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The Swedish makeup duo behind Dune on being up for an Oscar

By Fiona Embleton

With an impressive pedigree, the talented makeup artists Love Larson and Eva von Bahr's latest work is now Oscar-nominated. Here, the duo discuss their experience on the set of Dune

When multi award-winning hair and makeup artist Donald Mowat needed help with his recent film Dune, he turned to long-time Swedish friends Love Larson & Eva von Bahr who run The Makeup Designers Sthlm AB and have shows including Euphoria, Bohemian Rhapsody, Skyfall and Hundraåringen som Klev ut Genom Fönstret och Försvann in their repertoire.

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Now, this talented trio have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Larson and von Bahr took the time to speak to Vogue Scandinavia about how they got their big break in Hollywood and what it was like transforming Stellan Skarsgård into the Baron…