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*Blue Ivy’s authoritative antics may have drowned out the statement her mom was making at the Grammy Awards Sunday night.
The singer’s turtleneck and cold-shoulder gown topped with a sculptural hat (both by Nicolas Jebran), her Lorraine Schwartz earrings, purple lip and Alain Mikli shades were all in continued support of the Black Panther Party, according to her pro, L’Oréal Paris Celebrity Makeup Artist Sir John.
“It started with Super Bowl last January, and here we are a year later,” he explains to People.com.
In fact, Bey’s Panther tribute started at the Pre-Grammy party held in honor of her husband, Jay-Z.
“If you look at the beret from yesterday (see photos above), the turtleneck part of the dress tonight – its sculptural silhouette. It was a really strong, powerful moment. This is something that is representative of love and solidarity for her people,” he says.
Beyoncé’s custom Judith Leiber clutch was in the shape of a black panther, in case that sartorial theme was not clear. See it below, in the hands of Blue Ivy.
In keeping with the Panther tone of her look, Sir John said he chose powerful makeup.
Read the details below, via People.com:
Sir John applied Glossier Skin Tint (a combo of Dark and Deep) as a base, followed by L’Oréal Paris’ Infallible Total Cover Concealing & Contour Kit to create dimension, and Glossier Cloud Paint in Beam and Haze on the apples of her cheeks. (He also used a yet-to-be-revealed Glossier product on the star earlier in the weekend, which caused fans to go insane with anticipation.)
He then went ahead and gave her a striking eye look, despite knowing that she’d be wearing Alain Mikli sunglasses with her ensemble (“When I found out she wanted to wear [the sunglasses], there was a huge tug of war between us!” he says). “I created a cat eye using a black liquid eye liner, and added a rose gold eye shadow (A yet-to-be released Glossier product. Yes, she’s that boss.) on the center of her eyes. And underneath the eye I used a brown kohl, because brown is less aggressive,” Sir John explains, adding that he then brushed a little Glossier Boy Brow through her arches to set them in place.
For her lips, Sir John used a combination of two matte colors: YSL’s Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip in Fuchsia Intime and Carmine Encounter. (Pro tip: He used a lip liner to line and fill her lips first to ensure her lip color didn’t budge).
Lastly, the pro created a custom glow for his longtime client. “I DIY’d an illuminator by using L’Oréal Paris’ Glowtion mixed with a tiny bit of foundation and lotion. I lacquered that all over her body, then I took a tiny bit of the same product and tapped it on her cheekbones. And then I used a powder highlighter on top of that.”
With the Queen’s look complete, he gave his much younger client, Blue Ivy, a touch of lip gloss. “Blue looks so amazing and fresh in white! She does makeup better than most makeup artists, I hate to say it.”
With the two out the door, Sir John reflected on another symbolic moment with the music icon. “Exactly a year ago she was pregnant! We had a great day then, and I think today was great as well.”
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