Look Book: Demi Lovato Goes Bold for ‘Neon Lights’

Demi Lovato has released the video for her newest single “Neon Lights.” She uses the song title to drive the visual and make-up artist Jill Powell brought the look to life. CocoPerez.com got Jill to dish on the looks so now we can all give it a try.

Look 1: Kissed by Water

“For the water scenes we wanted beautiful skin, very natural makeup while sill being glamourous. To do this and make her skin look wet, I used 3 different foundation colors to create dimension. I used a waterproof mascara on her eyes and concealer to contour her eyes naturally. I set everything with powder, bronzer and highlighter to make sure it stayed well in the water. To finish the look and make her skin look wet, I massaged Argan Oil into my palms and pressed it onto her face. This made it look like she had no makeup on but perfect glowing, wet skin. A little secret- Demi had the idea to do blue eyebrows to add a little something to the look and match her blue hair color. I loved it and since it was shot in a darker setting, it wasn’t extremely noticeable but was a fun added touch.” (Jill Powell)

Products used:
Make Up For Ever Face and Body Foundation | NARS Sheer Glow Foundation
Laura Mercier Foundation Powder | Smashbox contour palette
Laura Mercier Spellbound Highlighter | Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer
Anastasia Brow gel in blue | MAC pigment in Teal and White Frost to add to the brows for color and shine
Lancôme Hypnose Drama waterproof mascara | Anastasia Lash Genius waterproof mascara sealer

Look 2: Glow In The Dark Face
“We wanted to keep it chic while having fun with black light sensitive makeup. Demi had pulled tons of inspirational images and I used these as a platform to create the look. I did an extreme winged liner using a combination of Wolfe Brothers cream makeup and Make Up For Ever Fluo Nite pigment.

I started out by creating the wing shaped liner with a while eye liner pencil to get the shape. I then used an angled brush and mixed Fluo Nite pigment with Make Up Forever Eye Seal to create a waterproof liquid solution. I used this on top of the white liner and finished the winged liner. To create the lip color I started by using white liner to fill in the shape of the lips and packed pink Fluo nite pigment on top. I used the Wolfe Brothers neon cream makeup to add a clean edge to the lips and also for under Demi’s eyes as eyeliner.” (Jill Powell)

Products used:
Make Up For Ever Fluo Nite Pigment | Make Up For Ever Eye Seal
Wolfe Brothers Neon cream makeup Palette | MAC Fascinating eye liner pencil

“One of the biggest challenges was ensuring the makeup looked good under both lighting set ups. Since it was all shot at the same time I needed the makeup to be compatible in the black light set up as well as full lighting. I didn’t have any black lights in the makeup trailer so I didn’t see what it looked like under black light until we were on set ready to shoot the scenes. Any speck of pigment that fell showed up under black light so I had to be extremely precise with everything. But I think it turned out great!”

“My tip for removing specks of pigment or glitter that has fallen on the cheeks is to lightly press a piece of scotch tape to pick up the excess.” (Jill Powell)