With the BAFTAs and Elle Style Awards lighting up London this week and the Oscars still to come, the awards season is well and truly underway.
And with it comes the pressure to look red carpet ready for every star-studded lunch, A-list dinner, pre-party, after party and, of course, the main event in between.
Presenter, model and all round fashionista Louise Roe is an awards season regular and she knows it takes more than a fabulous dress, serious jewels and flash-proof make-up to see stars through the night.
Here she shares her tips, and some very glamorous gossip, in her exclusive red carpet diary.
Saturday night fever: Make-up artist Alex Babsky preps Louise for the first party of the BAFTA weekend
Party girls: Louise was joined at the Lancôme pre BAFTAs party by actress, Jennifer Lawrence (left)
SATURDAY 9th FEBRUARY
4pm I’ve flown in from LA to be Lancôme’s guest at the BAFTAs and it’s lovely to be back in London even though the weather is freezing! I head to their suite at the Savoy hotel, and start getting glammed up by make-up artist Alex Babsky.
We create a fresh, dewy look with natural taupes on my eyelid, a contoured cheek with a limited edition BAFTA blush called subtil, and a pouty lip in shade Beige Rose.
5pm Lovely ladies from Asprey bring me a tray of diamonds to choose from, I feel like a princess as I pick out a giant aquamarine ring, matching bracelet and earrings.
5.30pm I zip into my knee-length Matthew Williamson dress, it has a cute sequined peplum hem and I pair it with high silver Jimmy Choo sandals and a matching clutch.
6pm Champagne corks are popped and the team and I have a quick toast before heading off to the Asprey Bond Street store for their BAFTA cocktail party.
Smokin! For the big night itself, Louise opted for a dramatic dark smokey eye and long lasting base
Showtime! Louise is ready to swap the Savoy for the opulent surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall
7pm The party’s in full swing and Jennifer Lawrence arrives in a stunning persimmon gown with transparent side-panels.
Easily the best-dressed, she’s been sick with the flu since the Golden Globes, and so instead of shaking people’s hands tonight, is fist-pumping then!
I sip an Amaretto on the rocks and wander around, chatting to Laura Whitmore, who looks stunning in a black and white gown, and tells me she’s planning to wear long-johns under her outfit to host EE’s red carpet tomorrow night to avoid freezing in the chilly weather.
SUNDAY 10th FEBRUARY
11am BAFTA day has arrived. I head to London and get straight into the chair for hair.
I’ve got a photo of what I’d like to achieve: a messy chignon and centre-parting, a little bit brunette Bardot.
Tyler Johnson, my unbelievably talented hair stylist for the day, whips my locks up in less than 30 minutes (his next job is Victoria Beckham’s presentation at New York Fashion Week…amazing).
The youngest Olsen sister, Elizabeth, is a friend of Louise's
Actress Hayley Atwell was on Louise's table at the BAFTAs
Fashionably late: Actress Jessica Chastain arrived tardily
12pm I start makeup with Alex. Today he’s creating a dramatic brown smoky eye, and adding a false lash and a cat-eye flick.
Because I’ll be out for so many hours, we create a long-lasting base and add brightening concealer under my eyes.
1pm I order a haddock and spinach omelette from room service, which will hopefully keep me going because dinner isn’t served until 10pm. I chat to my friend and photographer Nick Harvey, who starts snapping behind-the-scenes pics for this piece.
2pm Time for nails! I’ve got an amazing dress from my friend Giles Deacon, which is cream and brown.
My jewellery is from Kimberley Macdonald and all brown, and my bag and shoes are from Jimmy Choo, also cream, gold and brown. So I go for a neutral nail that reminds me of fudge. I love it.
Perfectly made-up: Sarah Jessica Parker and Louise Roe shared a make-up artist for the BAFTAs
4pm Putting on my dress I suddenly realise it will photograph very sheer. So someone kindly makes a mad-dash to buy a slip, and phew – fashion faux-pas averted.
5pm I get dressed and have a makeup touch –up from Alex, who had been upstairs doing the makeup of none other than SJP!
I meet the gorgeous actresses on our table for dinner, Lizzie Olsen, Lily James, Annabel Wallis and Hayley Atwell. We take photos and half of us decide not to take coats…even though it’s starting to snow.
6pm After a big traffic jam, Lily and I step onto the BAFTA red carpet at the Royal Opera House. The sleet is blowing sideways at us but there are brollies all over the place, so we make it up to the photographers, take a few photos and then scoot inside. The show is about to start.
7pm I’m sitting a few feet from Superman Henry Cavill, Juno Temple and Nicholas Hoult. I think Hollywood is impressed with the decadence and opulence of our ornate Opera House - they are all craning their neck to look up and around to the roof.
Table with a view! From her seat, Louise could see Superman actor Henry Cavill and rising star, Nicholas Hoult
Jessica Chastain runs in after the show has started, shaking rain from her hair but still looking stunning in her cobalt Roland Mouret dress. I catch sight of Jennifer Lawrence and Marion Cotillard, both in chic Dior gowns, both on my best-dressed list yet again.
8pm Ben Affleck wins the first of his many awards tonight and it’s cool to witness first-hand George Clooney and Jennifer Garner’s major whooping and clapping for him.
10pm We all climb onto coaches and drive across London to dinner at the Grosvenor. The room is decked out to the nines – each table featuring an elaborate centerpiece themed around this year’s nominated movies.
I sit next to Lizzie Olsen, who is absolutely divine, and looking radiant in Chanel. She isn’t staying in London long, she’ll miss her sisters’ (the Olsen Twins) fashion presentation in New York.
12.30am Lizzie and I head home, both having to be up early in the morning. But a lot of our friends head on for the after-party at Lulu’s on Hertford Street, late into the night!
HOW TO GET LOUISE'S BAFTA BEAUTY LOOK
The man behind the make-up brush, Lancôme's Alex Babsky explains how to recreate Louise's flawless party look at home:
'I wanted Louise's look to stay flawless all evening so opted for a more matte foundation, Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra and used it to create a really even, flawless base and added some lightness around her eyes with a LancômeTeint Miracle concealer pen.
'With a large brush, I applied some loose powder all over the face to set the foundation and ensure that the rest of the powder products I used would glide on flawlessly.'
DRAMATIC EYES
'Louise was keen to add drama to her eyes by picking out the richest tones in her dress, so I chose eyeshadow in a deep, chocolate brown, Lancôme Ombre Hypnôse Mono shade M204.
I ran the colour along her lower lashline and continued the colour outward in a wing at the outer edges. 'With a soft brush, I then applied the same colour over her eyelids, bringing it out to meet the wing I had created.
'To add intensity to the look, I used Lancôme Le Crayon Kohl in black to map out a thick band of eyeliner along Louise's upper lashline and drew the shape out into a dramatic 'flick'.
'Once I was satisfied with the shape, I went over it with a Lancôme Liner Plume to leave a really sharp, perfect edge to it and then applied a couple of coats of Lancôme Hypnôse waterproof mascara in black in case of any red carpet mishaps later on.
FINISHING TOUCHES
'Louise likes a strong brow, so I added definition to the shape with a deep brown pencil.
'Since her eyes were the focus of the makeup, I wanted to keep everything else relatively fresh so just applied a little Lancôme Blush Subtil in Rose Sable (BAFTA limited edition blusher) and defined Louise's lips with a Lancôme Le Contour lip pencil in shade 211 pencil - the perfect match for her lips.
'i finished off with the tiniest amount of gloss to keep them moist.