Keke Palmer Cinderella
How Keke Palmer Is Changing the Face of Cinderella
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PS: How would you describe Cinderella’s beauty look?
KP: She has two beauty looks — the second one isn’t as changed as people think it is. It’s really just [the addition of] lipgloss.
PS: How do you transform so quickly from the rags to riches?
KP: I can’t tell you all my secrets, but it is a lot of magic and a lot of quickness. The makeup look is pretty much just fresh faced.
PS: Cinderella also has a wonderful, illuminated glow.
KP: Very true. It’s all of that. I definitely use gold [highlighter] on the lid and underneath the eyebrow. The blush is a ruby color with a lot of shimmer in it. I also use MAC Prep + Prime BB Beauty Balm Compact SPF 30 in Amber Lights ($30); then under my eyes, I use another sparkly product that hits the light to give it some punch without being too glam. Cinderella is not really glam, but more so has a fresh faced and a natural glow from within.
PS: I know some of the other Broadway Disney princesses learned how to do the stage makeup from the show’s artists and then do their own look each night. Do you do your own makeup?
KP: I do my own makeup every night.
PS: Have you’ve been taking any of Cinderella’s makeup secrets and using them in your own life?
KP: I’ve always loved makeup. Right now I am getting back into a fully “beaten” face like contouring and all that exciting stuff. I’m looking forward to going to the store to get more makeup. In the makeup world, people always say you’re face is “beat” because it’s literally punched up to the point of beaten, but in a beautiful way.
PS: What are your favorite foundations for your skin tone?
KP: I use a couple of things, and my skin is not perfect. I had a lot of acne growing up, and it was hard to cover up the scars. I came up with my own kind of thing, and what I use is Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15 in Warm Almond ($48). I use it all over my face, and then I use Cover FX concealer. It’s thick enough to cover scaring, but it’s not cakey. I mix two colors from Color FX — In Deep and X Deep.
PS: How do you keep your skin in good shape once you remove all of the stage makeup?
KP: It’s so annoying, and I hate it because I have to go out to fans [without stage hair and makeup], and I don’t want them to be like, “Where’s Cinderella? Who is this bum on the corner?” I look so completely different when I take off my hair and makeup. My hair is a hassle, because it gets pin curled to wear under the wigs. My hair gets so poofed [when I take it out], and I don’t have time to style it. Usually I wet my hair, put some Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls Styling Cream ($22) on it, and allow it to be in its natural state — just curly. But I can’t go out into the cold like that so I literally just put a hat on to cover up that bush, and I keep my makeup on until I’m done signing autographs.