While season one of "Euphoria" was all about glitz and glamour (and lots of eye decals), the second season's makeup looks are intended to mirror the emotions and circumstances the characters find themselves in. "The looks [are] even more raw and expressive," Doniella Davy, the show's makeup department head, previously told POPSUGAR. "This whole season is a bit darker — a lot darker."
During the pandemic-induced hiatus between the first and second seasons, "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson challenged Davy to shift her mood boards to align with what's next for the East Highland High School teens. "I was thinking, 'What else do I want to say about makeup? How can I continue the story of what "Euphoria" season one makeup was and shift it — make it more refined, more mysterious or discoverable, maybe less color across the board, but super bold color just here and there?'" Davy said.
With more than a dozen hour-long episodes now out, the hit HBO series has given us plenty of iconic makeup looks. Ahead, we've rounded up the best beauty moments from "Euphoria" — starting with the most recent episode and going all the way back to the beginning — to help you keep abreast of what's trending in the makeup world. Keep scrolling to get inspiration for your next big outing, courtesy of Davy and her talented team.
1Sydney Sweeney's Makeup as Cassie in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 3
Episode three of "Euphoria" gave Cassie a lot of playing ground to showcase different makeup looks (which makes sense, considering she was waking up "three hours" before school to get ready), each one of which centered around her gorgeous eye makeup. From double-winged eyeliner to a pop of eyeshadow color to eye gems, her looks could create a whole mood board.
1 / 20
2Barbie Ferreira's Makeup as Kat in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 2
For this look, Davy opted for a dark-wine lipstick, balancing out the vampy lips with "blended color splashes on the inner and outer corners of her eyes."
2 / 20
3Hunter Schafer's Makeup as Jules in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 2
Jules's abstract eye makeup for the impromptu bowling session includes intricate details smattered across the eyelids, as seen in the picture above. Here, Davy and Schafer played with blue, black, and white colors to create this breathtaking design.
3 / 20
4Hunter Schafer's Makeup as Jules in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 2
Image Source: Eddy Chen/HBO
At first glance, this may seem like a pared-down look for Jules. Look closer, however, and you can see white whisker wings on her upper lash line.
4 / 20
5Alexa Demie's Makeup as Maddy in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 2
According to Davy, Demie chimed in with lots of creative ideas for Maddy's look heading into season two, including this look featuring a sharp double-wing liner against a neutral pink eye shadow. It's understated, yet elegant.
5 / 20
6Barbie Ferreira's Makeup as Kat in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 1
Kat is going through a self-discovery-slash-identity-crisis in "Euphoria's" second season. To match Kat's inner turmoil, Davy brought "a playful freshness to Kat's makeup" compared with last season. She experimented with chartreuse eyeshadow paired with a clean lower lash line. Here, Ferreira wears brown lip liner and gloss to complement the '90s-inspired hair.
6 / 20
7Sydney Sweeney's Makeup as Cassie in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 1
In the first episode of season two, Cassie wears tiny rhinestones scattered neatly over a pink-peach eyeshadow wing. Davy gave Cassie a dewy look with "super flushy cheeks and lips" for the premiere to give the impression that she'd been making out or crying (or both), or that she'd been "nervously biting her lip."
7 / 20
8Alexa Demie's Makeup as Maddy in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 1
Maddy is known for her graphic eyeliner, and this one extends to create an extra-long wing. "[Demie] had a really strong vision for her character this year," Davy said. "She really wanted to eliminate a lot of color and really focus on more wing shapes."
8 / 20
9Hunter Schafer's Makeup as Jules in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 1
Jules's eyes were the focus of her NYE party makeup. Jules is exploring her femininity, as seen in the episode "F*ck Anyone Who's Not A Sea Blob," and to reflect that in her makeup, Davy drew inspiration from the outline of a mermaid's purse (a tough, leathery pouch that protects a shark or skate embryo).
9 / 20
10Maude Apatow's Makeup as Lexi in "Euphoria" Season 2, Episode 1
Lexi is turning over a new leaf in the second season of "Euphoria," and her makeup gives us a sense of her evolution. Her NYE look — coral eyeshadow with glitter sprinkled over — reflects her understated trajectory.
10 / 20
11Zendaya's Makeup as Rue in "Euphoria" Season 1, Episode 8
To accompany Jules's fantasies of hurting Nate in the season one finale, Davy took a cheeky approach. Schafer is wearing Face Lace iridescent eye-spikes ($40) here.
13 / 20
14Barbie Ferreira's Makeup as Kat in "Euphoria" Season 1, Episode 8