Fashion’s hottest redhead talks haircuts,
bright lippy and Nineties perfume
“I first got into beauty when I was a
teenager. Up until then, I didn’t really watch TV and I wasn’t exposed to the
media much. When I hit my teens, I became interested in the Fifties. The
imagery of the iconic movie starlets from that era is just SO gorgeous —
there’s no digital retouching or paparazzi shots, just really special,
beautiful photo shoots.
Fashion’s
hottest redhead talks haircuts, bright lippy and Nineties perfume
“These days, I like mixing up my beauty. On
the red carpet, I’ll go for either a heavy smoky eye, or a fun bright orange or
pink lipstick - but never both together. I have a lot of natural colour going
on with my red hair and blue eyes, so I tend to go for earthy shades like
browns and greys on my eyes.
The
Body Shop persuaded me to model again.
“The Body Shop persuaded me to model
again. I haven’t modelled so much in the past few years — I’ve been acting —
but they approached me to be their global brand ambassador. I thought about it
and it made perfect sense: I really believe in the ethical trading values they
represent — the more I find out about them, the more passionately I support
them.
“It also brings back happy memories. There
was a Body Shop store near my school and my sister and I would try out all the
testers. I loved the White Musk fragrance — to me, White Musk is the smell of
the Nineties!”
The Mane Event
“I cut my hair into a bob on a total whim.
I emailed my friend a picture of Nastassja Kinski in the film Paris, Texas,
asking, ‘Shall I do this?’ Then, that afternoon, I saw her boyfriend and he
said, ‘Lily, 1 had a dream that you cut all your hair off!’ So I decided I had
to do it. I follow weird signs like that!”
Lily’s Dream Team
“I like alternative treatments. I see an
acupuncturist and I have craniosacral therapy [a touch-based healing therapy].
I also visit facialists — Christine Chin if I’m in New York and Una Brennan in
London.”
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also visit facialists — Christine Chin if I’m in New York and Una Brennan in
London.
New Finds
“I like discovering new beauty brands.
Often, I’ll want to try a product someone has recommended and it’ll be a small
brand that’s tricky to track down. I found La Bella Donna make-up at Beauty
Works West in west London. They make great mineral powders with SPF [below] and
really good blushers. I also like Cetaphil cleanser.”
