Katy Perry Pulls Off This Season’s Riskiest Makeup Trend

Forget kohl-rimmed eyes and smoked out contour: this season's coolest makeup trend is a refreshing wash of airy pastel shadow. And just months after Pat McGrath sent models down the Valentino Fall 2019 runway with soft lilac and coral-painted lids, beauty risk taker Katy Perry is the latest to test drive the cool-girl spring beauty staple.

Following in the footsteps of Gigi Hadid and Lady Gaga, who both recently took the candy-colored red carpet statement for a spin, Perry opted for a striking shade of sky blue that seems to have been applied with a fluffy brush and blended up into the brow bone. Paired with a neon tangerine Staud jumpsuit and textured platinum waves, the pop star stepped out for a date night at Madeo in Los Angeles with her fiancé Orlando Bloom.

Why Katy Perry Is Still Music’s Kookiest Fashion Chameleon

No popstar does kitsch better than Katy Perry. The performer, who turns 33 today, has a long history of wearing tongue-in-cheek creations. From her days sporting whipped cream bras to her lengthy collaboration with kindred spirit Jeremy Scott, Perry has turned her affinity for kooky clothes into an art form. Though she switched to a more sophisticated high fashion aesthetic this year with the release of her album, Witness, Perry hasn’t abandoned the sweetness she’s become known for.

Onstage, Perry’s get-ups are outlandish as ever. In custom looks by designers Nguyen Cong Tri and Zaldy, she treats fans to over the top performances accented by chainmail headdresses, ruffles covered in polka dots, and futuristic gold armor. Equal parts vampy and eccentric, the costumes help to bring songs such as “Firework” and “Bon Appetit” to life. Granted, Perry could choose to sing in jeans or the tracksuits she wears during rehearsals, but where’s the fun in that? Bringing the jovial spirit of her show wardrobe into every day outfits, Perry is the first to step out in statement pieces. The marabou feathered Vivetta and flame-covered Moschino resort ensembles she wore while filming American Idol in New Orleans last week are just a couple of examples.

Overall, Perry has used this year to assert her newly evolved style, a combination of elegance and attention-grabbing. Whether that meant sitting front row at Chanel in astronaut-printed culottes, or pulling out pleat-covered Masaki Matsuka for press dates in London, she’s managed to upgrade her look without losing her personality. Though she’s become a red carpet risk-taker with a wardrobe full of designer goods, Perry hasn’t lost her unconventional touch and continues to seek out quirky fashion wherever she can find it. At a meet-and-greet in Louisville, Kentucky earlier this month, she spotted a fan in a custom bedazzled dress featuring Witness’s eye-logo and ordered two on the spot: one for her and another for her dog, Nugget.

Katy Perry, Rihanna And Demi Lovato Win Big

Katy Perry made her presence felt at the 2012 People's Choice Awards on Wednesday (Jan. 11). Never mind that she wasn't even there. The "Firework" singer earned five trophies at the annual fan-driven affair, including favorite female artist and music video, for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).

Perry also grabbed favorite tour headliner, favorite song ("E.T.") and to round things out she even won favorite TV guest star for her cameo on the CBS hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."

She was up for seven awards, spanning music, film and TV, but canceled ( in a tweet) two days before the ceremony. It would've been her first public appearance since the announcement of her divorce from actor and comedian Russell Brand and possibly could have helped the star in her quest to score her sixth No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Meanwhile, Bruno Mars was honored with favorite male artist, bestingJustin Bieber and Blake Shelton, among others.
Early on Demi Lovato, in a shock red dress and surrounded by a Cheap Trick-inspired checkerboard set, delivered a rousing performance of her single "Give Your Heart a Break." She then won favorite pop artist, in a surprise, besting music royalty Beyonce, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Lovato was the only nominee who attended (free pass, Beyonce).
Almost immediately a Twitter hashtag emerged -- "Congrats Demi" -- to toast the singer. "Demi just beat Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Beyonce ..... Is she irrelevant now …?" asked @ibeliebnmemi.
Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" went on to win the favorite album of the year nod at the bash, held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Other genre favorites included Eminem, for hip-hop and Taylor Swift, for country. Fellow country superstar Faith Hill was one of the few musical performers of the night and she delivered a moving performance of her current single, "Come Home."
Rihanna, who just announced her next single will be "Talk That Talk," was deemed favorite R&B artist by voters, topping her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in a bit of unintentional justice. It was a good day for the Barbados-born singer: her "We Found Love" notched its ninth week atop the Hot 100.
Maroon 5 took home favorite band. Lead singer Adam Levine, who is prone to controversial statements on Twitter, kept it simple in his acceptance speech. "This is incredible," he said. "Our fans are the greatest on Earth."
Film and TV categories garnered the majority of attention throughout the night, as is normally the case with the People's Choice Awards, but like previous years there was some crossover among the winners.
"Glee" star Lea Michele bubbled over when she was awarded favorite TV comedy actress, giving all the "Rachel Barrys" of the world a shoutout. "I want to dedicate this to my amazing cast -- my glee club. I'm an only child, and now I have 11 other siblings," she said. "This is for our fans. 'Glee' would be nothing without you guys. This is thanks to you. We're all Rachel Barrys out there, so this ones for you."

Jane Lynch was also up for the award, but the FOX series, about a glee club called New Directions, failed to take home additional hardware throughout the night.

In the favorite TV competition category, the newly revamped "American Idol" outdid "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Voice."