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Cannes: Behind the scenes beauty

A sneak peek into what goes on before the celebs hit the red carpet

By Kate Niven

Beauty Crew Beauty Writer / May 19 2016

Regardless of what Beyoncé says, these celebrities did not 'wake up like this’. In truth, it takes a small army to turn them into the glamour icons that we know and love. Click through our gallery to see what goes on behind the scenes as the likes of Blake Lively, Eva Longoria and Bella Hadid get ready for the 69^th Cannes Film Festival.

Doutzen Kroes

Doutzen Kroes puckers up and applies one last coat of red lipstick before hitting the red carpet.

Image credit: L'Oreal Paris' Instagram

Adriana Lima

Here we see how Adriana Lima styled her hair into those beautiful waves, which she paired with a fierce red lip.

Image credit: Adriana Lima’s Instagram

Lara Stone

Lara Stone went for soft and feminine makeup on the red carpet, which she teamed with a bright pink L’Oréal nail polish.

Image credit: L’Oréal Paris’ Instagram

Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss is impressive to begin with, but applying liquid eyeliner in the car? It’s no wonder she’s a supermodel.

Image credit: L’Oréal Paris’ Instagram

Jess Hart

Aussie export Jess Hart just flew into Cannes so we totally understand the need to apply an eye mask after a long-haul flight.

Image credit: Jess Hart’s Instagram

Barbara Palvin

Barbara Palvin went for a pretty pink makeup look and big eyelashes

Image credit: L’Oréal Paris' Instagram

Eva Longoria

We all know how difficult winged eyeliner can be. So props to Eva Longoria for perfecting this stunning eye look.

Image credit: L'Oreal Paris' Instagram

Blake Lively

Blake teamed up with makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury to create this glamorous red carpet look.

Image credit: Charlotte Tilbury's Instagram

Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid is 'goals' in this shot of her surrounded by Dior, Dior and more Dior.

Image credit: Bella Hadid's Instagram

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts was a vision on the red carpet for the screening of Money Monster. But here she is moments before, applying last minute touch-ups to her pinky-nude lip.

Image credit: Lancôme's Instagram

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham took a moment to relax with an

Estée Lauder sheet mask.

Image credit: Victoria Beckham's Instagram

Amal Clooney

Charlotte Tilbury worked her magic again, creating this chic makeup look on Amal Clooney.

Image credit: Charlotte Tilbury's Instagram

Blake Livey

This shot of Blake getting ready proves that even the most glamorous of celebs need good makeup lighting.

Image credit: Charlotte Tilbury's Instagram

Natasha Poly

Natasha Poly stays on trend with this striking red lip.

Image credit: L'Oreal Paris' Instagram

Aishwarya Rai

We love this picture of Aishwarya Rai and her glam team applying the finishing touches to her standout beauty look.

Image credit: Charlotte Willer's Instagram

Kristina Bazan

Kristina Bazan was another star to jump on the red lip bandwagon with this stunning look that she paired with soft vintage waves.

Image credit: L'Oreal Paris' Instagram

Blake Lively

Here, Blake just gives us another reason to love her as she shows her silly side while perfecting her manicure.

Image credit: L'Oreal Paris' Instagram

Kate Niven

Kate started working for BEAUTYcrew in early 2016, first as a contributor, and was then named Beauty Writer in 2017. She loves picking the brains of the industry's top experts to get to the bottom of beauty's toughest questions. Bronze eyeshadow palettes are her weakness and she's forever on the hunt for the perfect nude nail polish to suit her fair skin. Her words can also be found in Men's Health magazine, and she now works in PR.