Zendaya keeps skipping lipstick for this Prada balm
Zendaya keeps skipping lipstick on the red carpet, swapping bold color for a sheer Prada Balm at both her NYC “The Odyssey” premiere and the LA premiere of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas mixed Universal and Astral Pink shades for an effortless, hydrated finish that lasts up to 24 hours.
Key Takeaways
- Zendaya skipped lipstick at the NYC “The Odyssey” premiere and the LA “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” premiere this month.
- She chose sheer Prada Balm, a long-wearing formula offering up to 24 hours of comfort and hydration in a refillable tube.
- For “The Odyssey,” makeup artist Ernesto Casillas mixed Universal and Astral Pink; Astral Pink shifts with skin pH into a soft blush tint.
- At the “Spider-Man” junket, he mixed clear Universal Balm with Prada’s colorless Glossy Liquid Balm.
- Prada also named Zendaya global ambassador for its upcoming Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry Eau de Parfum.
Why does Zendaya keep skipping lipstick on the red carpet?
According to Page Six, the booked-and-busy star ditched traditional lipstick for a swipe of sheer Prada Balm during simultaneous press tours this month.
The bare-lip choice showed up at two major premieres: “The Odyssey” in New York City and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in Los Angeles. Soft shine and skin-like tint replaced opaque color on both carpets. For more star headlines, browse BlasterPost’s Celebrity Breaking News hub.
Casillas has kept the balm close at hand while Zendaya juggled both campaigns, making clear the product is her go-to red-carpet lip finish across the dual press tours.
What Prada balm did Zendaya wear instead of lipstick?
The product in play is Prada Balm, used in Universal and Astral Pink. Page Six reports the long-wearing formula offers up to 24 hours of comfort and hydration, and it comes in a refillable tube.
Astral Pink looks blue in the tube but reacts to the body’s natural pH and transforms into a subtle blush hue on the lips. Universal looks green in the tube yet goes on completely clear.
“A touch of Prada Balm in Astral Pink brought a soft hint of life to [Zendaya’s] lips and completed the effortless, radiant finish,” Casillas said in a press release tied to the “Odyssey” look.
How did her Odyssey and Spider-Man lip looks differ?
For her angelic “Odyssey” red carpet look, Casillas mixed both Universal and Astral Pink. That blend delivered a soft hint of color without a full lipstick.
At this week’s “Spider-Man” press junket stop, the glam pro mixed the Universal shade with Prada’s colorless Glossy Liquid Balm. Zendaya’s lip look at the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” premiere included just those two clear Prada products.
Across both tours, the pattern is the same: Zendaya keeps skipping lipstick in favor of hydrated, sheer balm rather than classic pigment.
Is Zendaya’s Prada beauty moment bigger than lip balm?
It has been a big week for Prada. The brand announced Zendaya as the global ambassador for its upcoming Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry Eau de Parfum, though her love of the line goes much farther back than this month’s premieres.
“My first introduction to the Prada fragrances was through one of my best friends,” she told Vogue. “He wears Prada Paradoxe Eau de Parfum Intense, and I would always love it when I smelled it on him.”
“I decided to test it out at the 2025 Met Gala, and I kept getting compliments on it, so it became my signature scent,” she said of the flowery amber blend. The balm-first red carpet looks now sit alongside that Prada beauty partnership.