Simply weeks after Dua Lipa revealed her new deep crimson hair, we’re sitting on a sofa in downtown Manhattan, sharing espresso. We reside in a world the place it looks like each time a pop star walks out the door we marvel—are they sending us an indication?—however Dua insists her makeover really “wasn’t something deep.” Actually, no easter eggs hidden right here…and I consider her. 

“It was extra like, I would be within the studio engaged on songs [for my upcoming album], and I actually resonated with the colour crimson,” she shares. “There’s this darker, earthy tone to it that I simply felt actually linked to. And I used to be like, you understand what? I will dye my hair crimson. That is my new vibe and it is what I need to do.” It wasn’t till, post-dye job, whereas wanting again on previous household images that she realized “my mother had dyed her hair this crimson coloration my complete childhood.” 

Now, the singer is having a enjoyable exploring new magnificence seems that match this new vibe. Particularly given immediately’s announcement: On high of being the face of YSL Magnificence‘s Libre perfume, she’s now additionally the model’s world magnificence ambassador. 

“Mascara has at all times been a non-negotiable for me,” she says of her routine, including she’s each a double-coater and a backside lash applier. “Once I was 16 or 17, I found a brown lip and I’ve by no means stopped utilizing a brown lipstick since.” It is also her go-to for an evening out. “If I do know it should be a sweaty dance evening, it is much less is extra for certain. It is a brown lipstick, highlighter, I am out the door.”

For Dua, magnificence—whether or not it is make-up or shocking her followers with a hair makeover—it is all only a new and enjoyable approach to categorical herself. “Some days, I actually need to be in a boyish look, and a few days I need to really feel actually glamorous and female. Having the ability to play each of these sides of me and experiment is absolutely enjoyable.”