"Best Look Lately" is the third single from Canadian

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Dear Rouge Dear Rouge are a Juno award-winning Vancouver-based alternative rock band formed in 2012 by Drew and Danielle McTaggart. History Formation and early years Drew and Danielle McTaggart were both touring musicians under separate projects. They met ...

. In a press release, Drew McTaggart remarked about the song: "We all know of our world's endless bombardment of things to better ourselves. We hope to offer a song to people that fights back at this cultural obsession, and at the same time gives you a boost of confidence. We've always found that the people who are most content are the ones we strive to be like, more than someone who is perfect!".

Music video

The music video for "Best Look Lately" premiered on MTV Canada's website on November 14, 2014. The video is a fast paced time lapse of Danielle sitting and having her makeup or "look" changed several times. Her makeup is styled after

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at certain points in the video. The video ends with her makeup and hair being made more natural and Drew sitting at her side as the lights turn out.

Charts

References

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