5 Reasons We Love Lupita Nyong’o, Lancôme’s Newest Face

5 Reasons We Love Lupita Nyong’o, Lancôme’s Newest Face Wendy Rodewald-Sulz

Lupita Nyong’o is having a really good year. She’s nabbed an Academy Award for her role in 12 Years a Slave, landed on major best dressed lists, and now, Lancôme has just named the 31-year-old actress as its newest face. As ambasadress for the brand, Lupita joins Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Penélope Cruz and Lily Collins. The Mexican-born, Kenyan actress will star in a campaign shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott this summer. But it’s not just her presence in the beauty industry that has us smitten with the actress. Here are our top five reasons why we love, love, love Lupita.

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1. She’s not afraid to take bold beauty risks. Wendy Rodewald-Sulz

Whether she’s wearing her cropped hair in a seemingly unlimited number of ways, or totally owning purple lipstick, Lupita dares to make a statement — and always manages to pull it off.

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2. Her Instagram account is adorably candid. Wendy Rodewald-Sulz

We almost had as much fun as Lupita did following her giddy award season selfies with everyone from Jared Leto to Oprah. And we love that she’s not afraid to get goofy with her Oscar.

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3. She’s an amazing actress. Wendy Rodewald-Sulz

Lupita wowed us as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, and her moving performance didn’t go unnoticed. In addition to her Best Supporting Actress Oscar, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award, the Independent Spirit Award, NAACP Award and the 2013 Hollywood Film Awards’ “New Hollywood Award.”

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4. She’s a grown-ass woman. Wendy Rodewald-Sulz

Lupita may be an It girl, but she’s no kid. At 31, she’s got the poise and wisdom that many younger stars have yet to develop.

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5. Her perspective on beauty is completely refreshing. Wendy Rodewald-Sulz

We’ll let this quote from Lupita’s speech at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon sum it up:

“I remember a time when I too felt unbeautiful. I put on the TV and only saw pale skin. I got teased and taunted about my night-shaded skin. And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned. The morning would come and I would be so excited about seeing my new skin that I would refuse to look down at myself until I was in front of a mirror because I wanted to see my fair face first. And every day I experienced the same disappointment of being just as dark as I had been the day before.”

“You can’t rely on how you look to sustain you. What does sustain us... what is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” Well said, Ms. Nyong’o.

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