Euphoria Makeup, Gen Z Face Paint Explained by Makeup Artists – WWD

Gen Z may be probably the most beauty-savvy customers within the sport, and make-up traits present they’re additionally probably the most adventurous.

Whereas customers as soon as sought Instagram-perfect pouts, expressionism is now the secret. As epitomized by “Euphoria,” the 2019 HBO present which received an Emmy for make-up, younger customers go for face artwork and creativity over contouring, beginning with neon eyeshadows and liners, rhinestones, pearls, glitter teardrops, and past.

“It matches the power of Gen Z: their unapologetic nature, and going towards the grain… There’s this very individualist type of sensibility,” stated Doniella Davy, the make-up artist behind the appears to be like on “Euphoria.”

Davy’s designs on “Euphoria” began a make-up motion. On TikTok, #EuphoriaMakeup has over 570 million views up to now. Content material creators have taken to social media platforms to copy or create their very own “Euphoria”-inspired make-up artwork. This has led to an uptick in traits, resembling neon eyeshadow and liner, chunky glitter, face paint and face appliqués, the latter a favourite of Davy’s.

The aesthetic has spawned many a motion amongst Gen Z. Madrona Redhawk, the 20-year-old make-up artist who has gained over 100,000 followers on Instagram for her full face-painting trademark kind, first took to the craft in highschool. Joking that she wasn’t good at it at first, Redhawk stated she finds inspiration for her full-face masterpieces from her native Las Vegas, and former make-up traits, notably the Mod subculture of the ’60s. She additionally attracts on her expertise with drawing, portray and papier-mâché. Now, her face-as-canvas ethos is gaining extra traction. Gen Z artist Kicki Yang Zhang has taken an identical strategy to full-face summary make-up, amassing over 330,000 Instagram followers.

Each Davy and Redhawk assume the way forward for the class — a minimum of within the quick time period — will probably be simply as unconventional and brightly pigmented, if no more. Davy predicted that cisgender, straight males, a subset of customers typically resistant to paint cosmetics, will quickly be customers of high-octane manufacturers like Danessa Myricks’ eponymous line, NYX Professional Makeup and Juvia’s Place. Davy put her cash the place her mouth is final 12 months, with a decal collaboration with Face Lace on “Euphoria”-inspired decals.

Davy stated it’s Gen Z’s cultural know-how round earlier traits that permit them to rewrite the principles. Redhawk agreed, saying, “It’s changing into extra frequent to see a median particular person out in loopy make-up… I don’t assume it’s at its peak but. I actually don’t. We’re going to maintain going for some time.”

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