Look of the Week: Elisabeth Moss at the Queen of Earth Premiere
We’re constantly updating our “Last Night’s Look” gallery with all the best red-carpet moments (gorgeous dresses! dazzling accessories! sky-high heels!). Now, let’s talk beauty. Each week, we’ll be highlighting one of the most gorgeous makeup and/or hair moments, along with details on how to recreate the look — straight from the makeup artist or hairstylist — in our feature, Look of the Week.
While summer might be the perfect time of year to break out your bolder lipstick shades (like, hot pink, coral and orange), Elisabeth Moss is here (at the premiere of her new film, Queen of Earth) to remind you that a shimmery nude works too — and really well. Since finding the perfect shade isn’t as easy as you’d expect, we reached out to the actress’s go-to makeup guru, Kristin Hilton, for tips on choosing your nude!
Moss’s makeup pro says she decided to skip the hot hues this time around for a much more toned-down nude — something she’s been “dying” to try with the star since they began working together six months ago.
“Normally when working with Elisabeth, she loves to wear a bold lip, but for [this] premiere we decided to stray away from her usual look,” Hilton tells PEOPLE. “[Elisabeth] was wearing a beautiful, ornate Oscar de la Renta dress and hot pink shoes, so I felt like we had to play up her eyes, since I didn’t want to do a lip and have it compete with her bright heels. Plus, it’s always fun to try to experiment with a new look!”
Hilton’s shade of choice? A drugstore favorite: NYX Matte Lipstick in Pale Pink.
“I love the look of a soft baby pink lip against subtle shading and a sharp black liner,” she says. (Hilton slightly contoured Moss’s skin with NARS Matte Multiple in Vientiane and created a bold, graphic eye with NARS Larger-Than-Life-Longwear Eyeliner in black.)
But not every nude works for every person, says Hilton, who recommends selecting a shade that best pairs with your skin tone.
“When choosing a nude lipstick, keep your complexion in mind,” she says. “If you have a fair, pale complexion think pink; for olive skin tones peachier colors look best; for darker skin, berry tones and peach look the best.”
She adds how important it is to apply your new nude to smooth, soft lips for the best effect: “The lipstick shouldn’t wash you out, and you should always make sure to put a nude lip on hydrated, soft lips to avoid it grabbing on dry cracks.” So now what’s stopping you from going nude this summer?
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–Sarah Kinonen
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