SAVAGES: LA Premiere Blake Lively

Blake Lively who has told the Press in the past that she doesn’t use a stylist, made a beautiful statement at the Savages LA Premiere, where she chose figure-hugging gown by Zuhair Murad. She finished her look with an old Hollywood retro curls.

Complexion: Blake gave great face with a nice glowly complexion, your can get this look, by using a tinted moisture that give enough coverage as well as provide SPF. A great tinted moisturizer on the market is Laura Mercier, if you can’t find a color the NARS tinted moisturizer has an array of colors for every skin tone. Use your hands when applying tinted moisturizer to get the best coverage.

Eyes: To achieve Blake’s’ eyes use a shade of eye shadow that is very close to your skin tone. One of my personally favorites is Urban Decay’s Vanilla because it gives a bit a brilliance while showing your skin. Don’t skip on the lashes or be sure to pile on a great volume giving mascara. Bigger the brush, the more volume your lashes will get.

Cheeks: You want to keep the cheeks light, so use a color like Madly From NARS Cosmetics, which is a nice, brown pink.  Place Luxor multiple stick from NARS Cosmetics on the cheekbones as a highlighter.

Lip: Blake chose a nice red orange like NARS Heatwave that completes her look and gives her skin a bronze look.

Katy Perry: Get the Look

Last week Katy Perry for the Premiere for her movie walked the Pink carpet in a beautiful old Hollywood Dolce & Gabbana red party dress.  Katy sported her signature purple hair and her classic signature look.

Complexion: Star with a great matte foundation, Katy keeps her porcelain look year round, buy choosing a full coverage foundation to block out any redness.

Eyes: Keep the eyes light maybe you want to place a little NARS Copacabana across the eyes, to give it a nice flush of radiance.  Last but not least, pile on the lashes. Katy is not afraid of lashes and loves to wear them.

Cheeks: You want to keep the cheeks light, so use a color like Tea Rose From Too Faced Cosmetics, which is a nice, muted, rose.  Place Copacabana multiple stick on the cheekbones as a highlighter.

Lip: Make Up For Ever Lipstick #205 or MAC Cosmetics Ruby Wu, both are classic reds that work REALLY well with every skin. If you have always wanted to try a red lip, don’t dismiss it at first site. Look away for a moment and then come back and take a look. A bold lip can be shocking at first, but it grows on you if you give it a second. 

Larger Than Life Gloss...

Spring 2012

Larger Than Life

 Lip Gloss

Francois Nars, the King of color has introduced high shine impact glosses. They have intense color, glamorous shine and last longer than the traditional gloss. I know what you may be thinking, Why is this gloss ANY different than other glosses?.

Why is makes the Spring List

Nars has created an ultra creamy full-bodied gloss that is comfortable on the lips and will not dry the lips out. The new brush delivers precise application to define the shape of the lips as well as moisturize, hydrate and prevent radical free damage. There are also natural lip enhancers that will add volume (plumping) without the tingling.  No matter how small or large your lips may be volume is a good thing.

There are 10 shades and by the time this makes it to you, Spring break may have made its debut.

Stacey’s tip: Use a pencil to layer!

Where to Get:

** Don’t forget in go in store as much as you can, your in store make up artist appreciate it. J

Sephora: www.sephora.com

Nordstrom: www.nordstrom.com 

Saks:  www.saks.com 

NARS: www.narscosmetics.com

Price: $ 24.00

** Pictures Provided by: www.narscosmetics.com 

Chrisette Michele: Get The Look

Get The LOOK

Chrisette Michele

An amazing Grammy Award winning singer who has penned beautiful music that speaks to the soul. Never afraid of to try something new, I love this look on her because its fresh, light and classic! It is also a way to bring in the summer.  As well as introduce color to your look, especially in you are a bit intimidated.

Complexion: Start with a great matte foundation, its ideal to match your skin dead on.  If anything please go lighter, because you can always use bronzer to make it deeper. Where if you get a foundation that is too dark, you will always have a ring around the face and neck. 

Eyes:  With Chrisette Michele, who has beautiful eyes kept it really simple. You can a bit of bronzer over the lids and line upper and lower lash line with black. Last but not least pile on the mascara.

Cheeks:  I would highlight the cheek with illuminator and NARS “Luster” on the apples of the cheeks.

Lips:   I love OCC’s Lip Tar in Demure a berry tone fuchsia. Lip Tar stays on and will complete you look for almost the entire night.

*pictures provided by www.essence.com 

On the 11th Day of Christmas...

On the 11th Day of Christmas…

My True love gave to me… a NARS Danmari All About Cheeks Palette

This fabulous palette was sent from the heavens. The entire NARS holiday collection is based on the grand tradition of Japanese Kabuki theatre. Dan Mari is filled with six pigmented blushes that will let you create your own alter ego. NARS has become the authority on blushes with its cult favorite Orgasm. It’s hard to believe that he (François Nars) started out a lipstick guru!!  First, I do have good news and bad news! The Bad news is that this palette is limited edition, which you can ONLY get at Sephora.  You know that I am and will always be a true Sephora head.  Second, the good news is that ALL of these colors are available in the line year round. So use until your hearts content. You can complete any look with these array of highlighters, blushes and bronzers.  What exactly is in this palette?  For starters “Hungry Heart” which is a highlighter, that has a gold finish, and it will work with almost every skin tone. The Industry Smashing “Orgasm”, which is a peachy pink with a touch of gold shimmer. Orgasm is a color that truly works on everyone from our Porcelain Princesses to our Godiva Goddesses. Next we have “Super Orgasm” which is based after the Queen of Blush “Orgasm” and its name says it all, it’s peachy like its sister, but its pack with gold glitter.  “Desire” is a bright pink, but don’t let it worry you, because it leaves a beautiful hue on the skin. I personally love it on the crease of a deep smoky eye. “Sin” is a beautiful berry hue with a touch a shimmer, this color is often over looked, but provides a beautiful flush to the skin when applied.  Last but not least the single bronzer  “Casino”, which is the deeper than its “Laguna” sister, but its excellent on any color.  If you are a lighter complexion, use this in your crease it will provide great look. I know that you will love this palette as much as I do!!  

