Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” returned for a third season on Dec. 21 and, things are getting interesting. Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) finds herself playing double agent for her American boss, Madeline (Kate Walsh), while also being pulled in a different direction by her French boss, Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu). Not to mention, she has a new love interest, Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), in the picture, yet Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) is still hanging around in the background.
But the love triangles, work drama, and European escapades with best friends Mindy (Ashley Park) and Camille (Camille Razat) aren’t the only reasons to watch. Season three, just as the two before it, is bursting with lavish outfits and runway-worthy hair and makeup moments (and yes, those aspirational eyebrows).
“We wanted to elevate the hair and makeup this season,” Aurélie Payen, the show’s makeup department head, tells POPSUGAR. “Seasons three is very different – Emily is more mature, and she has decisions to make.” She’s fully transformed, both on the inside and outside, leaning into the Parisian lifestyle and classic French girl beauty.
Ahead, Payen shares some behind-the-scenes beauty details from “Emily in Paris” season three, including more context on Emily’s new bangs hairstyle.