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BEAuTY inSidER
KIESZA
While Kiesza may be best known for the pow- erful melodies on her 2014 hit single “Hidea- way,” the 28-year-old singer-songwriter also harbours a not-so-secret passion for beauty. In fact, Kiesza (who was born Kiesa Rae Ell- estad in Calgary) recently launched a makeup collaboration with MAC. As it turns out, 2017 appears to be the year of Kiesza, who unveiled her single “Dearly Beloved” in January and has a sophomore album on the way. With her voluminous auburn curls and awless porce- lain complexion, the star is also a Canadian beauty in her own right. Real Style caught up with the vibrant and energetic Kiesza about her new makeup line, signature beauty look and top skincare secrets.
TeLL uS AbouT YouR KieSzA x MAC CoLLeCTioN.
Kiesza: I created what I feel like is a complete look. I think eyebrows, eyes and lips are the full look. I designed the new lip colour with MAC, and then the eyebrow and liner are products that I use and feel are wonderful. “Dearly Beloved”
is the matte lipstick, and it’s a lighter shade. The backstory is I got really obsessed with brown tones, and it was sort of aligned with MAC approaching me for a collaboration. When they asked what kinds of colours I was excited about,
I mentioned that I would love to explore the brown shades. I really wanted to create a brown lipstick that has sort of a rose base to it. A lot of the browns that I had or was nding had a more yellow base—when they wore off, they wore off with a yellow tone. For me, I want something that’s really practical. Also, I really wanted to include
everyone, and make a shade that would work on as many skin tones as possible.
You SuRe HAVe A buSY SCHeDuLe! Do You HAVe ANY TRiCKS foR ALL-DAY, LoNG- LASTiNG MAKeup?
Kiesza: I always nd the rst place for [lipstick] to come off is inside the lip, because you’re touching your tongue. I always dab it dry before I put the lipstick on, and then I might even fan it a little and let it dry. Then I reapply on top of that, and I nd it stays on. Take that extra time when you’re applying it; maybe one extra layer.
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