A look at Victoria Beckham's most stylish hairstyles and iconic smokey eye makeup styles throughout her years
Victoria Beckham, the fashion icon and founder of Victoria Beckham Beauty, has been known for her transformative and ever-evolving beauty looks. Over the years, she has experimented with various hairstyles and makeup trends, adapting to the times while maintaining her signature style.
Early Years and Iconic Looks
In the early days of her post-Spice Girls career, Victoria favoured a sophisticated and polished look. Her makeup was characterised by smoky, sparkly, and smudged eyes, paired with nude or subtle lips. Sleek hairstyles such as top-knots and wavy updos framed her face elegantly.
Signature Smoky Eye
One of Victoria's most enduring beauty signatures is her smoky eye. She remains known for her summer smoky eye, a look she demonstrated in tutorials, characterised by softness and a hint of glamour without harshness.
Recent Evolution to Natural Flush and Radiant Glow
In recent years, Victoria has shifted towards a more natural and radiant aesthetic. She champions a "watercolour" cherry blush look, applying a sheer, liquid blush called Colour Wash in the shade 'Flushed.' This gives a fresh, natural-looking rosy glow easily achieved by blending with fingers to create a soft, stain-like finish.
The Colour Wash product also highlights her approach to makeup as light and skincare-benefiting, using mineralised French sea water and coconut fruit water to hydrate skin while adding subtle colour. Her daughter Harper Beckham has also been featured using this same minimalist, radiant look, underscoring its youthful and natural appeal in Victoria's current beauty philosophy.
Hairstyle Transformations
Throughout her career, Victoria has experimented with various hairstyles, including textured pixie haircuts, sleek bobs, very long hair, and blonde hair. Some of her most iconic looks include the Posh Spice haircut, a classic cut with Victoria's natural dark brown hair colour; the Desperate Housewives pixie cut with length down the back of the neck, more volume up at the top, and sleek straight styling; and the Princess updo style, which features a bridal impression but pairs well with a bold, powdery smoky eye for a red carpet edge.
Notable Hairstyles and Makeup Looks
- Victoria's top knot chic style with face-framing sections left loose at the front is one of her best beauty looks.
- Her signature makeup look includes smoky eyes, black eyeliner, and nude lips.
- Her Starry-eyed makeup look uses black and grey shadows topped with pigmented silver sparkle, pairing perfectly with the gappy, spidery lashes that really make this an eye-catching look.
- Her tousled chic hairstyle has a cool, high-fashion feel that will look good with any summer outfit.
- Her All about the 00s hairstyle features added volume around the back of the look and blonde highlights, topped off with glossy lips, rosy blush, and, of course, a smoky eye.
- Her 00s updo style features bouffant-looking styling at the crown and the very lightweight straight tendrils coming down to frame the face.
- Her mid-length hair with a golden blonde hue is a great option for summer events.
- Her Parisian sparkle look features a generous hit of sparkly eyeshadow, applied not just on her lid but underneath the lower lash line as well as on the wing.
- Her casual pony chic style features a mid-height ponytail, a great way to keep hair out of the face for a busy event and to show off any length in the hair.
- Her smoky, sparkly, and smudged makeup look features a soft smudge that creates an almost undone, edgy finish, and a pop of silver sparkle.
- Her warm champagne look features a nude brown base with chestnut and terracotta hues, and a touch of sparkly Champagne on the eyelids.
- Her underground Mediterranean look features warm terracotta lip, brown blush, full-body tan, thick, bold, black liner, feathered brows, and sleek hair.
- Her lashes lashes lashes look features individual lash clumps that create a dramatic feathered look, drawing attention to the inner corner, mid spot, and outer wing to create the impression of bigger eyes.
- Her monochrome dew look features a more formal impression of her go-to smoky eye look, with smooth, straight lines and no smudging or blending.
- Her Black birds of a feather updo features a birds' nest-esque updo boasting a very glossy finish, and heavy, dark, metallic, but a touch of white and light silver.
In summary, Victoria Beckham's makeup has transitioned from glamorous, smoky looks with defined eyes to a modern emphasis on natural radiance through sheer, blendable blush and subtle eye makeup, reflecting current beauty trends while maintaining her sophisticated edge.
- Victoria Beckham's hairstyle transformations include adopting a top knot chic style with face-framing sections, experimenting with textured pixie cuts, and transitioning to long hair with blonde highlights.
- In the early days of her post-Spice Girls career, Victoria's makeup was characterized by smoky, sparkly eyes and nude or subtle lips, paired with sleek hairstyles like top-knots and wavy updos.
- One of Victoria's most enduring beauty signatures is her smoky eye, which she has adapted into a summer smoky eye look, characterized by softness and a hint of glamour without harshness.
- In recent years, Victoria has prioritized a more natural and radiant aesthetic, championing a "watercolour" cherry blush look with the Colour Wash product, which uses mineralised French sea water and coconut fruit water for a skincare-benefitting makeup experience.
- Victoria Beckham's beauty philosophy is reflected in her skincare-benefitting makeup approach and her advocacy for light, natural, and youthful looks, often seen in her daughter Harper Beckham's makeup styles.
