American ballet dancer Misty Copeland was resplendent on the 98th Academy Awards in a ballet-inspired ensemble that includes a contemporary spin on a tutu, a traditional ballet bun and a Ballet Slippers–esque manicure. (Her whole look additionally appeared to function a delicate pushback in opposition to a sure Finest Actor nominee’s latest remarks about ballet and opera.) Copeland’s ode to ballet didn’t cease with vogue. Make-up artist Mali Thomas Boykin created a “baby ballerina pink” look utilizing MERIT Magnificence make-up for Copeland’s efficiency tonight, dancing to “I Lied to You” from Finest Image nominee Sinners.
“MERIT creates such a beautiful collection of enhancing products that allow you to look like yourself, just elevated,” Boykin instructed us. “For Misty’s look, I kept the skin fresh and luminous using The Uniform Tinted SPF. Inspired by a baby ballerina pink, I used Flush Balm in Stockholm for the cheeks and added a soft sparkle to the eyes with Solo Shadow Sheen (in the shade Glace, a pale pink rose). I finished the lips with Lip Blush in Andie and Signature Lip Liner in Sportif, for a pillowy, softly blurred finish.”
Misty Copeland prep for oscars 2026
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Misty Copeland prep for oscars 2026
Courtesy of MERIT Magnificence
MERIT’s Signature Lip Blush simply launched final month and is already *the* make-up on seemingly each movie star’s lips, together with Hailey Bieber in a latest GRWM and Lindsay Lohan on the duvet of Vogue Arabia. In reality, the latter wore the very same lip combo as Copeland; Andie, the baby-pink soft-matte Lip Blush paired with the Signature Lip Liner in Sportif, a heat peach-brown, cementing the duo because the pinky-brown lip combo of the second.
US ballerina Misty Copeland attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026.
