Lupita Nyong’o on the red carpet

Nyong'o wears a turquoise Gucci gown to the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Nyong’o wears a turquoise Gucci gown to the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

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Lupita Nyong’o has won critical praise for her role in “12 Years a Slave.” And she’s winning on award-season red carpets, too, for her beauty looks as well as for her gowns.

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Makeup artist Nick Barose was inspired by the idea of a butterfly when he designed Nyong’o’s makeup for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Deborah Lippman kept the nails neutral because of the color on the actress’ face.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Lupita Nyong'o

Nyong glows at the SAGs.   (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)