The Makeup Mole

Makeup by Rachel Goodwin for Chanel Beaute

I might have mentioned somewhere before that I am slightly obsessed with January Jones’s cool, blonde beauty, and I thought she looked the most radiant of all the stars on the red carpet at yesterday’s Emmy Awards. She looked like a modern day Hitchcock heroine in her extraordinary Versace gown, and I’m quite the fan of her makeup artist, LA-based Rachel Goodwin.

Rachel was inspired by Irving Penn’s iconic photos of his wife, 50’s supermodel Lisa Fonssagrives, whose signature extended eyeliner symbolised the epitome of elegance.

Here’s what she used:

Foundation – Make Up for Ever Face and Body foundation

Blush – NARS Penny Lane cream blush

Eyes

• Chanel Liquid Liner in Noir extended out past the edge of her eye with extra false lashes on the outer corners
• Chanel Inimitable mascara in Noir on top lashes
• Chanel Inimitable mascara in Purple on lower lashes

Lips – Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Confidence

Lovely Aussie actress Rose Byrne was sporting a red lip at the Breakthrough of the Year Awards in LA, and her makeup artist, Amy Hollier, was channelling modern glamour. “I’m always inspired by old Hollywood glamour, but this look was definitely a modern version of that. It was more Angelina Jolie in Manhattan, than Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood”, Amy said.

Rose is beautiful, great at what she does (Damages is one of my favourite series EVER, and anyone who can hold their own with Glenn Close must be a fairly serious actress), and we both grew up in Balmain in Sydney, so I am quite partial to a bit of Rose.

Amy Hollier used the following products to get the look:

Eyes

• Stila Starlight shadow “on the inner corners of the eyes, then blended out across the top lid and under the eyebrow arches. The shimmer picks up the light to brighten the eyes and give them a pop”.
• Paul & Joe mascara duo in black “One of my favourite mascaras for dramatic black lashes”, says Amy.

Lips

• Stila Longwear Lipliner in Passionate
• Lipstick Queen Lipstick in Red Sinner

Makeup by Angela Levin

Jennifer Aniston was as gorgeous as always in LA on Monday, for the premiere of her new movie The Switch. Her makeup is always polished, glowing and pretty natural but it suits her perfectly. I’ve been a fan of her longtime makeup artist, Angela Levin, for a few years now, and she always makes her clients look like a lovely best version of themselves (and if makeup isn’t doing that, what in tarnation are we using it for?)

Here’s what she used:

Skin Prep – Chanel Sublimage Concentrate

Face – La Mer foundation in 06

Cheeks – Chanel Powder Blush in Rose Pétale

Eyes

• Chanel Quadra eyeshadow in Tentation Cuivré (Brown and copper shades new for Holiday!) “Starting from the inner corner of her lashes I blended the shadow out, going from light to dark.”
• Tarte Clay Pot Eyeliner in Black
• 3 coats of Inimitable Intense mascara in Noir

Lips

• Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in Cashmere
• Kevyn Aucoin Lip pencil in Bare

Makeup by Genevieve Herr

Julie Roberts looked absolutely radiant at the premiere of her new film, Eat, Pray, Love, which is her first major role since signing on with Lancôme* as a celebrity spokesmodel for them.

Her long-time makeup artist, Genevieve, created a beautiful look using plums and pinks to bring out Julia’s natural beauty. Here’s what she used:

Face

• Lancôme* Teint Miracle foundation (launching next month)
• Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder (a MakeupMole favourite!)

Cheeks

• Lancôme Petticoat Pink crème blush (since discontinued, unfortunately)

Eyes

• Lancôme Le Crayon Khôl* in Black Ebony
• Lancôme French Touch Colour Design Quad (from the new French Coquettes collection)
• Définicils * Precious Cells mascara in Black

Lips

• Lancôme Le Lipstique Lip Liner in Sheer Natural
• Color Design Lipstick in Love it!
• Juicy Tubes in Spring Fling

It seems like every day Twilight actress Kristen Stewart has been rocking the red carpet somewhere in the world as she promotes her new film in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse.

I thought she looked particularly gorgeous at the New York premiere this week, and apparently that very sexy eye makeup is courtesy of NARS. One of her regular makeup artists, Beau Nelson, used NARS Zardoz cream eyeshadow (a raven black), with NARS Pandora cream eyeshadow (a black and white duo) over it for those elongated, sexy eyes. Combining cream eyeshadow with powder gives beautiful depth and definition to your eye makeup and is a favourite MM technique. Now if NARS could just gift box up R-Patz to go with those eyeshadows, we’d all be set!

Kylie wears MyFace Blingtones

Kylie Minogue looked predictably gorgeous at the AmFAR Gala benefit in New York recently. Her makeup artist, Kabuki (a makeup star in his own right who has painted the faces of Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani and Madonna, amongst others) gave her shimmering sexy eyes with Myface Blingtones, a Makeup Mole favourite!

He blended Blingtones in Black Ice over her lid, Spice-y in the socket, and Diamonds and Pearls to highlight the inner eye corner and under the browbone. So next time you want to twinkle like a little star…

MyFace Cosmetics can be purchased at Boots nationwide and www.myfacecosmetics.com

Only Thandie Newton could wear yellow this well! Her mustard coloured Louis Vuitton dress was a perfect foil to her beautiful tawny skin, and her long-time makeup artist, Kay Montano, was on hand to embellish her look. Here’s what she used:

Base – Myface Mymix foundation in Med/Dark 2

Powder – Temptu loose powder

Blush – Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Pink Truffle

Eyes

• Chanel Bronze eyeshadow
• Lord & Berry black eyeliner smudged in around lash lines
• Chanel Inimitable Obscure mascara in black

Lips – Nude Lip balm

Makeup by Kay Montano

Nicole Kidman looked radiant in Hong Kong yesterday, appearing at the opening of the new Omega watch store, and later at the charity gala event, “A Night with the Stars”. The gala was in conjunction with Omega in support of UNIFEM, for which she is an ambassador, and her husband, singer Keith Urban was also performing.

Wearing a gorgeous string strap dress by Nina Ricci she looked every inch the movie star. Her makeup artist, Kay Montano, was channeling 1940’s Hollywood film-noir glamour for makeup with a sheer, modern twist. Here’s what Kay used:

Base – a mixture of Chanel Base Lumiere and Myface Mymix foundation in Fair 01
Powder – Jurlique loose powder in t-zone only
Blush – Myface Paradisio Pink blush
Eyes

• Myface Midnight Hour Soulful Shades eyeshadow trio, a mixture of smoky greys and black
• Bobbi Brown Black Ink gel eyeliner
• Chanel Inimitable Obscure mascara in black

Lips – Chanel Rouge Coco in Cambon mixed with Nude lip balm for a modern, soft red lip.