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It’s official: Powder pink is the biggest color trend for 2025. If the onslaught of cool, frothy-pink pieces on spring/summer 2025 runways (Miu Miu, Alaïa, Khaite, et al.), have yet to convince you to hop on the romantic bandwagon, perhaps Nicole Kidman’s latest look will make you a believer. Just last week on December 11, the actress arrived at the Babygirl premiere wearing a petal-pink custom Balenciaga gown and a full face of “English rose” makeup—an aesthetic that’s basically the playbook for elegant, soft girl beauty. Below, discover the full breakdown from Kidman’s makeup artist, Kate Synnott.
1. Create Your Base
A fresh, dewy base is essential for English rose makeup. (Imagine a rose petal glistening with morning dew—that’s your goal.) Synnott first preps Kidman’s skin with Beauty Pie’s Superluminous Skin Glow Filter Tinted Hyaluronic Complexion Brightener, noting how it “really enhances the skin with a creamy shine” both in person and on the red carpet. “I like to keep it to the highest points of the face, like the cheekbones, bridge of nose, and brow bone—not too much around the T-zone, as I don’t want that part of the skin super shiny,” she adds.
She grabs the Luminous Mineral Skin Tint Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 Sunscreen for some all-over coverage, then spot conceals with the Everyday Great Skin Hyaluronic Blur Concealer (Kidman is shade 100 Ivory).
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Superluminous Skin Glow Filter Tinted Hyaluronic Complexion Brightener
Beauty Pie
Luminous Mineral Skin Tint Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 Sunscreen
Beauty Pie
Everyday Great Skin Hyaluronic Blur Concealer
2. Contour and Highlight
Synnott then sculpts Kidman’s features with the Quick Colour Contour Supergel in shade Light, which provides a snatched yet natural-looking finish. “The Triple Beauty Luminizing Highlighter Wand gives the perfect red carpet glow,” adds Synnott. “I used it on the cheek bones, bridge of the nose, and the brow bone.”
Beauty Pie
Quick Colour Contour Supergel
Beauty Pie
Triple Beauty Luminizing Highlighter Wand
3. Define the Brows
Next up: brows. Synnott draws hair-like strokes on Kidman’s arches using the Superbrow Luxe Precision Pencil, a fine-tipped product that fills out sparse areas with precision. “Then I used Arch-Ology Tinted Eyebrow Sculpting Gel to set the brows in place while giving them natural volume and definition,” she says.
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Superbrow Luxe Precision Pencil
Beauty Pie
Arch-Ology Tinted Eyebrow Sculpting Gel
4. Create Soft, Powder-Pink Eyes
Here’s where the trending color story comes into play! Synnott applies Beauty Pie’s Wondercolour Longwear Cream Eyeshadow Stick in the shade Pink Velvet all over Kidman’s lids, blending up into the crease. The matte, cool-toned pink shade provides enough definition to the eyes without looking like you’re wearing a ton of makeup. She then draws a thin, lifted line of Deluxe Precision Liquid Eyeliner in Black Cat before topping off the eye look with an inky-black tubing mascara.
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Wondercolour Longwear Cream Eyeshadow Stick
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Deluxe Precision Liquid Eyeliner
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Wrap Star Tubing Mascara
5. Add a Pop of Cream Blush
To nail that feminine, classic English aesthetic, Synnott swirls a pink, glowy cream blush on the cheekbones—namely, Beauty Pie’s Supercheek Cream Blush in shade Universal Pink (a bright bubblegum number). “This blush is super blendable, with a pillowy texture that melts into your skin. I love how it makes the skin look super-natural and bright,” she explains.
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Supercheek Cream Blush
6. Apply a Pillowy, Pink Lip
“Futurelipstick Luxe Shine in shade Naked Pink was the hero product of this look. It is such wearable baby pink lipstick that stays on and really lasts,” says Synnott. The cheeks and lips are arguably the most important features when it comes to “English rose” makeup, so make sure to grab dewy, shine-enhancing products that make your skin and lips look petal-soft. (Bonus points if you can find a multitasking cheek and lip tint!)
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Futurelipstick Luxe Shine
And there you have it: Kidman’s “English rose” makeup, marked by a radiant, natural-looking flush, subtly sculpted cheekbones, and a soft, powder-pink color story throughout. While the aesthetic may seem synonymous with springtime, it’s actually on-trend year-round, especially since the romantic shade is shaping up to be quite popular among the fashion set. As a general rule: If you wind up looking like the main character in a stunning period drama, you’re doing something right.
More “English Rose” Makeup Products to Shop
Westman Atelier
Baby Cheeks Blush Stick
Merit
Flush Balm Cream Blush
rhode
Pocket Blush – Piggy
Armani Beauty
Luminous Silk Cheek Tint
NARS
Talc-Free Powder Blush
Saie
Dew Blush Liquid Cream Blush
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez
Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight
Patrick Ta
Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo
Charlotte Tilbury
K.i.s.s.i.n.g Satin Shine Lipstick
Guerlain
Kisskiss Bee Glow Lipstick Balm
Glossier
Ultralip High Shine Lipstick
