A deep-dive into the people behind the beauty looks.
Traditionally, the “B-side” refers to the flip-side of a record.
They pull the references, scour the archives, and paint the picture you see on the big screen.
The celebrity, model, or actor is the single with the most air time.
But the glam team?
They’re the producers, conductors, friends, and family.
Christine Hahn for Byrdie
For lack of a less ubiquitous phrase, they make it work.
Because the origin of a look is just as important as the look itself.
The backstory deserves its own hard-earned glory.
Christine Hahn for Byrdie
In fact, Halsey did her own makeup for the shoot.
“We really connectedand it’s been a journey since.
“She’s amazing artistnot only as a singer, but in poetry, painting, and makeup.
Her creativity is very well-rounded.”
“There’s such beautiful inertia between us,” Harper explains.
“Together, we’ve been able to push her look and create her signatures.”
The shoot’s first hairstyle was meant to complement the makeup.
“When you look at it, it makes sense as a whole,” he says.
It feels like Halsey; raw and beautiful at once.
In fact, it reminds Harper of his favorite memory with Halsey.
“It was a torrential downpour,” he tells me.
“She did it, and she always bodies it,” he says with palpable admiration.
Christine Hahn for Byrdie
Makeup: Halsey
Halsey first began doing her own makeup out of necessity.
And they didnt have one.
As she became more cemented in her career, Halsey began working with incredible makeup artists in the industry.
So, while she was promoting her second album, she started doing her own makeup again.
I could pump myself up if I was having a hard day.
“Makeup became tangential to some of the greatest loves of her life,” she declares.
“It helps me prepare to be the best version of myself,” she says.
Halsey considers herself as a full-fledged professional makeup artist, which includes the not-so-glamorous side of makeup artistry.
“I show up to all of my shoots, and I set up my kit.
And pack it up and send it on the plane,” she says.
She credits this quiet alone time for keeping her grounded.
The person I am at work isn’t always the same as the one I am behind closed doors.
We end our interview and I can finally see Halsey as a multidimensional person.
Someone who needs to feel normal as much as she needs the rush of the crowd.
Celebrity is confusing, but it seems she has it figured out.
