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You know the ones: balls, roasts, Snatch Game.
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The whole situation is a feast for the eyes of heavy contours, cut-creases, and glitter.
A mistress of disguise.
A scam artist, if you will.
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Any blonde actress who consistently plays characters that seem mentally unwell, those are my beauty influences and muses.
I’m very much a MAC girlie when it comes to foundation.
I love theStudio Fix Fluid.
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There’s a highlighter I use…Soft and Gentle Mineralize Skinfinish.
Good shit oops, stuff.
Blush is a big thing for me.
I feel a bit deeper into the fantasy the more I put on.
When I put on the blush, it’s over for everybody else.
But I love something that’s soft in the center and snatches out at the end.
I love having nails on all the time.
I’ve been very into black nail polish with a little glitter on the tip.
I really lament in saying goodbye to the beauty.
Then I hop in the shower and wash it all off.
She’s not from space.
She’s not from the depths of the ocean.
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She might be from all of the above, none, either…
I go through different eras.
Right this second, you could say that I’m in a bit of an elven moment.
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I just want to not be panicked.
I have awful time management skills.
It’s very relaxing.
TheKVD Beauty Super Pomadein white is sickening.
And it doesn’t crease.NYX liquid linerwith the brush pen [is] my favorite eyeliner.
I’ve recently gotten into theKimChi Chic white concealer.
Finding products that don’t crease is really important, and that KimChi Chic juststays.
I like to paint my face various colors, and I’ve recently gotten intoSunset Makeup Colorful Foundation.
Then I go in withPond’s Cold Creamand I just lather, lather, lather, lather, lather.
I take special care with the more sensitive areas of my face.
You know what I like to do?
Turn out every single light in the bathroom and put a candle on the toilet.
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My drag style is very inspired by Mexican culture.
[Geneva is] very Latina with a touch of Texas because that’s where I live.
Bigger is better in Texas or as I like to say, Tex-ass.
And that’s who Geneva Carr is: sparkle, brillo fantasia, glamour, and everything that shines.
On getting into drag:I start with my eyes because that’s what takes me a little longer.
The rest of the face is muscle memory.
I love to useAnastasia Beverly Hillsfor blush, orJuvias Place.
If I’m not going to be moving, I will be wearing gloss.
I wear pixie cut wigs.
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I drive the number 72 [bus] downtown.
I have a Nissan Altima and four kids.
However you picture that woman in your head, whatever just came up, that’s Hershii.
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But I’m a performance girl.
I’m usually a brunch [performer], so I mostly get ready in the morning.
I don’t do nothing withoutMehron Cream Sticks.
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They stay on my face all day.
I don’t go anywhere withoutJuvia’s Place, she is my literal favorite.
If I have a $50 or $75 booking, I’m not wearing no nails.
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But if youre paying $150 or up, then it depends on how cute I want to be.
I have nails that I get [custom] made that are really cute.
When I get home, I don’t want to take my time.
The show is over.
So I scrub it all the way out into the drain and just call it a day.
It keeps my skin even, or as even as it can get.
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I love to become other characters.
I love to take the audience to a different place.
I come from a family full of very glamorous women.
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On getting into drag:I know some people like to start with their foundation.
I always start with my eyebrows because I’m awful at getting them to be even.
I need to know from the beginning that they’re good and then work my way down.
It really gets the brightness that I love [under the eyes].
Forsetting powderandspray, I’ve been using One/Size products.
My go-to lip is theSephora Collection lip stain.
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I need my lips to bedry.
I’m a big girl; I’m going to eat, so I need it to stay on.
And they’re so cheap, too.
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I love nails that make you feel soft and feminine.
I’m a press-on girlie, but also, it is awful to do anything with nails on.
I love to wear really long six-, seven-inch nails, so doing anything in those is absolutely impossible.
As soon as the gig is over, I’m like, Get these off of my body.
That is a must-have in my drag kit every time I’m at a gig.
I did my first competition show and won.
It just motivated me to do drag more.
But I definitely have to get my feet done every two weeks.
On getting out of drag:I use the One/Size Go Off spray, and I useNeutrogena wipes.
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Once I get my face off, everything else just flies off.
I’m leaving everything in the living room or in the bathroom and jumping in the shower.
She is a party monster.
She knows fashion but she chooses to be tacky and trashy anyways.
Exotic dancers [are my muses].
primer, the grippy one.
Anything too creamy runs faster when I start getting hot.
I like a colorful eye with shapes and neon liners and stones and stars and glitter.
[My tip is] do your base eye makeup and then just start doodling.
I did that one too many times.
I just usually paint my nails with a clear rainbow glitter.
On getting out of drag:I really like theJuno Skin balm.
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you could really get in there, and it breaks everything down.
It comes off with a little pump of a gentle cleanser.
Then I redo my moisturizing withNeutrogena Hydro Boost.
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My parents are from Nicaragua, so I’m first generation Latina.
I’m heavily inspired by Shakira, Kali Uchis, and Rosalia.
I love Latin culture so much.
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I’m always going to give Latina everywhere I go.
I think the most important element for me is skin and also the eyes.
An eye shadow tip I recommend is to use a sickening eye primer.
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I use theAnastasia Beverly Hills eye primer.
I seal the deal withOne/Size by Patrick Starrr Setting Spray.
If I’m feeling extra, I’m going to spray on someGot2b hair spray.
On getting out of drag:I use the Patrick Starrr Go Off makeup remover spray.
