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Dash (Austin Abrams) is a main character in the 2020 Netflix show Dash & Lily In this holiday romantic comedy, Dash harbors cynicism about Christmas. After finding a notebook at Strand Books in New York City, he writes in response to the optimistic Lily, who adores the holidays and romance. Dash and Lily continue passing the notebook to each other, communicating through the pages. Eventually they plan to meet, which both scares and excites them.

Enola Holmes is the main character of the Netflix movie, Enola Holmes. Alongside being the eponymous protagonist, she is the movie’s narrator. Based on the YA books written by Nancy Springer, Enola is the teenage sister of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Like her brother, she possesses incredible intelligence and observational skills, defying the gender norms for the era. Clever and well-read, her mother taught her everything from chess to jujitsu. Following her mother’s disappearance, she travels to London. Pretending to be a traditional Victorian woman, she deciphers and deduces the clues. Millie Bobby Brown, who you may recognize as Eleven from Stranger Things, plays the title role. This costume guide features her notable red gown, her casual blue dress (not pictured), and outfit for archery in the living room. While we can’t see the bottom half of Enola for that last look, we suggest matching white pants or a long white skirt.

Lila Pitts (Ritu Arya) is a character in season two of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. First introduced as Diego’s fellow psychiatric patient, Lila has a secret behind her witty comebacks and street smarts. She is actually the adopted daughter of The Handler — peep the red boots — and possesses the power of mimicry. She helps carry out her plan to track down Number Five, who supposedly killed her parents. She uses her powers to maim the Hargreeves siblings, but her love for Diego prompts her to turn on her adoptive mother. Emulate her spunky sixties style with choppy hair and smudged eyeshadow.

Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is the eponymous protagonist of the hit show Lucifer. Getting bored with ruling Hell, he defies his father and flees to Earth. He spends his time drinking, partying, and flirting as the owner of LA’s hottest nightclub, LUX. When he becomes involved in a murder, he meets Detective Chloe Decker. After helping her solve the murder, he agrees to be her consultant for the LAPD. Despite his charismatic and indulgent personality, Lucifer realizes he’s changing, but his stubbornness and selfishness keep him from revealing the truth. Other celestial characters such as Amenadiel and Eve try to get him to return to Hell, yet as events unfold, Lucifer and Chloe allow their love for each other to prevail through the hellish darkness. Use a stipple sponge and black eyeshadow to achieve his stubble.

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Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) is a main character on Lucifer. He is an archangel and Lucifer’s older brother. He was also the angel who helped Penelope Decker give birth to Chloe. He arrives in Los Angeles to convince Lucifer to go back to Hell, as his absence will create chaos. In failing this, he stays to help his brother become a better individual. Amenadiel plays by the rules and strives to stay on the path that their dad (aka God) has created. He is well-meaning and moral, though can sometimes be blissfully unaware of human practicalities. Like his brother, the longer he remains on Earth, the more human he becomes. In season four, Amenadiel and Dr. Linda have a baby named Charlie, who is mortal like his mother. This is his outfit when he first encounters Lucifer on Earth.

Eve (Inbar Lavi) is a character in the fourth season of Lucifer. She’s the first human woman in creation. She’s an energetic party girl with a tendency to act on a reckless impulse. While intended to be Adam’s wife, Eve had a secret relationship with Lucifer Morningstar. Unhappy with her husband in heaven, she finds a way to Earth and reunite with Lucifer. This throws Chloe Decker and Lucifer’s budding romance into a loop as Eve becomes his girlfriend again. But Lucifer breaks it off when he realizes she wants the old devil, admitting he has changed. Thinking returning to Hell would make him more like his old self, she brings demons to Earth, accidentally fulfilling a prophecy. However she redeems herself by helping prevent the archangel Amenadiel’s infant son from being taken by the demons. Eve realizes she is out of touch with people’s feelings and chooses to explore Earth to find herself.

In the second season of Stranger Things, Murray Bauman (played by Brett Gelman) is introduced as a private investigator hired by Barb‘s parents to look into her disappearance.  Murray also plays an important role in Nancy and Jonathan‘s investigation into the Hawkins lab.  Murray is bit nutty and a conspiracy theorist, but he is also shown to be intelligent and dedicated to uncovering the truth.