The first time we see Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) this season, she's drunk, eating gas-station donuts on the curb, and on the brink of making a very questionable decision with Nate (Jacob Elordi). "The goal was anxious and flushed," says Davy. "I knew what she was going to be going through and I really wanted her — deeply needed her — to have some kind of twinkly thing going on to represent this tension with her innocence and the fact that she's about to hook up with her best friend's boyfriend." And thus, the rhinestone wing was born.
You can find similar rhinestones on Amazon, but Davy used individual stone sets from Get Stonned ($5). Juxtaposed against Cassie's wet, rosy cheeks, the look helped the audience feel where Cassie's emotions were coming from and, ultimately, where she would go this season.
If you're looking to copy Cassie's anxious flush, Davy recommends using a red tinted lip balm on the cheeks or the Benefit Benetint Rose Lip & Cheek Tint ($30). And forget using the product to shape and contour — if you really want that Cassie glow, apply the product where you would naturally blush.
