This month’s cover comes from a shoot with London salon and skincare line Aenea. We go behind the scenes to discover how the Grecian goddess look was created
PHOTOGRAPHER VIEW:
Tony Le Britton
“As with all my work, I take the client’s brief and develop a way of shooting it to deliver beautiful, timeless images. With the brand’s emphasis on products containing no damaging ingredients and the salon design being clean and modern, I decided to shoot Talia simply and to emphasise her incredible eyes and skin. “The resulting images are softly lit with a warm backdrop and colour palette, reminiscent of a warm Grecian evening to celebrate Aenea’s Greek origins.”
MUA VIEW:
Paula Maxwell
“The styling of this modern-day Greek goddess look was all about gold jewellery, so I wanted to echo that in the make-up.
“The model, Talia, had such amazing skin that I didn’t need to apply a heavy base. I wanted to create a glowing, golden look and to do that I used Light Wonder foundation from Charlotte Tilbury, simply buffing it into moisturised skin.
“I then concealed under the eyes before applying shadow from Charlotte Tilbury’s Dolce Vita pallete. I didn’t add any mascara because I wanted to keep the look fresh and clean and give that ethereal Grecian effect.
“I applied Mac cream blush in shade Ladyblush to the apples of the cheeks then created a light contour using the brand’s Taupe shade. To finish and add dimension to the face, I used a highlight stick from Madina Milano on the bridge of the nose and the Cupid’s bow.
“For the lips, just a scrub and loads of lip balm were all that was needed. A quick brush of the brows with Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Brow in Clear to set the hairs in place, and the Grecian goddess look was complete.”
All images Photographer: Tony Le-Britton Hair: The Aenea Artistic Team Make-Up: Paula Maxwell Styling: Krishan Parmar
ABOUT AENEA
Aenea salon launched in Clapham, London, in 2010, founded by Damien Zannetou. The group also has its own skincare line, Aenea Cosmetics, which is free from artificial colours or fragrances, petrochemicals, sulphates and detergents Following research into epigenetics, the line was formulated using cosmeceutical ingredients that target the signs of ageing at a molecular level.