Ariana Grande’s purple reign
Ditch the “play up your eyes or your lips” rule — summer has been all about going big on both, using the same hue.
To get Grande’s baby-doll eyes, MAC senior artist Gregory Arlt says to start by layering shadows. Brush a lavender powder, like MAC Creme de Violet ($16 at MACCosmetics.com), over the whole lid, and a darker shade (try “Nocturnal,” $16 at MACCosmetics.com) in the crease. Line eyes with a sheer pencil (MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in “Duck,” $17 at MACCosmetics.com, is “the perfect dark pencil if you’re afraid of black,” says Arlt), curl lashes and swipe on a few coats of a lengthening mascara, like MAC InstaCurl lash ($23 at MACCosmetics.com).
On lips, Arlt says, “she’s wearing a combo platter of her two MAC Viva Glam colors”— Viva Glam Ariana Grande 1 (out now for $17 at MACCosmetics.com), and Viva Glam Ariana Grande 2 (out online Thursday). Fill lips first with a plum pencil, then use a lip brush to apply a thin veil of 1, then 2.
Rihanna’s lovely lob
RiRi’s Billboard Music Awards lob is timeless, but its wavy texture brings it straight into summer ’16. For the same effect, Jorge Luis, artistic director of Prive by Laurent D Salon, suggets starting with a half-inch curling iron, and curl small sections of hair in different directions, leaving the ends out. Follow up with a fingertip’s worth of balm (Living Proof Amp2 Instant Texture Volumizer, $25 at Sephora.com) to separate, and add shine with an oil-based spray, like Bumble and Bumble Dry Oil Finishing Spray ($34 at BumbleAndBumble.com).
To keep the ’90s vibe going, finish with a matte nude lipstick (Stila Stay All Day Lipstick in Palais, $22 at Sephora.com).
Halsey’s moody blues
The “Closer” singer’s electric-blue eyes are a “modern take on a classic cat-eye,” says Sarah Lucero, global executive director of creative artistry at Stila.
She says to start by coating lashes in mascara — it’ll prevent annoying black smudges later on — with a lengthening formula, like Stila HUGE Extreme Lash Mascara ($23 at StilaCosmetics.com). Then swipe a line of black liquid liner, like Stila Stay All Day in Black ($22 at StilaCosmetics.com), tight along the lashes to shape the eye. Once that’s dry, draw on a thick layer of light turquoise liner (Stila Smudge Stick in Turquoise, $22 at StilaCosmetics.com), tapering out into a cat eye. Using a paler color, like Halsey does, “makes [the] eyelid bigger and brighter,” Lucero says.
Pair with luminous skin (Estée Lauder’s Estée Edit Radiance Activator, $55 at Sephora.com, adds extra glow) and naked lips to let your peepers really pop.
Britney’s ‘Gimme More’ waves
Much like the pop star herself, Brit’s casual waves — seen here at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards — are back, and everywhere you turn this summer.
Start with a volumnizing shampoo (Pai-Shau Volume Ritual Opulent Hair Cleanser, $28 at Pai-Shau.com) to give hair bounce. Then, says Luis, use a paddle brush while blow-drying, lifting hair up and blasting roots for extra volume. Twist sections of dried hair around an inch-wide curling iron, curling in opposite directions (to avoid “Farrah Fawcett hair,” says Luis) and leaving the ends straight. Finish with a dollop of texturizing balm (Hairstory Hair Balm, $36 at ShopHairStory.com), and give your head a final shake to break up curls.
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