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MAKE-UP CHART USED FOR ICONIC SHOOT – AND HOW TO COPY IT TODAY

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IN THE early days there was a dreamy, Pre-Raphaelite quality to the young Diana Spencer.

But it wasn’t long before the ‘princessif­ication’ began — a process largely orchestrat­ed by the Press and Palace to turn Diana into a sophistica­ted young lady worthy of her new status.

In part, this involved the handiwork of Clayton Howard, the veteran make-up artist Lord Snowdon often used for photoshoot­s. Howard first met a nervous Diana at Snowdon’s Kensington townhouse for the Vogue magazine shoot that would produce the official engagement picture.

At this point, in late 1980, Diana was a blank canvas. Her most sophistica­ted beauty products came from The Body Shop — Elderflowe­r Under Eye Gel, for example.

Howard used Max Factor Sheer Genius foundation in Honey Touch and a Max Factor blusher stick in Frosted Coral.

On the eyelids, he applied Elizabeth Arden shades Rice and Timberland, with a white frosted eyeshadow on the brow. Navy Elizabeth Arden mascara and that blue eyeliner, also Arden, completed the look.

And we know all this because Howard created a bespoke face chart for her (right).

‘Diana’s eyes are so spectacula­r in colour that I wanted to emphasise their striking blueness,’ he later wrote.

The finished result is not flattering to such a young girl: she looks 18 going on 50. Her brows are too heavy, and her eyes overworked in dull brown.

Most striking, though, is the infamous eyeliner — worn on the waterline, inside the eye — in that ghastly Disney Princess blue. A fantasy shade for a fantasy bride. No wonder Diana looks back at us a little unsure.

One of the sources of Diana’s anguish was that she never knew where her public persona stopped and her private self began. This was the start of it.

 ??  ?? Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Eye Shadow in Blonde, £18, johnlewis.com
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Eye Shadow in Blonde, £18, johnlewis.com
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Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick in Pink Brandy, £7.99, superdrug.com
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Max Factor Lasting Performanc­e Foundation, £9.99, superdrug. com Max Factor Colour Precision Eyeshadow inn Pearl Beige, £4.99, superdrug.uperdrug. com om
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