12 celebs that do their own makeup
These celebs have some of the best make up artists in the business at their fingertips but not everyone wants to put their money maker in somebody else's hands.
Here, we count the 12 stars who go it alone when it comes to glamour. Some may surprise you...
Rex FeaturesEmmy Rossum
Emmy Rossum's just like us, would you believe it? She may look like a super human A-lister but the truth is, she learn't it all from online tutorial videos.
She told our sisters at GLAMOUR US, "I feel like I learned [how to do my make up] from YouTube tutorials. Just trial and error. I would sit at home and Google 'How-to smoky eye.' And try it, and it would be a disaster, and I’d be like “Why do I have sparkles on my nose?” Well, she's certainly got it down now.
Rex FeaturesKate Middleton
Yeah, we're still reeling from the news that K-Middy did her own wedding make-up too. She may be royal but it doesn't mean she's adverse to doing stuff for herself. y'all.
Reportedly The Duchess of Cambridge's favourite make up brand is Lancome, firmly sticking to the brand's legendary Hypnose Mascara. We'll see you in the queue at Boots...
Getty ImagesKate Hudson
Kate Hudson just likes doing it herself and there's nothing wrong with that. She told a US publication, "Doing makeup is one of those things that I've always done since I was a little girl.
I used to make jokes that if I didn't make it as an actress...at least that was my back-up." Sure, she's got skills but we're glad she made it as an actress. What would our teen years have been like without How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, hey?
PA PhotosSophia Bush
With her rosy cheeks, bronzed skin, gorgeously defined brows and expertly applied eye make-up, we seriously rate Sophia Bush's make up tricks.
Admittedly she doesn't do her own make up for every event, but her makeup artist, Jane Cohen, did share the following: "I do Sophia's make up very often, but...when she has a lot of red carpet [events] to do, she does her own makeup." We'll still let her make the cut.
Rex FeaturesLauren Conrad
She runs a successful lifestyle website with a rather large beauty section so it would be a bit worrying if California cool-girl, Lauren Conrad, couldn't do her own make up. Luckily she does and often show exactly how-to get her look yourself on her blog.
Rex FeaturesGwen Stefani
After a bad first-time experience with a make up artist Gwen Stefani decided to go it alone, commenting: "I remember my first experience with a makeup artist was doing the first No Doubt album, the one that was shelved. Go back and look at how ugly I look. It is the worst makeup. From that time on, I'm thinking, 'I'm not going to let someone do my makeup, because they don't know how to do it.'"
PA PhotosKate Winslet
Kate Winslet sounds like she's got the right idea when it comes to having control of her look.
She recently told a publication:
“I like to do my own makeup. I rarely rely on one foundation — mixing two colors can make a big difference. I never use too much powder, only in the right areas. I have peachy fuzz on my cheeks, so I have to be careful with powder." No wonder she looks so sparkly all of the time...
PA PhotosLucy Liu
We wish Lucy Liu was in a club toilet when we need her. The Charlie's Angel star carries around two eye liners at all times.
"The liquid liner is for above the eye, and the pencil is for inside the eye," she explained to CNN. "But I rarely use the pencil unless I'm going out. If you put liquid liner on during the day and then add pencil to the inner rims at night, it glams it up."
Rex FeaturesMichelle Obama
Now, we already know Michelle Obama is a pretty smart lady but she's wise too. Her longtime friend and former makeup artist Ingrid Grimes-Myles revealed to a Chicago magazine that "Early on, I taught her how to do a clean media face, and to this day, she is very competent in accomplishing this. Mrs. Obama could not have a makeup artist for all of her many scheduled appearances.”
Get what you can from the experts and then do it yourself - that's how it's done.
Getty ImagesCheryl Cole
"I've lived with this face for 31 years, so I know it better than anybody!" Enough said, Cheryl Cole.
Getty ImagesI mean, we very much doubt Shakira is short of a few bob but when asked why she's always insisted on doing her own make-up, the songstress simply replied: "Because I'm good. I'm cheap. I'm fast." Can't really fault that, can you?
Getty ImagesJanelle Monae has never hidden the fact she prefers to do things her own way. The singer told her MySpace fans: "Well folks, sorry to say this, but I do my own styling and my own tangled-up hair! I never like to inconvenience anyone I don't have to. I mean, I may not do the best job, but if I can do it, I would just rather it be that way."
