It’s always been Donni Davy’s firm belief that you can wear glitter to the grocery store as you would to a music festival. This spirit is at the heart of the Euphoria makeup artist’s new makeup line, Half Magic, a collection of face gems, vivid eye paints, and iridescent highlighters out today. For Davy, the moniker has dual meanings. “The first one is makeup is half of the magic, and the person wearing the makeup is the other half,” Davy tells Vogue. “You are already incredibly unique and that’s enough, but these tools can help you explore different facets of who you are within your own personality.” The other aspect? “Bridging the gap between fantastical makeup and everyday life,” she says. “The Euphoria [aesthetic] has always existed, but not as accessibly to the mainstream, and that’s really at the heart of the brand—being unintimidating and inviting people to share the joy in using makeup in a fun, more expressive way.”
Prep and Set
Dewy skin is beautiful, but when it comes to fantasy makeup, Davy likes to keep it in check. “I don’t like to be greasy when I’m doing a makeup look, I love to control where that sheen and dewiness is going to be,” she says. To create a base, use an oil-free moisturizer, a layer of SPF, and a foundation that’s not too “moist-looking,” she instructs. The idea is matte, but not too matte–especially when setting your makeup at the end. “Anyone that knows me knows I’m not super big on powder, but for summer festival makeup I’d set with a little powder and a setting spray to enhance the long wear of your look and make your skin look like skin again.”
Go Graphic and Glittering
“It totally depends on the look you want, of course, but I think something that’s really fun to play with for a festival is color and experimenting with new placements on the eyes,” explains Davy. A long-wear eyeshadow like her ChromAddiction eye shadow and liner paints can be worn alone or layered on top of each other for more intense color and shimmer. You could also try an experimental, graphic liner design à la Euphoria, like dots, lines, or spikes (a favorite of Hunter Schafer’s character Jules). Either way, there’s room for adornment.
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Adorn With Face Gems
According to Davy, the key to working with gems is using different sizes in a tapered fashion. “It looks fancier and more magical because you have different sized reflective bits that are refracting different kinds of light, so it’s more multidimensional,” she explains. “It just makes it look really polished and lovely—very pretty, very wearable gems as opposed to huge, chunky games all over your eyes.” Another way to add sparkle is by framing your brows, applying crystals above and below your arches. “For those with hooded eyes, I also like to put scattered tiny rhinestones in the space between your eyelid and your eyebrow. If you don’t have the space, try a rhinestones liner [along the upper lash line],” she says.
Carve Cheeks in Saturated Shimmer
“I love layering highlighter with blush so your strobe situation is multi-dimensional and you can see some color in there,” says Davy. “I really carve out the cheek and feel the fleshiness of the cheek as well.” To up the wattage for a festival, she recommends using a tinted formula, like Half Magic’s Light Trap highlighter in Spiritually Complex as a blush. “It’s a cool toned-blush, but violet is a warmer purple, so it’s kind of unexpected. It’s bold, but also delicate and pretty and has been my go-to.”
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Go Edgy With Lipstick
Take Davy’s word for it: Brilliant blues and deep violet shades can be wearable. “There are really beautiful, fun, and inspiring ways to wear these edgier shades and make them like a little bit more glam and a show-stopper on your face,” says Davy. Take for example her Angel Rave LipTrik Kit. “You can change that violet shade to be more cool or warm, or you can do the pink liner with violet on the inside or the blue liner with violet on the inside,” she says. “That’s a really pretty way to experiment with wearing a blue lipstick that’s not a super edgy, wild bright blue on your lips, which can be a little bit jarring if it’s your first time.” An ombré effect can be achieved easily just by lining your pout in thick lip liner, applying a creamy matte lipstick to the rest of your lips, and rubbing your lips together. “You don’t have to paint the ombré, it kind of molds together beautifully.”
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Originally posted from “VOGUE” by Lauren Valenti
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