Head makeup artist Amy Tagliamonti shares beauty secrets from the reboot.
, people weren't posting recreations of Blair or Serena's latest look on their grids or Stories, and Tagliamonti couldn't look to the social media platform for inspiration — and she still doesn't. "This is going to sound terrible, but it's not meant to insult anyone, but I don't look at social media that often," she admits. "I try to avoid looking at too many images, not to take anybody else's work.
However, COVID safety parameters threw a wrench in the routine Tagliamonti built over five years on set of the original. This time around, the hair and makeup trailers had to be separated. She used to collaborate with Johnson as they literally worked alongside each other to create a cohesive beauty look. With the distance, she had to work off of what each actor appeared in her trailer with or throw a look together for Johnson to supplement.