Elle USA - 11.2019

MC

REPAIR CONCENTRATED RECOVERY

POWERFOIL MASK ($82 FOR SET OF

FOUR); INTRACEUTICALS RETOUCH

LIFT SERUM ($69); KRAVE BEAUTY THE

BEET SHIELD ($20).

LOCATION: Los Angeles

HOMETOWN: Aberdeen,

Scotland

CLIENTS: Kristen Bell, Kristen

Stewart, Michelle Yeoh

SIGNATURE STYLE: I joke that

I do the BDSM facial. I start

off with an oxygen treatment,

then go into a very strong

rhythmic facial massage. Skin

has a very obvious contour

once I’m finished.

BEST TIME TO GET A FACIAL:

If it’s something invasive—

peels, injectables, ex-

tractions—two to three weeks

before the event. For some-

thing gentle like an oxygen

facial, do it the day before

or the day of. Results can last

up to seven days.

ADVICE I GIVE MY CLIENTS:

Wash your damn face. I’m a

big fan of a double cleanse,

morning and night.

A BEAUTY MYTH I’D LIKE

TO DEBUNK: That the

beauty industry is superficial

and frivolous.

LONG-TERM GOAL: To put skin

prep as an authenticated film

and TV credit on IMDb.

LOCATION: Los Angeles

HOMETOWN: Huddersfield,

England

CLIENTS: Ruth Negga, Lupita

Nyong’o, Amandla Stenberg

SIGNATURE STYLE: I like to ma-

nipulate the Afro hair texture

in ways not often showcased in

media. My most recognizable

work has been on women

wearing their beautiful kinky,

coil-y hair texture.

MAJOR MOMENT: The 2019

Oscars with Amandla Stenberg.

I believe I created the first 1920s

cornrow finger-wave.

BEAUTY RULE MEANT TO BE

BROKEN: There should be no

rules to begin with.

COMMON CURLY-HAIR MISTAKE:

It’s a myth that curly hair

needs a lot of product. It

can weigh the hair down,

minimizing bounce and

natural movement.

MOST EXCITING PART OF

MY JOB: I get to do and touch

hair. It’s as simple as that.

ADVICE I GIVE MY CLIENTS:

You are beautiful, and that is

good enough.

POMADE ($26).

LORD OF FACIALS:

GAVIN M

C

LEOD-VALENTINE

His father’s a

marquess, which

indeed makes him

a lord in his native

UK. But McLeod-

Valentine’s facials,

which he jokingly

calls the “slap and

tickle,” have crowned

him the king of red-

carpet skin prep.

@lordgmv

After a childhood

of painful Sunday

afternoon hair

braiding, François

knew there had to

be a better way to

care for natural hair.

So he developed

it—and now brings

his technique to

celebrities in their

shining moments.

@vernonfrancois

LAURA DERN

MICHELLE WILLIAMS

AMANDLA

STENBERG

LUPITA NYONG’O

WILLOW SMITH

MICHELLE YEOH

NATURAL WONDER:

VERNON FRANÇOIS

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