THE BEST IN BEAUTY
FROM THOSE WHO KNOW BEST

VIOLET GREY began with our search for the best eyelash curler. To find the answer, we formed a band of inside-Hollywood experts and editors — from makeup artists to movie stars — to test every eyelash curler against our rigorous set of standards (the VIOLET CODE). We tested on film sets, on red carpets, and in the back of Jack Nicholson’s limousine — and once we learned which curler would make our lashes curve and not crimp (Utowa, it’s from Japan), we moved on to mascara, lip stain, dry shampoo, and everything else a girl needs in her cosmetic wardrobe. On any given day, we are discovering, testing, and approving best-in-class beauty. The result is a discerning curation of products, tips, and inspiration deemed essential — the Industry’s Beauty Edit.

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BEFORE 10 A.M.

Model Hannah Holman proves that sometimes beauty just looks better the morning after.

Photography ByANTHONY GOBLÉ

Written By JACK SUNNUCKS

Art Direction ByVICEN AKINA

Makeup By MAI QUYNH

Hair By KYLEE HEATH

Styling By JACK EUSTACE

EYES Kjaer Weis Eyeshadow in Magnetic, Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in The Glamour Muse, Paris Berlin Le Crayon Yeux in CR 200, CR 213, and CR 206, Utowa Regular Eyeshadow Brush in 10 FACE RMS Lip2Cheek in Modest LIPS Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G LIPSTICK in Penelope Pink, MAC Lipstick in Kinda Sexy

“If there’s a cure for this, I don’t want it.” Diana Ross knew what she was on to when she crooned her 1976 classic Love Hangover, we imagine hot off another evening at Studio 54. And while you might try to avoid an actual hangover, there’s still something to be said for waking up looking artfully smudged in last night’s maquillage – or aspiring to the slept-in look when you in fact went to bed with a clean face at 9 p.m.

At VIOLET GREY, we’re obsessed with a woman’s routine before 10 a.m.–her rituals, rules and reasons for getting out of bed. It is in this spirit that we present our own ode to morning-after beauty. And don’t despair if you did in fact go too hard last evening: as Diana surely knew, the best cure for a hangover is another glass of champagne.