Enjoy Beauties!! 

What would go GREAT with this product?  Sephora Blush Brush 

Price: $65.00 (Kit) $34.00(Brush)

Sephora: Go to your local Sephora or www.sephora.com

www.narscosmetics.com

On the 8th Day of Christmas

On the 8^th Day of Christmas My True Love gave to me…

Best of Lips Palette

Hello Beauties, 

This is a wonderful new gift that I just received and I have to say that I haven’t used it yet, but the colors are old favorites!! You know that NARS has been a leader in the Lip arena for a long time! So what’s a greater gift than getting a complete lip palette?

This palette truly offers the BEST in the entire NARS line. You get a few snippets of things that you may not dedicate yourself to paying full price, with this palette, like the Multiple stick in Copacabana which is great to use as highlighter for the cheeks for our brown girls and a great all over eye shadow (for everyone) to give you a nice wash of color. The Lip Lacquer in Eros, which is a nice shimmery deep pink color.  The lip lacquer is a thicker gloss, but it glides on really smoothly. Of course the Cult favorites are included Orgasm in the Multiple, Red Lizard and Dolce Vita lipstick.

All this fabulousness is in a trademark NARS compact that includes a large mirror. (What more can a girl ask for?) The compact will fit into your purse without taking too much space. You can from Pretty in Pink with Dolce Vita, Hollywood Glam in a semi matte Red Lizard, or maybe relax in the nude with Chelsea Girls, no matter what lip mood you are in or where you are heading out too you have everything in one sleek compartment.  

Price: $50.00

Where: Nars.com

Contains: Copacabana Multiple, Chelsea Girls Lacquer, Dolce Vita Lipstick, Orgasm Multiple, Eros Lip Lacquer and Red Lizard Lipstick. 

11th Day of Christmas

On the 11^th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

A NARS Orgasm gift set!!

It’s among the top selling blushes in the country. This Beauty Necessity has been around for a few years and it well deserved top ranking of LOVE products is well deserved. The Kardashian sisters have worn it and Drake has sung about it so that has to make it cult status right?!

What: Orgasm Blush, which is a great blush that works on EVERYONE, no matter if you are one of our Champagne Divas or a Teenage Dream, or a Porcelain Princess or a Godiva Goddess this peachy/pinky blush has enough shimmer to be flattering but not enough to make you look like a third grade science project. On the other side there is a Laguna Bronzer, which has the Nars signature gold infused bronzing shade that’s in a mirrored mini compact. This bronzer is the perfect bronzer for Olive toned Beauties as well as a good number of your Brown girl Beauties. It’s such a great bronzer because it doesn’t have a lot of red (base) in it so it doesn’t look faux on the skin. Last but not least you get a fabulous Super Orgasm Lip Gloss that will take any pout to the next level with a touch a glitter. I love to place this on the top of any color because it will give your lips that beauty glossy glittery pout.

Price: Orgasm Blush Single $26.00, Laguna Bronzer Single $32.00 Super Orgasm Lip Gloss Single $24.00 and the kit picture above is $30.00 which is a limited edition.  

Where to get it!! Nars.com, Sephora.com or Finer Department Stores 

Jazz it up for the Holiday

Hello Beauties,

It’s that time of year when the parties are in full effect and no one will judge you!! There will be Hanukkah parties, Christmas parties and then the grand finale or the first bang of course which is New Years’ Eve.

My best advice to jazz up your look would be the easiest… pick the best red for you!!! YES, I said RED! Red is one of the best colors that can give your look an update. Trust I know that you may be thinking/saying “She’s crazy and I’ll look like a harlot”!! That’s not the case. At least not anymore. Fashion magazines and Runways have been telling us it’s the next best thing and especially this past season. When even Sephora got in on the action and added a Beauty Studio Make up Lesson, so we can walk in and find our perfect red!  

Of course it depends on your complexion so here is a few guidelines

Porcelain Princess Beauties: Nicole Kidman, Dita Von Teese

Olive Beauties: Kardashians

Pecan Beauties: Eva Longoria, Alicia Keys

Carmel Beauties: Iman, Beyonce Knowles

Godiva Girl Beauties: Alec Wek

What color red works best with your complexion!

I know that you are thinking a red is a red!

Reds come in a variety of blue, pink or orange base.

If you are a Porcelain Princess an orange-based red will be a perfect match.

If you are on of my Pecan Beauties or my Olive Beauties then a true red or even a blue base would be sooo beautiful! 

If you are one of my Carmel Beauties or Godiva Beauties a blue will be a great tone.

Some of my Fav’s

Kay Von D: Hell bent and Underage

MAC: Russian red, Red Pepper (not sure if this is available anymore) J, Viva Glam I.

MUFE: has 14 reds alone!! How can you not find one! The most popular is 21 and 43

Nars: Red Lizard, Afghan Red

When trying out a new color, (not just red) look in the mirror with an open mind. Take a second to get used to it, instead of just saying, “I don’t like it”. It's going to be a shock because you aren't used to seeing yourself with it. 

Good Luck Beauties! 

Here’s great site!

http://www.refinery29.com