All About Angela Bassett’s 2021 Oscars Makeup Prep and ‘Beautifully Bold’ Look

Talk a couple of glam entrance!All eyes have been on Angela Bassett when she arrived in fashion to the 93rd annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The 9-1-1 star and presenter’s stylist Jennifer Austin outfitted her in a customized crimson crepe off-the-shoulder Alberta Ferretti robe accessorized with jewellery by Chopard, a Judith Leiber clutch and Christian Louboutin sneakers.Meanwhile, make-up artist D’Andre Michael partnered with Lancôme to create her magnificence look, which was punctuated with beautiful blue eye shadow. Learn all about how her breathtaking make-up second got here collectively straight from the actress and her professional of over 20 years.Courtesy D’Andre Michael Says Bassett of the her and Michael’s longtime collaboration, “In some ways, he is aware of my face simply in addition to me, if not higher. He by no means ceases to amaze me with what he is in a position to do.”For Sunday’s look, Michael advised PEOPLE solely on this week’s difficulty that stylist Austin “loves making Miss Angela look regal,” so he wished an equally royal look to have fun the top of awards season and praise her “fabulous” robe.”At the Oscars, it is the perfect attire, the perfect jewellery, the perfect every part,” he says.At first, Michael was contemplating matching her eye make-up to her crimson gown. “But I used to be like, ‘I’m going to do what folks usually do not do.'”Enter: blue. When trying via his choices, Michael stopped on Lancôme’s daring Hypnôse Eyeshadow Palette in Bleu Hypnôtique and thought, “It’s good.”Courtesy D’Andre Michael For extra on Bassett, choose up the newest difficulty of PEOPLE, on newsstands in every single place Friday.Though the duo have labored collectively for greater than twenty years (enjoyable reality: he gave Bassett her first smoky eye!), they’d by no means used the colour earlier than — however Bassett did not want convincing. “She trusts me,” he says.To make sure that the colourful colours would maintain up all through her huge evening, the professional swatched the shades on himself and wore them round the home for hours.Story continues”I take satisfaction in what I do, so I wanted to ensure it held as much as my requirements,” he says. “But when a product conjures up me, and it really works, it makes me wish to put my greatest foot ahead.”Next, he created his attractive sketch (above). The lip took the longest — two hours — to idea, and he finally selected an ombré lip figuring out his longtime consumer would maintain it pristine.Courtesy D’Andre Michael On the afternoon of the occasion, Michael prepped Bassett’s pores and skin with Lancôme Advanced Genifique Serum, adopted by Lancôme La Base Pro Makeup and Face Primer. “I’ve by no means actually been a primer individual, however I like this one,” he says. “It has a very silky really feel.”RELATED: Angela Bassett Brings the Drama to the 2021 Oscars with Puff-Sleeve RobeTo create a flawless base, he blended Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24H Long Wear Foundation in shades 360 and 495. He then contoured the pores and skin with Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation Stick in shade 500, which he blended with a kabuki brush, then set every part with Lancôme Dual Finish Powder Foundation in shade 450.Courtesy D’Andre Michael On her eyes, from the palette he utilized #4 shimmer cobalt blue on her complete lid and just under her decrease lashes. Next he blended #5 matte nave alongside her lash line to the outer corners of her eyes. Then he blended #1 shimmer white and #3 gold collectively, and utilized that on the internal corners of her eyes “to melt the look.” He accomplished her putting eye by smudging Lancôme Le Crayon Khôl in Black Ebony alongside her lash line, and topping every part off with Lancôme Monsieur Big Mascara in 01.For her “dimensional” lip, Michael utilized Lancôme Le Crayon lip liner in Plum alongside her lip line. For her ombré impact, he blended three lip shades: Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge Drama Ink in 288 French Opera for the bottom, 274 French Tea within the middle of her lips and 311 Rose Cherie as a spotlight. (This model new lip vary from the model will likely be accessible in May.) A contact of gloss — Lancôme Juicy Tubes in 09 Hallucination — accomplished the look.Chris Pizzello-Pool/Getty Meanwhile, hairstylist Randy Stodghill used Phyto hair care and GHD instruments to evoke a “traditional” vibe.Join PEOPLE beginning on May 19 for an unique purchasing occasion with particular offers, dwell tutorials and extra from COVERGIRL and Sally Hansen. Register right here for the dwell occasions and join right here for deal textual content alerts in the course of the 3-day occasion.”I like the truth that we would by no means completed a blue eye earlier than,” says Michael, who provides that “when she’s made up and she feels good it is, she wears [a look] with confidence, it would not put on her.”Says Bassett of the ultimate look, “He created a superbly daring look that initiatives unapologetic power and energy whereas putting a stability with a contact of sensuality and grace.”