How ‘Euphoria’ Makeup Artist Used Red Lips and Black Eyeliner to Reflect Jules’ Power, Maturity and Sexuality
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- Donni Davy shifted Euphoria's Season 3 makeup away from the crystals, glitter and bold looks of the first two seasons to reflect the cast's maturity after a five-year time jump.
- Jules (Hunter Schafer) received a red lip for a dinner with an older man and black eyeliner under her eyes — a "baby doll-like" detail Davy tied to her sugar baby lifestyle catering to "the male gaze."
- Rue (Zendaya) wore nothing on her face per creator Sam Levinson's direction, reflecting that she is "sleeping in her car," "lost" and focused on survival rather than appearance.
- Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) received heavy eyeshadow, sparkle, contour, a sparkly lip, clawlike nails, enhanced lips with big lip liner and fake freckles reflecting TikTok and Instagram trends.
- Cassie morphed further after discovering OnlyFans — her look became "more sexy and fierce" with blonder hair, a tan, and a "Pam Anderson, Marilyn Monroe vibe" plus "Brigitte Bardot" for a red-and-white gingham pool photoshoot.
Why it matters: Davy's makeup choices telegraph each character's Season 3 arc before dialogue does — Jules' black eyeliner signals her commodification, Rue's bare face marks her rock bottom, and Cassie's Pam Anderson transformation marks her OnlyFans pivot. For a visually-driven show, Davy's restraint or excess carries narrative weight viewers absorb subconsciously.
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