VIDEO: Amy Winehouse Makeup Tutorial

Amy Winehouse died on 23 July 2011 at her home. Before her death, she had drank vodka in her bedroom and watched videos of herself on YouTube on her laptop. When the security guard found her in the morning, there were three empty vodka bottles on the floor, and a laptop next to the deceased in the bed. 

Although Amy had won the battle with drugs that summer, she returned to alcohol a week before her death, and the reason of death on her death certificate was - alcohol poisoning. Indeed. The note put out by the judge was a snap back at all the spiteful people who were sure that the musician had found her way back to narcotics. Amy died clean. There were no illegal substances in her body. I discovered Amy for myself on the day her death was announced. Yes, I'd written tens of news of her as an online reporter, and the last story I published before her death, left the feeling that things weren't going badly in Amy's life.

I remember the announcement of Amy's death quite well, because I was working for the biggest online news site in Estonia, Delfi, and it was my shift during that day. I remember it being a hot summer day, and I decided to take a break and stretch myself otuside. I went to the garden, turned towards the sun, and relaxed .... Then my phone rang. My colleague called and said that Amy Winehouse is dead. I wrote different stories about her the whole evening. Even today when I'm writing these lines, I feel the heat of the sun that day on my shoulders and remember how I picked tens of photos into her remembering Amy photo galleries. I listened to Amy's songs for the first time with attention that day. I wonder how many people are there who discovered Amy for themselves on her day of death?

Some time later I decided to do Amy Winehouse makeover at Stellarium. When Dr.Hauschka's makeup wizard Karim Sattar came to Estonia, I went to his makeup course, and I caught Karim listening to Amy Winehouse from his iPad to set the mood before he took the stage. It was a sign for me. And so was born our makeover. It's been the most fun photo shoot of Stellarium's history. When we were shooting and filming, we had tons of fun. Car drivers were waving, passers-by stopped for a moment in curiosity. And at the same time it's been the saddest makeover. I almost wish I hadn't watched so many documentaries about Amy later. I really didn't know when she sang "... my daddy thinks I'm fine" in 'Rehab', she is telling her story through the lyrics she wrote. Indeed - rehab was recommended to Amy, but as Asif Kapadia's documentary 'Amy' reveals, the musician's father, Mitch Winehouse, thought everything was fine with her daughter. No wonder that Amy's father doesn't like Asif Kapadia's documentary.

It also appears from the film that Amy suffered from bulimia for years. At the age of 14, she ran into the room and announced: "I found the perfect diet. I'll eat the food, and then vomit it out!" Amy's parents didn't do anything about it. The bulimia got worse. People who have stayed respectfully quiet this far, talk in Kapadia's film. For example, Amy's childhood friends, who remember Amy as a little girl who preferred reading Schindler's List to running around outside. The film also reveals the reason why Amy started drinking again - she was bored.

There are several good documentaries on YouTube about Amy, but I'm not sure if I should recommend them. I wish I'd stuck with one film, but there's a pull in the tragic story of Amy's. The paparazzo images of a skinny, dirty Amy with bloody ballerinas and a husband who has been scratched bloody, are burned into the memory. But Amy is wonderful to me just because she wasn't a sweet and polished star. She was who she was. Genuine. If I think about it, I'm glad I watched films that opened different sides of Amy. YouTube is relentless - anyone can upload their own videos and there are plenty of Amy when she is high on the stage, incapable of singing. Sometimes the fans would support her by singing the songs to the end with her, sometimes they boo her off the stage. But nevertheless, Stellarium is stepping into the world of YouTube with the makeup video of Amy Winehouse, and this time you'll see Karim Sattar's tips on how to do the Amy Winehouse eye makeup, in addition to the photos. I wanted this makeover to have a bit of Amy and a bit of me. One question will always haunt me - what were the videos Amy watched of herself before she left for good?

Amy Winehouse suri 23.juulil, aastal 2011 oma kodus. Enne surma oli Amy magamistoas joonud vodkat ja vaadanud laptopist endast Youtube`is olevaid videosid. Kui turvamees ta hommikul leidis, vedeles maas kolm tühja viina pudelit ja surnukeha kõrval voodis oli laptop. 

Kuigi Amy oli sel suvel lahingus uimastitega saavutanud võidu, naases ta nädal enne surma hoopis alkoholi juurde ja tema surmatunnistusele märgiti alkoholimürgitus. Tõepoolest. Teade, mille kohtunik väljastas, oli justkui ninanips kõigile parastajatele, kes olid kindlad, et muusik leidis enne jäädavat lahkumist taas tee narkootikumide juurde. Amy suri puhtana. Tema kehas polnud keelatud aineid. 

