'It’s the quirky things that make you beautiful': Lily Collins on how she came to embrace her signature bushy eyebrows



A huge trend on the catwalk and in the magazines, big bold brows are lusted after by millions of women around the world, with some even spending hundreds on elixirs to make their brows sprout.

And one actress who is lucky enough to possess them says that even before they became a trend, she embraced her signature bushy eyebrows.



In an interview with Glamour magazine, Lily Collins reveals that her mother helped her be confident about her features at an early age.



The girl with the big brows: Lily Collins discusses her signature eyebrows as she poses in a fashion shoot for the September issue of Glamour magazine



'Big brows weren’t the look in L.A., where I grew up. But my mom instilled in me that it’s the quirky things that make you beautiful,' she says.

Lily, who was handpicked by guest editor Victoria Beckham to appear in the magazine, shows off her strong facial features in an accompanying fashion shoot for the publication.

Wearing a red velvet dress featuring a white high-neck collar, her standout brows are perfectly coiffed and tamed.

Pretty in pink: In one image Lily wears a baby pink knitted top with ruffled detail, this time with pretty clips adorning her brunette locks

Meanwhile her bouffant ponytail can only be described as hair-raising.

In the snap, the young star's tresses are vigorously teased and pulled back in an almost Sixties-style beehive complete with headband.

Guest editor: Lily was handpicked by guest editor Victoria Beckham to appear in the magazine



In another image Lily wears a baby pink knitted top with ruffled detail, this time with pretty clips adorning her brunette locks.

Lily says she was thrilled to be chosen by singer-turned-fashion-designer Victoria for the photoshoot.

'I was so honored! I grew up adoring the Spice Girls. And you can’t touch her when it comes to fashion. She owns every outfit she wears. I don’t know how she handles all of those kids—and in heels!' she says.

The actress, who is the daughter of singer Phil Collins, also shares her beauty tips with readers, revealing that she takes 'a less in more' approach.

'Less is more. When I travel to Europe, I go days without putting anything on. It feels healthier,' she says.

'I just never understood the idea of caking it on. The more you have on your face, the more there is to smudge and go wrong.'

She adds that most of the big A-list actresses she has worked with also abide by that mantra.

'With Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore, and Jennifer Connelly, they weren’t fussy with hair and makeup,' she says.

'They all exude this inner and outer beauty. I learned that no matter how big you get, it’s still important not to let anything go to your head.'

Lily is currently enjoying a thriving career on the big screen.

The actress will soon be shooting new movie, The Mortal Instruments, with filming kicking off tomorrow in Toronto, Canada.

Star on the rise: Lily, pictured here at the Met Gala back in May, is currently enjoying a flourishing career



The movie, which comes out in August 2013, is based on the City of Bones, the first of Cassandra Clare’s best selling young adult book series.

Set in contemporary New York City, Lily plays Clary Fray, a teenager who discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons.

Her love life appears to be heating up too.

Last month, the brunette beauty was spotted strolling hand in hand down the street with co-star Jamie Campbell Bower as they attended pre-production meetings for the movie.

The pair put on a tactile show of affection and happily chatted away together in full view of the paparazzi.

Budding romance? Last month Lily was spotted strolling hand in hand down the street with co-star Jamie Campbell Bower as they attended pre-production meetings for their new movie The Mortal Instruments













