‘Euphoria’ head makeup artist Doniella Davy is the master behind the stunning glitter eyeshadows and the much-buzzed-about prosthetics.
From there, it was her work onMoonlightwhich led her to recurring collaborations with production company A24 and ultimatelyEuphoria.
Davy says she had mood boards for all the girls that she put images on and worked off of.
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There was a famous inspiration for one memorable look on the Maddy (Alexa Demie) board.
Theres a specificphotograph of Nina Simonewhere she has rhinestones in her eyebrows.
She was an inspiration pick for one of Maddys looks.
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My makeup testing for Jules was a little darker.
Davy says Jules look is more concentrated on her eyes and less on her lips.
Doing a kind of more expressive avantgarde darker look on her eyes just felt like it would be distracting.
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Davy has a simple answer for the inspiration behind her iconic approach to makeup: Generation Z. I think, specifically to their faces.
TheEuphoriastyle of makeup I really believe already existed.
So it could be admired by thousands or millions more people.
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I kind of look at the makeup similar to music.
And my impression is I need the makeup aim, I aim to do something really similar.
If the makeup Im doing is not enhancing the story then its not doing its job.
Davy also notes that the makeup ofEuphoriais specifically designed to follow the trajectory of the story.
Sam [Levinson] asked me to use makeup to portray the evolution of theEuphoriacharacters.
And he encouraged me to do this while also pushing the boundaries of typical TV makeup.
He was like you could use color!
It can be loud color!
you’re able to use shapes!
Hes like, I want cat eyes!
I want like K-Pop inspired looks!'
But Davy didnt just oversee the shows whimsical eye makeup looks.
So, I employed this special effects makeup company in LA calledAutonomous FX.
And they sculpted it and made it for me.
And its essentially like a strap on set.
It goes on top of the actors actual penis and then visual effects remove the actual strap.
Davy also detailed just how much went into that intense scene of Nates violent outburst against Tyler.
So that was a collaborative makeup [process], with a different company making the contact lenses.
Nate hits him so many times.
And I thought, OK. Tylers face is going to be more effed up.
Like his nose is going to be sideways.
And thats not really the point.
The point is how psychotic Nate is.
