Exclusive: MUA Harold James Gushes Over Aishwarya Rai; Calls Her ‘Amazing’ Amid Paris Fashion Week
MUA Harold James praises Aishwarya Rai during his interview taken ahead of Paris Fashion Week.
The Paris Fashion Week has started and all eyes are on the runway. But unlike others, we are more excited to see the different makeup looks rather than the clothes on the models. Curious about how this year’s makeup will take direction, last week we hopped on a virtual call with L’Oréal Paris Makeup Creative Director, Harold James, who’s contributing in a major way via his artistry at PFW. During the interview, he gushed about Aishwarya Rai and couldn’t stop praising her.
Harold James Gushes Over Aishwarya Rai
When we asked James who’s the most fun celebrity he’s worked with and always looks forward to collaborating with, he took many names. However, the one that stood out the most was Aishwarya Rai, a longtime L’Oréal Paris ambassador, who is already on everyone’s feed, taking over Paris Fashion Week. He called this a “tricky question,” and further continued answering by taking Eva Longoria’s name. He said that she is “so much fun to work with.” James also added that the Desperate Housewives star, “really lets me create whatever I want to do with her style, of course.” He then proceeded to take Aishwarya’s name. Talking about the Guzaarish actress, James stated that he met her during the Cannes Film Festival this year. He expressed, “I love, love, love Aishwarya. She’s amazing.” But this was not it, the MUA also added that she is “very funny,” and called her, “so elegant, so chic,” adding, “I love her.”
Harold James Gives Tips On Skin Prep Before Makeup
At this point, prepping your skin before applying makeup should be a rule, written in the law books, because it’s illegal if one applies makeup without doing that. But how to do it remains the question. There is no better person to answer that other than the international MUA. Hence, we asked James exactly that question! He mentioned that for him, the key thing is exfoliation. He stated, “Because when you exfoliate your face, you’re sure that when you are going to apply the makeup, it’s going to last. And also your skin is beautiful, glowy, radiant. So exfoliation first. And the second part is the moisturiser. Like if you moisturise your skin perfectly, you are going to have this plump skin.”
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But he was not done explaining why exfoliation is important. The MUA shared that until 16 to 18 years of age, one doesn’t have to exfoliate and the dead skin automatically gets removed. But after that, the dead skin stays, making the skin look ‘dull’ and not very ‘luminous’ or ‘radiant’.’ He added, “So you need to give some help to have this luminosity.”
Now that he has given a very crucial tip, it’s time to get our skin exfoliators out and achieve that glow we deserve. Stay tuned to get more such tips on our page!
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First Published: October 01, 2025 5:15 PM
