She might not have been up for an Academy Award this year, but if there was an accolade for Best Makeup Cate Blanchett would certainly have been a top contender.

The 45-year-old beauty looked incredibly radiant with delicate but striking makeup at the Sunday night awards ceremony in Hollywood.

And while the look worked perfectly with her glamorous Maison Margiela velvet black dress and statement Tiffany and Co. necklace, Cate's makeup artist Jeanine Lobell says after seeing the striking gown, she had to change the neutral look she had in mind and instead opt for something stronger.

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Stunning makeup: Pale beauty Cate Blanchett looked incredibly radiant as she showed off her glowing skin on the red carpet with a delicate but striking makeup look

Jeanine revealed to People magazine that she discussed options with Cate to glam up the look with a smokey eye using Armani makeup, adding: ‘But not too smokey-eye’.

And adding some depth to her pretty green eyes she etched some light kohl with dramatic black mascara.

The result was beautiful with the Australian actress’ dewy complexion also complimented with peachy cheeks and a pale pink lip.

Beautiful: The result was stunning with the Australian actress’ dewy complexion also complimented with peachy cheeks and a pale pink lip

Glam squad: Cate's team behind her Oscars look include stylist Elizabeth Stewart (First from left) her makeup artist Jeanine Lobell (fourth from left) and her hair stylist Renya Xydis (first from right)

Giorgio Armani beauty revealed the actual method behind the eye makeup Hollywood Life:

‘To give a very round eye, Jeanine added a plum brown in the lash line below the eye and darkened the outer corner of the crease with it.

'She then added Eye Tint in the lash line slightly dotting it to give depth.

‘She finished the eye with Black Ecstasy mascara and created full brows with Eye & Brow Maestro.'

Pale delicate beauty: Cate's makeup look managed to give her the perfect balance between striking but not gothic

Strong look: Cate's makeup artist Jeanine Lobell says after seeing the striking gown, she had to change the neutral look she had in mind and instead opt for something stronger

Happy customer: Jeanine shared a shot on her Instagram page of down to earth Cate giving her a big kiss after their makeup session

Back view: Cate's hair was pinned back into a bun by her hairstylist with the front pushing up into a high quiff

However with her skin facing the elements – the rain on the red carpet mixed with any possible perspiration from nerves – preparation was key.

Jeanine told People that she used SK-II facial Treatment Mask first to hydrate her skin.

‘It really plumps up the skin, so I can use less makeup’ she revealed.

She then applied SK-II Facial Treatment Essence Eye, which is a moisturising serum, before using a spray of Facial Treatment Essence before getting started on the base.

The tricks: With her skin facing the elements – the rain on the red carpet mixed with any possible perspiration from nerves – preparation was key

And Cate couldn’t have been happier with her glowing look.

Jeanine shared a shot on her Instagram page of Cate giving her a big kiss after their makeup session.

She captioned the shot: ‘That's a hell of a thanks #cateblanchett #oscars2015 #armanibeauty #SK-II’

Cate, who has been a loyal ambassador for SK-II products for over ten years, teamed her gorgeous look with a striking up-do by her Australian hairstylist Renya Xydis.

Beauty queen: Cate, who has been a loyal ambassador for SK-II products for over ten years, teamed her gorgeous look with a striking up-do by her Australian hairstylist Renya Xydis

The hairstylist showed off the back view of her handywork on Instagram which revealed it had been pinned back into a neat bun.

Speaking to Mail Online in 2014 before her grand Oscars appearance, when she wore the gold embellished Armani Prive ensemble and jewels worth $18.1million, Cate revealed that getting ready for events is a novelty for her since she doesn’t have time at home when she’s looking after her three sons, Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10, and Ignatius, six.

'I don’t have a lot of time and I have three sons so they have no tolerance at all for mummy spending five minutes in front of the mirror,' she said.

Winning duo: Cate presented Eddie Redmayne with his award for Best Actor in The Theory of Everything

Her secret? Cate has been a loyal ambassador for SK-II products for over ten years

'I go for a pale lip, and a bit of mascara. I think if you’re going to wear a red lip you don’t want it wearing you so it’s about finding the right colour.

'I used to just put foundation on but I think it’s about how you prime your skin.