Lizzo's makeup artist breaks down 3 of her most iconic looks

• Alexx Mayo has been a part of Lizzo's glam team for the past two years, doing her makeup on tour, for music videos, and red carpet events.
• Alexx specializes in metallic eyes and colorful eyeshadows.
• He breaks down three of Lizzo's most iconic looks for INSIDER: the 2019 MET Gala, AFROPUNK Festival in Paris, and the Indy Pride Festival.

Following is a transcript of the video:

Caroline Aghajanian: Known for her energetic performances and body-positive lyrics, Lizzo is dominating the music charts with hits like "Truth Hurts," "Juice," and "Good as Hell." And her glam doesn't go unnoticed, starting with her makeup looks. She's rocked jeweled eyes and neon liner and metallic lids, and we're gonna learn how she does it. Meet Alexx Mayo. He's been Lizzo's go-to makeup artist for the last two years, and he's gonna show us how to achieve some of her most eye-catching looks at home.

Alexx: Once we saw the coat that Marc Jacobs made, custom, for Lizzo, we immediately got inspired. Working together with the team, we really got this, like, old-Hollywood vibe from it. But, and we thought, instead of creating, like, a typical old-Hollywood-glamour look makeup-wise, we wanted to use pink tones. First things first, I'm gonna start off with an eyeshadow base. And what this does, basically, is it helps the eyeshadow have something to kind of stick onto, but also to really show the vibrancy of the colors. I like to kind of start off by etching the shape that I want to go with for the eye first. And then worrying about blending and that sort of thing later. I like to kind of use pressing motions to really get the saturation of color. And also just, like, little circular motions, and that's what helps you blend. Gonna use the Urban Decay Moondust palette, and this is the color called Specter. And I'm going to use more of a flat brush for this. I'm just going to really grab the shadow onto the brush. I like to mist the brush. This works with a lot of shadows that have pearl or shimmer to it. And it really just kind of helps it to glide on and to really get that intensity. This is the Urban Decay Perversion mascara. Gonna have you look straight up. I like to do bottom lashes first, so that way, my client, when she needs to look up, if I did her lashes first on top then I would get smudges and smears everywhere. So always doing bottom first is key for me. Pretty much sums it up. This is your 2019 Met Gala look.

Caroline Aghajanian: Alexx and Lizzo achieved a similar look for Afropunk in Paris.

Alexx: This is a lot of fun. This is more of an emerald look, so kind of playing with the same sort of shape that we went with before. A bit more rounded, but definitely that high-impact look. I love these sort of foil eyeshadows. I like using my finger for these, because they almost turn into, like, a liquid metal.

Caroline Aghajanian: Last but not least, a rainbow look from the Indy Pride Festival where Lizzo performed. Alexx: Now, there's been so many different versions of this. I really liked to kind of keep the warmer colors on top of the eye, and then working with more of the cooler tones on the bottom of the eye. I'm really pressing it down, and that's how you really get the highest impact from matte colors.

Caroline Aghajanian: Alexx then blends colors by bringing the lighter shade over the darker one.

Alexx: With a red this shade, we want it to be a little bit softer than the other one, so I'm using a little bit more of a fluffier brush. Something a little smaller, too, 'cause I really wanted to concentrate where this color goes.

Caroline Aghajanian: With a purple shade and the tip of a flat brush, Alexx etches and defines the crease of the eyes.

Alexx: I love using, like, a shimmery shade right in the inner corner of the eye. That really gives, it opens up the eye, and it just gives it that extra pop. What I love about working with Lizzo, you really get to have fun. I think that if you're someone who wants to start playing with color, I think that, you know, you don't have to go too overboard right away. I think that even just adding a little bit, instead of using a black eyeliner using a blue eyeliner or a purple eyeliner. Those are easy transitions into playing with color. At the end of the day, it's just makeup. And you can always wash it off; it's not permanent. And just have fun with it.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published in October 2019.