Keira Knightley: Anna Karenina Beauty Exclusive

Picture credit: CHANEL

 

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY may be a natural beauty but, when it came to playing the eponymous role in Anna Karenina, she left her make-up in the hands of Chanel.
"I was delighted with the make-up on Anna Karenina… we used Chanel and were able to create a palette that both contrasted with and complemented the Russian backdrop," Knightley told us. "It helped to make me feel like a Russian aristocrat, and at the same time a modern woman to whom we can all relate."
Knightley's make-up artist, Ivana Primorac, started by mixing Chanel's Vitalumiere foundations to create a darker shade for the star, who needed to appear more olive-skinned for the film.
"We changed most skin colours of the actors in Anna Karenina for different reasons, so we had to find bases in many shades that were also very sheer and light-reflecting, which is a look [director] Joe Wright particularly wanted." Primorac said. "We used Vitalumiere Aqua and Vitalumiere Creme which offer great coverage and a smooth texture, but also have strong light reflecting pigments. I used a lick of Le Blanc de Chanel on every character - it was the final veil of the make-up."
And Primorac also explained how she created such natural-looking eye make-up looks for Knightley in the film.
"I used Chanel's Le Crayon Khol in Ambre liberally to elongate Keira's eye and create real depth - I rubbed it onto the back of my hand and then applied to the eye area with a brush to create very subtle shadow and also used it to create shape and real definition," she revealed."I used the Illusion D'Ombre shadows in an aubergine and a taupe/amber colour for all of the female characters to create the nude make-up look, but to accentuate their eyes. All the girls had full eye make-up on but we carefully chose the neutral colours to create shadow and definition with an authentic and not obviously made-up look."
SOURCE CREDIT:CHANEL