Scarlett Johansson

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After refusing to wear makeup in We Bought a Zoo, Scarlett Johnasson reveals that when she’s not portraying a character, she’s actually quite fond of putting on a face.

“I always like to put a little bit of makeup on,” she tells Style.com. “I’m not the kind of person that just slops around in sweatpants. I like to feel a little more together — you never know who you’re going to see out there!”

“My absolute must-have is a really rich and vibrant red lipstick,” she reveals of the look that has become synonymous with her red-carpet bombshell motif. “I always keep red lipstick in my bag because I never know when I might show up to an event and be completely underdressed. I feel like red lipstick is the cure-all for everything.”

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At the New York premiere of We Bought a Zoo, Scarlett Johansson’s skin shimmered with glacier-blue shadow and baby pink gloss: a far cry from her character, who shuns the stuff entirely.

To play an animal caretaker alongside Matt Damon in what she calls a “decrepit Grey Gardens of a zoo,” Johansson felt that the audience wouldn’t believe her in the role if she were wearing fake eyelashes and lip plumper. Hence, a strict adherence to a no-makeup policy, she tells Vanity Fair.

And this isn’t the first time the 27-year-old has augmented her looks for a role: Jon Favreau, who directed the star in Iron Man 2, tells the magazine, “Scarlett was not the logical first choice for the Black Widow,” but when she auditioned for the role, “she had red hair. She said, ‘I wanted to show you that I was serious.’

“She’s uniquely beautiful,” he continues. “She’s smart and talented. That’s a tough combo to beat.”

–Justine Harman

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Scarlett Johansson is once again proving she’s a pro at creating a dramatic beauty moment! The star, who serves as the face of Dolce & Gabbanna beauty, is stunning in just-released behind-the-scenes images for the new DG Passion Duo lipsticks and Creamy Foundation.

In the glamorous shots, taken last summer in London during a fun-filled photo shoot, the bombshell poses seductively with bright-red lips and flawless skin, wearing a D&G robe and a sexy dress.

Johansson was first announced as the face of the makeup brand in 2009; at the time she was photographed in a series of shots meant to evoke Marilyn Monroe’s iconic beauty.

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Scarlett Johansson knows how to create a dramatic beauty moment. “If I’m doing a red carpet, I’ll usually look to the golden age of Hollywood a little bit, whether that’s Rita Hayworth or Lauren Bacall or later, like Brigitte Bardot,” she tells Stylelist.com. “I like to kind of give a nod to that era; I feel like the red carpet deserves it.”

Where did that inspiration come from? “My mom was very glamorous,” the face of Dolce & Gabbana beauty shares. “I used to sit at her vanity and use her makeup — I know a lot of moms, they don’t really like their daughters to wear a lot of makeup. My mom was always very encouraging, she used to take me shopping so I learned a lot of about makeup application from her actually.”

But these days, her routine is fairly streamlined. “I have sensitive skin, so I use actually just Cetaphil face wash and Clarins moisturizer,” she says. “I don’t wear a lot of makeup during the day.” Naturally, she carries Dolce & Gabbana makeup — like the Gloss Fusion Lipstick in Infatuation and Poetic, plus the brand’s powdered foundation — but she admits she doesn’t tote too many products in her bag.

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The word ‘muse’ might be bandied around the fashion world — but for Dolce & Gabbana’s designing duo a relationship with Scarlett Johansson goes beyond clichés. “I wouldn’t say [Scarlett is] a muse, but an interpreter,” Stefano Gabbana explains to PEOPLE of working with the face of the label’s cosmetics line, The Makeup. “Scarlett is a wonderful woman who, thanks to the fact that she is an actress, is able to play every time a different type of woman, or better, different aspects of the character of a woman: sometimes ‘girl next door,’ some others a ‘seducer.’” Adds Domenico Dolce, “And it’s exactly this thing that we like most in her. She’s like a chameleon, she knows how to play with her image.” In her latest campaign, for the Italian Summertime collection (above), she does just that, this time channeling the natural sensuality of stars like Sophia Loren. “We really wanted to create a look that was full of the vitality and sensual perfection of a heady summer day in Sicily,” says makeup artist Pat McGrath. “It was imperative that Scarlett’s skin looked gently sun-blessed and full of healthy vitality,” she continues, “so I blended the Animalier bronzer all over her face, paying particular attention to Scarlett’s cheeks, nose and brow bone. I then applied a light dusting of Luminous Cheek Colour in Sole upwards at the very height of the cheekbone, just where the light would hit the highest point of her face and give her cheeks a beautiful natural color.” The result? Bellissima. –Katherine Kluznik Rentmeester

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