Ahhh...ARI
MAKEUP: CrystalEyez’d - Swarovski Crystals, and rms beauty “Living Luminizer” all over the lid/ Bare Minerals Mineralist Lip Gloss Balm in “Ingenuity”/ MAC Lash #82 - “Seductress”/ Hair: On Wet Hair, curls were set with Davines Liquid Spell Foam. Once dried, the root was sprayED with LOVE Curl Revitalizer (Davines), and OI Oil (Davines)—twisting the hair in small sections/ CLOTHING: Dress - Sapodillas/ Silver Ring - Steff Eleoff/ Gem rings - vintage/ Earrings - custom made/ Boots - vintage
Rising star
Ari Hicks
is taking the
music industry
by storm.
WORDS By: brittany SINCLAIR
PHOTOGRAPHER// RYAN MCCOY
STYLING// SARA ROBERTS—P1M
CONTRIBUTING BEAUTY EDITOR + MAKEUP// BRITTANY SINCLAIR—P1M
HAIR// MELANIE GUILLE USING DAVINES AND GÖT2B—THE CANVAS AGENCY
With only a few years under her belt, she is already carving out a career that most artists could only dream of. Ari joins us on set for a fun editorial showcasing a few of this season's hottest trends, and dishes to us an inside look on her beauty must haves, influences, and tips! P.S. her new single is dropping April 30 “Everyone is Disappointing.” Be sure to check it out!
LET ME SET THE SCENE. DOORS OPEN—ARI COMES IN WITH THE BIGGEST SMILE, A WARM WELCOME, AND COFFEE FOR EVERYONE. CHECK, CHECK, CHECK! SHE INTRODUCES HERSELF TO EVERYONE AND WAS GENUINELY EXCITED FOR THE DAY. IT REALLY SETS THE TONE WHEN THE ARTIST YOU’RE WORKING WITH COMES IN WITH SUCH POSITIVE ENERGY. FOR THOSE OF US WHO WORK ON SETS, IT’S ALWAYS NERVE-RACKING WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH TALENT, HOPING THAT WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR THEM—MAKEUP, HAIR, STYLING, LIGHTING, THAT THEY WILL BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULT. PHOTOGRAPHER, RYAN MCCOY, CAPTURED THE DAY BEAUTIFULLY.
Davines Liquid Spell Foam
RMS Living Luminizer
What is your approach to makeup ?
Honestly, I would love to learn how to improve my makeup skills. I always wished I was better, but truth be told I’m a little helpless. I keep my makeup pretty simple— the most adventurous I get is putting bronzer on my eyelids as eyeshadow because I can’t figure out proper eyeshadow for the life of me.
Do you draw inspiration from anyone in particular?
I wouldn’t say from a specific person. I definitely have my favourites—especially artist wise. But there are so many amazing talents out there and places to draw inspiration from, that I kind of try and keep my eyes and ears open for the things that excite and motivate me.
What’s your secret to keeping your
skin looking healthy, radiant, and beautiful?
I honestly just don’t use much on my face! All these in depth skincare routines just don’t work for my skin I think. I use micellar water to take makeup off, and a moisturizer with aloe. When it comes to acne I actually use apple cider vinegar as a spot treatment.
MAKEUP: CrystalEyez’d - Swarovski Crystals, and rms beauty “Living Luminizer” all over the lid/ Bare Minerals Mineralist Lip Gloss Balm in “Ingenuity”/ MAC Lash #82 - “Seductress”/ Hair: göt2b Ultra Glued to sculpt and shape the front pieces/ CLOTHING: Long White Lace Custom made bodysuit/ Gem rings - vintage/ Shoes - Stuart Weitzman
MAKEUP: Lip– Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint in “Undefeated” and Slip Shine Sheer Shiny Lipstick in “Vamps Who Brunch” / Hair: göt2b Ultra Glued to sculpt and shape the front pieces/ CLOTHING: Jean Two-Piece top and jeans- Marine Serre/ Gem rings - vintage/ Necklace - custom made
Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint in “Undefeated”
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR MAKEUP ROUTINE AND SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE PRODUCTS YOU LIKE TO USE ATM?
I stopped using foundation for the most part. I use the Dior backstage foundation and apply with my fingers almost like a tinted moisturizer. I recently got the Charlotte tilbury contour wand that I definitely love!
DO YOU HAVE A SIGNATURE LOOK? IF SO, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT ARE YOUR GO TO-PRODUCTS?
Makeup wise—pretty naturally faced (mainly because I don’t know how to do anything else.) if I’m feeling fancy, sometimes I’ll attempt to add a liquid eyeliner.
Pat McGrath Labs Mothership III: Subversive Palette
MAKEUP: Eye –Pat McGrath Labs Mothership III: Subversive Palette – VR Pink On the LIf and Astral Ghost to Highlight inner eye/ Lips – Nars Audacious Lipstick in Augustine with Lano 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm on top/ Skin – Bite Beauty Supercharged Micellar Foundation and a few shades deeper for a beautiful and natural bonze look and contour/ Rare Beauty Cream Blush in “Nearly Rose”/ Hair: On Wet Hair, curls were set with Davines Liquid Spell Foam. Once dried, the root was sprayED with LOVE Curl Revitalizer (Davines), and OI Oil (Davines)—twisting the hair in small sections/ CLOTHING:White Cloud Dress/ Dress - L'Uomo Strano/ Silver Ring - Steff Eleoff
Gem rings - vintage/ Necklace - Justine Clenquet
MAKEUP: Eye-Make Up For Ever – Artist Color Eye Shadow in Celestial Blue Glitter and Lagoon Blue Glitter/ Charlotte Tilbury Super Model Lipstick/HAIR: CLOTHING: Dress - Jafine/ Earrings - Steff Eleoff/ Gem rings - vintage/
Are there any looks you’ve seen and have wanted to experiment with?
Coloured eyeliner is something I’ve always wanted to try. Mainly red or yellow, or something neon could be really cool!
I have to ask about your hair—your curls are a dream. What products do you like to use ?
I just recently found this brand called MANE club. I started using their hair masks which I 10/10 recommend. Otherwise they also have a spray, oil and curl cream that I’ve come to love. Its funny—ever since I found them a little while ago, they seem to be the only brand I use. Style wise I’ve started using a three-pronged iron to “crimp” pieces of my hair to blend with my curls, which I really like.
Is there any beauty advice you would like to share?
In terms of advice on how to do your makeup or the best skin product, I definitely wouldn’t be the right person to ask. However when it comes to someone and their beauty as a person, if there’s one piece of advice I could give its that everyone has something about themselves that they may wish they could change, but please do not waste time comparing yourself to someone else. It will only devaluate the beauty you are, and intern make you unhappy with what you have. You’re beautiful the way you are.
MAKE UP FOR EVER ARTIST COLOR EYE SHADOW
Nars Audacious Lipstick in Augustine
You’re such a talented artist.
What’s next? Is there anything
you’ve been working on that we should expect?
YES! I have my first single of 2021 dropping April 30th. I’ve been super excited to announce this one, and I genuinely can’t wait to see what everyone thinks of it. This year music wise will be singles focused with hopefully a feature or two!
