Recreate Gemma's modern face of makeup from the cover. - Elle Magazine Australia

Recreate Gemma’s modern face of makeup from the cover.

Want to know exactly what was used to make our cover girl look so beautiful, and how? Victoria Baron, makeup artist for Chanel, gave us the scoop.

Great makeup starts with skincare. Warm your serum and moisturiser in your hands before you apply it to help it absorb in. Try Hydra Beauty Micro Sérum, $124, and La Solution 10 De Chanel, $132, both Chanel, 1300 242 635.

Stipple foundation on with a brush for a better-blended finish. Try Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation, $89, Chanel, 1300 242 635. Then use a medium-sized fluffy brush to dust powder over eyelids, under the eyes, around the nose and on the chin. It helps the makeup to last past lunch. Try Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powder, $84, Chanel, 1300 242 635.

Brush brows upwards before you apply any product – it’s what makes the look modern and fresh. Using a small angled brush, apply strokes of colour to your brows. The mixture of shades in this one helps to give full brows more natural dimension. Try La Palette Sourcils De Chanel in Naturel and Brun, $84 each, Chanel, 1300 242 635. 

For lips with extra punch, apply lipliner all over them as a base colour. Gemma is wearing Le Crayon Lèvres in Désir, $46, Chanel, 1300 242 635. Sharpening the pencil right before you use it helps to neaten the edges. Then go over that with lipstick. Try Rouge Allure Velvet in Rouge Feu, $52, Chanel, 1300 242 635. Applying it with a brush will again ensure neat, structured edges. If it still doesn’t look perfect enough, you can go around the lips with concealer and an angled brush to tidy up any smudging.

Refresh your brows by brushing them up again.