Beauty moments of the week: J-Law for Dior Addict, makeup artists are feuding over contouring + more

Date May 15, 2015

A lot can happen in seven days. That’s why every Friday, we’re going to look at three beauty moments we had feelings about, and discuss them accordingly.

1. Jennifer Lawrence is the new face of Dior Addict
Let’s face it, guys: It’s only a matter of time before Jennifer Lawrence begins designing for Dior. Or at least that’s my takeaway after news the Oscar winner/Dior muse was revealed as the new face of Dior Addict Lipstick.

Released on May 12, the first campaign image saw J-Law decked out in her natural-looking glory via Dior’s bronze eyeshadow, peach blush, and a light pink lip gloss, which comes out on September 1st when the brand relaunches with 44 new shades of Dior Addict Lipstick, made with a new formula(!).

But on top of upcoming print ads and commercials, what I think matters most about this news is that Lawrence has now completed her Dior trifecta. As a model for the Miss Dior handbag line, a wearer of Dior to almost every red carpet event, and the face of Dior Addict Lipstick, J-Law has only one option: to teach us how to copy every look. Why? Because that’s what celebrity best friends are for.

A photo posted by patidubroff💋 (@patidubroff) on Mar 27, 2015 at 6:49pm PDT

2. The Kardashians’ makeup artist finds himself in a feud over contouring Things are getting real in the Kardashian camp, but for the first time (ever?), it has nothing to do with them. (Pause for effect.) In the wake of the contouring craze, the gang’s makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic lashed out at makeup artist Pati Dubroff (or so it’s assumed), after an interview (and an Instagram post) in which she said she didn’t like the trend.

“It’s sad to see a successful celebrity makeup artist be flat out rude on Instagram and post photos of people’s faces making fun of them,” Dedivanovic posted. “Having a high and mighty attitude about artistry doesn’t add anything to your portfolio. Snide comments don’t increase your day-rate, they just make you look classless and bitter. Keep your negative and hurtful thoughts to yourself and stop being a bully.”

And okay, fair. Negativity is always a downer. But does pointing out the flaws of a trend constitute as bullying? It’s not like Dubroff is commenting, “Ew I hate this” on Kim’s selfies. In fact, the harshest thing Dubroff said is that contouring “suffocates the skin” and that makeup should be used to “accentuate the things you love, not re-imagine your face.” So if that’s bullying, maybe it’s time for us to just close the Internet up forever and go home.

A photo posted by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on May 14, 2015 at 4:57am PDT

3. Miley Cyrus redefines “raccoon eyes”
Maybe you were too distracted by the fact that Miley Cyrus was throwing money at the paparazzi to notice her glittery racoon eyes. Maybe you were thrown when her eye makeup looked blue in one photo, and then silver in the next. Maybe you thought it all was strictly for the stage just like her suspenders. (Which would be fair. Trust me when I say that wearing those suspenders offstage ends in a lifetime ban from Arby’s.) Maybe you just didn’t care. (How dare you.)

And truth be told, I still don’t know if Miley’s eye makeup is for live performances only. But if anyone can pick up a bold trend and run with it, it’s Miley Cyrus. Girlfriend dyed her underarm hair pink and got a Barbie doll in commemoration.

So to the glitter, I say finally. Not just because I’m ready to start slathering myself in glitter balm like I did in eighth grade, but because if we’re going to re-attempt racoon eyes, they need to be the literal opposite of what happened in the mid-2000s.