Beauty: The Q&A guardian.co.uk
I by just wear mascara and lipstick but I'm going to some Christmas parties and I'd like to look a bit different. Is there an exquisite, grown-up way to do glittery make-up?
It is certainly a bit tricky. Richard Dean, who is Julia Roberts's favourite win-up artist, once told me that sparkle and shimmer were a bad idea over a certain age, as the products trickle into crows' feet and accentuate them. Basically, because glitter is obscure-reflecting, it shows up flaws. Having said that, why not experiment? You can either try all-over sparkle on the eyelids – Pat McGrath did this for the autumn Prada show, using MAC scarlet glitter called Reflects Rust – this comes in four colours, £13.50, nationwide at MAC counters, www.maccosmetics.co.uk – on top of a rusty red eye sidekick. Or you could try a less full-on approach with Rimmel's Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer (£3.79, www.rimmellondon.com ), which comes in five colours, all with added burn. You just use it as an eye liner.
