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Tight Genes
In a town known for its over-the-top glamour, sister starlets Emily and Zooey Deschanel keep it simple and sophisticated.
Actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel are second generation Hollywood society(their father is cinematographer Caleb Deschanel), with self-assurance to match. "Emily is Grace Kelly to my Audrey Hepburn", says Zooey, 21, who played the wide-eyed air stewardess in 'Almost Famous' and stars in Barry Sonnefield's upcoming comedy 'Big Trouble'. Zooey's youth in the Hollywood trenches turned her into beauty polymath, who makes a bright lipstick double as blush and cuts her hair with the kitchen scissors. "I like the element of danger", she says, "and I know what I want".
"Everything I know about make-up, I've learnt from my sister", admits Emily, 24, who took a sabbatical from showbiz to get a college degree and has recently wrapped the Stephen King mini-series 'Rose Red' for ABC. Emily's most valuable product is Laura Mercier concealer, whilst her sister carries MAC lipgloss.
"But my purse is so messy, I never know what's in there", says Zooey. The two rarely swap cosmetics. "We have such different colouring, we can't always wear the same make-up", Zooey explains. But they do share the same colourist: For their most recent roles, Hollywood veteran Lori Davis lighted Zooey's hair, darkened Emily's blonde hair, and sent them both home with Lori's Pefection II Reconstructor Deep Conditioning Treatment.
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