The night before the Academy Awards is almost as busy as the day of the ceremony. Just look to the annual Chanel and Charles Finch Pre-Oscar dinner. Back for its 15th year, the incredibly starry event brought together Kerry Washington, Maya Rudolph, Chloë Sevigny, and of course, Barbie mega-star and newly-announced Rouge Allure Velvet Nuit Blanche face Margot Robbie.
Robbie’s longtime make-up artist Pati Dubroff, who has been with the star throughout her rose-colored press tour, was on hand to prep—though this beauty look was decidedly more moody and sexy. “We played with warm tones for this look,” Robbie tells Vogue. “And added a bit of a poppy-brown lip.”
The exact lipstick shade, Dubroff reveals, is 4:00 am from the Rouge Allure Velvet Nuit Blanche collection. “I absolutely love that this formula is rich and velvety,” the make-up artist says, adding that she applied it using her fingers to give a stain-like effect. “It has a lot of colour payoff. I love that the lipstick has a long-wear effect without making the lips feel weighty or dry.”
The rest of Robbie’s face was kept pared-back—using Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation, Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow in Candeur et Expérience, and Inimitable Volume-Length-Curl-Separation in Noir Black on the lashes.
When it comes to getting ready for the big event—aka today’s red Oscars carpet—Dubroff shares her secret is using a mattifying primer like La Base Matifiante Perfecting Makeup Primer. “This helps foundation stay put in the T-zone as well as reducing the need for a lot of powder,” she shares.
Robbie also gives a little hint at what we may expect for her beauty look tonight: “In my regular life, I keep my make-up pretty simple,” Robbie says. “In real life, I probably use only five different things. Then [I’ll be] a little more adventurous when it’s a red carpet look. Play around with different colours and products.”
This article first appeared on Vogue.com.
