Steal her style: Brooke Freeman
We spoke to Shortland Street's stylist Nicola
Newman, about how she achieves
Brooke Freeman's (Beth Allen) classic
style:
Can you tell us a little bit about Brooke's look?
Brooke's style was initially based on Katharine Hepburn, so tidy
and stylish, with quite an hour-glass silhouette.
Her signature outfit would be a fitted blouse or jacket, paired
with a high-waisted skirt and wide waist belt. Brooke always wears
some killer heels and jewellery too.
What are a couple of classic Brooke garments?
Some classic Brooke garments would include a black fitted
dress, worn with a belt and some gold jewellery and heels. This
look is often teamed with a classic fitted jacket or stylish trench
coat.
What's Brooke's signature colour palette?
Brooke's colour palette consists mostly of very dark
tones, including black, brown, gold, gray and blue.
Cream is often worn to break it up a bit. Lately though, we've seen
a softer, more vulnerable side of Brooke, so I've thrown in some
bolder colours such as red and purple to illustrate this.
Where are some good places to shop to get Brooke's style?
State of Grace, Cue, Sway of Boutique, Isakelle, Decjuba,
Kookai, Country Road, Portmans, Calvin Klein and Saben bags.
Makeup artist Tracey Nelson shares some handy hints
about how she transforms actress Beth Allen into Brooke
Freeman.
Makeup:
We start by using Mac studio-sculpt foundation
then she has a selection of cream and green eye shadows with a
matching Mac eyeliner.
We apply a creamy peachy blusher and lots of lip gloss, usually
with a lipstick underneath.
Hair: Beth recently had a
Keratin Relaxing
treatment (from Stephen Marr) in her hair, which has been
great as it makes blow drying her hair much easier and the feel of
her hair amazing.
Beth's hair is naturally very curly, and tends to kink with the
slightest hint of moisture. But with this treatment, it resists the
humidity.
This is incredibly helpful at Shortland Street for
continuity.
Some hair product essentials: Before the hair treatment we used a
Rusk Smoother in her hair before blow drying. But now we don't need
to use anything and it looks fabulous.
Beth uses the recommended shampoo and conditioner in her hair to
keep it in optimum condition.
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