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Euphoria- Beyond the Makeup
Doniella Davy is the mastermind behind the unique and intelligent makeup looks in the HBO series, Euphoria. Makeup is a piece of artwork, that helps the public understand someone’s image in an authentic and an exceptional way. Every single character in the series has an aesthetic look to them, whether that means having rhinestones layered along the cheekbone or having pigmented eyeliner along the eyelids. Doniella has inspired people across the world to express themselves however they please by using makeup in a clashing illustration.
Doniella Davy with Jules Vaughn, played by actress Hunter Schafer.
As you watch the series, you will realize that throughout each episode, Kat, Cassie, Rue, and other characters wear and portray themselves continuously in different ways. There is never a moment where you see a character articulating a look the same way twice. Seeing the process and watching videos of the makeup artists tackling ways to emphasize the advanced and rare makeup looks is truly amazing to witness. One thing that I love about Doniella’s taste is, how each characters style is separate from the rest. Personally for me, I am in love with Maddy Perez’s style and makeup looks (Maddy is played by actress Alexa Demie). They’re bold, fierce, striking, and daring, everything that a makeup artist should present to the public and media’s eye.
Doniella Davy once said in an interview with Allure Magazine that, “it was the opposite approach from what typical makeup departments use for television. Usually, so-and-so has their everyday look, and that’s just their look. This was completely different because Sam (creator of Euphoria) wanted the makeup to be its own full expression of what was going on with the characters. If they’re experiencing different emotions and circumstances in all these scenes, then the makeup had to be different.”
Maddy Perez 
Kat Hernandez
Makeup is a “whole freedom of self-expression”, says Sam Levinson. Over the years, makeup on television has not been depicted in a creative way like, the series Euphoria does. Witnessing the artistic wonders of the makeup looks Doniella Davy and Sam Levinson generated in the show, motivated me and thousands of young teens, who are experimenting with makeup, to go beyond the regular standard of how makeup should look. From now on, before I leave my home, I will no longer just wear mascara, I will apply glitter to my eyelids and rhinestones to my cheeks.
Nate Jacobs 
Jules Vaughn 
Rue Bennet
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Creativity Through Fabric and Thread.
There are no limitations when it comes to Fashion.
Everyone deserves to have the right to express themselves through color. Whether its a dark, olive green denim or a latex red halter piece, its all up to you. Fashion is an ongoing movement of inspiration for the lives of millions. Personally for me, I have always loved how clothes and accessories can make me feel alive and confident with myself. Here’s the thing about fashion, though — you have to start with an open mind that is willing to absorb the ideas and creativity from fashion icons and reconstructing them into YOUR own label. Having your own identity is important for human growth and is essential for your mental health, so go make your label rather than having someone else define it for you. Living in a society that is constantly judging you is frustrating and maddening — change the standard and define yourself with an open heart and some serious fashion and show the world your inner and outer self. You can be that guy or girl, who walks into a room that is filled with disapproving glares, holding your head high while wearing a sequined pantsuit and not back down to the glares of hate and prejudice.
While you are not just what you wear, you can find the freedom to express yourself through fashion. Billie, Rihanna, Zendaya are our generations icons that have all uniquely expressed themselves through their fashion and have each created their own individual labels. Following their lives we see an evolution in their energies and their spirits and this can be a trend each of us can follow — change when you want and however you want.
Every year there is a drastic movement of change in the fashion lines and trends that we are constantly following. Like I said before, having your own identity is crucial for human growth, and this ties in with fashion. Fashion throughout the decades has always changed and in a funny way makes itself back to our time today. The clothes that we wear today can give us confidence, and the photos we see from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, inspire us to enhance our clothing taste.
For me, as a fifteen year old, my fashion taste has changed throughout my childhood, but for the past year, I have set my style to be inspired by 90s glam. 90s glam is a runway of nostalgic flavor, some even say its a full force of power and chic. Finding fresh and creative looks is simple yet, complicated, but isn’t this how life is? Its simple by finding material that speaks/relates to you, but complicated if not accepted or conforms to what others think is fashion. Well speaking from a power chic position — throw down your guard and live and dress the way you feel, its all that matters!
Vogue, Bazaar, Elle, Instagram and Pinterest are all sources that can assist you on your journey of finding your individuality while seeing some of the greatest collection of fashion artists the world has to offer.
Uncovering your creative identity through clothes, jewelry, or makeup is a refreshing feeling, that can help you express yourself and illustrate your emotions, thoughts, and feelings as a human being.
