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Breaking Beauty Podcast

How-To Break Out Of A Makeup Rut With Boundary-Pushing Makeup Artist Donni Davy

Breaking Beauty Podcast

Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

Jilldunn, Arts, Beautyeditors, Style541811, Beautyexpert, Beauty, Carlenehiggins, Fashion, Society & Culture, Magazineeditors, Fashion & Beauty

4.7954 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Today, we sit down with Donni Davy, the Euphoria makeup artist responsible for an entire Gen Z beauty movement. As the Emmy Award-winning pro behind the hit HBO teen drama, Donni is responsible for the “emotional glam” face rhinestones, saturated shimmers and intense cat eyes seen on Zendaya, Sydney Sweeny, all over TikTok, the runways and even on the red carpet. The only question is, how will YOU wear it next?

Recording live from our LA studio, Donni spills her makeup bag to show us the *brand new* fall collection (launching today!) from her Half Magic cosmetics line, while spilling the goods on how-to wear “Euphoria-core” makeup for real life – and at any age. Plus, we get a surprise appearance from Half Magic head of product development Sam Sachs, who gives us the goods on the sustainability story behind the dopamine-driving lime packaging.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • All about the anti-shine complexion product she uses in place of cakey powders on set
  • A no-smudge, no-hide cat eye technique
  • How-to wear pink and red eye makeup – without looking like you’re sick or tired
  • The “elevated, understated, grown up” way of wearing face rhinestones, according to Donni
  • How-to effectively remove glitter – a trick Donni learned from Zendaya
  • Donni-approved TikTok hacks for using the best-selling Half Magic Wing Magician silicone tool – beyond drawing a perfect cat eye

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a dear media production.

0:02.8

Welcome to Breaking Beauty,

0:08.8

the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty.

0:12.9

We're your host, Jill Dunn, and Carleen Higgins.

0:15.8

Welcome back to Breaking Beauty, y'all. It's Wednesday and it's Jill and

0:24.6

Carleen back in your feeds fresh from LA and so Natch we had to bring you the

0:29.2

guest to end all guests. Today we are welcoming Donnie Davy. If you haven't are welcoming Donnie Davy.

0:33.7

If you haven't heard of Donnie Davy, you've surely heard of euphoria, the hit HBO teen drama

0:39.2

starring Zendias, Sydney Sweeney, andatapetow amongst others.

0:44.3

Donnie Davy is the lead makeup artist for that show.

0:48.4

So of course, euphoria, it's this riveting, dark hazy look at the lies of teens, embroiled in hookup culture, and drugs, and friendship turmoil, and identity.

0:59.4

Like, it's the whole thing, I can't look away.

1:02.0

It's just, the storytelling is unbelievable and

1:04.0

just the aesthetics of it all is it just draws you in I truly appreciate the whole

1:09.1

aesthetic that has come out of euphoria I love what Donnie's been doing and I feel like you know the way that

1:15.1

fashion was the fifth character in Sex in the City that way back in the day I feel like beauty has really

1:20.4

risen to become a character on euphoria.

1:23.6

And we can really credit that achievement

1:25.3

to Donnie Davy.

1:26.3

Of course, she's an Emmy Award winning makeup artist

1:29.3

on the show.

1:29.9

And I'm so thrilled that she's our guest today.

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