Coconut oil is really good as well.
I use it all over my face and then I get makeup wipes and just wipe it.
A lot of my makeup style is inspired by traditional face paints that people do during Taiwanese temple fairs.
Nymphia is also very artistic and sometimes very dark.
She is incompetent but so sexy.
She’s inspired by dominatrixes and sex workers as well.
Really arched, cunty, mean brows and really sultry, Asian, pulled-out eyes is signature Nymphia makeup.
For my lips, my newfound favorites are from Maybelline.
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And I get a delicious oil-based makeup remover, and then massage my whole face.
I use the ring finger to massage the under eye because it’s very sensitive.
On getting into drag:I use a plethora of Sephora products.
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Girl, I used to work at Sephora, so I’m well-versed in what I like there.
I start with my brows.
I useAnastasia DipBrowthen set it with theAnastasia brow powder.
I use theHuda Beauty concealeras a base [for eye makeup].
Norvina [of Anastasia Beverly Hills] has some really pigmentedeye shadow palettes, and I love using those.
Then I go in with a stick foundation just for my bearded area.
I used to use theHourglass stick.
It was pretty fierce, but I recently switched toHudas.
When it comes to lip, I only do nude or red.
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My favorite nude ever isCharlotte Tilburys Kim K.W.
It makes my lips look fat and juicy.
I getNeutrogena makeup wipes.
I love theFarmacy cleansing balm.
I love taking the vintage sensibility and exaggerating it to a draggy place.
I take inspiration from Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Doris Day, Mitzi Gaynor, and Eartha Kitt.
Those classic beauty standards are my guiding principles.
Because of Marilyn, I started painting my face with an exaggerated eyelid with a lot of white space.
I like starting with the foundational layer, then building upon that with all of the detail work.
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It gets me in my rhythm.
Then I go into my eyes.
Cosmetics eyeliner, and I swear by it.
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It is the longest-wearing eyeliner I’ve ever used.
I have like five of them in this drawer that I’m waiting to unwrap.
I always finish with the lashes and then the lip.
Once I have that lip on, you’re able to’t tell me shit.
I usually go for a French tip, very classic.
Then I wash with benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, and all those things that my dermatologist has recommended.
I loveUrsa Major face wash; its very refreshing, very tingly.
That’s all, of course, while I’m singing a song in the shower.
I just feel very dainty getting out of my face.
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On getting into drag:I always start with my brows.
It takes the longest to do because I have bushy caterpillar eyebrows under here.
And I think the eyebrows really center where everything else goes on your face.
Then I do my full face and I’ll do my eyes last.
Nothing makes me more mad than getting eyeshadow on a fresh face.
My favorite [product] is the whiteKVD Beauty Super Pomade.
TheArtist Couture powder highlightis one of my favorites, too.Patrick Starrrs lip duos, I use those a lot.
I don’t like putting on press-ons, so I usually just get sets done.
I love to do an acrylic set.
Morphine’s sister actually did them.
On getting out of drag:My favorite part of drag is getting out of drag.
It’s just relieving.
I use a cleansing balm.
TheJuno Skin oneis really good.
I use good old-fashionedAlbolenefrom time to time for the heavy-duty faces.
But most of the time, I love just getting in the shower to take off all my drag.
[My inspirations include] my mom.
Jesse Norman is an opera singer who I really love.
Also Leon Team Price.
I love Iman, though I don’t know if I model myself after her.
Sapphira is a combination between the operatic diva and a soul diva.
I’m a very blown-out, dragged-out drag queen.
I have a face that’s very beautiful but still realistic on some levels.
I use a snail mucin on my face after I use a glycolic acid scrub.
I useJuvias Place Velvety Matte Foundation.
I useOne/Size by Patrick Starrrfor my powders, and I finish it off withMAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Face Powder.
I also useMake Up For Evers white Artist Color Pencil, and I useOne/Size eyelineron top.
That’s the entirety of my face.
I usually have nails, but today I do not.
I’m a very active person; I can’t get acrylics or anything like that.
It just doesn’t work for me.
You never know when you’re going to… Nevermind.
I usually get press-ons made and just plop them on.
On getting out of drag:Burt’s Bees Facial Cleansing Oilis absolutely my favorite.
You don’t have an oily residue after you wash it off.
Everybody wants to party with her.
When it comes to the aesthetic and the wardrobe, its all detailed.
She lives, breathes fashion.
You could think of Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington.
On getting into drag:When I’m painting, I start with the skin.
I don’t move on until the contouring is right.
I think contouring is so powerful because you could basically deconstruct your face.
you could change what your facial structures look like.
I’m very much about contouring.
After I do skin, I go to eyes.
I love a cat eye.
When you look at oldVogues andHarper’s Bazaars andAllures, it’s all about thewhoosh.
Feeling like a panther.
And I like to overdraw my lips because it’s very ’90s.
As far as products go, I’m big on primer; theE.L.F Power Grip Primerchanged my life.
For foundation, I use theClown White Kryolan Stick.
It’s like another layer of skin once you set it.
To add color, I useBen Nye loose powders.
Shes the one who invented a lot of [current makeup] trends.
For my lip, I have to have a gloss.
First I do a liquid lipstick, just to have bold color.
Then my go-to is KimChis high-key gloss.
The color isBlonde Raisin.
I’ve been wearing this color for probably three, four years.
I top it off withCaramel Kiss glossfrom Victoria’s Secret.
Then I get in the shower and sometimes I do two cleansers.
