I just got off the phone with Lea Michele's Makeup Artist, Melanie Inglessis for Lancome. Literally, she sent Lea off to the red carpet for the SAG Awards and called me as she was packing up her kit. New BFF! Their day began at noon and she called promptly at 3:30PST/6:30EST. It took Lea 3 1/2 hours to get ready with her glam squad today. Here's the scoop...
Lea texted her prep team a pic of her dress about a week ago so they could brainstorm and collaborate on her look for the night. "Once we saw the dress we decided to go for a feminine, yet sexy and soft look," Inglessis commented.
Using an angular brush, Inglessis used Lancome Liner Design Long Wear Caligraphy Liner in Trendy Grey to line Lea's upper lids. "It's a classic installation on the retro feel of black, winged eyeliner." The trick to doing it yourself is to keep your eyes open and stare straight into the mirror as your drag the brush out and wing it exactly where your eye ends. Q-tips are a savior in case your line comes out too thick. Following the winged line, Inglessis blended Illamasqua white shadow with Lancome Color Design Eye Shadow in a matte grey called Ciel du Sior.
"Because it's long lasting, which is good for the red carpet, I use Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24 Hour Foundation (available in March) and always define and contour Lea's cheekbones," Inglessis said. The pop of color on her cheeks is credited to Shu Uemura Glow On Blush. "Powder makes everyone look old so I only powder her T-Zone right before she hits the red carpet and she carries blotting papers in her bag."
To enhance Lea's natural red lip color, Inglessis dabbed Lancome Rouge In Love Lipstick in Rouge Rendez Vous on her lips with her ring finger. "I didn't need to define her lips and wanted them to look really natural so tapping worked," Inglessis explained. She then did the same with Rodial Glam Lip Balm. Lea carried both in her clutch.
