Best in Beauty at the ELLE Style awards

Hostess Alexa Chung looked stunning with soft, brown smoky eyes, contoured cheeks and natural lips. Wearing a Stella McCartney suit and her hair blow-dried to look effortlessly beautiful it’s a look we’ll be coveting for a while.

US stars Christina Ricci and Gillian Anderson also opted for tonal make-up, softly smoked eyes and lip shades a couple of tones darker than their natural shade. Gillian’s hair was swept into a low bun, while Christina let her blunt fringe take centre stage with sleek hair.

Also keeping things subtle in the make-up department was Sarah Burton, Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael and actress Hayley Atwell, who all embraced subtle caramel shadows and rosebud-inspired lips.

Ramped up smoky eyes were flaunted by Poppy Delevigne and Lisa Snowdon who embraced the classic pairing of a smoky eye and nude lip. Lisa’s hair, styled by Zoe Irwin, was looking super glossy and suspiciously like she had been taking style tips from our future Queen, Kate Middleton. While Poppy left her striking Mary Katrantz