bun with kiss curls, and her makeup look by Dee Carrion included a blurred, luminous complexion using Dior's Forever Skin Perfect Stick Foundation. It also featured outlined lips with sheer gloss, warm ombré eye shadow, skinny brows, and sleek eyeliner.
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Hollywood Glamour
Time and Place: Attending the After the Hunt premiere during the 82nd annual Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, August 2025
Soft glam always seems to make an appearance at the Venice Film Festival, but Edebiri's take on the look for her first time in attendance stood out with an Old Hollywood twist. Another brilliant result of the partnership between Edebiri and Casillas, this iconic beauty moment embraced the glamour of the golden age of filmmaking with an ultra-glowy base, a berry-toned flush on the cheeks, and timeless winged liner. The makeup look allows her soft, side-swept curls and strapless, floor-length gown with crystal-encrusted buttons (another stunning red carpet look styled by Goldberg) to shine.
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Chocolate Tones
Time and Place: Attending the After the Hunt Headline Gala at the 69th annual BFI London Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall, October 2025
Edebiri was officially in her Chanel ambassador era while attending the After the Hunt Headline Gala at the 69th annual BFI London Film Festival, and her look this time around came with a stylish surprise: chocolate-brown baby bangs and an elegant updo by Jacob Aaron. She wore a flowing white gown from the heritage fashion house's S/S 26 collection featuring an elegant gathered-hip detail, cowl-neck, and sneaky shoulder tie that paired perfectly with a bronzed base, smoldering smoky eye, and bold brows by Casillas.
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Frosted Mod
Time and Place: Attending the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, October 2025
Just days later, Edebiri made another appearance with her darling baby bangs at the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala wearing her hair pulled up into a mod-inspired updo with face-framing strands. The colorful '60s trend has also been making its rounds in makeup, and Casillas embraced it in this makeup look with a luminous base and smoky brown eye makeup with a pop of frosty green added to the inner corners. Her lips, glossy and mauve, added the perfect amount of warmth to her icy Chanel outfit with delicate beading and tassel touches.
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Berry Burst
Time and Place: Attending the 83rd annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton, January 2026
Edebiri's most recent beauty look I've become obsessed with happened at the 2026 Golden Globes, where she wore a striking black gown from Chanel's Métiers d'art collection. The deep plum and mauve shades incorporated into this makeup look, also by Casillas, nod toward Old Hollywood with a modern touch. He used the brand's signature eye shadow quad in Tissé Rivoli to create a glowy and lightly smoky eye look and added a muted-red flush to the cheeks and warm nude lip. Edebiri gained a third nomination for her work in FX's The Bear to add to her list of accolades.
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