Fearne's party season make-up secrets
Fearne Cotton talks make-up, fashion and beauty secrets, Christmas party Dos and Don'ts and musical predictions for 2012...
Rex FeaturesWe caught up with Fearne Cotton to talk about her second make-up range for Boots and to discover her fashion and beauty secrets for the party season. Read on to find out her Ultimate Christmas party Dos and Don'ts, what she'll be wearing this party season and her musical predictions for 2012...
PA PhotosWith party season coming up, how do you would create the perfect party look?
Now that I’ve turned 30, I’ve mentally regressed and I have decided that wearing glitter is a must every day in the Christmas period! For Children In Need, my make-up artist was like, “right we wanna go glittery”. And she went glittery. We just literally piled it on!
One of my sets has a little glitter pen which is sort of like a little eyeliner; it’s really easy to use so I just put it under my eyes or on top as an eyeliner.
PA PhotosRed or pink lipstick?
They’re the two colours that I really wear, but if I had to only ever wear one colour, it would probably be pink because it’s more versatile. There is a really good baby pink lip-gloss in the Fearne Pink lip kit which is one of my favourites, and then in the evening I do love to wear a red lipstick. If you’re not brave enough to wear a red lipstick, red lip-gloss is always slightly more subtle on the lips.
Kohl or liquid eyeliner?
I’ve got big chunky eyeliners again in the range this year and I love wearing them - they’re just easy to put on. With liquid eyeliner, you can end up with a big wiggly line, whereas with kohl you can just smudge and make it look a bit more natural.
Rex FeaturesHow did your own range come about?
This is my second year working with Boots now. I learnt a lot doing the first year so I went away and really thought about how to move it on, and also how to link it in more with the clothing range...
...Design-wise, I took swatches and moodboards along to my first meeting which I filled with things I like - leopard print, floral, doilies, the odd Beatle here and there! And then the design team and I collaborated on what you will see as the final products.
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Rex FeaturesTalk us through the range
The travel compact is really good for work. I hate holding a compact and trying to do my make-up at the desk, so it’s got a nice little mirror that pops out and lots of nice little eye-colours and mascara. We’ve done a lot of different nail colours again and there’s also some leopard print and zebra print nail sets with stick-on foils which are really use to use. You just stick them on and cut around them: brilliant!
There is also a bath set this year with shower gel, a moisturiser and a candle. That was really fun because I got to test out different smells and get a nice scent together. Hopefully there’s something that everyone will like.
What is the stand out piece if we should just buy one thing?
They’re like my babies, I love all of them! I can’t really choose but I’m a bit of a nail varnish junkie so I would say you can’t go wrong with the nail sets. There is a day set and a night set, which is kind of a more moody colour palette with some blacks, sparkly blues and a really gorgeous vibrant silver colour in there as well. If you’re a boy who’s a bit hopeless and doesn’t know what to get their sister or girlfriend for Christmas: all girls like wearing nail varnish, so they make a good gift...
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Rex Features...The nail foils are good for stocking fillers. And there’s also a Kabuki brush and bronzer – it’s really beautiful quality with the softest, baby, sort of feathery brush ever! That’s a good one just to treat yourself to – it’s a good essential to have in your make-up kit.
PA PhotosWhat’s the best fashion advice your mother ever gave you?
My mum has plenty of fashion advice to offer; she’ll just keep giving it out even if you reject it! She always says to me - which I actually said at the Glamour Awards - if you’re feeling a bit crap about yourself or you’ve been through a tough time in your personal life or at work: lipstick, mascara, and a smile can make you feel great.
I think fashion, make-up and moods are so inter-linked, so it’s a good place to start because you start to convince yourself that you feel good then.
Rex FeaturesWhat will you be wearing to your Christmas parties this season?
It’ll be lots of glittery eyes, and clothing-wise I’ve got lots of cute little dresses. I also have some floor-length dresses I haven’t worn yet that I’d quite like to wear: at Christmas you can be a bit more dramatic. I’m also addicted to mohair at the moment, which is quite obvious right now because I look like an animal from the Muppets! (As we speak, Fearne is wearing a green bobbled mohair jumper.)
Rex FeaturesWhat’s your favourite new fashion purchase?
I’ve got a gorgeous pair of white, glittery Miu Miu shoes which are a dream - I love them! Also loads of round sunglasses. I’m totally obsessed and I never want to wear another shaped sunglass ever again! I’ve been buying them vintage and second-hand. I never buy expensive sunglasses because I break them and lose them too quickly.
Rex FeaturesWhen you’re getting ready for a night out, what song puts you in the mood?
My house is always full of music: as soon as I walk in the door, I put either my iPod, computer, or the radio on. I listen to a lot of old stuff when I’m getting ready, like Peter Frampton, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. A bit of Jean Genie is always a good one before you go out!
Big PicturesWhat are your Ultimate Christmas party Dos and Don’ts?
I would say, because Christmas parties tend to be more debauched than normal parties, DON’T wear false eyelashes - I’ve had many times where I’ve come home and there’s been one stuck to my cheek or one’s hanging off, fluttering in the wind and I’ve not noticed! Glitter is a DO. And be brave, because I think at Christmas you can wear stuff that you’d normally be a bit scared to, or you can try a make-up look you wouldn’t normally try. It’s like being at a festival; no-one will bat an eyelid so at Christmas parties - go for it all guns blazing!
Rex FeaturesWhat are you most looking forward to in 2012?
In 2012 I’d quite like to do lots of nice chilled out things. I love baking so I want to bake more and more: that’s something that’s on the to-do list. Also painting more, because I’ve let that slip away a bit this year. I’ve been so busy designing for Boots and Very, that I tend to only draw for work, and I’m a bit sad about that. Overall I’d like to just carry on feeling like I do, because I feel really happy - this last bit of the year has been amazing!
PA PhotosWhat are your music tips: who should we look out for next year?
If you like MGMT or something a bit sort of chilled out and electric-y, there’s a really good band called Sunless ’97. They’ve got a track called Illuminations which I adore – it’s a beautiful song. Ben Howard is one of my new favourites, I think he’s incredible. Also Lianne La Havas, who has the voice of an angel. She’s utterly amazing so I hope she’s going to be huge next year – I think she’s an amazing talent. Michael Kiwanuka is a brilliant guitarist and brilliant singer – I really, really respect what he does at the moment as well.
There’s loads of good bands like Young Guns and Friend who are a little New York based band; they’re excellent. 2012 is going to be an excellent year for music basically!
