Of all the characters in the movie, the Prince, played by King, has the most noticeable example of traditional makeup with her dark-black, smoky eyeshadow, which is meant to hint at the duality of her character.
The goal was to make her look innocent but with some edge. In the movie, the Prince is a college student, so they wanted her entire look to be age appropriate, all while also speaking to this darker side of her personality as an assassin. "We wanted her to really be very unassuming because when you first see her, you think she's so innocent and it's like, 'What's she up to?'" Arceneaux says.
"We tested her with a soft smoky-eye look, and it really worked once she committed to chopping her hair into a bob." That blunt, angular bob haircut is also a nod to King's twisted personality and is the haircut of choice for many strong women in TV and film. To create that makeup, Arceneaux and her team used a myriad of products, but two eyeliners really carried the look: the Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner Pencil ($5) and the Inglot Gel Liner ($22).
King's hands also contribute to her story. "Her nails were important because we see her hands a lot," she says. "She's working with the gun, and then she has to do stunts, so we had to really play into that." They knew King's nails had to be short and minimal but also polished, so they ended up going with a classic baby-pink manicure. They also added a dangling rosary tattoo to King's hand.
