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For the past 12 days, movie stars have been flocking to the most prestigious, invite-only film festival in history: Cannes. Hosted in the French Riviera, the festival is home to the world’s largest film market, prestigious awards, and of course, the best celebrity beauty and >spring 2026 couture collection paired with a column bust. The look resembled a wedding gown, paired with feathered bangs and a diamond ring. In a strikingly similar bang, Aja Naomi King attended Fatherland in an updo paired with pink makeup to complement her sculptural, yet flowing gown. While stars struck a balance between structured and lightweight, one thing’s for sure: minimal mani-pedis were an obvious choice.
Christina Millian at El Ser Querido (The Beloved), for example, paired her column dress with natural pink polish. It’s a color that was seen on Uma Jammeh as well, who took her minimal mani, sharp brows, and jeweled dress to La Vénus Electrique. At the same premiere, Tyrese wore a flower broach as a tie, as did Colman Domingo on his purple suit at Garance. Meanwhile, Jeremy Pope went for something less understated at El Ser Querido (The Beloved): a giant white bowtie.
Ahead, see all the best beauty andsrc=”https://media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2276779918-scaled.jpg” alt=”Our Favorite Red Carpet Moments From Cannes 2026″ width=”400″ height=”600″ />CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Taylor Russell departs the “Hope” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images) Taylor Russell at Hope press conference 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 18: Taylor Russell during the “Hope” press conference at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) Ruth Negga at The Man I Love 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 20: Ruth Negga attends the “The Man I Love” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic) Ruth Negga at Amarga Navidad 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 19: Jury member Ruth Negg attends the “Amarga Navidad” (Bitter Christmas) screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images) Colman Domingo at Garance 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Colman Domingo attends the “Garance” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images) Alton Mason at La Vénus Electrique 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 12: Alton Mason attends the opening ceremony and “La Vénus Electrique” (The Electric Venus) screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images) Aja Naomi King at Fatherland 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 14: Aja Naomi King is seen during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Davide Corona/GC Images) Tyrese Gibson at La Venus Electrique 
Tyrese Gibson at the premiere of ‘La Venus Electrique’ at the 79th Festival de Cannes held at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images) Jeremy Pope at El Ser Querido (The Beloved) 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 16: Jeremy Pope attends the “El Ser Querido (The Beloved)” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage) Adot Gak 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 16: Adot Gak is seen at Hotel Martinez during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/GC Images) Christina Milian at El Ser Querido (The Beloved) 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 16: Christina Milian attends the “El Ser Querido (The Beloved)” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic) Tina Kunakey at Garance 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Tina Kunakey attends the “Garance” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic) Madisin Rian at The Man I Love 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 20: Madisin Rian attends the “The Man I Love” screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Uma Jammeh at La Vénus Electrique 
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 12: Uma Jammeh attends the opening ceremony and “La Vénus Electrique” (The Electric Venus) screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)TOPICS: best red carpet looks Cannes Film Festival
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