The 2021 BRIT Awards was an electrical night time that noticed Dua Lipa open the present with an epic efficiency and go house victorious with two awards, Taylor Swift graciously settle for the Global Icon Award, and Billy Porter personal the pink carpet in a black lace robe, by designer threeASFOUR. The night was full of unimaginable hair and make-up appears and an thrilling vitality that mirrored the pleasure of a stay occasion and an viewers full of well-deserved frontline staff who have been celebrated all through the night time. Starting the memorable night was the BRITs 2021 Backstage occasion, the place host Maya Jama surprised in an Area two-piece blazer and skirt, Bulgari jewelry, and a mushy however sultry 90s-inspired hair and make-up combo, the latter of which included beautifully-blended brown smoky eyes and glowing dewy pores and skin. Sharing the particulars behind the glamorous look is Jama’s make-up artist, Francesca Abrahamovitch.
“Skin prep is so essential for lovely make-up; it’s positively half the job, particularly if you need an extremely radiant complexion,” Abrahamovitch informed POPSUGAR. “I prepped Maya’s pores and skin with 111SKIN’s Celestial Black Diamond Lifting and Firming Mask (£140), permitting this to work into the pores and skin a number of hours earlier than the BRITs, I might then observe this up seamlessly with the Sisley Eye Contour Mask (£100), 111SKIN Rose Gold Radiance Booster (£85), and Sisley Lip Balm (£56) – a private favorite because it’s extremely nourishing and hydrating.”
Jama’s make-up look was one of understated glamour that showcased lovely smoky eyes and a shiny nude lip. “Maya has the most unimaginable pores and skin, so I did not use any basis on her. Taking MAC Cosmetic’s Studio Finish Concealer (£18) and Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer (£24.50), I blended the two beneath the eyes and down the T-Zone earlier than mixing out with a magnificence blender,” Abrahamovitch stated. To end off the base, she “used Charlotte Tilbury’s Contour Wand in Medium/Dark (£29) to contour and the Beauty Light Wand in Pillow Talk (£29) to focus on the cheekbones and bridge of the nostril, earlier than setting with Huda Beauty’s Easy Bake Loose Powder in Banana Bread (£29)”.
To tie the make-up in with Area’s assertion outfit, Abrahamovitch opted for attractive smoky eyes that have been created utilizing Tom Ford’s Eye Colour Quad in Leopard Sun (£68), “mixing the brown tone throughout the lid and winging it out earlier than I enhanced the feline form with Pat McGrath Labs Perma Precision Liquid Liner (£25) and Eyelure 117 Lashes (£5.50)”, she defined. Abrahamovitch accomplished the look by lining Jama’s lips with MAC Cosmetics’ iconic Cork Lip Liner (£15.50) earlier than making use of the By Terry Tinted Lip Balm in Toffee (which is presently out of inventory on the model’s web site).
“The outfit Maya wore was such a press release and so lovely that we simply needed to maintain the hair and make-up contemporary and modern. I needed it to look radiant and polished, all to boost Maya’s pure magnificence and unimaginable options,” Abrahamovitch stated of the ultimate look.
