Introducing Marie Claire's virtual beauty festival, Beauty Sessions

Calling all beauty lovers!

Calling all beauty lovers!

Love all things beauty? Keen to hone your make-up skills, or get a few more hair care tips under your belt?

Join Marie Claire’s first ever digital beauty event on Instagram from 23rd-26th June 2020. The Marie Claire Beauty Sessions is four days of skincare, make-up and hair masterclasses from an incredible line-up of industry experts.

You'll learn how to ace your base; make the most of your curls; nail the perfect brow for your face shape and turbo-charge your skincare routine, all from the comfort of your own home.

Keep checking back for the final programme of events below, and head to @marieclaireuk on Instagram for these not-to-be-missed masterclasses.

Tuesday 23rd June

9am: How to shape your brows with Sherrille Riley

Celebrity brow expert and founder of Nails and Brows Mayfair, Sherrille Riley talks you through getting the perfect brow shape to frame your face, from grooming to filling with make-up.

1pm: Signature facial massage with Su-Man Hsu

Renowned celebrity facialist Su-Man shares her legendary technique for glowing skin and a contoured face.

7pm: How to style curly hair with Vernon François

Celebrity hairstylist and educator Vernon François shares his top tips to define your curls, embrace frizz and prevent dry ends in kinks, coils, curls and waves.

Wednesday 24th June

1pm: The future of e-commerce with Emily Ferguson and Dami Abajingin

We're buying more beauty products than ever online. Here Marie Claire's Emily Ferguson and Dami Abajingin share their insights and reveal the hottest new platform for shoppable editorial beauty content.

5pm: Summer smoky eye masterclass with Bex Campbell

Fenty Beauty's Education Executive Bex Campbell shares a colourful summer eye make-up look, as well as how to get that famous Fenty Face Fresh complexion.

7pm: How to make your skincare work harder with Dr Barbara Sturm

Dr Barbara Sturm, one of the most sought-after aesthetic doctors to the Hollywood elite, shares her secrets for healthy skin and getting the most out of your products.

Thursday 25th June

2:30 pm: How to keep your colour fresh at home with Josh Wood

Tune in for this live with world-leading colour expert, Josh Wood, and Marie Claire's Senior Beauty Editor Fiona Embleton as they answer all your home hair colour questions.

3 pm: How to ace your base with Ruby Hammer

Learn how to find the perfect shade of foundation for your skin tone and how to apply it for the most natural-looking finish with make-up artist Ruby Hammer.

5pm: How to cheat a salon blow-dry with Adam Reed

GHD ambassador Adam Reed reveals how to recreate a sleek, voluminous blow-dry at home - minus the arm ache.

7pm: At-home facial tutorial with Antonia Burrell

Learn how to get sluggish skin glowing and carve super-sculpted cheekbones with this step by step by facialist Antonia Burrell.

Friday 26th June

10am: Summer glow make-up tutorial with Charlotte Tilbury's Kelechi Onuoha

Kelechi Onuoha reveals her professional make-up artist tips for how to apply bronzer for a 100 per cent natural finish.

1pm: Get beachy summer waves with Larry King

Master summer's iconic hair style with celebrity hair stylist Larry King.

4pm: How to fake perfect skin with Gucci Westman

Jennifer Aniston's make-up artist Gucci Westman joins Marie Claire's Senior Beauty Editor Fiona Embleton for a Live on how to use highlighter to get the 'Gucci glow'.

Ready for a beauty masterclass extravaganza?

Follow the festival throughout the week at @marieclaireuk and #MarieClaireBeautySessions

Fiona Embleton

Fiona Embleton has been a beauty editor for over 10 years, writing and editing beauty copy and testing over 10,000 products. She has previously worked for magazines like Marie Claire, Stylist, Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health. Beauty journalism allowed her to marry up her first class degree in English Literature and Language (she’s a stickler for grammar and a self-confessed ingredients geek) with a passion for make-up and skincare, photography and catwalk trends.