Apply your red lipstick this way once and you won't look back. Renowned make-up artist Violette shows us how it's done. Read more on Grazia.
Violette Serrat knows good red lipstick. She's French, it's practically her birthright. So, naturally it's the first thing I pin her down about when I hop across the Channel to meet her in Paris. The renowned make-up artist and brand founder recently succeeded Olivier Echaudemaison as Guerlain's creative director of make-up, and has hit the ground running., Violette's first collaboration with the iconic House.
I meet Violette in her newest Parisian base, a light, airy studio that she has helped design for herself within the walls of Guerlain's offices, a marble-laden building where the House's motif - a gold bee - is prevalent everywhere, from the lift fixtures to the door handles. Violette refers to her studio as her 'creative bubble', and it's no wonder.
When Violette starts talking beauty tips, I barely look up from my notepad. Everything she says is stick-on-your-fridge-worthy, but one tip stands out in particular. 'Red lipstick makes your lips look small,' she says matter-of-factly, 'so youGuerlain's matte Rouge G Luxurious Velvet Lipstick in Rouge du Tigre, £27, £59 with the case
, no lip liner required. 'Use the shape of the end of your lipstick bullet to create the "V" of your Cupid's bow, then stray slightly outside of your natural lip line when applying to the side of each lip.' Next? 'Once you've got your shape, fill in and apply an extra layer or two with a brush to add some lustre to the centre of your lip.' But get ready for the real game-changer, because we're not done yet.
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