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"Beyonc\u00E9's music is like lipstick, or a decidedly tall pair of heels: It's empowering. You put it on to feel like the bolder, badder, and (metaphorically) blonder version of yourself.\n\nSure, she's got around-the-clock makeup and hair pros on each coast, stylists on every continent, and a record-breaking visual album that's given girls everywhere unapologetic license to post barefaced selfies on Instagram (#iwokeuplikethis). But Beyonc\u00E9 and I actually have a thing or two in common\u2014namely the talented makeup artist Sir John.\n\nMy longtime friend may put the finishing touches on one of the most photographed women on the planet, but luckily he's always there when I call. This time, I had a request of epic proportions: \"Yonc\u00E9fy me!\" (Yonc\u00E9fy, verb: the act or process of being transformed into Beyonc\u00E9.)\n\nWhat began as a casual joke between friends quickly spiraled into an all-out photo shoot, thanks to another mutual pal, Beyonc\u00E9's stylist Ty Hunter, who arrived complete with the headline-making Grammy dress. (Pinch me!) But, dear reader, channeling Beyonc\u00E9 doesn't come with a manual. Here, a few Cliffs Notes from my day as Queen Bey:\n\n1. It's all about the skin. Glowing, luminescent, radiant skin, to be specific. Sir John's tip: Prep with moisturizer. \"Your foundation will lay smoother and give off a lit-from-within look,\" he says. Then warm up the perimeter of your face with bronzer.\n\n \"The cooler the bronzer, the more it's going to simulate an actual tan,\" Sir John notes.\n\n2. Leave the grills to the pros. Yes, supermodel Joan Smalls made us all secretly want a pair, thanks to the \"Yonc\u00E9\" video, but, unless custom-built, they're tricky to pull off (without dribbling). To make a memorable Beyonc\u00E9-inspired statement, the video's makeup artist, Francesca Tolot, suggests sticking to a red lip: \"It adds glamour and femininity to a grungier look.\"\n\n3. Save wet hair for the pool. Anywhere else equals trouble. (See my attempt, upper right. Fail!)\n\n4. Attitude trumps all. Not gonna lie\u2014having a personal glam squad is pretty amazing. And while I did anything but wake up like this, once the makeup and the custom wig came off, one thing was clear: Bey's mantra isn't about putting on airs or makeup. For that matter, what makes Beyonc\u00E9 Beyonc\u00E9 is that thing we can all wake up with: confidence.\n\nWishing you could be Yonc\u00E9fied too? Sir John and I made a whole series of videos to show you exactly how to get her most iconic new looks, like this one, from \"Mine.\" Check it out, learn the tricks, and tell us if you tried it in the comments below!\n\nTo see more, pick up our May issue on newsstands now. And to have Teen Vogue delivered every month, subscribe here!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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