Violet Harmon's Makeup, an Overview & Analysis
Throughout American Horror Story Violet wears very minimal and natural-looking makeup. She wears a little more in specific scenes, with mascara, a bit of blush, and an occasional lip gloss or stain.
Here are some photo examples:
Eryn Krueger Mekash, the makeup artist for season one of American Horror Story, did a few interviews in 2011 about the makeup she used on Glee, including exact makeup products!
Since these interviews are from 2011, it's safe to assume that these products/techniques were also used on AHS's actors!
Eryn mentioned using lip stains, specifically the Tarte Lip Stain in Envy while filming Glee. It's likely that she used some sort of lip stain on Taissa in the photos above, so this could be an exact product used on Taissa!
In a different interview from late 2011, she talks about using the Stila Convertible Color cream blushes on Glee actors. Luckily, these blushes are still available to purchase today! For shades she might have used on Taissa, I think Lillium (nude pink color) suits Vi the best.
Eryn also mentioned using Covergirl's LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara in Black on actress Lea Michelle while filming Glee. She said she would only apply it to the top lashes, which is the same technique she used on Taissa. And for lips, she would use Korres Lip Butter in Pomegranate or Smith’s Rosebud Salve.
All of these products are still available to buy online, and are *fairly* inexpensive!
In Halloween: Part 1, while Violet is doing Addy's makeup, you can see some of the products she is using!
It's hard to identify most of these products since the coloring for Murder House is sooo dark, but there are a couple of bright pink blushes and a blue/purple eyeshadow palette.
Tips on how to replicate Violet's makeup:
Using info from the interviews with Taissa's makeup artist, we sort of know the types of products Violet would use, including:
soft pink cream blushes
lip stain and tinted lip balm
mascara (only applied to the top lashes)
curled lashes and slightly filled in brows
Taissa's makeup artist also mentioned using skin tints on actors to give a more "youthful look", which could be what she used for Violet's base! She also wore a very neutral brown eyeshadow in certain scenes.
I also a found couple Violet-inspired makeup tutorials on YouTube that you could follow! Here are the links :)
I have to credit @harmonaesthetic for finding the articles and interviews about the Murder House makeup artist! They did a deep dive into Violet's makeup throughout the show, and if you haven't seen their post, I definitely recommend checking it out! (it's linked here <3)
I love making analysis posts, so hopefully you enjoyed this <3! I hope this could help a little bit, thanks for reading :)
