How Jodie Foster’s Makeup Artist Achieved Her Glamorous ‘Less Is More’ Look at Cannes 2021

Brett Freedman When Jodie Foster will get her make-up accomplished, she places all her belief in her professional, make-up artist Brett Freedman. She believes in his work a lot that usually earlier than pink carpets, she would not even take a look at the ultimate look earlier than strolling out the door. But Foster, 58, could not assist however admire her make-up when Freedman completed it forward of the opening ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 opening ceremony, the place she was a visitor of honor,”Yesterday [before the red carpet], she got here out and mentioned, ‘I by no means look, however I regarded. The eye make-up seems good!’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh, effectively, thanks!'” Freedman tells PEOPLE.The actress and director, who was awarded an honorary Palme d’Or by the pageant, likes embracing a pure aesthetic, which is precisely what she and Freedman did for his or her first time working collectively at Cannes (Freedman has accomplished her make-up for the previous 4 years).Daniele Venturelli/WireImage “With Jodie, much less is extra. She’s a type of girls that appears higher with much less make-up. She has such an off-the-cuff type. Everything’s sheer. For this occasion, I needed to do a recent and summery night look with impartial eyes and juicy lips,” says Freedman.RELATED: Jodie Foster to Be Awarded Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes: The Festival ‘Has Changed My LifeThe make-up artist relied on skincare and make-up from Charlotte Tilbury to reinforce Foster’s luminous, French Riviera magnificence vibe. “It’s very horny, dewy French Riviera summer season,” Freedman mentioned of her look.Freedman targeted on pores and skin prep and hydration with the intention to give Foster full protection with out risking basis caking into any high-quality traces.”You can tailor matte basis, just like the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation I used on Jodie, to drier, extra mature pores and skin. People do not realize that,” Freedman explains. “I combined just a little little bit of the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream and some drops of the Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow Face Primer. Then you get protection, endurance and luminosity.”Story continuesCharlotte Tilbury Then he gave her pores and skin just a little little bit of bronzed coloration with the Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic in Ecstasy. “We needed the pores and skin to pop a contact because it’s summer season and he or she was carrying white,” he says.For the eyes, there’s one factor Foster tells Freedman by no means to do: “She advised me eyeliner beneath the eyes make it appear to be she hasn’t slept.”Instead, the make-up professional used the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Instant Eye Palette, crammed with shimmer and matte warm-toned shades, to mix a little bit of “champagne and golden apricot” on the lids.Charlotte Tilbury Though Freedman likes to experiment with vibrant or darkish lip shades, they “aren’t actually her factor,” he says. Instead, “now we have a enjoyable eye get together and hold the lips nude.”Photo by Stefanie Rex/image alliance by way of Getty Sticking with the dewy theme, Foster’s lips had been lacquered with the gold-flecked Charlotte Tilbury Jewel Lip Gloss in Champagne Diamonds. But the key to protecting the shine long-lasting is definitely within the lip liner.Freedman explains: “I do the lip liner throughout and shimmery gloss on prime. The pencil provides good coloration and endurance. Then the gloss provides just a little youth. It seems juicy and recent. So that is one thing I do with Jodie, too.”