Jackie Tyson, celebrity makeup artist with 20 years experience behind her is the lead makeup artist for Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor.

In the last few weeks, her sole female contestant has been Stacey Solomon, the Diva from Dagenham, and Jackie has kindly shared with MAF how she created her look, from the original style sheet through to the finished look.

“I dealt with the most nervous contestants of the series this weekend,” says Jackie. “So to relax Stacey before her performance and to give her skin a lovely glow, I gave her a mini facial using some of the Karin Herzog Salon Preparations range, including the Mild Scrub, Glyco Rose Serum, and the Oxygen Face Cream.”

Get the Skin:
With Stacey’s skin prepped, I then used Givenchy Subli’mine Sculpt Light foundation, which gave her skin a lovely fresh, dewy look.
To give her skin an extra glow, I applied Cosmetics à la Carte Bare Blush in ‘Honey’, blending into her cheeks with a soft blusher brush.

Get the Eyes:
I firstly gave intensity to Stacey’s eyes by applying black kohl pencil under her lower lashes using MAC Eye Kohl in ‘Smolder’.
Then, I added sparkle across the whole lid with Vita Liberata Pure Pigment Sparkle Eye Shadow in glitzy ‘Tinseltown’.
More drama was added with MAC Fluidline gel eyeliner in ‘Blacktrack’, and lashings of Avon Spectralash Mascara, before applying Stacey’s signature false lashes using Eylure Individual Lashes.
Stacey’s eyes were completed with Elizabeth Arden Dual Perfection Brow Shaper in ‘Brunette’ to perfect her brows.

Get the Lips:
Stacey’s lovely pink lips were achieved with L’Oréal Glam Shine in ’103 Forever Nude’.”