Style and Grooming
Zara Larsson's Tour Makeup: Her Artist's Anime Blush and Glitter Tricks, and How to Wear Them to a Concert
How did Zara Larsson's makeup artist create her tour looks, and can you copy them for a concert? For Larsson's first headlining shows in Tokyo on October 7 and 8, 2026, longtime makeup artist Sophia Sinot did a manga inspired face one night and a Hello Kitty face the next, built on the same base she used all tour: golden tan skin powdered matte, with shimmer on top. [1] You can copy the idea with three things: a sharp wing, high pink blush and a little glitter.
Short answer
- Night one: lilac lids, bright white inner corners, black wings with drawn on spiky lashes, and pink blush with "blush lines" under the eyes. [1]
- Night two: a crystal Hello Kitty bow over one brow, black glitter whiskers, frosty white shimmer lids. [1]
- For you: keep the high blush and spiky lower lashes, skip the crystals unless it is a big night.
What Sinot did, according to L'Officiel
The L'Officiel USA report from October 13, 2026 broke down both nights. [1]
Night one, manga blush and doll lashes. Sinot washed soft lilac over the lids, put bright white in the inner corners, under the brows and on the lower lash line, then drew black wings past the outer corners with hand drawn spiky lashes above and below. She added clustered false lashes. She swept pink blush high on the cheekbones, just under the eyes, and drew diagonal pink hatch marks over it, the shorthand manga artists use to show a blush. [1] The lip was overlined in peachy brown with gloss.
Night two, Hello Kitty. A red bow made of crystals above one brow, three black glitter whiskers on each cheek, a yellow dot on the nose, and frosty white shimmer on the lids. [1]
The report also said Sinot often starts Larsson's makeup without telling her the plan, and that Larsson's face changes nearly every night. [1]
Why this look is trending
Pinterest's October 6, 2026 beauty report listed "manga lashes" up 296% and "frosted makeup" up 286% in its searches. [2] Those are Pinterest's own figures without raw numbers.
A concert version you can do in 20 minutes (original)
- Base: your normal foundation or skin tint, then powder your T zone. Matte skin holds glitter better.
- Lids: one lilac or pink shadow all over the lid with your finger.
- Inner corner: a white or pale shimmer dot.
- Liner: a short black wing. Then, with a fine liner, draw five or six thin "spikes" under your lower lashes, like little lash strokes.
- Blush: pink cream blush high on the cheekbone, right under the eye, and blend toward the temple.
- Optional manga lines: with a pink lip liner, draw three tiny diagonal lines on top of the blush. Soften them with a fingertip.
- Lips: a peach brown liner just on the edge of your lips, then gloss.
- Glitter: a little on the collarbones, which Sinot also did. [1]
Glitter and gems safety
- Use glitter sold for cosmetic use near the face. Craft glitter can scratch your eyes.
- Keep loose glitter off the waterline.
- The FDA's eye safety page says not to share eye products and to stop using anything that irritates your eyes. [3]
- For gems, use lash glue or a skin safe adhesive, patch test first, and remove with oil, not by pulling.
Make it last through a sweaty show
- Set the liner with a matching shadow pressed on top.
- Use a setting spray before and after the glitter.
- Pack: blotting papers, lip liner, a cotton swab dipped in micellar water for smudges.
Who it suits
The high blush placement works on most faces because it lifts the eye area. If you have redness or acne on your cheeks, use a powder blush instead of cream so you are not rubbing over breakouts.
What to pack in your concert bag (original)
- Blotting papers
- A lip liner and gloss
- Pointed cotton swabs
- A mini setting spray
- Makeup remover wipes for after, so you do not sleep in glitter
Three easy levels (original)
- Level 1, five minutes: pink blush high under the eyes, a white inner corner dot and mascara. Good for a day festival.
- Level 2, fifteen minutes: add a short black wing and lower lash spikes.
- Level 3, full fan look: add the manga hatch lines, glitter whiskers or a small gem bow over one brow, like the Hello Kitty night. Save it for when everyone else in your group is dressing up too.
Taking photos at the show
Concert lights change color fast, and pink and purple light can wash out pink blush. Before you leave home, take one photo with flash and one without. If your blush disappears in the flash photo, add one more layer. Shimmer on the inner corner and collarbones shows up best in the crowd, because it catches stage light.
Quick takeaway
Sophia Sinot used lilac lids, spiky black liner and high pink "manga" blush for Zara Larsson's Tokyo show.
Copy the idea with one shadow, a short wing, lower lash spikes and blush right under the eye.
Use cosmetic glitter only and keep it off the waterline.
Set everything with spray if you will be dancing.