If you’re watching Euphoria season two for another round of envelope-pushing makeup looks, you’ll have to look a little closer this time. The mind behind the HBO show’s headline-worthy makeup, Doniella Davy, told Us Weekly that this season, she’s describing the looks as “discoverable” as opposed to in-your-face.
“It’s not a repeat of season one,” she said, but instead “more refined and more subtle.” In fact, on Instagram, she referred to the season two makeup looks as “season one’s more introverted sister.” Of course, that doesn’t mean the show will be without its iconic glitter and eye liner. “There’s a steady ‘quiet’ to her, until she’s suddenly loud,” Davy said of the makeup. “She has her full glam moments but then switches to super minimalism.”
For the most part, Davy and her team ditched foundation this season for dewy, natural skin (with the exception of Alexa Demie’s Maddy who always goes all out with makeup). And while the bright colors and glitter that made Euphoria a mecca of beauty inspiration will be present, expect a bit more nuance in the looks shown week to week. But if you missed anything, don’t worry, we’re gathering up all of the best makeup moments from Euphoria season two.
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Everything is more dramatic in the theater, so it makes sense that Lexi’s Twiggy lashes from episode five would be amped up for the debut of her stage character.
Almost everyone has gotten a chance to dress up as Maddy at some point this season, so why not Lexi?
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The entirety of episode seven is extremely meta as the narration moves between Lexi’s play and actual reality. The most self-referential part, however, has to be when we first get introduced to the characters of the play, caricatures of the cats we’ve come to know and love over two seasons. For this scene, Davy seemingly chose some of her most iconic looks for each character: Maddy’s wing, Kat’s cross-filled Halloween makeup from last season, and Cassie’s youthful glitter.
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As Maddy says, Cassie “certainly looks the part” of Nate’s girlfriend. The second she becomes Nate’s girl, she begins to adopt more of Maddy into her beauty look—pin-straight hair, more dramatic (winged) makeup, and of course, the pre-owned TIffany necklace.
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Between the yellow lid and the shaded tear duct, a quick glance at Jules in this makeup look may leave some thinking she was simply feeling under the weather. It’s why many would avoid using such colors and techniques in the area. But Jules has a precedent of using avant-garde, out of the box shapes and colors in her makeup, and putting it in the context of her previous beauty portfolio makes it more digestible.
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This season’s looks, while still dramatic, are nowhere near at the level of the season one beauty. That’s what makes this flashback of Cassie and Maddy in some season one canon makeup all the more exciting. Maddy has evolved past this look now, but it’s still fun to reminisce.
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Originally posted from “W Magazine” by Carolyn Twersky
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