“I work with grown women, who are in their 30s, 40s and 50s, which I think is when women come into their prime,” says Kay Montano, who has worked with everyone from Julianne Moore to Anne Hathaway
How to apply bronzer like a Chanel make-up artist
How to apply bronzer like a Chanel make-up artist
Learn how to apply bronzer like an MUA with this step-by-step guide from Chanel’s in-house make-up artist Kay Montano, feturing simple tips for a healthy-looking glow
Bronzer – some say it’s a must-have, others say it’s a menace. Knowing how to apply bronzer, it seems, is really the key. Use it well and you’ll end up with more defined contours and a healthy-looking glow. Apply with slightly less skill and you can end up looking like you just got a very splotchy suntan.
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With lots of us juggling working from home and homeschooling right now, it s perhaps unsurprising that we re looking and feeling exhausted. And those constant Zoom meetings staring at our reflections aren t helping, either!
Luckily, there are a few simple things you can do to instantly perk up a dull and sleepy complexion. In a recent interview with our sister publication
Red, Chanel beauty ambassador and make-up artist Kay Montano shared her tips for waking up a tired face – and they included swerving two make-up bag essentials because they can make you look even more weary. Tread carefully with bronzer, Kay said. Most women think it will add warmth to a fatigued complexion; the opposite is true.
You may recognize Thandie Newton as the Emmy Award winning star of
Westworld (among other hits), but what you might not know is she has also spent time as a beauty blogger. In 2013, she teamed up with longtime friend and makeup artist Kay Montano to launch beauty website ThandieKay, where she wrote articles about here skincare journey. While content for the site has seemed to pause, she has always been vocal throughout her career about her love for beauty rituals–and the importance of inner beauty.
On aging, the 48-year-old advised in
Glamour UK, Settle in with what you have. This is it, this is me, and find that confidence from within, she said. That s about accepting yourself the way you are, recognizing what you love about it, whether that s looking back into your family and recognizing the strengths that you may have inherited or thinking about yourself and the life that you lead and how you benefit other people.