Chapell Roan Paid Homage to Drag Icon Divine With Skinny Brows and Blue Eyeshadow

The rise of Chapell Roan appears like a once-in-a-generation occasion. Whereas she’s been perusing music since she was 17, she was catapulted to fame in what appears like in a single day after drawing a packed Coachella crowd that sang (and danced) to her single, “HOT TO GO!.” She’s labored with Olivia Rodrigo and has a number of TikTok hits below her belt, however what makes her really stand out is her considerate fashion. She at all times has a reference—you could have seen her cosplay of Woman Liberty on the Governer’s Ball in New York—and her newest search for Kentuckiana Satisfaction isn’t any distinction.

For her Satisfaction efficiency in Louisville, Kentucky, Roan was impressed by drag icon Divine, who was a muse of filmmaker John Waters, and appeared in a lot of his motion pictures together with Pink Flamingos. Divine’s signature included exaggerated brows, sky-blue eyeshadow, and a brown-and-pink lip. “Impressed by Divine essentially the most lovely girl on the earth,” the singer shared on Instagram.

The 26-year-old wore her pink hair teased and curled with a tiny facet bang. To realize the Divine make-up look, make-up artist Andrew Dahling crafted sky-high skinny brows that had been detailed with white and blue gradient eyeshadow. On her precise eyelids, Roan wore a grey sparkly eyeshadow and graphic cat eye eyeliner with spidery lashes. A number of Pepto pink blush flushed her cheeks and took the place of bronzer. The completion was her exaggerated brown lipliner paired with pink lipgloss.

She even wore the identical outfit as Divine within the film’s poster however with a twist. Roan added pink rhinestones to the bodice and wore a cheetah print catsuit beneath that peeked out of the costume. The remainder of her band’s make-up additionally took inspiration from Divine’s look.

Roan has spoken many instances about how drag queens have impressed her artistry and her signature make-up look, which incorporates blue eyeshadow and a white base. At Coachella, she stated she’s “Your favourite artist’s favourite artist,” which is a phrase coined by Sasha Colby, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s fifteenth season. Colby famously stated on the present “I am your favourite drag queen’s favourite drag queen.”

From Woman Miss Kier to the Statue of Liberty to Divine, Roan loves a great reference. We won’t wait to see who she channels subsequent.