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Rico Nasty’s Best Beauty Looks Are Full of Fantasy

Endless looks.

by Lauren Rearick
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After years of taking to the stage with some truly ingenious hair and beauty routines, Rico Nasty finally got her own makeup line. But before she was influencing your daily makeup regimen, she was truly trying it all, including spiked hair, starry makeup, and even prosthetics. See Rico's every innovative beauty routine, ahead.

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2018, SXSW

Appearing at one of her first major musical performances, Rico Nasty wore her hair sectioned into spiked points.

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2018, Rolling Loud Music Festival

Rico Nasty continually used live performances as a place to debut new beauty routines. This look featured long blue hair, pointy ears, and neon green eye makeup.

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2019, Coachella

Her Coachella debut came with major sparkle. Wearing her hair in a ponytail, she added jeweled accessories. Her makeup — featuring exaggerated lashes and lots of color — also sparkled.

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2019, Coachella

Festival season was all about the diamonds for Rico Nasty, as she later debuted a gem-encrusted head piece for another Coachella performance.

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2019, BET Awards

The rapper went platinum blonde in 2019, and she played off her choice of eyewear by lining her bottom lids in glowing liner.

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2019, XXL Freshman Class 2019 Concert

This look was all about the hair, and featured a transition in color from purple to blue green.

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2019, XXL Freshman Performance

With platinum bundles almost to her knees, Rico wore a half-up half-down look with two pigtails on either side.

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2019, New York Fashion Week

Wearing her hair in an updo, Rico kept the focus on her face, adding a lined accessory below her eyes. Playing up the eyes, she added some lashes with volume, and completed the look with a glossy lip.

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2019, Laquan Smith New York Fashion Week

One of her most neutral looks, Rico opted for clean, glowing skin, a strong highlight, and a brown lip.

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2019, Elle Women In Music

Matching her brows to an all-white outfit, Rico went all out for this look. Her hair was fashioned into a literal updo, standing straight upwards, with a green line down the center.

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2019, Rolling Loud Music Festival

Spider-like lashes were the star of this look, with swooped baby hairs peaking out from a printed head scarf.

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2020, FOMO Festival

Outlining her lids with white liner, Rico Nasty added large circular swaths of coloring, including blue, green, and yellow.

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2020, Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2

The blonde hair made a return just in time for the latest Savage X Fenty show, with soft braids framing the sides of her face.

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