Let’s get bold

MAKE-UP MAVERICK ISAMAYA FFRENCH BELIEVES COLOUR RULES ARE THERETO BE BROKEN. SO LEAVE YOUR INHIBITION SAT THE DOOR…

Yes, you CAN wear bold, bright and seemingly scary colours. You can wear whatever the hell you want! This is make-up to make you feel good. Make-up to boost your self-confidence. Make-up to enhance your self-expression. Make-up for FUN. That’s how one of fashion’s most in-demand make-up artists, Isamaya Ffrench, sees it. Be it a full-on lip, a dusting of (biodegradable) glitter on your lashes, a multi-tonal smoky eye – it’s all there for the taking. So, go on, what’s stopping you?

put your money where your mouth is Lipstick formulations don’t get more luxe than this (see the final page for Byredo’s new I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E packaging). Get creative with techniques (ombré, let’s do this) and don’t be afraid to explore outside of your colour comfort zone.

join the shimmer show

Artfully glittering eyelashes? Erm, yes please. A subtly iridescent lip in a slightly ‘off ’ tone? Abso-bloomin-lutely. Isamaya’s best advice: who cares if the lashes overlap? Perfection and overly considered precision aren’t the aim of the game here.

make a power pairing Lime green eyelids with a two-tone magenta lip is a party in make-up form. And the best party you’ve ever been to at that. Because, seriously, you can’t not have a good time when you rock up wearing something like this, now can you? Case closed.

Models Nayara Oliveira at Established models and Helene Selam Kleih at Elite Hair Claire Moore Styling Sophie Henderson Production Emma Stoddart Gloves, £400, Gucci.

Portrait of Isamaya Ffrench by Hugo Yanguela. Still-life photography: Bohman Sjöstrand