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Golden Lion Night: Amal Clooney's "Blurred Brown" Hair Color and Signature Pink-Brown Makeup

George Clooney was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival, and Amal Clooney stepped out with a new autumn hair color called "blurred brown," crafted by hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos, paired with a Charlotte Tilbury lip look. Here are the details worth breaking down.

Yu-Ting Lin, Managing Editor
Golden Lion Night: Amal Clooney's "Blurred Brown" Hair Color and Signature Pink-Brown Makeup

On the night George Clooney received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival, Amal Clooney's hair color became another detail worth staring at. Her longtime go-to hairstylist and makeup artist Dimitris Giannetos (assisted by David Mazzotta) gave her what he calls "blurred brown," an autumn hair color.

金獅獎之夜,Amal Clooney的「模糊棕」髮色與招牌粉棕妝容

This technique doesn't mean completely covering up summer's lighter caramel brown tones. Giannetos explained to Vogue that the point is to let those summer-lightened strands "still be there, just turned into a see-through kind of highlight," while the overall tone stays rich and doesn't look faded. He used L'Oréal Paris products to create this interplay of light and dark brown layers, finishing by blow-drying the hair into voluminous, textured curls—the kind of hairstyle that catches the wind beautifully as she rode a water taxi through Venice's canals.

金獅獎之夜,Amal Clooney的「模糊棕」髮色與招牌粉棕妝容

The makeup continued Amal Clooney's signature approach. Giannetos used Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat lip liner (in the shade Foxy Brown) to draw a soft, matte pink-brown lip, then blended the edges with a soft brush; the same color was also lightly swept onto the cheeks, paired with a warm-toned contour cream for shaping. To set the look, Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Loose Powder was pressed onto the T-zone and lightly dusted over the lips to extend wear time. Giannetos described the goal as "keeping her makeup soft, with a bit of airiness," echoing the Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann black gown she wore that night—a body-skimming silhouette crafted from silk taffeta with leather detailing creating fold lines, paired with matching Vertigo heels and a clutch in the same tone from the same brand.

金獅獎之夜,Amal Clooney的「模糊棕」髮色與招牌粉棕妝容

George Clooney's look stuck to his signature clean lines: closely cropped on the sides, slightly longer on top—Giannetos described it as "not far from that classic, charming hairstyle of his."

金獅獎之夜,Amal Clooney的「模糊棕」髮色與招牌粉棕妝容

This appearance was more than just a red carpet moment. Earlier that evening at the opening ceremony, George Clooney's Golden Lion was presented by Laura Dern, his co-star from Jay Kelly, who also delivered a congratulatory message from his Ocean's series co-star Brad Pitt. Accepting the award, George Clooney said: "When they tell you they're giving you a lifetime achievement award, really only two things come to mind. First, what an incredible honor this is. Second, do they know something I don't? Have you been talking to my doctor?" He also spoke about his love and pride for his wife, and in his acceptance speech emphasized the importance of freedom of speech, art, and press freedom. The couple then attended the premiere of Ink, directed by Danny Boyle, about the rise of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid empire.

Nearly 12 years married and parents to a pair of twins, the Clooneys' Venice itinerary wasn't over yet. At an earlier press conference, George Clooney revealed the two planned to find a fun restaurant to celebrate after the festival: "My wife's going to be wearing a really beautiful dress, so we have to be careful about where we go."

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