What it really takes to get a red carpet look

Carolyn Moore went backstage at last weekend’s VIP Style Awards and followed up and coming TV talent Bláthnaid Treacy as she prepped for the red carpet – Irish style.

When Emma Watson tweeted the make-up products stylists used on her before a movie premiere with the line, “I did NOT wake up like this”, it made headlines, showing what it really takes to achieve a red carpet look.

Though the red carpet arrivals for the Peter Mark VIP Style Awards won’t kick off until 7pm, at 12.15pm it’s already buzzing backstage in the hair and makeup suite at the Marker Hotel in Dublin’s Docklands.