
Kendall Jenner is down to experiment with her makeup, as long as she keeps her base the same.
For the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2, Jenner, 29, wanted her makeup to be a bit “on the darker side” with the same signature glow she regularly dons. “We never take it too far,” she explained to Vanity Fair while getting ready in a YouTube video directed by Kirsten White and published on Monday, March 3.
Jenner’s makeup artist, Mary Phillips, agreed with her, sharing, “We’ll change the tones of the makeup but we’ll keep her signature makeup look very similar.” She then dusted the Infallible Blur-fection Powder under Jenner’s eyes and on the centers of her face. Phillips gave the Kardashians star the exact eye look she wanted, which included bronzed eyeshadow and flirty lashes that came courtesy of L’Oreal Paris Panorama mascara
As she got glammed up, the model praised Phillips — whom she’s worked with for nine years — and hairstylist Tamás Tüzes, calling the team her “angels sent from heaven.”
“I literally don’t go anywhere without Mary,” the supermodel said. “I will not step foot on a red carpet without Mary.”
Jenner continued, making Phillips blush, “She’s the best thing to ever happen to me. I’m obsessed with her. She’s more than a makeup artist — she’s my family.”
Phillips then returned the love to Jenner, telling her, “It’s very mutual. She saved me, too. We found each other.”
Jenner — who only stays out late “five nights out of the year” — also praised her new hairstylist, Tüzes, noting she felt “so lucky” to be working with both of them.
The 818 founder knows how truly “important” it is to have a good glam team and credited many of her looks to them. “It’s also [about] having good energy with you and people you trust and feel comfortable with and that lift you up,” she explained.
Jenner also gave a shout-out to her vintage 1992 Mugler dress, featuring a rubber lace silhouette, long pagoda sleeves and a keyhole cutout. Styled by Dani Michelle, she felt “honored” to wear the design.
On the 1992 runway, Eva Herzigová modeled the dress in red ruby earrings, which Jenner recreated with custom pieces from Lorraine Schwartz.
Elsewhere in the video, Jenner quipped that a Dirty Shirley would be her Vanity Fair Oscar party cocktail of choice. She even got into the spirit by ordering one to her hotel room before heading out. Cheers to that!