Ex-Coronation Street actress Victoria Ekanoye recently disclosed her affinity for a particular makeup foundation she swears by. The 42-year-old star, celebrated for her Angie Appleton role in Coronation Street and engagement in several other productions such as The Lion King and The Real Full Monty, hinted that enhancing her beauty has always been a key part of her on-set preparation.
Having successfully navigated the battle against breast cancer, Victoria, now living the cancer-free life, has inspired many. As a working mother who had to also contend with the challenge of cancer treatment and work, Victoria’s journey has caught the attention of many around the world.
In a recent interview, Victoria opened up on her experiences on film sets and the key role her makeup plays in these engagements. Having undergone a major skin transformation process due to the effects from her fight against breast cancer, the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation has now turned her favorite.
Over the years, heavy, longwearing foundations have been Victoria’s go-to, to survive the intensity of stage lights, but her favorite for routine daily look is the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation. Speaking on the foundation she loves, she said, it’s all about getting the right coordinate for her skin for each filming day. With the right foundation shade on, Victoria believes she can focus on her lines and get deeply into her roles.
What leaves a trail of smiles on the face of Victoria is how Fenty Beauty is built to cover a vast array of skin tones. According to her, the brand, owned by superstar Rihanna, is designed to ensure that women globally are represented. The ex-Corrie star, Victoria, now spots the medium-deep shade with a yellow undertone. The focus of Victoria is also drawn to the foundations’ marketing towards traditionally difficult-to-match skin tones.
Offering a soft matte finish with an admirable level of coverage, the foundation is modified for long-wearing hours, which makes it perfect for Victoria’s filming hours. With a weather-adjusting technology to fight humidity, sweat, and shine, the users will stay looking fresh any time of the day.
Victoria admitted that using the right foundation, gives her a level of comfort and boosts her confidence which enables her to focus more on her lines. She plays around the medium to full-coverage foundation, showing how it resonates with segues of humongous positive feedbacks from users.
In her free time, Victoria prefers a no-foundation look to let her skin breathe, going for only the Fenty concealer and mascara. This simple makeup kit helps to cover the dark circles under her eyes, which she battles due to her maternal role.
Victoria was diagnosed with breast cancer six months after having her first child, Theo, a development which followed the discovery of a lump in her left breast while feeding her newborn. Following her successful treatment, she received the all-clear and has since spent her time raising awareness of early breast cancer detection.
Victoria confessed that the experience was ‘liberating’ and left her with a ‘new perspective on life’
