Starry Night

Blue Period: A navy lid with just a slight contour of darker blue on your crease, but making sure to attract all the attention to your base color

Try: MAC cosmetic's Electric Blue paired with Dior's Azure Blue mascara

Skin 101

I'm a victim of acne, and like most women, thought there would never be a time I'd be blessed with clear skin. Educate yourself on the essential steps you can take to keep your skin healthy!

Do: Drink 2 liters of water a day.
Instant: Your skin will instantly look more moisturized, hydrated, and replenished!

Take: Omega 3 fish oil capsules, once a day

Why: Fish oil is proven to be effective for your heart, hair, skin, and nails!

Frost

Essentials: False lashes, Frosted White Pencil, & Nude lipstick/gloss

Try: Benefit's Mr. Frosty

Coral Reef

Coral: An orange & goldish version of pink

Bobbi Brown just launched its Spring line of lipsticks, shimmers, and glosses -- I have to say I have a new found respect for the color Coral!

Favorite: Nectar Shimmer Brick & Pink Quartz

Result: It combines a range of corals and produces a beautiful shimmered cheek with just enough shine to make your face glow

Do: A coral lipstick with a shiny gloss, suttle eyes, and blush.

Designer Face

Award shows are an opportune time to let your inner diva shine with not only a designer gown, but a designer face!

Hollywood's leading ladies have access to the world's most talented make-up artists, so I'm especially interested in how styles are applied based on the dress, and how it all comes together when they are strutting down the red carpet...

Kate: Classy, natural, and flawless.

Tip: When wearing a bold color, keep your make-up natural!

Drew: Love her transformation in the last few years!

Love: Her color choices in a berry lip, dark brows, and rosy cheeks.

Hayden: Navy blue is super sexy.
Must: A smokey eye with a natural lip an ideal look when you are wearing a dark color.

Cameron: Red is a bold color that can be worn year round in my opinion

Avoid: Wearing a red dress, with red lipstick? Negative.

Drama Queen

There are several ways to shape and dramatize your eye make-up.

Favorite: A white/frosty eye pencil or shadow to be lined on the inside half your eye.

Tip: Be sure to blend evenly with the rest of your eye-liner to produce the desired effect.

Drama: Don't be afraid to use colored eye pencils and combine with a white eye liner, or MAC cosmetic's Nylon eye-shadow.

Power of Pink

Greenhouse Effect

Client Request: A smokey eye with green shadow

Selection: Bash & Ivy Ink Green Gel liner by Bobbi Brown

Green with Envy: If you blacken your creases, your eyes illustrate an ideal blend of a metallic forest green smokey eye.

Neccessary: An angled eye brush is key to using Bobbi Brown gel liners

A Champagne Toast

New year, new trends.

Since working at Bobbi Brown, I've fallen in love with their shimmer shadow called Champagne. It's the perfect blend of gold, nude, and shimmer!

Fact: You can pair this shadow with almost any lip color, since it provides your eyes with a touch of shimmer!

The Silver Lining

Silver: Gray's metallic evil twin

Dare to be evil! A silver shadow is an ideal base with colors like black and gray.


Boundaries: Keep your silver shadow primarily in the inside portion of your lid to attract just enough attention to your eyes.


Try: Urban Decay's Gunmetal is an ideal candidate for silver plus gray, and a added glitter surprise!

Frenemies

Enemy: Dark circles

Friend: Concealer Estée Lauder 'Re-Nutriv' Intensive Concealing Duo

I have had a concealer craze for several years and experimented with as many brands as I could find including Bobbi Brown, MAC, and Sephora...

It wasn't until recently I was introduced to Estee Lauder's concealer which I can proudly say has worked it's magic. The combination of two pigment concealers gives you as much coverage as you prefer and does not crease or crack!

Necessary: Even if you are blessed with a flawless eye area, concealer is the key to brightening up your face.

Express Yourself

C'est Jolie's official logo...

A Touch of Sparkle

Spread some holiday cheer to your eyes with a touch of glitter!

You have to be careful when applying because a spill is very likely and the last thing you want is to look like an ornament...

Option: Make-Up Forever has a line of glitter shadows that combine glitter & color to give you just enough sparkle!

You're Making Me Blush

Pet peeve: Women who feel they don't need blush.

Yes, you have lovely skin, but please don't make the mistake of believing you are not blush worthy, because no matter how flawless your complexion, your cheeks can always use some color!

The level of your blush is based on the color scheme you are using on your eyes and lips -- and the rare occasion you should minimize it is if you are emphasizing a dramatic lip with a loud color like red.

Option: If you are a blush lover and refuse to change your red lips -- keep your eyes neutral with just mascara, or a fun pair of false lashes!


Think Pink: Based on your lip color, use a bronzed or a rosy pink color to accent your cheeks.


Favorite: Bobbi Brown has an amazing line of blush colors that are perfect for any skin tone. I use Pale Pink, and it works wonders.

Noir

I had to blog about Beyonce's make-up in her latest video, "Videophone"

The beauty of this bold eye, is that you can try this, regardless of your eye shape because it will generally produce the same look. Smudge free liquid liner and eye-liner is a must!

You will need a black matte shadow and an eyeshadow stick to give you the defined shape. Try YSL Color Rich Eyeshadow Stick as your base to give you less of a mess, and use a thick layer of liquid liner, followed by black shadow.

Be wise: Carefully shape each eye to match one another and do your eyes first before any foundation or powder, in case you mess up, it'll be an easier clean!