Anya Taylor-Joy On Bath Time, Feline Flicks And Her Interview With The Vampire Aesthetic – British Vogue

On festive fragrance

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Midnight is my favourite festive fragrance. I think it has something to do with the fact that it gets dark so early and it just kind of suits my mood that little bit more. If I am going out or to an event and I need my fragrance to last, I apply it behind my ears, behind my knees (because that really does work), and then where my heart is its the full 360. And when you are wearing one of those big ridiculous gowns, which are of course beautiful, you just need to know youre covered.

During lockdown I have leaned heavily on baths. Especially during the first lockdown, baths really helped me keep me sanity. My mum taught me how to be quite ritualistic about them and so I tend to squirt in some almond oil and then make my own little blend with essential oils, depending on how I want to feel at that point. So I have been using a lot of sandalwood, lavender and jasmine recently, because I find them all really comforting.

In terms of beauty [applying eyeliner] is the mountain I am always attempting to climb, because I am terrible with make-up myself. I am so lucky that I get to work with such talented make-up artists, but I cannot do an eyeliner flick for the life of me. Beths eyeliner flick was something that my wonderful make-up artist Daniel [Parker] is a master of, and the end result of the flick was something that was very important to me. I knew where I wanted Beths to end up and then we had to build into that, but I think [the fact that] my eyes are massive probably helps, because I have more surface area to pass it off.

Two things I can do make-up wise is apply both mascara and lipstick well. My lips are kind of a weird shape and so Ive had to learn how to do them. But for winter I am a fan of a plummy lip. I have always loved that. I have got a bit of an Interview with the Vampire aesthetic, and so as soon as it gets dark outside I love long, straight blonde hair and dark purple lips. I am like the Ghost of Christmas Past a bit vampy but I like it.

I do always have fragrance with me. Just because I love it. I have always been a bit of a scent nerd. Even when I was a kid, I just loved it. I usually always have a dark red lip stain with me too one that almost has a tattoo-like consistency, where you apply it one and it dries like war paint. That is the dream. And then I always have a toner with me. I love toners.

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