RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Michelle Visage, Nicole Faulkner on Makeup Collab

It took a worldwide pandemic for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” choose Michelle Visage to lastly say sure to carrying black lipstick.
“I believe I used to be much more open to attempting new issues,” admits Visage, who has been with the present since its third season.
Her associate in crime and trusted collaborator is make-up artist Nicole Faulkner who has made a reputation for herself with greater than 900,000 Instagram followers and is the co-founder of Pout Beauty Bar. Faulkner has been liable for reworking Visage for greater than six years, whether or not it’s making use of a daring and daring lip or shimmer on the eyelids. The duo has an “open and rising relationship,” says Visage, who additionally notes that Faulkner understands her make-up guidelines nicely.

“If you give me a Nike swoosh, it’s coming off. I prefer it straight and geometric. I’ll say, ‘Nicole, you simply swooped me, it’s coming off.’ She is aware of,” Visage says.

Faulkner was capable of assist Visage transfer previous her PTSD of her previous black lipstick expertise from “after I was an emo lady in highschool,” Visage says, however getting Visage prepared each week is a collaborative course of with hair stylist Tony Medina, as nicely. They start with a gaggle chat, through which they share inspirational footage and concepts.
“We’ll select the look I’m going to put on for the subsequent present the week earlier than so we will put together and begin eager about hair and make-up earlier than we go into it,” says Visage, who’s hands-on along with her staff. “I understand how I prefer to look and the way I prefer to current myself as a choose.”
That planning course of helps Faulkner to provide you with concepts and when to make use of them. She provides, “We’re not afraid to save lots of moments and say, ‘This is perhaps higher for 2 episodes from now due to a sure visitor.’ We can preserve issues calm and impartial one week and use orange eyeliner the subsequent.”
Faulkner factors out that Visage loves the glam course of, which dedicates two hours to hair, one other two hours to make-up and yet one more to placing the ending touches collectively. Getting prepared is one thing neither needs to hurry. Visage respects the artistry, permitting Faulkner to take her time along with her work so the look all falls into place. “Every make-up artist desires {that a} shopper provides you with your time,” Faulkner says.
Admittedly, their trailer time might be much less, however Visage says, “That’s not what I need to do. We have the time, so why not let Nicole do her job in peace?”
Often, Visage will inform the queens on the VH1 competitors collection that they should step up their seems to be, so she acknowledges that her seems to be additionally must be “elevated.” Praising Faulkner for at all times having her fingers on the heartbeat, Visage says, “She’s at all times attempting to push me in that side. She’ll say, ‘Let’s do a blue lip.’ I’ll say, ‘You can fuck off, it’s by no means going to occur.’”
Although Faulkner could problem Visage to step exterior her consolation zone, she is aware of her method round Visage’s face and might rework her each week, bringing drama and trend to the palette.

“A lady of a sure age would possibly suppose she couldn’t put on one thing. We’re right here each week proving which you could,” Faulkner says.

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