Emily in Paris ’ resident Parisian style icon, Sylvie Grateau, is the epitome of French sophistication and, alongside her fashion, the character’s elevated make-up plays a key role in how she is perceived. After speaking to the show’s lead make-up artist, Aurelie Payen , we’ve discovered the exact products that were used on set to turn actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu into her marketing director persona. In an interview with IndyBest, Payen, who doesn’t do Leroy-Beaulieu’s make-up personally, but fulfills the beauty keys for the whole Emily in Paris cast, told us: “The brief for for Sylvie's character was to be the this very sensual, 40+ Parisian woman who's going to work and has lots of beautiful clothes and a very elevated vibe.
” She added: “The make-up for that kind of woman is not bold make-up. It's less is more, very, ‘I put on some make-up, but you won't see it,’ and, ‘I just woke up like that.’ It's a natural kind of beauty vibe.
” Getting granular with the flat plan for Sylvie’s make-up, Payen explained how the eyes were a big focus. “It would be a shadow for the lips and maybe a shadow also for the eyes,” she explained. “A lot of eyelashes – like lots of eyelashes, lots of mascara – to have the eyes looking very done, but not done at the same time.
” The make-up artist went on to reveal that one of the most-used products to achieve this look was Victoria Beckham’s satin kajal eyeliner in the shade ‘cocoa’. Payen said: �.