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Photographer: Don Flood. Hair: Mark Townsend. Makeup: Robin Black.. Fashion Director: Estee Stanley. Art Director: Frank Rust. Behind the Scenes: Brian Weidling. Song: .
MTB: What is beauty to you?
AT: To me, beauty is an attitude, more often than not. Whether it’s your own or in other people.
MTB: What role have you had that was most interesting to you from a beauty perspective?
AT: When I was at drama school in Australia, we used to have to do our own hair and make-up for stage performances. I always loved that. I would spend hours pouring through reference pictures. All the details of make-up and hair from the ’30s or ’40s or whatever time the play was set. I had my grandma teach me to roll my hair for that ’40s look, the way she used to do it, with a wooden spoon!
MTB: Tell me about the hair and make-up routine for “Fringe.”
AT: Simple! We have always tried to keep the look very simple, pony tails and minimal make up. She is an FBI agent and we thought to have her all ‘glam’ would be ridiculous.
MTB: What’s the best beauty trick you learned on set?
AT: Shading! Even with simple make-up you still want to make sure that there is some definition in your face. I am amazed how much shading can alter your face shape and help to hide imperfections.
MTB: Have you always been a blond? Would you experiment with other shades?
AT: I haven’t always been blonde, no. I’ve experimented with many shades. But I am enjoying the blonde for the moment.
MTB: Would you ever chop it all off? Why or why not?
AT: Twice have I gone with a drastic cut. Once into a tom boy shag and another time into a buzz cut. I still have the hair from the first time I cut it. You feel very exposed for the first few weeks, especially after having a big head of hair to hide behind. I think that long hair is much easier to manage. When it is short you have to style it and constantly trim. So from a maintenance perspective, long is much easier to manage.
MTB: What’s it like to watch yourself on screen or flip through magazines and see yourself?
AT: Sometimes it is fine, sometimes I cringe, and sometimes when I see pictures from a great shoot, I wish I woke up like that.
MTB: Is that an experience you’re comfortable with?
AT: I am getting more comfortable with it the more I do it. Working with different photographers and hair and makeup teams is all part of the learning experience.
MTB: What’s your favorite feature? Why? Which part of yourself are you most critical of (if any…)?
AT: These two questions are interchangeable. It is so connected to my mood and my attitude!
Photographer: Don Flood. Hair: Mark Townsend. Make Up: Robin Black. Fashion Director: Estee Stanley. Art Director: “Frank the Tank.” Dress: Catherine Malandrino. Shoes: Jimmy Choo.
Armani Foundation. “I was introduced to Armani’s foundations on the show and I use them in my life now. They aren’t as thick as most foundations but still give more coverage than a tinted moisturizer and the texture is like silk.”
. “I love them. Light and just blends with your natural coloring without looking like you are wearing much.”
Mac Sculpting Powder. “I use Bone Beige to define the jaw line and give more contours to my face.” Sadly this product has been discontinued, but you can still find it on ebay!
. “For a pick me up. Better than a concealer under the eye and it really does give you lift.”
. “Because I wear make up everyday it is really important to properly clean my skin. I have been using the Clarisonic brush at night and I love it.”
Skin 2 Skin Photo-Aging Repair Cream. “I lather it on my neck and chest which seems to have taken most of the beatings the Australian sun has to offer”
Photographer: Don Flood. Hair: Mark Townsend. Make Up: Robin Black. Fashion Director: Estee Stanley. Art Director: “Frank the Tank.”
A few years ago while driving in Los Angeles I noticed billboards everywhere for a new television show called Fringe and I was very intrigued, mostly by this gorgeous blonde woman with the gorgeous eyes gazing down upon Sunset Boulevard. I tuned in for the first episode and was instantly hooked. I haven’t missed an episode since!
I’m so used to seeing Anna on Fringe with a tight pony-tail and very natural looking make up so my first instinct for this shoot was to give her a very glam, editorial look but when she arrived at the studio I was so blown away by how beautiful she is that I didn’t want to cover that up. Within minutes of meeting her, we were all joking around and having a good time and I wanted that to show in the photos.
Leather top: Loyandford.
Robin Black: “The biggest secret to creating the perfect smoky eye is to blend! Build the color out from the eye, keeping the darkest shade along the lash line and then blending out to the crease. I love a nude lip and NARS makes a great updated version of the classic call , it’s a pale nude with enough warmth to work on most fair skin tones. However, if you are olive skinned or darker, I prefer another which is a tad less pale and more peach.”
Robin Black: “Great looking skin starts with skin care, so to prep Anna’s skin I patted in a small amount of under her eyes, around the corners of her nose and any other spot where dryness occurs. Next, I applied a liberal amount of La Mer Lip Balm and allowed it to sink in while I did the rest of her make up. To create a natural looking, flawless finish, I used a sheer tinted moisturizer blended over the entire face and then lightly brushed a small amount of concealer over any area with redness. I skipped the powder and spritzed the face with organic rose water to add a glow.”
Jumpsuit: Catherine Malandrino.
Photographer: Don Flood. Hair: Mark Townsend. Make Up: Robin Black. Fashion Director: Estee Stanley. Art Director: “Frank the Tank.” Top: Loyandford.
