Alexa Chung’s Make-up Artist Shares Four Ageless Looks To Try This New Year’s Eve.
Get ready for tomorrow night with these show stopping make up looks by Gregoris Pyrplis.
Learn Your Lines
The pairing of a subtle pink with lots of mascara and an outré mid-lid line is a lovely retro twist for evening. Choose a mascara that separates the lashes while pumping up the texture.
Silk crêpe-de-chine blouse, £905, and roll-neck cropped top, £335, all Chloe (chloe.com) CREDIT: ARVED COLVIN-SMITH
ModernMatte Powder Lipstick in Jazz Den, £25, Essentialist Eye Palette in Cat Street Pops, £38, and MicroLiner Ink in Plum, £20, all Shiseido.Trish McEvoy Lash Curling Mascara, £22.50. Topshop Shimmer Powder Blush in Amused, £7.50. Maybelline Tattoo Brow Tint Micro Pen in Blonde, £9.99.
Easily Red
Red is an easy colour to play with. If you’re going for matt and smudgy eyes, make sure to pair with shiny, on-point lips. The contrast is very sophisticated.
Pleated lace-trimmed leather maxidress, £2,525, Loewe (net-a-porter.com) CREDIT: ARVED COLVIN-SMITH
Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick in Personne Ne Rouge, £8.49, Bourjois.Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic Swish & Pop Blusher in Ecstasy, £30. VisionAiry Gel Lipstick in Scarlet Rush, £25, Kajal InkArtist in Azuki Red, £22, and ImperialLash Mascara, £25, all Shiseido
Just Tri It
To modernise a Bardot-style liner, pick three different colours of eyeshadow to play with. Cool tones suit the upper lids, while a warm pink looks beautiful under the lower lashes.
Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush in Foxglove, £24. Shiseido ModernMatte Lipstick in Nude Streak, £25, and Shiseido Kajal InkArtist in Birodo Green, Sumi Sky and Lilac Lotus, £22 each. Rimmel Scandaleyes Wow Wings Mascara, £6.99. Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Eyebrow Gel, £20.50, Benefit.
To achieve a subtle glow, pick a shade of blush that harmonises with your skin. If you are fair, choose one that has a golden undertone; for deeper skin tones, opt for something more hazel.
Silk dress, price on request, Chanel (chanel.com) CREDIT: ARVED COLVIN-SMITH
Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara, £21. InnerGlow Cheek Powder in Cocoa Dust, £32. Minimalist WhippedPowder Blush in Momoko, £25, and Crystal GelGloss, £22, all Shiseido. MAC Kajal Crayon in Masala, £17.
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Make-up: Gregoris Pyrpylis using Shiseido.
Styling: Lorna McGee at A&R Creative.
Hair: Stephen Beaver at The Visionaries Agency.
Manicure: Kim Treacy at Stella Creative Artists.
Model: Patricia at Hive Models
