A look back at Ariana Grande’s best, most iconic hair, makeup, and overall style looks from her Nickelodeon days in 2008 to her Met Gala return in 2024.
Winged liner + high ponies = pure Ari.
If Ariana Grande’s beauty evolution is synonymous with one thing, it’s the pint-sized singer’s XXL hair. Like her powerful vocals and formidable stage presence, the Grammy award-winning artist’s signature ponytail has remained consistent throughout her long-standing career. Even so, that doesn’t mean the 30-year-old’s hair has stayed stagnant. In fact, the opposite is true. Whether her hair is bright red, caramel-colored, or blond, Grande’s hairstyles are constantly switchin’ the positions for you.
It’s not just Grande’s hairstyles that have evolved over the years. Since making her Broadway debut in 2008, the Nickelodeon alum’s makeup has gone from matte and minimal to dewy and bronzed as she’s matured in style and sound.
While the Eternal Sunshine singer’s signature *lewks* are set in stone, she’s not afraid to try new things. After all, if Ari sees it, likes it, and wants it, she’s got it. From experimenting with white graphic eyeliner to wearing winged liner on her wedding day, the Grammy winner loves adding playful twists to her tried-and-true makeup looks. After launching her own seriously good — and occasionally Easter egg-infused — makeup and skin care brand, r.e.m beauty, in November 2021, Grande has only gotten more adventurous with her aesthetics.
From her cat ear era to her bewitching Glinda the Good Witch blond hair, here’s a look back at Ariana Grande’s beauty evolution over the past 16 years.
After a six-year hiatus, Grande looked every bit like a fairy princess at the 2024 Met Gala, wearing custom petal wing appliqués on her face.
“It’s all about dreaming and fantasy,” her MUA Michael Anthony told Vogue, adding, in part, that the focus was “a timeless glam that incorporated the mother-of-pearl effect of her stunning outfit.”
Said ‘fit — a custom Loewe by Jonathan Anderson — was equally mystical, as it was partly inspired by two works from Italian painter Sandro Botticelli that, according to Ari’s stylist Mimi Cuttrell, evoke “whimsical beauty and ethereal femininity.”
Cuttrell also noted that pearl is the singer’s birthstone, making the look even more special.
