"For Eleanor, her makeup goes from soft and sweet to bold and vicious at times," Arden points out. "This helps us see those moments when Eleanor feels empowered by her upper-hand domination." We get a full taste of Eleanor's onscreen transformation during the bathtub scene after she's revealed her true motives to Drea.
"Eleanor begins to wear a deep-red lip as she begins spiraling, a juxtaposition to the soft and calm colors she had worn until the moment she begins to feel empowered by her revenge plot," Arden continues. When Eleanor reaches the peak of her emotions, she stares into the mirror and smudges her lipstick off in what has since become one of the most iconic scenes of the movie. "For this moment, I used a heavy application of Vendetta by Pat McGrath Labs," Arden says. "The name of the lipstick is so fitting for the moment! The heavy application of the lip color makes it appear slightly darker in the dimly lit room than in the hospital room, however, we needed maximum smear!"
