Every Tip You Need for Nicole Kidman’s “English Rose” Makeup

It’s official: Powder pink is the biggest color trend for 2025. If the onslaught of cool, frothy-pink pieces on spring 2025 runways (Miu Miu, Alaïa, Khaite, et al.) has yet to convince you to hop on the romantic bandwagon, perhaps Nicole Kidman’s latest look will make you a believer. Just last week on December 11, the actress arrived at the Babygirl premiere wearing a petal-pink custom Balenciaga gown and a full face of “English rose” makeup—an aesthetic that’s basically the playbook for elegant, soft beauty. Below, discover the full breakdown from Kidman’s makeup artist, Kate Synnott.

1. Create Your Base

A fresh, dewy base is essential for English rose makeup. (Imagine a rose petal glistening with morning dew—that’s your goal.) Synnott first preps Kidman’s skin with Beauty Pie’s Superluminous Skin Glow Filter Tinted Hyaluronic Complexion Brightener, noting how it “really enhances the skin with a creamy shine” both in person and on the red carpet. “I like to keep it to the highest points of the face, like the cheekbones, bridge of nose, and brow bone—not too much around the T-zone, as I don’t want that part of the skin super shiny,” she adds.

She grabs the Luminous Mineral Skin Tint Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 Sunscreen for some allover coverage, then spot-conceals with the Everyday Great Skin Hyaluronic Blur Concealer. (Kidman is shade 100 Ivory.)

2. Contour and Highlight

Synnott then sculpts Kidman’s features with the Quick Colour Contour Supergel in shade Light, which provides a snatched yet natural-looking finish. “The Triple Beauty Luminizing Highlighter Wand gives the perfect red carpet glow,” adds Synnott. “I used it on the cheek bones, bridge of the nose, and the brow bone.”