Bazaar‘s Entrepreneur of the Year, Victoria Beckham, took to the red carpet at this week’s Women of the Year Awards wearing an ivory two-piece suit from her namesake label. The clean silhouette paired harmoniously with her understated ponytail, created by her long-time friend and hairstylist Ken Paves.

When it came to her make-up, Beckham stayed true to her signature look of bronzed cheeks and smouldering eyes. “Victoria asked for her signature smokey eye with really fresh, glowy, sunkissed skin,” explains her make-up artist Francesca Abrahamovitch, who regularly collaborates with the designer.

The smokey eye has been a VB go-to for decades, and the look heavily inspires her namesake beauty line, where there are sooty eye kajals and pigmented crayons aplenty. But it’s the rose-tinted, sunkissed complexion that lend a freshness to the overall look.

After creating a perfected canvas with the Victoria Beckham Beauty The Concealer Pen with TFC8 in shade LM1, Abrahamovitch gently sculpted Beckham’s cheekbones with the Contour Stylus in Marble, which imparts an ultra-natural definition. That enviable, post-holiday glow is all thanks to a clever trick of product cocktailing.

“[I used the] Cheeky Posh blush in Fever mixed with Cheeky Posh in Playground on the back of my hand, and added a little bit of Victoria Beckham Cell Rejuvenating Moisturising Primer just make it really dewy,” Abrahamovitch tells Bazaar.

This technique not only delivers a lit-from-within luminosity to the cheeks, but for those prone to dry skin, it is a great way to add extra ‘slip’ to your blush for easy blending. The combination of Fever, a bright orange blush, and Playground, a more muted rosewood, results in a believable winter glow, too.

On the eyes, Abrahamovitch used the Smokey Eye Brick Palette in Signature as an eyeshadow base and a mix of the Satin Kajal Liners in Cinnamon and Cocoa “to create definition”. For added depth and intensity, she reached for the Eyewear eyeshadow stick in Pecan, a matte chocolate tone, while Shroom, a shimmery grey, brightens and brings dimension to the smokiness.

Sharing on her Instagram, Beckham noted that she is leaning into big lashes with “lots and lots and lots of Vast Lash. I really enjoy a very, very spiky eyelash right now.” The volumising mascara is a beauty editor’s favourite for an inky, dramatic finish that stays put all night long. “For lips, we wanted it natural and nude,” added Abrahamovitch. “I used the lip liner in Lip Definer 02 first, and then the Posh Lipstick in Twist.

Sultry, smokey eyes have never looked so modern.