Pivotal in establishing the film’s moody brilliance is key makeup artist Patricia Regan’s pitch-perfect ‘50s beauty, especially Carol’s meticulous face (that signature lipstick remains intact through all the tumult). And to celebrate the movie’s release, VIOLET GREY Brand Ambassador and celebrity makeup artist Kira Nasrat re-created a look from the film, channeling Carol’s upper-crust polish. The film is set at Christmastime in New York (Mara’s and Blanchett’s characters first meet during the latter’s holiday shopping rounds at a Manhattan department store), so the look is ideal for infusing a little Golden Age glamour into your holiday party attire. Here, Nasrat explains how to achieve the Blanchett effect.