The BAFTAs 2023 have arrived, and you can best believe that we’ve been spying all the celebrity looks from the red carpet. As the industry comes together to celebrate the very best in film, the BAFTAs (AKA, the British Academy Film Awards) is also the perfect place to find some of the best beauty looks of the awards season.
As a beauty editor, I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled to the red carpet for the show-stopping beauty moments; from mesmerising makeup to the classiest awards-season hair. I’ve also been keeping tabs on the top makeup artists, hairstylists and nail technicians who are responsible for making the celebrities look their best, and doing a deep-dive into the products that they actually use to prep them for the red carpet.
Ahead, you’ll find all the best beauty looks form the 76th BAFTAs 2023, and all the deets on the beauty products used backstage.
Ladies and gentleman, I give you: Florence Pugh. If there is anyone who could pull off baby bangs and a fanned bun, it’s Miss Flo. Her hairstylist, Peter Lux, took to Instagram to share that he was using Fable & Mane haircare at the BAFTAs this season—which is what was most likely used to create Pugh’s glossy slicked-back bun.
On his dressing table, we spotted Fable & Mane’s new MahaMane Smooth & Shine Hair Oil, which intensely hydrates the hair with a glossy finish when applied through the lengths.
When I refreshed Instagram and this look popped up on my feed, I practically gasped. Makeup artist Nina Park used all Lancôme makeup on HoYeon Jung at the BAFTAs, and doesn’t she look incredible? A winged cat-eye and red lipstick is a timeless red carpet makeup look, and the look is complete with a simple side-parted bun. I’ve tracked down the exact lip products used below.
Rosie Hungtington-Whiteley’s inky eyeliner and elongated lashes give her a beautifully feline effect, and her slicked-back ponytail lets her makeup shine. After a bit of detective work and zooming in on MUA Harold James’ Instagram Stories, I can see a selection of Rose Inc products (Rosie’s own makeup collection) dotted on her dressing table, including her Satin Lipcolour Rich Refillable Lipstick and the Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Colour, which is a beauty editor favourite.
Nothing gets my beauty editor heart racing like a smattering of crystals places beautifully around the eyes, and Lashana Lynch’s crimson lipstick balances the look beautifully.
WWW cover star Aimee Lou Wood looked glowing on the red carpet. Her secret? Makeup artist Sara Hill used Chantecaille products on her complexion to achieve that glowing-from-within effect. Hill used Chantecaille’s Just Skin Tinted Moisturiser SPF15, Radiance Gel Bronzer and the Cheek Gelée to achieve the look.
Sara Sampaio’s kitten liner and perfectly flushed skin are a winning combination for the red carpet.
MUA Sofia Tilbury tended to Lily James’ BAFTA makeup look, which consisted of a perfectly applied liquid eyeliner and soft petal pink lipstick. James also wore Charlotte Tilbury’s latest launch, the Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Pillow Talk, for the evening.
Another bedazzled look from Jodie Smith, paired with a lavender shadow and statement liner look.
It appears that winged eyeliner was the look of the night, with Gugu Mbatha Raw wearing the look beautifully.
Munroe Bergdorf demonstrates how to do a statement smokey eye look.
