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Makeup· Los Angeles, USA · Updated 14 May 2026

Donni Davy

Emmy-winning Euphoria head makeup artist Donni Davy launched Half Magic Beauty in 2022 with A24 — translating the show's surreal, glitter-forward face language into a Sephora line that became one of the era's most influential indie makeup launches.

"Makeup as art-school play, not red-carpet performance."

Donni Davy
Background

Davy was the head makeup artist on HBO's Euphoria, winning an Emmy for the show's heavily stylised, glitter-and-gem face looks that rewrote youth beauty culture in the early 2020s.

She launched Half Magic Beauty in 2022 in partnership with A24, bringing the show's aesthetic — Glitterpuck shimmer, Face Gemzz adhesive crystals, Eye Mascara liners — into a Sephora-distributed line.

Philosophy

Makeup is a language, not a uniform.

Set work is product testing — if it survives a 14-hour shoot, it survives a Sephora launch.

Career timeline
  • 2018–2022
    Head makeup artist on HBO's Euphoria; wins Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup
  • 2022
    Launches Half Magic Beauty in partnership with A24
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  • Donni Davy's Half Magic Beauty Launches With A24

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