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Counter INTUITIVE Looking for foundation advice or a free make-up lesson? Katie Service uncovers the best beauty bars in the capital BOBBI BROWN Covent Garden For an excellent free make-up lesson, visit Amalie Russell at Bobbi Brown. Russell, who works on London Fashion Week shows for the likes of Markus Lupfer and Orla Kiely, is the closest you’ll get to Bobbi this side of the Atlantic — plus she does cracking brow-shaping. 4 East Piazza, WC2 (bobbibrown.co.uk) PRECIOUS ABOUT MAKE-UP Goldhawk Road This pro make-up store is a hidden gem — for powders and foundations, it’s better than any department store. Co-founder Jan Sewell, a BAFTA-winning make-up artist, is oſten there and is well worth taking advice from. 6-7 Goldhawk Mews, W12 (preciousaboutmakeup.com) TOM FORD COUNTER Harrods, Knightsbridge Set within the Harrods make-up department, the glossy Tom Ford counter has helpful, knowledgeable make-up artists who don’t engage in the hard sell and who will only recommend things that suit you. Make a beeline for Lee O’Keefe — he really knows his stuff. 87-135 Brompton Road, SW1 (harrods.com) BEAUTYMART Topshop, Oxford Circus Set up by Millie Kendall of Ruby & Millie and former Vogue beauty editor Anna-Marie Solowij, BeautyMART is an independent store in Topshop that combines UK brands with quirky foreign products, such as Korean masks. Oxford Circus, 214 Oxford Street, W1 (thisisbeautymart.co.uk) KEVYN AUCOIN Space NK, Duke of York Square, Chelsea Whether you want to learn how to do killer smoky eyes or have them painted on for a night out, seek out Geraldo Frazao, the lead artist at Kevyn Aucoin’s concession in SpaceNK. The Brazilian spent years working with Charlotte Tilbury’s fashion show team and is one of the best in town. 27 Duke of York Square, SW3 (spacenk.com/uk) FACEBAR LONDON Shoreditch Make-up artist Nicola Fiveash spent years working on fashion shows with the legendary Lucia Pica before deciding to set up her own professional make-up bar. Facebar is currently in residence at Butcher’s hair salon and I highly recommend you book in for a makeover with Nicola — you won’t be disappointed. 63 Hackney Road, E2 (facebarlondon.com) JW ANDERSON A / W 2016 MUST BUY Bobbi Brown Nude Finish Illuminating Powder, £39 Nicola Fiveash and her legendary palette MUST BUY Maqpro Foundation palette designed by Jan Sewell, £34.50 MUST BUY Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Liquid Liner, £27 Amalie Russell MUST BUY Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Colour, £38 BEAUTY 24.03.16 ES MAGAZINE 45