Mina avastasin Amy enda jaoks päeval, kui tuli tema surmateade. Jah, ma olin veebireporterina kirjutanud temast kümneid uudiseid ja viimane uudis, mille enne surmateadet üles panin, jättis mulje, et asjad Amy elus laabusid. Mäletan Amy surmateadet iseäranis hästi, sest töötasin tol ajal Eesti suurimas uudisteportaalis Delfi ja olin sel päeval valves. Mäletan, et väljas oli meie kliimat arvestades ebatavaliselt kuum suveilm ja ma otsustasin teha väikese pausi ning end õues sirutada. Läksin aeda, vaatasin päikese poole ja mõnulesin... Siis helises mu mobiiltelefon. Minu kolleeg ütles, et Amy Winehouse on surnud. Ma tegin terve õhtu temast erinevaid lugusid. Isegi täna, kui ma neid ridu kirjutan, tunnen enda õlgadel selle päeva päikese kuumust ja mäletan, kuidas Amyst kümneid pilte mälestustegaleriisse valisin. Sel päeval kuulasin esmakordselt tähelepanelikult Amy laule. Huvitav, kui palju oli neid, kes Amy surmapäeval ta enda jaoks avastasid? 

Mõni aeg hiljem otsustasin, et teen Stellariumisse Amy Winehouse`i muutumismängu. Kui Dr.Hauschka meigivõlur Karim Sattar Eestisse tuli, läksin tema meigihommikule ja äkitselt jäi mulle kõrva, et enne oma esinemist kuulas Karim meeleoluolu loomiseks oma Ipadist Amy Winehouse`i. See oli minu jaoks märk. Tol hetkel ei teadnud ma, et Karim on ka Amyt meikinud. Ja nii meie muutumismäng sündis. See on olnud Stellariumi ajaloo kõige lõbusam pildiseeria. Kui filmisime ja pildistasime, oli meil pööraselt naljakas. Autojuhid lehvitasid, möödakäijad jäid viivuks uudishimulikult seisma. Ja samas on see olnud kõige kurvem muutumismäng. Ma peaaegu soovin, et ei oleks hiljem Amyst nii palju dokumentaalfilme vaadanud. Ma tõesti ei teadnud, et kui ta laulab hitis "Rehab": "... my daddy thinks I'm fine", siis tegelikult räägib ta läbi laulusõnade oma lugu. Tõepoolest - Amy`le soovitati taastusravi, kuid nagu 3.juulil linastunud Asif Kapadia dokumentaalfilm "Amy" paljastab, arvas muusiku isa Mitch Winehouse, et tütrega on kõik korras. Pole ime, et Asif Kapadia dokfilm Amy isale ei meeldi. Filmist ilmneb ka, et Amy kannatas aastaid buliimia all. 14aastaselt lippas ta tuppa ja teatas: "Ma leidsin ideaalse dieedi. Ma söön toidu ära ja siis oksendan selle välja!" Amy vanemad ei võtnud midagi ette. Buliimia süvenes. Kapadia filmis räägivad esimest korda inimesed, kes on varem väärikalt vaikinud. Näiteks meenutavad Amyt tema lapsepõlvesõbrannad, kes mäletavad Amyt väikese tüdrukuna, kes eelistas õues mängimisele lugeda " Schindler's Listi". Ma ei jõua ära oodata, millal saan näha ära filmi "Amy". 

PHOTOS: Erik Riikoja

Filmist selgub ka põhjus, miks Amy hakkas uuesti jooma - tal oli igav. YouTube`is on ka praegu üleval mitmeid häid dokfilme Amyst, kuid ma ei tea, kas neid soovitada. Ma ise soovin, et oleksin piirdunud ehk ühe filmiga, kuid Amy traagilises loos on midagi, mis tõmbab sind endasse. Amy justkui haaraks sul käest ja sa astud koos temaga maailma, kus valitsevad inglid ja deemonid ning kus pole õnnelikku lõppu. Mällu sööbivad pildid, kuidas kõhn ja veriste ballerinadega Amy koos veriseks kriibitud abikaasa Blake Fielder-Civiliga paparatsode tehtud fotodele jääb. 

Hoolimata allakäigust on Amy minu jaoks vaimustav just seetõttu, et ta polnud läägelt poleeritud staar. Ta oli see, kes ta oli. Ehe. Võimatult cool. Kui järele mõelda, on mul hea meel, et vaatasin filme, mis avavad Amy erinevaid pooli. Youtube on omamoodi halastamatu - igaüks võib oma video üles laadida ja Amyst on Youtube tulvil videosid, kus ta ei suuda narkouimas olles laval laulda. Kord fännid teda toetamas ja koos temaga lugusid lõpuni kaasa lauldes. Kord teda lavalt välja vilistades. Ometi astub Stellarium just Amy Winehouse meigivideoga Youtube`i maailma ja sel korral näed sa lisaks fotodele Karim Sattari õpetust, kuidas teha Amy Winehouse`i silmameik. Ma soovisin, et selles muutumismängus oleks kübeke Amyt ja kübeke mind... Üks küsimus jääb mind alati kummitama - milliseid videosid endast vaatas Amy enne jäädavat lahkumist?