TikTok is under the spell of the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, in whichJenna Ortega plays the lead role of Wednesday Addams. In addition to hericonic dance moves, many special beauty looks are also reviewed. Gothic-likemake-up with a smokey eye is very popular again. The makeup artist responsiblefor the looks in the popular series revealed how you can recreate themyourself.
‘Wednesday’ is the most watched and most discussed series of the moment. Notonly the acting skills, but also the style and make-up of Jenna Ortega asWednesday Addams conquer hearts all over the world. For example, the hashtag#WednesdayAddamsMakeUp on TikTok has already garnered 38 million views. Inshort: the gothic look is cool, and you don’t have to wait until Halloween forthat.
Beauty expert Cat Quinn of MAC Cosmetics shared on TikTok and Instagram theexact products used for Wednesday’s looks in the series. They were told to herby the hair and makeup artist of the show itself, Tara McDonald.
Here’s how to recreate Jenna Ortega’s makeup look from ‘Wednesday’:
Step 1: The desired effect for the face was “half dead, but still freshand modern,” according to Cat Quinn. So makeup artist Tara McDonald applied atransparent foundation to keep the skin tone pale. The freckles you see onWednesday are therefore completely natural. And to make Jenna’s cheekbonessharper than the character’s fencing sword, she used MAC Cosmetics’ SculptingPowder in the colors Sculpt ($26) and Shadowy ($22).
Step 2: Thanks to the Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, the smokey eye iscompletely in again and especially accentuates Jenna’s big eyes. All you needfor this are three MAC eyeshadows in the colors Script, Carbon (22 euros) andGlitch in the Matrix (22 euros). The color Script is unfortunately no longeravailable, but the MAC eyeshadow in the color Soft Brown (21.95 euros) wouldhave almost the same shade. The make-up artist first applied it to Jenna’seyelid, in the eye crease and on the lower eye. Then she also added someblack, Carbon, just below the eye. You get a smokey eye-like effect byapplying the color Glitch in the Matrix as a kind of eyeliner. Then completeyour look with some mascara.
Step 3: The idea behind Wednesday’s dark lips was to make them appear asnatural as possible, according to McDonald. “I didn’t want it to look like shewas wearing lipstick.” The technique used is simple, but effective. You onlyneed the MAC lip pencil in the color Nightmoth (22 euros) and combine it witha transparent lip balm. The makeup artist revealed that she likes Dr. Pawpaw(7.95 euros) used. Mix the two products on your hand or in a jar and dab it onyour lips with a finger for a soft, natural effect.