Beauty box

With decades of industry experience, Lisa Eldridge is at the top of her game. Katie Wright grills the makeup guru

Online beauty tutorials are a big business, generating billions of views and turning amateurs and teens into celebrities.

But in YouTube’s upper echelons, there’s one exception: Lisa Eldridge was anything but an amateur when she started uploading clips in 2009.

The makeup artist had already racked up more than 15 years’ experience in the industry, adorning the faces of celebrities and supermodels for red carpets and cover shoots. The beauty guru spills the beans on her can’t-live-without cosmetics . . .

DESERT ISLAND PICKS

Avene Hydrance Optimale UV Light SPF 20, £10.90, FeelUnique.com “I’d want SPF of some description because I don’t want to end up all pigmented and patchy.”

Lancome Hypnose Volume-aporter Mascara, £22.50, House of Fraser (www.houseoffraser.co.uk)

“At the moment I’m using Lancome’s Volume-a-porter, which is an everyday mascara that’s good at separating lashes and easy to put on.”

ENDURING ESSENTIALS

Chanel Natural Finish Loose Powder, £36, Boots (www.boots.com) “There are certain things I’ve had in my kit forever, like Chanel powder.”

MAC Studio Face and Body Foundation, £22 (www.maccosmetics.co.uk) “I’ve been using the MAC Face and Body Makeup since it launched.”

FUTURE FAVOURITES

Lancome Miracle Cushion Fluid Foundation, £29.50, House of Fraser (www.houseoffraser.co.uk) “I went to Korea and came back with all of this cushion technology and now we’ve actually done a foundation for Lancome.”