Makeup artist Benjamin Puckey was the blessed individual and makeup artist with whom Uma Thurman shared her technique, per Byrdie. He has worked with her on several occasions; he did her makeup for the Oscars in 2022, shared in an Instagram post, and also for her cover and spread in The Edit magazine in 2014, per Models.com. Thurman was first a model before establishing her career as an actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe three times for her performances in 2004 for “Kill Bill Vol. 1,” 2005 for “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” and 1995 for “Pulp Fiction,” before winning one in 2003 for her performance in the limited series “Hysterical Blindness,” per The Golden Globes. As such, she is no stranger to makeup fit for the camera, even teaching her makeup artists a thing or two.
“I learned this technique from Uma Thurman,” Puckey told Byrdie. “Apply blush higher on the cheekbones to shape and optically lift your face.” While Thurman’s famous cheekbones might not be an illusion, they could definitely be enhanced by this makeup technique.
And it seems that Thurman’s advice has caught on. Speaking with The Zoe Report, makeup artist Camara Aunique describes that blush “just gives some type of dimension to the skin and face.” In contrast, makeup artist Neil Scibelli affirms that it can “compliment the contours of the face by accentuating the cheekbones and the structures around them.”
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