Cindy Crawford, this week’s ES Magazine cover star, has used her entrepreneurial spirit to redefine what it means to be a model. As the team gathered in LA to shoot her for this week's Beauty & Health edition, Joanna Taylor compiled the ultimate dossier featuring absolutely everything you need to know about the original super, from the advice she gives to her daughter Kaia, to her trip to Kensington Palace and her lessons on beauty.
Did you know, for example, that in her 1996 book, Cindy Crawford’s Basic Face: A Makeup Workbook, the model decrees ‘Make-up should never take more than five minutes! Fifteen if you’re going to a black-tie dinner.’
Then there’s, ‘Never try something different if you only have five minutes before heading out the door. Give yourself time to screw up and wash it off.’ ‘Make-up is not cosmetic surgery. Don’t try to seriously reshape your face with make-up. It almost always looks obvious.’
And ‘Less is always more. Less make-up is more attractive. When applying any make-up always begin with the least amount possible and add more only if you need to.’
You may or may not wish to take the aforementioned with a pinch of salt, considering Crawford’s staggering beauty. Nevertheless, we can absolutely recommend reproducing the elegant, understated make-up looks created for the model with these modern beauty staples straight from the LA shoot.
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Ambient Lighting Palette Unlocked, £86 - These iconic palettes are the insider go-to for achieving the perfectly diffused, beautifully soft-focus, lit-from-within skin. (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Voyeur Waterproof Gel Eyeliner in Cave, £27 - For high-impact waterproof wings that stay smudge-free for up to 12 hours. (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Veil Hydrating Skin Tint, £49 - A beautifully hydrating, featherweight base that delivers a seamless your-skin-but-better finish. (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Vanish Airbrush Concealer, £34 - For full coverage concealing with inbuilt micro-spherical powders to blur and brighten. (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
ARMANI Luminous Silk Glow Blush in Euphoric, £45 - This silk-infused blush mimics a supremely flattering fresh-from-outside flush. (armanibeauty.co.uk)
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara, £30 - For a full on fan-effect when you a more is more look! (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm in Sense 110, £35 - A clever 3-in-1 hybrid that hydrates like a balm, plumps to perfection and delivers the shine of a gloss. (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
JONES ROAD The Lip Pencil in Mauve, £21 - From makeup maestro Bobbi Brown this your-lips-but better beauty that defines and fills in seconds. (jonesroadbeauty.com)
REVLON ColorStay Micro Brow Pencil in Soft Brown, £8.99 - This bargainous brow pencil delivers the finest, hair-like strokes for thrillingly natural looking brows. (boots.com)
HOURGLASS COSMETICS Voyeur Eyeshadow Stick in Equinox, £33 - For beautifully rich, crease-free eye looks. (hourglasscosmetics.co.uk)
19/99 Tinted Matte Balm, £20 - A universally flattering and matte sheer plum pigment designed for the eyes, lips and cheeks. (cultbeauty.co.uk)
KOSAS Cloud Set Powder, £30 - A silky-soft, finely milled setting powder. (Spacenk.com)
MERIT Solo Shadow Matte Eye Colour in Studio, £26 - For a matte, modern colour wash try this buildable, cream-to-powder shadow. (meritbeauty.com)
CHANEL Les 4 Ombres Byzance in Parure Cristal, £57 - A covetable edit if ever there was. Pink opal, rose quartz and a sublime aqua top coat = pure perfection. (chanel.com)
