Emmanuelle Chriqui’s Makeup Must Haves

Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui is one of the main reasons that I love HBO’s Entourage (along with my beloved Rex Lee, better known as Ari’s assistant, Lloyd.) I think she’s simply beautiful so I was excited to see a great feature on her in the July/August issue of Women’s Health Magazine.  In it, Emmanuelle spills a few of her beauty and confidence secrets, including:

• “For the record: I wear makeup. All. The. Time. But I do it in a way that looks natural. My skin is blotchy, and I’m Mediterranean-I’ve got dark circles. So I need foundation and concealer. One thing I swear by is Armani Silk foundation. It offers coverage, but it breathes, so people never think I’m wearing makeup. For under my eyes, I use Touche Eclat by Yves Saint Laurent, which I love because it’s moisturizing and creamy and blends into my skin without getting cakey. I also wear a bronzer-Cargo and Nars have great sun-kissed colors-just to give a little depth to my cheeks.”
• Play up your best feature! “I would say that my favorite part of my face is my eyes. I have very long lashes, but they’re not thick, so when I apply mascara-I love L’Oreal Voluminous-suddenly my eyes are transformed. It’s cool. I’ve also learned a few eye makeup tricks. For example, highlight your brow bone to give your eyes a more wide-open look. Also, as you’re applying mascara, twirl the brush-from the root [to the ends]-so the color covers the whole lash for a fuller look.”
• Find a good role model, “To me, natural beauty means having a real sense of confidence. I just think that there is something so incredibly sexy about a woman who takes care of herself and doesn’t try to bend to be something she’s not, like Robin Wright Penn, Meryl Streep, and Diane Lane. And Kate Winslet-I mean, my God! She’s gotten even more beautiful with age!”

For more from Emmanuelle, pick up the latest issue of Women’s Health!