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You’ll have to be quick but popping in for a Givenchy make-over will leave you feeling Hollywood ready

The treatment

A Le Makeup make-over on the pop-up Givenchy counter at House of Fraser Glasgow, no bookings necessary. Hurry, as they’re only there for another four days, though future pop-ups are planned.

Why go?

Like me, you might mainly associate Givenchy with perfume, especially L’interdit, which fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy created for his bestie, Audrey Hepburn. However, a visit to this counter is an opportunity to discover their lipstick, powder and paint range.

Our spy says

Ooh, look at all the black and glossy compacts that are lined up on this mirrored counter. If there’s one thing this brand does well, it’s classy packaging, with lipsticks in leather cases, and that quartet of Gs logo.

I am asked what kind of look I want, and I ask for something au naturale, as it’s only 3pm and I don’t want to scare the chevaux when I eventually re-emerge on to Buchanan Street.

My residual makeup is removed, then a fresh layer of foundation is applied. I ask for something with medium to full coverage, but which leaves me with a glow, and the artiste uses Teint Couture Balm (£30.50) in Nude Sand. Then my blotches and under eye shadows are painted out with Mr Light No 1 Corrective Pen (£24).

Next, a pinky shade from a quartet of sugared almond hues called Prisme Libre Mousseline Pastel (£37) is used on my lids and into the sockets, to create what the makeup artist describes as a “halo of colour”. Apparently, the colour is perfect to set off blue eyes and, indeed, mine now look a bit more Mediterranean Ssea than Firth of Forth.

A make-over isn’t completed, these days, without some brow action, and mine are coloured in with Mr Brow Filler (£18.50) in Brunette. It works like a mascara and looks mercifully natural. I will not leave looking like Bert from Sesame Street.

Apparently, Givenchy are big on their inventive mascaras. They came up with the heavily imitated Phenomen’eyes (£25), which features something like the end of a spiky nunchuck at its tip (to get at stumpy lower and ones at the side). It does impressive things to my lashes.

I also really like the Prisme Blush (£33) in four pale pinks, which are whisked on my cheeks and down my nose. Finally, my lips are painted with one of their new Rouge Interdit in a nude Rose Alibi (£25). Voila.

The results

Pretty good, if Roman Holiday hadn’t been in black and white, I’m pretty sure Audrey’s makeup would’ve looked a bit like this. n