100 Best Songs About Makeup and Cosmetics
Songs That Capture the Drama of Lipstick, Mirrors, and Getting Ready
There’s a whole world packed into the ten minutes before a night out. Elbows on a cluttered counter, foundation on your hoodie sleeve, someone yelling from another room to borrow a straightener that doesn't work right anyway. Music plays through a phone speaker, half drowned out by hairdryers and bad lighting. That weird in-between moment where you’re not totally yourself yet, but you're not who you were an hour ago either. The right song hits and suddenly you feel like you’ve got a role to play, even if you’re still figuring out the lines.
Makeup can be armor or a mess or a last-ditch effort to feel like you. Some tracks lean into that chaos with synthy drama or glammy swagger, like they’re dancing through the fumes of setting spray. Others pull the curtain back on all of it, the smudged mascara and cracked confidence, laying it bare with a quiet verse or a line that lands harder than expected. It’s not always about looking good. Sometimes it’s about trying to feel something different under harsh bathroom lights.
These pop, rock, country, and R&B songs live in that strange limbo where glitter meets panic, where you’re rehearsing expressions in the mirror and hoping no one notices. The mood might shift three times in one track, but that’s kind of the point. They get that it’s never just eyeliner and a playlist. It’s transformation, distraction, and sometimes survival, and the best ones understand how personal it all gets. Here’s a list that taps into every smudged-glam, too-loud-heartbeat version of it.
Top 10 Beauty Product Songs
1. 'Lip Gloss'—Lil Mama
2. 'Mama's Broken Heart'—Miranda Lambert
3. 'Beauty Killer'—Jeffree Star
4. 'Make Me Up'—The Donnas
5. 'Mascara'—The Weeknd
6. 'Red Lipstick'—Rihanna
7. 'Magic's In The Makeup'—The Get Up Kids
8. 'Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)'—Benny Spellman
9. 'Crush With Eyeliner'—R.E.M.
10. 'Lipstick Vogue'—Elvis Costello
Cosmetic Themed Songs #11—30
11. 'Kiss and Make Up'—Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK
12. 'Makeup Song'—JoJo Siwa
13. 'No Makeup (Her Vice)'—Saweetie
14. 'Bleeding Mascara'—Atreyu
15. 'Waterproof Mascara'—The Rembrandts
16. 'Black Lipstick'—Shiny Toy Guns
17. 'Wasted Makeup'—The Veronicas
18. 'Lipstick On The Glass'—Elvis Presley
19. 'Make Up Bag'—The Chainsmokers
20. 'Lipgloss and Letdown'—The Spill Canvas
21. 'Try'—P!nk
22. 'All That I Got (The Make Up Song)'—The Used
23. 'Eyeshadow'—Valiant Swart
24. 'Perfume'—Britney Spears
25. 'Chapstick'—COIN
26. 'Glamour'—Christina Aguilera
27. 'Fashion!'—Lady Gaga
28. 'Vogue'—Madonna
29. 'Phantom Limb'—The Shins
30. 'Manicure'—Lady Gaga
Songs About Adornment and Beauty #31—50
31. 'Puttin' On The Ritz'—Fred Astaire
32. 'Pretty Woman'—Roy Orbison
33. 'She's a Lady'—Tom Jones
34. 'Material Girl'—Madonna
35. 'Fancy'—Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
36. 'Flawless'—Beyoncé
37. 'Unpretty'—TLC
38. 'Scars To Your Beautiful'—Alessia Cara
39. 'Beautiful'—Christina Aguilera
40. 'Royals'—Lorde
41. 'Girl on Fire'—Alicia Keys
42. 'Confident'—Demi Lovato
43. 'Born This Way'—Lady Gaga
44. 'Perfect'—P!nk
45. 'True Colors'—Cyndi Lauper
46. 'Who Says'—Selena Gomez & The Scene
47. 'Video'—India.Arie
48. 'Just the Way You Are'—Bruno Mars
49. 'Lovely'—Billie Eilish & Khalid
50. 'What Makes You Beautiful'—One Direction
Songs About Styling and Appearance #51—75
51. 'I Feel Pretty'—West Side Story Soundtrack
52. 'Dress You Up'—Madonna
53. 'Sharp Dressed Man'—ZZ Top
54. 'Fashion'—David Bowie
55. 'Blue Suede Shoes'—Elvis Presley
56. 'Little Red Corvette'—Prince
57. 'She's Kinda Hot'—5 Seconds of Summer
58. 'Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)'—The Offspring
59. 'Freak Like Me'—Sugababes
60. 'Look What You Made Me Do'—Taylor Swift
61. 'Poker Face'—Lady Gaga
62. 'Get the Party Started'—P!nk
63. 'Goodies'—Ciara ft. Petey Pablo
64. 'Uptown Funk'—Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
65. 'Suit & Tie'—Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z
66. 'Expensive'—Tori Kelly
67. 'Glamorous'—Fergie ft. Ludacris
68. 'Kitty Kat'—Beyoncé
69. 'Hair'—Lady Gaga
70. 'Fancy Like'—Walker Hayes
71. 'Feeling Myself'—Nicki Minaj ft. Beyoncé
72. 'Confident'—Justin Bieber
73. 'Dangerous Woman'—Ariana Grande
74. 'No Scrubs'—TLC
75. 'Get Ready'—The Temptations
Songs about Personal Presentation #76—100
76. 'Ghetto Glamour'—Missy Elliott
77. 'Perfectly Imperfect'—Skylar Stecker
78. 'I Am Beautiful'—Candace Bellamy
79. 'Mirror'—Lil Wayne ft. Bruno Mars
80. 'Pretty Hurts'—Beyoncé
81. 'Shake It Off'—Taylor Swift
82. 'Love Myself'—Hailee Steinfeld
83. 'Flowers'—Miley Cyrus
84. 'I Will Survive'—Gloria Gaynor
85. 'Try Everything'—Shakira
86. 'This Is Me'—Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
87. 'Good as Hell'—Lizzo
88. 'God Is a Woman'—Ariana Grande
89. 'Formation'—Beyoncé
90. 'Body'—Megan Thee Stallion
91. 'Physical'—Dua Lipa
92. 'Good Days'—SZA
93. 'Never Gonna Not Dance Again'—P!nk
94. 'My Church'—Maren Morris
95. 'Wings'—Little Mix
96. 'Better Than You Left Me'—Mickey Guyton
97. 'Subject to Change'—Kelsea Ballerini
98. 'About Damn Time'—Lizzo
99. 'No Excuses'—Meghan Trainor
100. 'Pretty Girl Rock'—Keri Hilson
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