They call this “grunge luxury”. Make-up artist Val Garland described it as “slept-in beauty, that’s a bit shady around the eyes” – a concept that speaks to the very core of me, speaking, as it does, of being a bit mucky, a bit “Went to a gig, ended up in Holland, whoopsie.” However, that’s not to say it’s easy. Hair has to be right on the turn between greased and great, as does your perfectly nude lipstick, just a bit of bitten-down gloss, and carefully smudged eyeliner. It’s hard work looking this natural.
Get the look
By Terry Baume de Rose £35.50, net-a-porter.com
Benefit Core Colour Shadow £15.50, benefitcosmetics.com
Topshop Beauty Smoke Stick £6.50, topshop.com
Tom Ford High Definition Eyeliner £30, selfridges.com
Suqqu Eye Palette £35, harrods.com
MAC Matte Lipstick in Velvet Teddy £15.50, debenhams.com
Glo & Ray in Maroon Earth £11, glo-ray.co.uk
Diorshow Colour & Contour £20, houseoffraser.co.uk
Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara £22, boots.com
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