Sabrina Carpenter is synonymous with a certain makeup beauty \u2014 it’s the wide eyes, voluminous lashes, and blush. Some say it has a vintage pinup vibe; Others choose to describe it with adjectives such as “baby-doll” or “coquette”. Her longtime makeup artist and Armani Beauty Collective member, carolina gonzalez<\/a>The Internet is open to all interpretations and even it struggles to describe itself. “Pinup watercolor? I don’t know, pre-war? I don’t know what you want to call it!” However, she knows exactly what, or who, inspired it: Alberto Vargas, an accomplished Peruvian American pinup artist.<\/p>\n “Alberto Vargas was a huge inspiration to me as an artist,” she says. “He’s my world, sketching and watercoloring and all that stuff. That’s where my love started. I started liking his work, especially his paintings and makeup in watercolour.” Using Vargas’s work as both inspiration and reference, she collaborated with Carpenter herself to create her now-signature makeup look, adopting watercolor and oil-painting techniques into the makeup application process (more on this in a minute).<\/p>\n Recently, Carpenter took his show on the road, performing on the Lollapalooza South America tour. Then, she headed straight to the California desert to headline Coachella \u2014 no big deal. Despite the hot, humid environment, bright stage lights and long, sweaty sets, Carpenter’s makeup consistently looked flawless, and I can think of two reasons: 1) Gonzalez’s aforementioned art-inspired application technique and 2) her selection of some incredibly long-lasting, high-performance makeup products. Ahead, read our exclusive Q&A with Gonzalez, where she opens up about what it’s like to be backstage, teaches us how to layer makeup for a long-lasting look, and even tells us the exact products Carpenter wears.<\/p>\n Article continues below