British singer Cheryl might be an international superstar, but when we met up with her one morning during the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival in the ritzy Martinez hotel, our time together was as comfortable as if we were just girlfriends hanging out. During that window– before Cheryl put on her dress and began her hair and makeup preparations for that evening’s red carpet event– we managed to talk about makeup and beauty on the inside.

CRC: What are the beauty products you cannot live without?

Cheryl: My telescopic mascara, because if you feel tired or if you look a bit rough after a long day’s work, a bit of mascara can make you feel a lot better.

CRC: Do you have any good beauty tips you would like to share with us?

Cheryl: I make sure that I wash my face every night and thoroughly moisturise because that’s when your skin rejuvenates overnight and you have all those hours of just resting and not being exposed to any elements. Don’t sleep in your make-up because it blocks your pores. Just be sensible really, take care of your skin.

CRC: What advice would you give to women to help them feel beautiful every day?

Cheryl: You can use all the make-up that you like but it comes from inside. As much as people say that’s a cliché, it’s so true. If you feel beautiful on the inside, it shows on the outside and the mascara enhances that beauty. So, you have to be happy with you, you know, which is not always easy but you’ve got to try.

CRC: What does the Cannes Film Festival mean to you?

Cheryl: It’s glamour at its highest, you know, beauty, glamour, celebratory. It’s just a really amazing thing to be a part of.

CRC: What does being a L’Oréal Paris ambassador at Cannes mean to you?

Cheryl: It means that I feel like I have a really good rapport with women from the UK, especially, and my fan base. It just means that I get to talk to them directly. And you asking me for helpful beauty tips– I love, I can share those. I’ve been in the industry for ten years now so I’ve picked up a lot of tips along the way. It’s just really a perfect relationship that I have with L’Oréal Paris, so it’s fantastic.

CRC: In your make-up bag for Cannes, what would we find?

Cheryl Cole: You will find Telescopic mascara. I also have a new colour riche lipstick. It actually says collection by me! So yeah, and you will also find tissues… cotton buds. Cotton buds are always good if your eyeliner has gone a bit wonky, a cotton bud can correct that so I always have those. Um, bronzer, I have this bronzer compact, actually, that is half light, half dark to use to contour, (in a hushed voice) I like a bit of contour. So yeah, that’s about it.

CRC: What would your perfect red carpet make-up be?

Cheryl: It depends on what you’re wearing. So sometimes if you’re dressed a certain way, I’d say you have to kind of go for the alternative. So if you’re dress is full-on, sparkles, glitz, glamour, everything, then your make-up needs to be toned down and your hair needs to be toned down because if you do too much of everything, it’s not nice. So, if your dress is simple, you can go crazy with the hair and crazy with the make-up. It really depends on what your wearing. And what you’re feeling on the day, too! Sometimes, I might just want to go crazy and have diamonds and glitz and crazy hair. And the weather’s not very inspiring today, but we’ll get there!

And get there she did.

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