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Anya Taylor-Joy’s Beauty Evolution, From Indie Actress to Red Carpet Standout

She’s a Dior darling now.

by Jacquelyn Greenfield
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Anya Taylor-Joy has been one of the most enjoyable actresses to watch this year. From her star turn in The Queen’s Gambit to her SNL performance to her latest role in the thriller, Last Night in Soho, we simply can’t get enough. In addition to her incredible acting chops, we can’t help but notice her striking beauty. With sky-high cheekbones and beautiful big eyes, she can take on any bold makeup look and every hair color with glamorous aplomb. As the new face of Dior fashion and makeup, we can’t wait to see what looks she shows us next.

Tap through to take a look back at the actress’s best red carpet beauty moments yet.

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2015, Sundance Film Festival

For one of her first red carpet appearances, Taylor-Joy kept her beauty look very low-key with fluffed brows, flushed cheeks, and glossy lips.

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2016, IWC Gala

The following year, she dyed her hair a dark, chocolate brown and arrived to the IWC Gala wearing a vampy lip color to match.

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2017, EE British Academy Film Awards

In 2017, Taylor-Joy went back her signature blonde hair and tied it up in a cute low pony. The sweet hairstyle was pared with a subtle flick of eyeliner and coral pink lipstick.

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2018, EE British Academy Film Awards

The next year, Taylor-Joy went back to brunette and went to the British Academy Film Awards looking like royalty with a gold crown, precisely winged eyes and berry lips.

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2018, Met Gala

For her first Met Gala, Taylor-Joy switched back to blonde (this time with honey brown lowlights) and kept her makeup classic with a crisp red lip.

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2018, Paris Fashion Week

Sitting front row at the Giorgio Armani Privé show, Taylor-Joy went for a playful look featuring space buns and blue eyeliner.

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2019, UK Premiere of Glass

Taylor-Joy wore heavy silver shadow in the inner corners of her eyes for the UK Premiere of Glass.

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2019, New York Premiere of Glass

For the New York Premiere, Joy gave us a very bold, futuristic beauty look with her blonde hair braided and swept to one side, bronzed cheeks and metallic purple lipstick.

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2019, London Critics' Circle Film Awards

Later the same year, Taylor-Joy channeled a Grecian goddess with gold foil accents in her teased-up hair and a coordinating gold cat eye.

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2020, Premiere of Emma

For the Emma premiere, Joy wore her hair swooped up into a chic bouffant with face-framing tendrils. She paired the formal hairstyle with a fresh makeup look of soft pink eye shadow and dewy-looking skin.

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2020, Paris Fashion Week

For the Miu Miu show in 2020, she wore her lengthy blonde hair in loose barrel waves and kept the makeup light with wispy lashes and a poppy red lip.

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2021, Emmy Awards

For this year’s Emmy Awards, Taylor-Joy achieved her glamorous full form with a stunning pin-curl up-do, and the old Hollywood combination of black eyeliner, thick lashes lashes, and a bright crimson lip.