It was the hair cut that did it. In 2008, Kimberly Stewart's elfin crop transformed her from L.A. party girl into serious fashion and beauty maven overnight. Kimberly spends much of her time in London hanging out with scenesters like Peaches Geldof and Kelly Osbourne, so no doubt about it, her look had to evolve.
Gone is the laid back, long beachy hair and skimpy, jersey dresses (typical summer fare in Hollywood), replaced by a more serious and directional style (note her new penchant for head to toe edgy black) and a more interesting beauty regime, which suits her new London lifestyle.
Her look is still simple with a cool, rock and roll edge - luminous skin, 60s eye liner, nude lips, mussed-up hair and classic red nails by Ciate, of course, she's the face of the nail colour range after all.
Kimberly let ELLEuk.com sift through her make-up bag recently - here's her top 10 must-have beauty buys...
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Nail polish in Mistress, £7.50 by Ciate at HQHair.com.
Kimberly is the new face of Ciate and along with swearing by their Miss Rich hand cream, £9.65, she loves their nail polishes. Kim was wearing this shade on her hands and toes when we met her, which perfectly set off her tan YSL Tribute heels (not that we're jealous...)
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Fallon make-up bag, £175 by PPQ. For the stockist call 0207 494 9789.
Kimberly was front row at the PPQ A/W 08 show in London and found this fabulous make-up bag among the goodies she received from the designers and has been using it ever since.
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Creme Brulee souffle body creme £40 by Laura Mercier. For stockists call 0800 123 400.
Living in L.A. Kimberley likes to keep her skin hydrated with Laura Mercier's luxe and divine smelling body cream.
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Masterpiece Mascara £8.99 by Max Factor
Another new find for Kimberly, she can't get enough of her masterpiece mascara, which perfectly lengthens and separates her lashes.
Kimberly's hair is quite fine and although her elfin crop has given it more body, she uses James Brown's shampoo and conditioner for fine hair which gives it maximum body. Kim also tells us she is just a wash and go girl (we're not sure we believe her!) and just uses a little styling gum before she leaves the house.
Instead of spritzing herself in an overly expensive fragrance, Kimberly's signature fragrance is the fresh, light and summery Miss Marisa by Ebba. Although it's only available in the US we found the Lucky Scent site which ships the fragrance over here.
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Luminous Silk Foundation, £28 by Giorgio Armani. For stockists call the Giorgio Armani cosmetics counter at Selfridges - 020 7318 2486
Kimberly has a great complexion and rather than covering this with a heavy base, she just enhances her asset with this Giorgio Armani foundation, which gives the skin a radiance and avoids the 'caked on' look (plus it looks fabulous when Kimberly is in front of the camera).