With gloves, masks and social distancing all in place, our Gritty Pretty Winter 2020 cover shoot was one like no other…
When the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2019, never in our wildest imaginations could we have predicted what 2020 had in store. Thanks to a global pandemic, what were once normalities soon became luxuries, and we were confined to our homes for what felt like an eternity. So, when restrictions finally started to lift in mid-May, a different kind of photo shoot was born…
Gracing the cover of the new, you-beaut Winter 2020 issue of Gritty Pretty Magazine is P.E. Nation Co-founder, Estée Lauder Ambassador and fashion darling, Pip Edwards.
With a skeleton crew, masks, gloves and social distancing all in place, this shoot was certainly a first for Gritty Pretty. Renowned fashion editorial photographer Steven Chee was behind the lens and celebrity-favourite fashion stylist Jessica Pecoraro was the brains behind the enviable fashion looks. The grungy-yet-chic hair was the work of magician, Koh and the makeup looks ? including that bold lip ? well, you can thank Filomena Natoli for that, helping us capture Edwards in a new light. Read on for the step-by-step guide to recreating Pip Edwards’ cover look.

Hair
?The look we went for was reminiscent of a modern French up-do. We wanted it to be messy, cool and not overly glam. It needed to be true to Pip. To achieve the look, the main product I...