RESCU’s beauty expert Michael Brown sits down with Gritty Pretty publisher Eleanor Pendleton to talk all things beauty. The nine-year industry heavyweight is a pro with skin types, brand knowledge and tailoring products to suit your individual needs. So what better way to find out about her beauty bag than getting her to bring it along?
The stunning twenty six year old takes us through her most coveted products, shares her secrets for quick fixes and stresses the importance of embracing your natural beauty.
On the products she can’t live without
At the moment I am obsessed with this Charlotte Tilbury bronzer. It’s the film star bronzer! I use the bronzing shape to sculpt and I use that under my cheekbones to contour, under my hairline and I also use it as eye shadow as well. I use the highlighting cream on my cheekbones, on my nose and on my cupids bow. Its also great as a brow lift!
In the evenings or the mornings when I need a bit of a refresher I use a face mist. I love the one by SK2 I amazing. It’s a midday miracle! So you can use that over the top of make-up on clean skin just to refresh and re-hydrate.
Whenever I have a work event its kind of nice to switch up your look. I generally just pop a red lipstick on. I use a great one by Estee Lauder, the limited edition shade by Kendall Jenner. There’s this misconception that you have to have a certain skin tone to wear a certain colored lipstick, but this shade in particular suits all skin tones, whether your failure or a little darker like me.
Charlotte Tilbury FilmStar Bronze & Glow RRP: $97
Charlottetilbury.com.au
SK2 Mid-Day Essence Spray RRP: $80
Sk-ii.com
Estee Lauder Kendall Jenner Lipstick
Esteelauder.com.au
On her first memories of beauty products
There’s probably two things that spring to mind. One is the first beauty launch I ever attended when I started working in magazines. It was a Clarins event-the hydra quench launch. Ill never forget it because my mentor Zoe foster Blake took me a long and I was terrified!
My first childhood memory is when I was thirteen, maybe fourteen. I won a competition through girlfriend magazine and the prize was this giant Kaboodles pack. If you remember that one.
On her beauty inspiration
For brows, definitely Audrey Hepburn. I just think her brows are on point. That thickness will always be in, so youthful.
I really just have a natural beauty kind of approach. I love a red lipstick and a liquid liner eye as much as the next woman but I’m a stickler for having make up that looks natural. I always want to see my skin and never want cover up my freckle. I like a dewy finish. I feel like when you can get your skin right you don’t have to wear too much make up and you can just enhance what you, have.
Foundation doesn’t have to go over your entire face! If you have a little bit of redness around your nose just put it around there, maybe over a few blemishes or to even out your skin tone, but it doesn’t have to paint your face.
