Known for their opulent makeup and exaggerated features, drag queens are rarely used as examples for beauty looks. Too often dismissed as "paint cans" or "cabaret clowns," they nevertheless possess techniques that makeup artists prefer to keep quiet. Here is the key to their transformation that spontaneously changes their appearance and flatters their eyes beautifully.<\/p>\n
Eyes heavily made up with colorful eyeshadow, XXL eyelashes like those of wax dolls, a complexion sculpted by contouring, a falsely plump mouth adorned with... The very embodiment of the word diva, the personification of glamour in its most radical form, drag queens create art with eyeshadow, gloss<\/a> , and blush<\/a> . They are, in a way, the Van Goghs of beauty: artists sometimes misunderstood but often admired.<\/p>\n Drag queens aren't exactly the greatest aesthetic icons. Yet they certainly possess more knowledge than the self-proclaimed clean girls of the internet. Obviously, the idea isn't to copy their maximalist and outrageous stage looks exactly, unless you have a costume party coming up. No, the goal here is to learn from their physical transformation.<\/p>\n In an enlightening video, Kardi Blac of the @makeupbykardiblac<\/a> account teaches us the basics of a feline, hypnotic, and mysterious gaze. Instead of simply drawing a line along the lash line and creating a flick at the outer corner of the eye, the makeup artist<\/a> begins by drawing a nude line near the waterline, along the lower lash line. And it's this detail that makes all the difference. In addition to clearly defining the makeup and providing a guiding line, this brushstroke instantly brightens the eyes. Using an angled brush, the master of highlighting creates a line of black eyeliner, extending it from the inner corner of the eye to the inner corner of the temple. <\/p>\n\n