Watch Auli'i Cravalho's Backstage Beauty Routine From The Little Mermaid Live Musical
Fans know Auli'i Cravalho, the voice of Moana, as a Disney heroine. But she's never been a Disney princess until this week's live-action performance of The Little Mermaid.
Cravalho starred in ABC's live musical, which featured Queen Latifah as Ursula, John Stamos as Chef Louis, and Shaggy as Sebastian the Crab. "The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've been singing these songs since I was a little girl, and to get the chance to be Ariel, and to do it live in front of the whole world, is a dream come true," Cravalho said on Instagram. Thankfully for the rest of us fans, she filmed her entire transformation process into the iconic cartoon character. The resulting video is a gift for any Disney lover who has ever wondered about Ariel's skin-care routine.
Over the course of a sped-up video, we see Cravalho's makeup artist prep her skin using foundation and an under-eye mask. She curls her own lashes, then her makeup artist swoops back in with mascara and an eye shadow brush. We see her makeup artist apply individual lashes and paint on lipstick, slowly completing her transformation into Ariel.
But the exact moment that Cravalho becomes Ariel is when she's fitted with her wavy red wig — which, as the video shows us, is worn over a wig cap spray-painted red. Imagine one of those cheap wigs from a local party store, and then picture the exact opposite. This piece looks just like the cartoon princess's hair: It perfectly recreates the mermaid's waves, voluminous bangs, and vibrant red hair color. The final touch is a purple flower tucked into her side part.
It took me until adulthood to realize that Ariel's gorgeous waves would be impossible to maintain on an actual beach, let alone under the actual sea. But this transformation is so inspiring, I just might believe again.
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