“This autumn, re lips are bright, punchy and
velvety,” says Chanel make-up artist Kay Montano.
Rock ’N’ Kohl
“This is glamorous eyeliner with a cool,
rocky twist,” says Montano, who explains that the key is to make sure lines are
smudged and imperfect. “Keeping everything else soft, prep the eye with a wash
of ivory or stone eyeshadow.”
“This
is glamorous eyeliner with a cool, rocky twist,” says Montano
Then select a soft kohl, liquid or gel
liner (whatever you are comfortable with) in your chosen shade. “Starting with
your lid, take it along the lash line to the outer corner, before doing the
same on your lower lash line, in the opposite direction.”
Using a clean cotton bud, gently blend and
smudge the line to avoid any harshness and, if you want your look to go the
distance, press a powder in the same colour carefully over the top. “Then layer
black mascara on both sets of lashes to create more drama.”
Get Embellished
“The sequin was the surprise accessory on
the autumn/winter runways and celebrities have been embracing it too,” says
Montano. Why? “Because it’s a fun, cute and affordable way of giving your look some
sparkle.”
Use foundation and concealer to create an
even base, prep the T-zone with loose powder, then comb brows and apply one
coat of black mascara to eyelashes — you want to pare everything down to let
the embellishment really do the talking.
“Rhinestones are user-friendly and
long-lasting,” says Montano. “Apply a tiny amount of eyelash glue on to the
middle of the diamanté and place below the lower lashes, directly underneath
the pupil.” Using a cotton bud, carefully move the stone into place until it’s
secure. If you want to, you can balance the sparkle out with a light lining of
silver eyeliner on your eyelids.
Get
Embellished
Meet Holliday Grainger
The night before our shoot, I get an email.
Holliday Grainger, aka Holli, has fallen off her bike and grazed her face. Not
ideal for close-ups, but at least she’s still in one piece. The make-up artist
and I wait to greet the casualty (she once starred in the hit TV series of that
name) with enough cover-up to conceal a full-body gravel rash, but, fresh-faced
and tiny, the 24-year-old arrives with barely a scratch.
She laughs it off. “It wasn’t painful; just
had timing. I was so worried about the shoot — I’ve spent all weekend
exfoliating and applying tea tree oil and aloe vera!”
But you’d expect such professionalism from
someone who’s been performing since she was six - she’s shared sets with Jude
Law and Urna Thurman and has films such as Jane Eyre under her belt, plus TV
roles in Merlin and Robin I-Food.
“I started out in a film called All Quiet
on the Preston Front. The casting director was a friend of my mum’s. It’s funny
that, 18 years later, I’m now sharing a make-up trailer with Kristin Scott
Thomas and Christina Ricci.” Said trailer was for spring’s movie Bel Ami, with
R-Patz. “I grew up watching The Addams Family,” she says. “I was obsessed with
Christina.”
A petite 5ft 4.5in, Holli is dinky even in
ten-inch Louboutins, in which she dances to “Primadonna” by Marina and the
Diamonds (our photographer can only work to a serious tempo). “We must have
listened to it ten times,” she says, laughing.
Holli’s porcelain skin lends itself well to
the bold brows, red lip, smudgy liner and sparkly embellishment of our shoot.
“My fave look is the brows [overleaf]. I’m going straight to a Louboutin party
with them still shaded in,” she says. “They might be my new make-up obsession.”
Holli’s about to reach superstar status
with roles in Anna Karenina (opposite Keira Knightley) and Great Expectations,
which she is “so excited about. Helena Bonham Carter is in it and I love her.
I’m a huge fan of the novel and I can’t wait to watch it”. Neither can we...
The Skin
“It all starts with the base, which should
be light and dewy so the skin still looks like skin, only better,” says
Montano, who recommends Chanel’s Vitalumière Aqua Compact . “Apply it with a
foundation brush, then conceal any red areas such as around the nose.”
Hi, Highbrow
A/w sees the return of the beefed-up brow,
so be sure to invest in a pencil and gel. “Brows give your face definition and
frame your eyes,” says Montano. “Gone are the days of overplucked brows and
defined arches: it’s far more chic to enhance a naturally wide shape.”
Brows
give your face definition and frame your eyes,” says Montano.
Always start by combing your hairs in an
upwards direction, then fill in any sparse areas with soft, feathering strokes.
“Oddly, if you are fair, darkened eyebrows work better than on brunettes, where
they can look old-fashioned,” she explains. “Better to widen them with a
neutral pencil like Tom Ford’s brilliant Brow Sculptor in Taupe or Blonde ,
followed by brushing them up with brow gel or clear mascara.
“Holli’s blonde, so I used a sharpened
pencil two shades darker than her natural hair colour, brushed them up and set
with a brow gel.” Finish by balancing your strong brows with a glossy nude lip.
