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After the lull of summer, the Emmys always bring a welcome return to award show season. (And are typically much more fun because its all about TV.) To kick off the night, Glamour‘s October cover star, Issa Rae, gave us a look behind the scenes at the makeup she and celebrity makeup artist Joanna Simkin used, all based around the fabulous powder blue Vera Wang jumpsuit she chose for the evening. (Which, BTW, featured over 3,000 crystals. No big deal.)

Inspired by a sketch of Rae’s outfit, Simkin asked for a fabric swatch of the jumpsuit to base her beauty look around (that outfit-eyeshadow coordination doesn’t just happen by accident). Her skin is always the star, but L.A.’s 83-degree weather tonight didn’t make things easy, Simkin says. The Emmys usually call for long-wearing, batten-the-hatches foundation, but they didn’t want to interfere with Rae’s glow for the night. Instead, Simkin started by layering on CoverGirl truBLEND Matte Made Foundation in D80 Soft Sable, and then brushed on the Glowing Up TruBlend Super Stunner Highlight Palette to set the foundation on Rae’s cheekbones, brow bones, and cupid’s bow (Rae is an ambassador for the brand).

The fabric swatch came into play for Rae’s eyes, where Simkin swept the bright, peacock blue color in CoverGirl’s TruNaked Dazed palette. To tone it down slightly while keeping the color coordination, Simkin blended the center shade from the Super Stunner palette in It’s Lit across the blue. She defined Rae’s eyes with the darkest shade in the TruNaked Nudes palette, drawing it out into a gentle flick that made Rae’s eyes look huge.

After defining her eyebrows with the CoverGirl Easy Breezy Brow Sculpting Set, they used the brand’s Flourish mascara to finish her eyes. And for her lips, Simkin chose CoverGirl’s Exhibitionist Demi-Matte lipstick in Streaker, a pinky-nude color that didn’t pull too much attention away from Rae’s jumpsuit.

That was intentional: Simkin says that Rae was adamant about wearing a Vera Wang design, since the designer dressed her last year. “Vera Wang hooked me up,” Rae told Giuliana Rancic on E!’s Live From the Red Carpet. She continued: “It’s just really, really dope to be recognized. My nomination represents the show’s nomination… our writers and our directors. We’re just happy to be thought of and talked about.” Other than the Vera Wang repeat, last year felt a world away, Simkin says. Since this is Rae’s first time being nominated for an award, the night means more than ever before.

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