How to do
Your Own
Makeup
for Day & Night

Believe it or not, I am terrible at doing my own makeup. I’m decent at doing it for a friend, but when it comes to my own face, I never get it right. I have been wanting a step by step lesson for ages so I asked my London makeup artist, Emma Lovell, to show me how to do makeup. One of my gorgeous school mum friends from my son Mosey’s class agreed to be the model (thank you, Kate!), and I learned so much. I hope it’s helpful for some of you!

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2. Our Model

   My friend Kate Skrypec was our model for the day, and Emma Lovell replicated the same makeup techniques she used for me in Venice. Scroll down to the bottom to see the amazing final results and the products used for each step!

Before you start: Skin Prep

Before you start to think about applying makeup, it’s important to take good care of your skin by cleaning and moisturizing. Before applying makeup, Emma always cleans the face and neck using a cleansing water and cotton pads. Next, Emma massages in moisturizer. Dab a bit on a few key sections—the forehead, chin, cheeks—then smooth in upward, moving from the center out, until the moisturizer is completely absorbed. “Moisturize the entire neck, including the back to keep it smooth and taut,” she says. “And always moisturize your lips with a great lip balm.”

Daytime Makeup

Here’s the makeup Emma usually does for my daytime interviews and appearances. It’s the perfect no-makeup makeup.

1. STEP 1: FOUNDATION

   To find your shade, match the foundation to your neck rather than your face. You want your face and neck to be the same color.

   Emma dabs the foundation on her hand first—an easy palette—then applies it with her fingers to Kate’s forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin. Always start at the center and work outward.

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   Beautycounter
   dew skin moisturizing
   coverage
   goop, $45

   Hydrating and brightening, Beautycounter Dew Skin Moisturizing Coverage sinks in instantly, leaving skin glowy, smooth, and subtly perfected.

4. STEP 2: CONCEALER

   Emma uses a brush to apply concealer only where needed: under the eyes, on the chin, on the T-zone, and around the nose. Go slow, and don’t use it all up at once: The idea is to spot-treat.

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   Rituel de Fille
   ethereal veil
   conceal & cover
   goop, $34

   Rituel de Fille Ethereal Veil Conceal & Cover is super pigmented, blends incredibly, and leaves skin flawless.

STEP 3: CURL THE LASHES

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2. This is Emma’s one don’t-leave-the-house-without-it trick: “Always, always curl your lashes,” she says. “It wakes up your face.”

   Emma starts at the root of the lashes and little by little “walks it out” toward the ends.

STEP 4: EYE SHADOW

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2. Emma likes to use a cream eye shadow, like the ones from RMS. She uses a brush to apply it, blending the shadow into the socket line (but not all the way up to the eyebrows). Don’t dab on a ton of shadow all at once; layer it on gradually. With a small brush, trace a slim line of shadow along the bottom lash line to really enhance the eyes.

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   RMS Beauty
   Cream Eye Polish
   goop, $28

   RMS Beauty Cream Eye Polish in Lunar, a warming gold, adds the perfect touch of shimmer.

STEP 5: MASCARA

Emma puts a smudge of mascara straight onto her hand and uses a tiny, flat-ended brush to apply. Starting at the root, Emma sweeps through the entire length, making sure to define every single lash.

Apply two layers of mascara for the most fluttery effect, allowing a few seconds between coats to let the pigment dry.

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   Juice Beauty
   phyto-pigments
   ultra-natural mascara
   goop, $24

   Hydrating and brightening, Beautycounter Dew Skin Moisturizing Coverage sinks in instantly, leaving skin glowy, smooth, and subtly perfected.

Transition into Night Time

For my red carpet makeup in Venice, Emma only had 20 minutes to prepare, so she built on the daytime makeup she’d already done. Here’s how Emma transitioned on Kate.

STEP 1: EYELINER



Brush some liquid liner directly onto your hand (this isn’t necessary, but makeup artists do it to ensure a sleek, crisp application; it also prevents too much liner coming out on the brush). With the liner wand or a liner brush, trace the ink along the base of your lashes—starting at the middle of the eye and going outward. Use a slightly bigger brush, a finger, or a Q-tip to smudge, if you like, or leave it crisp.

Emma draws a line with an eye pencil over the line she’s already made with the liquid liner to intensify the look. Here you want to work across the eye, not just from the middle. Using a brush, blend and extend out. Now trace the pencil along your bottom lashes; blend again.

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   Beautycounter
   color outline eye pencil
   goop, $24

   Beautycounter Color Outline Eye Pencil in Black is a creamy jet black that glides on sleekly and looks fantastic smudged out for a more lived-in look.

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   W3LL PEOPLE
   expressionist
   liquid eyeliner
   goop, $18

   W3ll People Expressionist Liquid Eyeliner is the inkiest, sexiest black, and it doesn’t move once it sets.

STEP 2: EYELASHES



Now, mascara. Use one coat of black mascara to make the eyes pop. As before, build slowly and in layers, from the roots to the ends. For a dewy eye look, put a bit more on the middle lashes.

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   (M)ANASI 7
   precision mascara
   goop, $49

   One coat of (M)anasi 7 Precision Mascara gives you awesome flutter; two coats is sexy, nighttime vibes.

STEP 3: LIPS



Emma paints on the lipstick using a small, flat brush—so it doesn’t bleed past the border of the lips.

This one’s been passed on for generations: Use a tissue to blot. Finish up with a dab of lip gloss. Emma uses her fingers for this, too.

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   ILIA
   satin cream lip crayon
   goop, $24

   Ilia Satin Cream Lip Crayon in Tinted Love – the perfect sleek mauve.

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   Beautycounter
   lip gloss
   goop, $29

   BeautyCounter Lip Gloss is shiny all by itself; shellac it over lipstick for next-level gleam.

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   Kjaer Weis
   lip brush
   goop, $22

   Kjaer Weis Lip Brush fits into any makeup bag and is brilliant at defining and filling in lips.

Finished!

Kate is looking beautiful and ready for her night out.

Note: Brushes

Brushes are most definitely a worthwhile investment. To make them last, Emma washes her brushes after each use with a 2-in-1 shampoo & conditioner and leaves them to dry on a towel each night.

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   Beautycounter
   retractable
   foundation brush
   goop, $35
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   Juice Beauty
   phyto-pigments sculpting
   foundation brush
   goop, $49
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   RMS Beauty
   eye polish
   brush
   goop, $22
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   ILIA
   concealer brush
   goop, $30
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   Kjaer Weis
   Lip Brush
   goop, $22