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Nadia Staceywould like to make the argument thatCruellais the most indie aDisney moviecould possibly be.
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OK, hear the villain’s hair and makeup designer out.
(Read: A lot.)
Stacey sure couldn’t.
“The makeup looksincredible,” she raved excitedly.
“Then, I just kind of kept growing in confidence after that.”
As filming went on, Stacey got down the classic Cruella look down in an hour and a half.
The most time-consuming part, she admits, was perfecting Stone’s hair.
The smudgy, sooty element accomplished just that.
For this look, in particular, Stacey reached for theMAC Eye Kohlin Smolder.
“It looks black, but the blend out is of a smoky gray,” she explains.
“It’s not so harsh.”
Below her eyes, Stacey dotted on abeauty mark a key to pulling together the full Cruella aesthetic.
TheMAC Liquilast 24-Hour Linercame in handy.
“We needed it to stay on, but itreallystays on,” Stacey laughs.
“She’d be scrubbing to get the thing off at the end of the night.”
Despite how complex it looks, Stacey swears it was simple to master.
She wanted to expand her skills and play around with textures after all.
When Stone is just Estella, she’s seen with the most stripped-back makeup.
“We need to fall in love with Estella.
To do just that for Estella’s scenes, Stacey gave Stone a fresh glow withsheer foundationand simple-yet-punky makeup.
To put it in other terms, Estella looks like an unmasked version of Cruella.
(Cruella also wears a literal mask of feathers and stones that Stacey handcrafted herself.)
Stacey went three shades lighter than Stone’s natural complexion with theHourglass Vanish Seamless Finish Liquid Foundation.
Then, the hair and makeup designer dusted white powder on top to solidify the mask-like base.
Stacey assured me Stone’s love of skin care prevented this intensely porcelain makeup from lookingtoo cakey and flat.
A bit of Kevyn Aucoin’s radiantThe Sensual Skin Enhancerhelped, too.
“She’s becoming herself again.”
Cruellais available now in theaters or on Disney+ with Premier Access.
