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Keke Palmer's makeup on the set of "Nope" was the perfect example of a "makeunder" and well-timed accidents. In a recent interview with Glamour Magazine [1], Palmer's on-set makeup artist Tym Buacharern [2] revealed her barely there makeup look [3] actually took much longer than you might think to come up with.
"She's a horse trainer," says Buacharern of the character. "She's a total hustler. She will take any job and do any job. So I think that dictates it a little bit." With this in mind, they gave Palmer the appearance of spending a long day out in the heat [4]. This — in addition to another fun Easter egg about Palmer's eyelashes — helped drive the story. Buacharern went on to explain that the actor originally came in with short lash extensions [5] on, which fell out as the movie progressed, highlighting the character's struggle as an aspiring influencer.
It took a few rounds of experimentation to ultimately nail the "no-makeup" look, and that trial-and-error period included some interesting decisions. "I tried [the green hair and face tattoo] on her, and we looked at each other and we go, 'Nah,'" says Buacharern. The duo ended up focusing more on skin care as to not cause any acne flare-ups [6] in Palmer, who has polycystic ovary syndrome disorder [7].
With Palmer and her movie "Nope" currently a hot topic of conversation, you can expect to hear about the film in the next few days. In the meantime, take a look at some of her hidden collection of tattoos here [8].