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subscribe to beauty counter blog via RSSLeighton Meester Gets Cheeky
November 6, 2009 11:09 am
Leighton Meester is doing for blush what Blair Waldorf did for the headband; the perfectly pink cheek is becoming her signature. At last night’s Swarovski-hosted book launch for Gossip Girl costume designer Eric Daman’s You Know You Want It: Style-Inspiration-Confidence, the show’s star placed the happy hue on her apples and dragged it outward toward her cheekbones for contouring. We too have been feeling a little rouge of late (great minds), and have been leaning toward liquid and cream formulations, like Benefit’s Posie Tint, for application ease and a smooth finish. A few drops will take you a long way. Do you like Meester’s rosy glow?
tags: Benefit, Eric Daman, Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester, Makeup, Posie Tint
Kruger Vs. Lively In An Eyeliner Showdown
November 5, 2009 11:35 am
At last night’s Chanel Fine Jewelry Fête d’Hiver benefit in New York, black and navy were the evening’s big colors, with similarly dark shades of eyeliner also getting a lot of play. If you can focus your attention beyond the ginormous diamond-encrusted camellia around Blake Lively’s neck, how do you like the liner on the inner rims of her eyes with mascara on both the top and bottom lash lines? Do you prefer Diane Kruger’s full brow and softer top-lid-only liner with mauve-y shadow pulled underneath the lower lashes for a touch of subtle smoke? Let us know below.
tags: Blake Lively, Chanel, Diane Kruger, F�te d'Hiver, Makeup
The Red Lip, Plain And Simple
November 4, 2009 10:32 am
Drew Barrymore has entertained a few of the more experimental beauty looks we’ve seen recently, but she still knows how to do classic with the best of them. At last night’s screening of Everybody’s Fine in L.A., the actress paired a glossy red lip with flawlessly clean, velvety skin and brown mascara—a softer way to separate your lashes—and that’s pretty much it. Kudos to her for a perfectly executed exercise in minimalism. What do you think of her version of pared-down glamour?
tags: Drew Barrymore, Everybody's Fine, Makeup
Agyness Stays In The Halloween Spirit
November 3, 2009 12:18 pm
Since parting with her signature platinum spikes, Agyness Deyn has been coming up with innovative ways to make her new ‘do equally statement-making. What better way to accessorize over-the-eye fringe than by emphasizing the lower lash line? Her Shu Uemura Black Velvet Feather False Eyelashes come off a bit costume-y and doll-like at the 13th Annual 2009 ACE Awards last night, but Deyn does love spectacle, so we couldn’t expect anything else. Thoughts on the look?
tags: 13th Annual 2009 ACE Awards, Agyness Deyn, Hair, Makeup
M.I.A. Nails It
November 2, 2009 12:27 pm
M.I.A. is hip-hop all the way. Case in point: While Eva Mendes, Camilla Belle, and Jessica Alba wore frilly, daytime-appropriate dresses to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund event at the Chateau Marmont this weekend, the “Paper Planes” singer opted for lots of black leather and over-the-knee boots. On her nails: a white basket weave print that looks like a design from the highly anticipated new collection of Minx nail overlays. The line is due out later this month but has already been given to a handful of famous fans for a trial run. Ah, the perks of celebrity. Thoughts on her precision tips?
tags: Camilla Belle, CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Jessica Alba, M.I.A, Nails, va Mendes
The Spooky Side Of Louis Vuitton?
October 30, 2009 11:42 am
Yesterday, we gave you Katy Perry’s street-style interpretation of Guido Palau’s hair from the Spring Louis Vuitton show, and today, to get you in the Halloween spirit, we bring you the zombie version. Kembra Pfahler has been working this look for decades, but at the First Annual Guggenheim Art Awards last night, her signature style registered with us as an excellent fashion-centric Halloween opportunity, that being “Vuitton model from the depths of Hell.” Her teased-out Afro with an off-kilter bow is, er, hauntingly beautiful, no?
tags: Guido Palau, Hair, Katy Perry, Kembra Pfahler, Louis Vuitton
Katy Perry Thinks Big
October 29, 2009 11:22 am
After making a fashion week appearance front-row at Louis Vuitton, Katy Perry seems to have taken some cues from the show’s backstage coif master, Guido Palau. In a promo shot for next week’s MTV Europe Music Awards, which she’ll be hosting, Perry went for big-with-bows, producing a very toned-down version of the voluminous, texturized, oversize Afros that Marc Jacobs sent down the runway in Paris. Can you see yourself in the look come Spring?
tags: Hair, Katy Perry, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs
Revealed: How J.Lo Gets That Glow
October 28, 2009 10:35 am
If gusty winds gave J. Lo and the updo she wore to the Los Angeles premiere of This Is It some trouble on the red carpet last night, her flawless complexion and sultry smoky eye were pure perfection. Heavy black liner on the inner rims of both her upper and lower lash lines provided plenty of wow factor, but the wash of metallic shadows in black and brown with a Champagne highlight in the inner corners explains why you can’t stop staring. Should you also find yourself transfixed by her skin, here’s a tip makeup artist Scott Barnes gave us a while back regarding Lopez’s signature glow: “The trick [with bronzer] is to work from the outside of the face inward, rather than the other way around. This creates a halo effect and leaves a diamond shape of light in the center, so your face appears a little more open.” And how. Thoughts on her look?
tags: J. Lo, Makeup, Scott Barnes, This Is It
Carey Mulligan Gets High
October 27, 2009 10:57 am
With her work in An Education getting rave reviews, Carey Mulligan is one of the hottest actresses around at the moment, with a no-fuss, tomboy-chic approach to beauty that always veers toward the minimal. The matte skin, full brows, light gloss, and touch of cheek color she wore to the 13th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony in L.A. last night were par for the course, but the moussed-up, rough-and-tumble pompadour was a slight departure. Do you like the updo or do you prefer her usual flat-fringed pixie cut?
tags: 13th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, Carey Mulligan, Hair
Eva Green’s Orange Crush
October 26, 2009 11:22 am
Last time we checked in with Eva Green, she was sporting an orange-red pout, heavily lined eyes, and porcelain skin—a beauty triple play that’s become her go-to event look. So it was no surprise to see the actress return to her old standby last night at the Cracks after-party at the Times BFI London Film Festival. The hard-to-pull-off pout resembles no. 401 in the new Rouge d’Armani collection and doesn’t seem to get old with extended play. Do you think she should give the bright color a rest, or stick with what works?
tags: Cracks, Eva Green, Makeup, Times BFI London Film Festival
