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“We wanted him to radiate.”

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That’s how Grace Pae,Lil Nas X’s makeup artist, describes the rapper’s2021 Met Galabeauty look.

She settled on a custom eye applique, which she cut out herself to create a cat-eye shape.

“We came from theVMAs yesterday, which was a really long night.

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Everyone was very tired,” she says.

She usedVision Cream Cover foundation, which is “just like butter, it melts right into the skin.

Last, but very much not least, comes the eye applique.

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