Look no further for glam inspiration for your next night out: Jenna Ortega’s beauty look at the Death of a Unicorn screening in New York City on March 11 holds the answers.
The striking yet subtly glitzy eye makeup shut down the red carpet. So naturally, we just had to get the scoop from the mastermind behind it all, Vincent Oquendo. In an exclusive conversation with Us Weekly, he broke it down step by step with the exact products he used on the actress.
“When I showed Jenna the combination of the black eyeliner with the sparkle on top, she felt like it looked like the skin of the unicorn from the film and got instantly excited,” the celebrity makeup artist told Us of the inspiration behind the aesthetic.
The moody-slash-glamorous vibes — which Oquendo described as “East Village punk meets a unicorn” — are surprisingly not that complicated to achieve. “I am a huge fan of negative space, so there are some parts of the eye makeup that don’t have anything but the natural skin tone,” Oquendo pointed out.
To create the “double-winged eyeliner” look, the pro first grabbed Dior’s Diorshow On Stage Crayon in #099 Black. He applied the smudge-proof formula along the upper lash line and drew a classic winged eyeliner. Then, he glided the pencil along the bottom lash line to create another “double” winged effect.
As her reminded Us: Don’t forget to apply it along the bottom waterline, as he did for Ortega. “It’s the perfect way to create a punk-inspired look that is universally flattering on almost any eye shape,” Oquendo explained.
Next, he picked up the Diorshow 5 Couleurs in #073 Pied-de-Poule and swept the “sparkly black shade” over the eyeliner, “carving into it” with cotton swabs (specifically, the kind that have thin, precise tips). Layering the eye shadow over the black eyeliner added just the right hint of glitz along with that “feathered, yet precise dropped double eyeliner look.” For the grand finale, he emphasized Ortega’s lashes with Dior’s Diorshow Mascara in #090 Black.
Follow in his lead for a simple yet statement-making way to ensure all eyes are on you the next time you want to go all out.
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