Some calypso, a lot of sun and colour, colour, colour... Corinne Bailey Rae talks us through her carnival beauty.

Because: Why carnival?

Corrine Bailey Rae: "I've been going to the West Indian Carnival in my home town of Leeds since I was a baby. With my last record, we toured in Rio and Sao Paulo. I adore Brazil! I fell in love with the weather, their attitude towards life, the vibrant mix of cultures and of course the music. I was already a huge Antonio Carlos Jobim fan. One of my favourite films is Black Orpheus, set around Carnival, stunning women and costumes."

The look

"I'm crazy for the the bright, colourful eye and all the subtle blending. Kay has a lovely, light touch so I never felt like I was wearing loads of make-up. Mostly she encouraged me to play around more with it. Philippe, the hair stylist, tied my hair in a knot, so that was a new discovery!"

Behind the look

In clashing, co-ordinating and complementary colours, the eyes have it. Inspired by the Dolce & Gabbana Bouquet eye shadow quad, Kay daubed on all the shades and added a couple of extra from the Shiseido palette for good measure. Keep the colours from mixing by using a small firm brush for precise placement but blend around the edge to soften it up. You can take the shadow up and over the eyelid, this is colour that's meant to be seen and noticed.

To keep the look carnival, rather than pantomime queen, skip blusher and go for a contrasting coral lip dabbed on to create the look of a stain rather than lipstick.

Charismatic, striking women are sometimes accused of being witches or supernatural, such is the power of their hynotic gaze and mesmerising smile. Those who wear make-up have a few tricks up their sleeves to maintain the illusion. We know that rather than magic it's the careful application of cosmetics and a practiced technique of wielding a hairdryer and lipgloss rather than a malevolent spell which produces the magic. The only wand you need to wave is that within a tube of mascara.

In this video, the enchanting Tallulah Harlech and make-up magician Kay Montano put their heads together to create the look of an evil icy enchantress fit for a fairy tale. Skipping blusher, (whoever heard of a rosy-cheeked villain?) Kay highlighted cheeks and temples to create a glow around the eyes. The Kevyn Aucoin Celestial Powder is Kay's highlighter of choice, giving a fine glow to the skin rather than glitter.

The eyes have it, in shades of blue creating a haze of colour. Your best frend will be a soft make-up brush to blend as you apply so the blue fades out towards the edges. Navy liquid liner and blue mascara finish off the eyes to keep the look monochromatic. The lipstick is a vibrant violet pink: lips don't need to be dark to be dramatic.

Our hair stylist Ayo created a big style with height for Tallulah's hair and added a braid to add a regal touch. Supplement with hair pieces if your hair's lacking in the necessary volume. The nail artist Carly then added nails with embellishments and a sinister point for talons to cause mayhem with. Witches don't sport a demure french manicure.

Corinne Bailey Rae went totally disco for this glamorous seductive night time look celebrating colour, shine and wild unrestrained hedonism. Starting from the vibe and attitude of Studio 54, Kay Montano pictured Corinne on the cover of American Vogue in the '70s ending up with a smouldering after hours look which could stop you in your tracks across a flashing dance floor. Corinne takes us into the mind of her disco diva.

Why disco?

"The images we see from Studio 54 fascinate me. Bianca Jagger on a white horse or Diana Ross dancing with movie stars, the gorgeous trannies, the outfits, the hairstyles, the mix of people - all fabulous and glamorous. I love getting dressed up for stage and this look is all about that.  Everyone dressing for the spectacle, they were the show! I love that!"

The look

"I loved the shiny, sticky lips and having big hair! It was fascinating to see how Kay applies lipstick, right to the edge of the cupid's bow. I have obviously been doing it wrong forever!"

Behind the look

This is a look which has a lot of everything. Kay started with a vibrant coral blusher and contrasting shimmer highlighter, both from Kevyn Aucoin, to shape the cheekbones. Working from inside out, soft black pencil was applied all around the eye and smudged out to create intensity and definition. Next an ultra violet eyeshadow was applied on the lids. The colour is concentrated on the outer third of the lid and nearer the lashline and blended up and out. A candy pink shadow was dabbed on the inner third of the lids and under the brow bones to create highlights and dimension. This kind of technique takes a bit of practice and time but the reward is a subtle dimensional eye makeup rather than a flat block of colour on the lids.

For maximum colour and impact rather than a lipstick Kay used a Sleek Pout Paint, a full saturated opaque cream lip colour, painted on with a brush. The lips were lined with a pencil liner first to create the outline and then painted in: definitely a high maintenance diva lip.

Hairstylist Philippe worked with Corinne's wonderful natural hair texture to tease out a wild untamed style which is full of movement. The finishing touch was a chrome finish foiled silver nail reminiscent of the disco ball the diva would dance under.