Our current beauty crush Marina Diamandis – the new face of Max Factor Colour Effect make-up lets us into her quirky style secrets.

What’s your beauty philosophy?
Be playful and experiment with make-up. I love to create bold, colourful and fun statements. Make-up is such an easy way to express individuality so I’d encourage everyone to do it!

Is there a particular feature you like to emphasise?
I’ve got really strong eyebrows so I like making a big deal of my eyes, but I think I’ll always be a lips kind of girl. Pale pink lips have become my signature look, finished off with a slick of lipgloss. But it’s always good to keep things fresh and be versatile – that way you’ll never get bored and always have an up-to-date look.

What’s your fail-safe make-up look?
I like chalky-pink lips with strong brows, plus a smokey under-eye with painted-on ’60s Twiggy-style lashes and lots of mascara.

And for a night out?
Big smoky feline eyes, but not necessarily with traditional dark colours . Right now I’m doing a quirky take on it using a bright turquoise, then finishing it off with a hot pink lip & clashing coral nails. I’m definitely more of a clashing than matching person – I love the individuality!

Do you go for many beauty treatments?
Absolutely. Every six weeks I have a facial at the Aqua Spa in the Sanderson Hotel, London. It keeps my skin baby soft and is a great way to relax. I also have a pedicure once a month.

Talking of nails, do you like to bling them up?
Definitely. It’s an easy and cool way to be a bit punky. I love mismatched colours like orange and shocking pinks. I like to use one as the main nail shade with a cheeky flash of the contrasting colour on the tips for a twist on the French manicure.

We’ve seen you with some great coloured streaks in your hair. Are they dyed or clip-in?
Weave in. I’ve found it’s impossible to get any kind of good colour with dye as my hair is so dark. They’re great for a little update of colour.

And what’s your bad-hair day saviour?
My Greek grandmother taught me to put olive oil or coconut oil on my hair. It works a treat at smoothing split ends! A god product for styling is the Frédéric Fekkai spray – my hairdresser always uses it on me and I love it.

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