Emily in Paris is dramatic regarding most things: Relationships, friendships, and, of course, fashion. In fact, beauty looks might be the only subdued (albeit defining) trait on the Netflix series. Since season one, lead makeup artist Aurélie Payen has been determined to infuse the ease of French girl beauty into Emily Cooper’s otherwise maximalist aesthetic.
“French beauty is softer than American beauty,” Payen tells Marie Claire in an exclusive interview. “We’ve taken the best of both culture's beauty practices and mixed them together for Lily Collins’s character.” Alongside Emily’s signature bold brow or the little gemstone adorned to her lower lash line at the masquerade ball in episode three, you’ll find the best bits of Parisian effortless glam. “Emily came from America, so she couldn’t have full French makeup. We wanted to have the character be true to herself, while introducing a French vibe little by little,” Payen says.
