Michael
Ashton’s - How-to guide for recreating
a red carpet look like Adele’s at
The BRITs
New Zealand born and bred, international
Make-up Artist and stylist Michael
Ashton now resides in London. He has
been Adele’s personal hair and make-up
artist for five years and has helped
create her transformation into the
beauty sensation she is today and
now his advice, makes this accessible
to women everywhere.
Michael has personally compiled make-up
and hair tips to show us how-to recreate
a modern, iconic look just like Adele’s.
The Hair
"When it comes to styling a clients
hair for the red-carpet, preparation
is key to achieving a look that is
not only great for the cameras, but
will also last the distance on the
night" says Michael who gives us his
industry insider tips to achieving
camera-ready hair at home:
1. Towel dry from wet, removing
excess moisture before working through
serum on mid-lengths and ends. Next
apply Root Lifting Spray to the root
area.
2. Flip the hair over with
your head between your knees, blasting
hot air down the hair shaft whilst
finger drying - creating instant lift
at your roots and thickness through
the rest of your hair.
3.
Once the hair is almost 80 percent
dry, flip your hair back over
and take large sections, smoothing
them with a medium sized round brush.
Pay particular attention to the ends
to ensure they are bouncy and luscious.
4. Next, section the hair into
quarters - from ear to ear and
then front to back and using a medium-large
sized hot tong take each section and
work it onto the barrel until the
section is heated through. This will
give hair a loose bend and in turn,
a contemporary yet feminine texture.
5. Continue for the remaining three
sections, ensuring that as you
have finished curling each section
you pin it in a barrel curl using
a sectioning clip while it cools and
sets.
6. After 5-10 minutes, remove the
sectioning clips, gentle tousle
the hair and brush into place before
finishing with a strong hold hairspray
to lock and load the look!
Michael Ashton’s Must-have Products
for his Red Carpet Ready Beauty Looks:
Babyliss Pro Hot Rollers
Hot Tools Hot Tongs
L’Oreal Tech Ni Art Volume Spray /
3
Schwarzkopf Silhouette Hairspray
Batiste Dry Shampoo
The
Makeup
* First, prep and prime to perfection
- The secret to creating picture perfect
skin is massaging foundation into
the face and buffing camouflage where
needed for extra coverage. Add a sheer
veil of Eye Brightener near the inner
tear ducts through the t-zone and
high planes of the face
* Brows are always so important
to complete any make up look, use
a clear brow set to groom the shape
and then fill and extend with an eyebrow
pencil
* Eye shadow is kept to a minimum
for this look, with just a subtle
highlighter on the brow bone, followed
by gentle contouring through the socket
* The real hero of this look is
the liner and lashes! Using Gel
Liner in black, start on the inner
corner of the eye and increase the
width of liner as you extend towards
the outer corner finishing with a
flirty flick.
* To give the eyes a polished yet
understated feel, place lashes
along the entire upper lashline before
building up lash density with mascara
top and bottom
* To finish the look, a perfect
pout is a must!
Start by filling in the lip working
from the middle of the mouth and creating
the desired shaped using a lip brush.
Blot off the excess before tidying
edges using lipliner and reapplying
another slick of Lip Butter.
Michael Ashton’s Must-have Products
for his Red Carpet Ready Beauty Looks:
