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We, like many others, worship at the beauty altar of Jerry Hall. The waist-grazing hair. The unapologetic Texas attitude. We'll take it all. So naturally we're interested in all things Jerry-related—and that includes her two very awesome, very gorgeous daughters, Georgia May and Lizzie Jagger. The younger of the two, Georgia May—she's also the face of Rimmel makeup—was game to talk everything beauty with us, like conversations about eyeshadow with her father, Mick Jagger, Texas beauty secrets her grandmother passed along, and how red lipstick is basically a rite of passage in her family (that's Jerry right there).
What early beauty lessons did you learn from your mother?
When I was younger, I couldn't wear proper makeup until I was 12. Before that, I was allowed a Hello Kitty eyeshadow palette that had pink and white shades in it, which was interesting, but no foundation or mascara or anything like that. And I had this peel-off nail polish. When I was finally allowed to wear makeup, I really went for it with glitter.
And the red lipstick—that's a family thing—my sister loves it, my mother loves it. So do I.
You do the red lip well. Any tips for the rest of us?
I actually like wearing it in the daytime, like this past winter when it was really dreary, it was really great. It's fun for evening, but it can be hard to reapply.
I'm really into Rimmel ShowOff Matte Lip Velvet in the really matte red shade Burning Lava. You apply it like a lip gloss, but it stays on like a stain. I like orangey reds as well. I wear lipstick with loads of mascara on my top [lashes] but none on the bottom. Maybe liquid liner, or alternatively I'll do a shiny brown shadow. It's about turning the focus to the lips.
Some people count your dad among their style icons—Alexa Chung told us this once. Have you picked up any beauty tricks from him? Eyeliner tips?
I used to joke with my dad about that—there was this picture of him with all this eyeshadow on. Whenever he'd be like, You can't wear makeup! I'd be like, Well, you wore some once! But, no, he never gave me any specific tips.
You grew up in the U.K. but spent a good amount of time in Texas. Can you talk about British beauty versus Lone Star State beauty?
With Texas beauty—which is what my mom has—it's contour, it's big hair, it's red lipstick in the day with an eye. I think it's women taking a lot of pride in their looks. My grandmother did, up until she passed away—her nails were always beautifully manicured. She used to give me vitamins every time she saw me because I used to bite my nails. She was an amazing Texas woman. She always wore emerald green and had this perfectly coiffed red hair. She's a real idol of mine.
Girls in England also like to do a full-on look—they like a lot of makeup. I'd say pink lipstick is big; it's definitely not the "nude" look.
Who are your other beauty icons? Who did you look up to when you were growing up?
I have a lot of women in my family. I have three sisters, and I've always looked up to their style. I always watched my sister Lizzie doing her makeup on the way to school—she's seven years older than me—she'd always be doing her mascara in the mirror in the car.
I wish I had red hair like Lizzie! If I could, I would have rainbow hair and have it all crazy, but for work I kind of have to look like myself. If not, I would be all on the crazy color. I'd like to do one of the blue-y, lavender, sort of old-lady colors.
Growing up, Gwen Stefani was one of my beauty icons. In the late '90s, my beauty look was very Gwen-inspired; it was all about loads of blue eyeshadow and glitter, lots of bindis, brown lip liner. That look is still my favorite.
What beauty trends are you looking forward to this summer?
I go for something a bit fresher, no powder on the skin or anything too heavy on the eyes. The moisturizer I'm using at the moment is Ren. They're quite natural—I like them. My skin goes through so much, so I like to use a lot of natural stuff. I like coconut oil. I'm using sea buckthorn oil at the moment.
What kind of beauty treatments are you into? Where do you pick up new products?
I don't get very much time to treat myself, but I do it more in New York. I go to Tracie Martyn for facials. I only get to do that like once a year. I do love Live Live & Organic—it's a shop in the East Village that sells all kinds of natural products.
I'll stop by Space NK, which is here in New York and in London. And we've got really great drugstores in London. Boots has Simple; I use their face wipes. Ricky's in New York has everything though! So many fun hair products.
You're Coty's ambassador for the Delete Blood Cancer organization, which works to inspire people to register as bone marrow donors for patients in need. Can you tell us about your work with it?
Everyone has someone in his or her life who has been touched by cancer. I know I have. The best thing about this charity is they're not asking for money. They do need funds for research, but they're really just asking for the kindness of strangers to get swabbed [to determine if you're a match]. And it's so easy to do something that benefits someone else. The main problem is awareness. I think a lot of people think it's more complicated than it is. I've been working with the organization for three years and have been an ambassador for a year. (Learn more at deletebloodcancer.org.)
