Zendaya’s Vampy Prada Beauty Look Completed Her Spider Transformation
Following the fresh-faced, barely-there beauty direction of The Odyssey New York premiere, Ernesto Casillas took Zendaya in the complete opposite direction for the Spider-Man: Brand New Day LA premiere.
If New York was all about skin that looked naturally radiant, this was about transformation. With Zendaya wearing an Ashi Studio Haute Couture gown that reimagined the anatomy of a spider, the beauty look embraced the same darker mood.
As Ernesto Casillas explained: “We were inspired by the dark nature of the dress to go for a vampy eye that felt more diffused than precise, a throwback to the smoky eyes of the supermodels of the 2010s.”
Before creating that dramatic eye, Casillas began with Prada Beauty’s Augmented Skin Cream, Augmented Skin Essence and Augmented Skin Eye Cream to prepare and hydrate the skin. He then perfected Zendaya’s complexion using Reveal Skin Optimizing Foundation in NW45 and Blurring + Micro Correcting Concealer in LC3, before restoring warmth with Touch Cream to Powder Blush in Cherry. A light veil of Reset Rebalancing Setting Powder locked everything into place while maintaining the skin’s natural finish.
With the complexion established, the focus shifted to the eyes. Rather than the softly sculpted definition we saw a week earlier, Casillas created a hazy charcoal eye that wrapped around the entire eye, creating depth without sharp lines. Dimensions Eyeshadow in Profusion and Primula laid down the smoky base, while the Pradalines Durable Gliding Eye Pencil in Nero and Ember intensified the shape before being diffused for that lived-in finish. Several coats of Pradascope Lash Extending Mascara in Nero Black completed the dramatic effect.
The lips provided the perfect counterpoint to the intensity of the eyes. Rather than introducing another strong colour, Casillas opted for the effortless sheen of Reflection Glossy Balm Universal, layered over Prada Balm in Universal Green.
It was the perfect beauty companion to one of Zendaya’s most conceptual press tour looks, proving once again how closely her makeup and fashion work together to tell the same story.
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