Alexa Chung Gives Her Mum Beauty Tips

Alexa Chung teaches her mum beauty tricks.

The star helps give her mother Gill Chung beauty tips and advises her on how to apply make-up since her naturally ''pretty'' mum has never been keen on using cosmetic products.

Alexa told America's ELLE magazine: ''I grew up in the countryside and she's naturally beautiful, but she wasn't big on make-up. Even now, she's like, 'Where does this one go again, Alexa?' And I'm like, 'That's blusher, Mother! That's for your cheeks!' She does like a red lip, though. She's good at a red lip.

''But I'm the one who teaches her beauty tricks, even though she really doesn't need any make-up. That's the problem with having a pretty mum. You're like, 'Well what the f**k am I supposed to do now?' ''

Alexa - who was recently appointed as eye make-up line Eyeko's creative director - prefers liquid eyeliner over a kohl pencil because of the dramatic effect it creates.

She added: ''[I like it] just for the effect. If you use kohl for a cat eye it smudges and moves around. A liquid will stay in a more graphic shape and you can do more illustrations with it.

''Kohl in my mind is more for underneath the eye and getting a smokier effect.''