Behind the Scenes of America Idol With the Makeup Artist
American Idol's Makeup Artist Gave Us An Inside Look At the Beauty Moments Backstage
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'Spray tan Sundays' may be a thing for contestants on Dancing With the Stars but on American Idol, they'd prefer to go without. Green actually calls them her "worst enemy" for a few reasons. "Even though a bronzed body is amazing, the process of having to maintain it is not," she said. She cites the colour changing as it wears, hands and face never staying as tan as the body, and unpredictable fading patterns as her main pain-points. "I would prefer to put body makeup on them," Green said. MAC Studio Radiance Face and Body Foundation ($33) is her go-to.
Also on that list of beauty treatments the American Idol makeup artists hate is lash extensions. "Number one, the maintenance; number two, they hold us back from being able to switch up the looks," said Green. "If you're dealing with the lash extensions, you're kind of married to what's there." Green uses something else instead — you want the eyes to pop, after all — and that something is fake lashes, like the Cammy Nguyen 3D-2 Strip Lash ($15).