Celeb Beauty Look Of The Day: Kelly Rowland’s 77th Cannes Film Festival Glam

Despite an aggressive security guard rushing her off the 2024 Cannes Film Festival red carpet, the unfortunate event did not overshadow Kelly Rowland’s beauty look. Held in a resort town on the French Riviera, Cannes is reserved for industry-leading actresses, producers, and other professionals. Thus, the Mea Culpa actress appeared in a custom red gown, upstaging the very carpet she was rushed off of, asserting her boundaries all while in a ground-breaking blonde bob and pointing her oval-shaped “no-nincure.”

Rowland’s platinum blonde bob, a red carpet favorite, had an angular cut (à la UK hairstylist Sheena Adae-Amoakoh) with a slightly shorter, bumped back. As she walked the red carpet, her strands were parted by the wind. Rowland tucked them behind her Messika Ophelia diamond earrings– serving up a powerful-yet-delicate look.

And what pairs best with naked nails? Makeup artist Sir John reminds us that a nude lips will do. This time, he opted for a satin finish using the Killian Paris Liquid Scented Lipstick (think: the Tempting Rose tone). Rowland’s full brows rested above a two-toned eye look: a neutral cream brown beneath the brow bone, while a pink shimmer rested below the crease to brighten things up. To top it all off? Dark brown liner sat on the inner eye corner, flowing into a pair of wispy lashes.

And speaking of lashes, from Rep. Jasmine Crockett defending hers, to Kelly Rowland standing up to a Cannes security guard, it is always beautiful to watch Black women stand their ground– and also manage to serve a look while doing so.