The Best Beauty Instagrams: Helena Christensen, Chloe Bailey, and More

When do you look your best? The answer may vary from person to person or day to day, but there is a universal truth hidden within the question: We tend to look our best when we feel our best. This week’s most scroll-stopping beauty Instagrams showcased subjects in their element, boasting the kind of beauty born only of confidence. 

For Willow Smith, a solo strum and song session with her electric guitar made for a positively glowing moment, her buzz cut and glowing skin (and light-catching tooth gems!) lending to the air of joy. Phoebe Tonkin and Kristine Froseth found their ease in quiet moments of self-care, reminding followers that beauty is as much, if not more, about pause and preparation as glammed-up outings. Elsewhere, Anok Yai sought strength through practiced self-defense as Salem Mitchell opted for ease, dressed only in freckles and interminable box braids for an al fresco nap. 

Helena Christensen’s red-lipped selfie showcased the sort of effortless glamour for which she is known—along with a set of aspirational bangs—while Tracee Ellis Ross was all about a topknot and a nearly-naked face, happily striking poses all around her home. And for Chloe Bailey, being herself means going all-out, her collective of curls bound in a half-up style, the better to frame ample lashes, overlined lips, and a wash of pink eyeshadow. 

Scroll on for the week’s best beauty moments, as seen on Instagram.

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