Thin at the waist thick at the brows

Let your face do the dressing up by trying gorgeous shadows on your eyes…

Hookers have given blue eye makeup a bad name, but when done right it can transform you.  To prevent the look from reading too prom, you want the focus to be only on the eyes. This means skip the blush, and keep lips closest to your natural lip color. Start by blending foundation into your skin creating a luminous finish.

To get glamorously gorgeous eyes, sweet a topaz eyeshadow across your eye lids. The goal is to apply a thin sheen of a layer to add subtle color, but if you start to resemble Mimi from Drew Carey, blot some of it off.  I like to mix a little bit of light gold shadow to neutralize the look. Next using a black liquid liner, draw a thin line across the upper lid (very close to your lash line) extending the line at the outer corners.

Now what you do to your lower eye lid is what makes the look…this is the part where you eyes are accented using the blue color. Draw the line staying as close to your lashes as possible, and again extend the liner on the outer corner of the eyes to create a dramatic look. Apply mascara and you’re done.

Below is another way to wear blue, and in my opinion this look should be saved for a night out only… Blue shadow across the lids, black bold liner lining the eyes and a few coats of mascara. Again, keep cheeks and lips natural.

White shimmery shadow adds instant glam and makes your eyes look double shot of espresso awake! If you have fair skin, choose a silvery white shadow. For girls who have sun kissed skin, champagne or off-white shades look gorgeous!

I love to use shimmer along the bottom of my lash line, or on the inner corners of my eyes. It makes my eyes look brighter. Just don’t apply too much, as always keep the look subtle and blend away any hard lines. Lastly, curl your lashes and add a coat of brown mascara.

Magic mirror on the wall, who has eyes white as snow?

Achieving the sexy come hither cat-eye look is easier than some of my gal pals. To draw attention to your beautiful eyes, simply follow the steps below.

But first, take time to perfect your eyebrows. Tweeze any stray hairs, lightly fill them in with brow shadow and sweep them in place. Because cat-eye makeup is dramatic, any un-tweezed hair will draw unwanted attention!

Now that the top part of your face has been groomed you can start on your eyes.

Apply your foundation/powder and concealer as you normally would to allow the natural glow of your skin to shine through.

-First you want to start with some black shade stick and apply it all over the eyelid so you have a dark black smokey look. Come out at the end as you would normally…now lift it right up towards the direction of your brow. The end of your brow can be a good guide for the lift placement. Be gentle on making the end shape, you do not want a sloppy look. Then, you want to add just a little bit at the outer corner on the lower lash line.

TIP: If your shade stick is a bit scratchy, rub it between your hands to warm it up for a more creamy application.

-When you have your shape, take some black eye shadow, while using a small brush apply the black shadow over the shadow stick to give it some depth. This will help set the look and prevent lids from getting ugly eye shadow creases.

-Now blend a small amount of light colored highlight cream, or shimmery light gold shadow under your brows.

-Lastly, curl your lashes and add two layers of dark black mascara. Avoid clumping by building the layers gradually, once finished comb them out with a lash brush.

Meowwwwww!            

Crying may help us cleanse our soul of emotional burdens and stress. But it will leave you looking less than presentable pretty easily. As someone who is very prone to tearing up in public I have picked up a few tips to cover up the emotional redness.

The first rule of crying is to not rub your eyes. Blindly wiping under your eyes and pressing a tissue over your eyelid will smear your mascara. Instead, fold a tissue several times and gently blot under your lash line and towards your leaky inner corner. You’re not removing your makeup, just trying to prevent mascara lines. Now, get your butt to the ladies room and do some damage control. Tap some water on another folded tissue and blot again lightening up the eye makeup. Next, apply some eye drops clearing your eyes of redness or puffiness. If your crying has left your face blotchy then simply take a warm paper towel and press firmly on your cheeks and neck. Lastly, re-apply a very light layer of makeup (don’t bother reapplying mascara), take a deep breath and smile… You’re now free to cry tears of joy!

Tip: If you know you will be crying (you rented The Notebook, going through a breakup, watching Feed the Children infomercials, etc.) then skip the waterproof mascara. Seriously! Waterproof mascara will run, and it will be difficult to wash away leaving you with tarantula lashes.

Jessica Alba has been seen all over the place looking frumpy and miserable since the news of her pregnancy hit the stands. But it looks like motherhood is treating her very well. We’ve seen her wearing dramatic makeup before, but it’s been a while since she’s gone all out and I think she looks fabulous.

Frumpy to fabulous…love it.