On any given day in the makeup chair at VIOLET GREY, one may find inspiration in the form of stacks of vintage beauty books or an irresistible rainbow of lipsticks. On very special days, an actress and her beauty team take residency and put their creativity on display in the makeup chair. The latest coterie, British stunner Alice Eve alongside longtime makeup artist Georgie Eisdell and hairstylist Alex Polillo, created looks featuring a sultry smoky eye and heavily textured tresses.

Of course, Alice is no stranger to the makeup chair. The actress has starred in both big-screen blockbusters (She’s Out of My League, Star Trek Into Darkness) and sunk her teeth into independent films (Cold Comes the Night with Bryan Cranston and Some Velvet Morning with Stanley Tucci). Next up for Alice is one of each, respectively: a rumored role in the film reboot of Entourage and a starring role in Before We Go, the directorial debut for co-star Chris Evans, premiering at the Toronto Film Festival next month — and the press tours that accompany them. Topping off her busy year is an engagement to her high school sweetheart, British financier Alex Cowper-Smith. In anticipation of this breakneck schedule of appearances and wedding events ahead, Georgie and Alice sat down to play with a few looks, experiment with new shades and divulge a few great skin secrets.

“This shoot was all about experimenting and seeing where the day took us,” Georgie told VIOLET GREY. “One of the things that I love about working with Alice is that she likes to be very involved in the creative process; she likes to experiment and she can take on many different roles, but still looks like a version of herself.”

In a new role for Georgie, the artist becomes the interviewer and shares with VIOLET GREY a conversation with her longtime client on the record, and into print, below.