Jennifer Lopez Brings Back a Maid in Manhattan Beauty Look

Ernesto Casillas (who has worked with Zendaya, Ayo Edebiri, and Rosalia) gave her a lit-from-within makeup look. Her eyeshadow was a shimmering and pastel lilac to subtly match her dress, with a swipe of black liquid liner. Her lips were lined with a brown pencil, and kept glossy and pink. Lopez’s blush and highlight brought the shimmering look together: her gradient pink blush leans into the ‘sunset blush’ technique that went viral on TikTok some months ago. The trick is to use at least two shades of blush and a highlighter to recall a beachside sunset on the skin. Golden hour goes glam.

For her Vogue Beauty Secrets, Lopez revealed her guide to glowing skin and her ‘lightbulb’ contouring techniques: she’s a fan of the Beautyblender Bounce Liquid Whip Cream Blush, her own brand JLo Beauty’s That JLo Glow Serum to create that sunset sheen herself.

She looked totally radiant, then, when she took to the stage to accept her award. “When I started, there weren’t a lot of roles for Latinas. I was auditioning for parts with accents and stereotypes. I kept thinking, ‘Why can’t I just play a romantic lead? Why can’t I be the girl next door?’ That belie—that conviction that I belonged—was what helped me break those molds,” she told the crowd.

Lopez also hinted at a prospective reboot of her 2003 film Maid in Manhattan. She had a mini reunion of sorts with her co-star Ralph Fiennes at the event, as Conclave star Fiennes presented her with her award. “We really must stop meeting in hotels like this,” Lopez quipped, a la the iconic film.