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30 • THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2025 THE STUDIO B Y V A N E S S A P R I C E D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R & J O R J E E D O U G L A S S D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P S E T T I N G U P This was the dream project if there ever was one. The look of the show was so stylized that it felt period. Hollywood feels romantic, with a lot of Old Hollywood clashing with the younger generation. Jorjee and I have been working together since Three's Company. We kid—there will be jokes in this article. None of the looks or creative elements were written into the script. Our showrunners, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, trusted our creative visions and let us take the reins. Vanessa: For the hair department, inspiration started with production supervisor Julie Berghoff's designs for the Continental Studios office, and Kameron Lennox, our costume designer. Our cast was so collaborative and trusting; they really let me do my thing. My team executed my visions beautifully, adding and subtracting where needed. Alexandra Ford and Lauren McKeever brought themselves into the show stylistically and contributed a great deal. Jorjee: For the make-up department, once Mrs. Lennox sent us her costume deck, we knew this comedy would be highly stylized. I discussed looks and make-up with each actor beforehand and shared their costume looks with our key artists, Gillian Whitlock and Robin Glaser. I gave my suggested direction for each character but also allowed creative freedom for both the actors and artists. Vanessa: Catherine O'Hara as Patty and I created her looks with the intention of telling her character's arc. We had two wigs made by Rob Pickens and the wig associates. The wigs—one curly and one straight—were then cut, colored, and styled by my team and me. Jorjee: For Patty, we meet her in her lowest state, with smeared mascara from crying. Later, in her home, she looks like she hasn't showered since we last saw her. As she comes into herself, her make- up becomes more refined but still a little overdone. Vanessa: Kathryn Hahn as Maya was completely open to us experimenting with her trendy looks. She was the "girl in the video" 20 years too late. We had fun with different hair styles for each episode, using many hairpieces. The piece we used on her in the finale weighed four to five pounds. That woman is a beast. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF APPLE TV+ Jorjee: Maya was a paranoid, aging career woman constantly checking the latest fashion trends. Tracking her ever-changing, extra-long nail extensions, which were custom-made press-ons, was a challenge! Her brows were drawn in thick and locked in with brow gel. Her eyes and lips often changed as well. Vanessa: For Chase Sui Wonders' character, Quinn, we chose a crisp bob with an asymmetrical fringe. We added a little undercut around the ears to give some cool movement. For the finale, we wanted a kickass moment where she officially became "one of the boys." Chase and I had discussed a pixie cut since before filming. The time was right, and we got the green light. So striking. Jorjee: Quinn had a cat eye with black liner and lots of natural lashes. We used a dark brown lip liner with a sheer dark berry-tinted lip stain. I noticed her unique lip line technique and asked if we could incorporate it into her character, to which she agreed. In the final episode, to match her chic pixie, we went with a darker liquid cat eye. Vanessa: Bryan Cranston as Griffin Mill was so much fun. He really wanted to go all in; we cut, colored, and styled him into a total Kathryn Hahn (Maya Mason)