Miley Cyrus is one of the most famous faces in the world for many reasons. First, she’s a former Disney Channel child star beloved by millions of Hannah Montana fans. Second, she has become a breakout musical star whose singing talents earned her even more fans all around the world. Finally, she’s a style icon…the kind of person who has fans and haters alike wishing they could match her swag.
In fact, Cyrus is so on point with her overall aesthetic that when she does mess up, it instantly burns itself into our brains. For example, her makeup game is usually so advanced that we can only assume she is from the future, but when she fails, she often looks like someone from the past…specifically, a cavewoman.
Don’t believe us? Well, prepare to believe your eyes. Keep reading to discover Miley Cyrus’s biggest makeup fails!
When her lashes were out of control
When it comes to creating an iconic look, wearing big eyelashes is a high-risk, high-reward strategy. Done right, it can make someone look like she’s fully in control…the ultimate embodiment of girlboss power. That’s likely what Miley Cyrus was going for when she sported some long lashes at the VH1 Divas event in 2012. Unfortunately, her gambit failed, and she looked more like a muppet that came to life than a walking, talking diva.
At this event, her long lashes looked obviously fake. They stretched out a bit too long and drew attention to just how tryhard her whole look was. That’s because the lashes overtook her entire look that night. Miley Cyrus learned the hard way why long lashes are so notorious…if you mess them up, these not-so-luscious locks are basically all that anyone will notice!
High contrast, low quality
A side effect of Miley Cyrus being so famous is that fans can instantly tell when she changes her usual look up. For example, she historically goes very light on her eyeshadow, but she changed things up on us at the Versace Fall 2023 Fashion Show. That’s when she decided to bust out a dark and smokey eyeshadow. Unfortunately, most fans quickly agreed that the new look was an instant fail compared to the star’s usual aesthetic.
The heavy eye shadow and heavier eyelids contributed to a look that was more sleepy-looking than sexy-looking. On top of that, it created a killer contrast with the light foundation she was wearing. The result is that Cyrus looked as white as a ghost. To this day, she’s still haunted by it…just call this look the Ghost of Makeup Fails Past!