Few people can say they have enjoyed beauty icon status through the nineties, noughties and beyond, but Victoria Beckham is one such person. Her evolution since hitting the scene in 1994 as Posh Spice has been watched avidly over the years by day dot fans and new Gen Z followers alike with many trying to emulate her signature beauty looks along the way, we're talking about the woman who's been rocking a nude lip with a smoky eye since before it became a thing.
Her status in the world of beauty is marked by the success of her eponymous beauty brand, Victoria Beckham Beauty. The expertly curated collection of hardworking, high-tech products - read: buttery kohl liners, blendable smoky eyeshadows and creamy long-lasting lip-wear - not only serves up an easy route to her signature beauty looks, but proves her industry mettle too. Here, we break down the five best beauty lessons we've learnt from the fashion designer and beauty doyen.
Victoria Beckham's 5 Best Beauty Tips Of All Time
Victoria Beckham's Best Beauty Tips Of All Time - Grazia 2023
1 of 5The Faux Full Lips Hack
Faux Full Lips: Victoria Beckham is no make-up hack gatekeeper, instead she routinely shares her best kept secrets and newly discovered tricks, the latest of which was posted to Instagram and involves her Reflect Highlighter Stick, £36, which she usually uses as you would any highlighter - across the high points of the face and bridge of the nose. This year though, VB has already learnt that using the stick on her lips creates a natural-looking fullness.
2 of 5The Wide-Awake Eyes Hack
Bright eyes: Victoria has described her signature look as 'soft, smoky, eye-opening, and a bit undone,' and her fresh, wide awake finish is central to this. She has previously shared her wide-awake eye look trick on Instagram, and explains how using the Victoria Beckham Beauty Instant Brightening Waterline Pencil, £22, along her lower waterline helps to neutralise any redness, making her look 'open, refreshed and significantly better'.
3 of 5The Nineties Nude Lip How-To
Nineties Nude: VB arguably made the smoky eye and nude lip combo iconic in the 90s, and she wears the look consistently to this day. Over the festive period, she offered up her best party make-up tips on Instagram, including how to recreate her signature nude lip. To achieve the look she uses herLip Definer in No.2, £20, (she apparently rarely leaves the house without it) and the Victoria Beckham Beauty Bitten Lip Tint Amour, £32, which she loves for its staying power.
4 of 5The Signature Smoky Eye
Signature Smoke: VB's sultry smoky eye is powerful because it strikes the perfect balance between being dramatic and soft simultaneously. But more than just pleasing on the eye, Victoria claims 'it makes me feel instantly polished... like the best version of myself.' In a tutorial posted to Instagram, she uses the Smoky Eye Brick in Signature, £50, to create the look.
5 of 5Her Budget Beauty Hero
Budget Skincare: Victoria knows a thing or two about healthy skin, it's the reason why she joint forces with Professor Augustinus Bader, a globally renowned biomedical scientist, physician and expert in stem cell biology, to create her award-winning skincare line. But her keen beauty sense means she can detect all manner of stellar buys, including hardworking budget products like Weleda's Skin Food, £13.50. The multi-tasking, skin-soothing formula is loved the world over and VB rates it so much she even stocked up on tubes of it backstage at her SS20 fashion week show to ensure make-up artists had all they needed to give models a glow-up.