How did Carice van Houten, the breakout star of Valkyrie (releases December 25!), get so glam during her recent rounds of press in New York?
Celeb pretty-maker Brett Freedman shares his secrets for making this Dutch beauty red carpet-ready,
“For the New York premiere, Carice and her stylist Jessica Pastor chose a beautiful blush-hued dress by Donna Karan. We all fell in love with the gorgeous draping and subtle color against her pale skin, but I needed to bring out the drama to make the look “stun” on the red carpet. Smoky eyes were too severe, so we stuck with a clean, shimmery lid and dramatic eyeliner. Carice’s skin is dazzling in person, so we kept the rest of her face quite simple, just adding a touch of blush and giving her shoulders a light misting of shimmer to warm up the rest of her skin. Tom Cruise, who? I think we all know who the real star is.”
To get the look, Brett recommends:
- Base: LORAC Natural Performance Foundation NP1, Oil Free
- Face powder: Magic by Prescriptives Liquid Powder
- Concealer: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer and Highlight in ‘Light’
- Cheeks and Eyes: MAC Powder Blush in Springsheen
- Brow: Vanitymark Ultra-Brow Powder in Milk Choco
- Eyeliner: Rimmel SpecialEyes Eye Liner Pencil in Black Magic
- Mascara: Guerlain ‘Le 2 de Guerlain’ in No. 10 Noir
- Lip pencil: MAC Lip Pencil in Stripdown
- Lip gloss: Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Illume
- Skin gloss: Vanitymark’s Shimmerskin Body Glisten Spray
Et voila!
What do you think? Is this a covet-worthy look?