Kendall Jenner’s “I Don’t Even Look Like Myself” Marc Jacobs Face (NYFW 2014)
Fashion Week makeup is always more about the vibes than about making the model look her best. It’s all about the vision for the collection and less about each individual model. So when Kendall got a Marc Jacobs gig on the runway she didn’t think twice. She recently turned 18, and this was a huge opportunity for her. She was very game for whatever the job required and commented that the fashion scene is mad but she loves the energy. She’s never had her eyebrows bleached before (and for good reason) and she didn’t look like herself with the blunt wig and super pale makeup, but you’ve got to respect the artist’s vision.
Nicki Minaj’s Not-So-Soft Contour (AMA Nominees Press Conference, 2011)
Contouring can be very powerful when done right, but that requires a lot of blending. Sure, you can do dramatic unblended contouring if you want, we often see it on Drag Race, but that’s done to achieve a specific dramatic effect. We doubt that’s what Nicki Minaj was going for when she showed up to the AMA Nominees Press Conference in 2011 with hard lines on her nose and her whole lower face looking much darker and giving 5 o’clock shadow. It was an awkward look, and the harsh conference lights didn’t help one bit. Fortunately, Nicki learned from her mistake and never repeated it.
Rihanna’s Too-Light Under-Eye Era (NRJ Music Awards, 2010)
Perhaps this was the moment Rihanna thought, “I should make my own makeup brand”, we can’t know for sure. But it seems like back in 2010 Riri was struggling to find matching concealer for her complexion, and showed up to the NRJ Music Awards with her underlies looking way too bright. We know that concealer and powder that’s way too bright in combination with flash photography always leads to trouble now, but it was a common mistake in 2010. Thank god these blunders are over for Rihanna, she’s always looking great these days, and her makeup brand Fenty Beauty is one of the most influential and has an incredibly extensive shade range to avoid situations like this one.
