Monday, November 23, 2009

Pretty Pearlized Lids on Whitney Port





On today's episode of The Bonnie Hunt Show (seen in the clip above), Miss Whitney Port wore a gorgeous and flirty pastel dress from the Spring '10 collection of her own line Whitney Eve. So I kept the make-up soft and pretty, using a pearl color on her entire eyelid, pink blush and light pink lipstick. Here are the highlights of this look:

FACE
I prepped her face with Rodial Skincare Glamotox, a cult favorite moisturizer that super hydrates and plumps up the skin, diminishing any fine lines.



EYES
Using one of my all-time favorites, I applied the lightest color (pearl) from The Body Shop Shimmer Cubes. But I applied it WET for more intensity and impact! Pour a splash of water in the lid of the package and dip your eye shadow brush in it until it is fully soaked. Then drain out excess water by pressing the brush against the side of the lid. Dip the wet brush in the pearl color and swirl it around to make a paste then test the consistency on the back of your hand. If it's too water-y, go back in the product and swirl some more until you've loaded up the brush with a nice "paste". I always go back and test it on the back of my hand before applying it to the eyelid. When you're happy with the solution, do a "color wash" (a single color on the entire lid and crease) by sweeping the color across your lids and crease. Break up any small clumps with your ring finger. You'll find that this eye shadow applied wet is the most gorgeous finish ever! (And the 3 other colors are amazing wet as well, when you're in the mood for something darker.)



CHEEKS
My favorite 3-in-1 cheek palette right now by far is the Shimmer, Shape and Glow Face Defining System from Mally Beauty. On Whitney, I used the "In The Pink Lighter" palette because the bronzer isn't "muddy," the pink looks gorgeous on everyone and the highlighter has the perfect amount of shimmer. Apply the bronzer with a kabuki style brush on the hollows of the cheeks and directly on the cheekbone. (Then of course add a quick sweep across your hairline, temples and under your jawline.) Apply the pink shade to the apples of your ckeeks and the highlighter just above your cheekbone.



LIPS
I used Cle de Peau Extra Silky Lipstick in #105, a really happy and feminine pink color that feels like silk when you apply it. It's a little bit of a splurge but it does last a long time and is such a treat for your lips.



Here's a shot of Whitney wearing this look later that night (after a quick wardrobe change!) at the Alternative Apparel launch of Rethink.



All photos courtesy of WireImage, Rodial Skincare, The Body Shop, Mally Beauty and Cle de Peau Beauty.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Whitney Port's Eyes Sparkle in Gemtones





Wednesday night at US Weekly's Hot in Hollywood party, Whitney Port wore a vintage cream-colored lace dress and a tousled faux-bob, the perfect canvas for a dramatic gem-toned eye in garnet, topaz, gold and pearl. The best tip I can give you for pulling off this look is to blend blend blend! I applied the darkest colors (garnet and topaz) on the lids, closest to the lashline, then used a golden sand color to soften any hard lines in the crease. To really make it pop, I added a true gold color in the inner tear duct, opening and separating the eyes. Because the eyes are the headliner, I kept the lip and cheek colors light and airy in soft rosy nudes. I used all NARS Cosmetics.

FACE
Sheer Glow Foundation in Deauville
Sparkling Loose Powder in Venus



CHEEKS
Blush in Oasis (sparkling pink champagne) on the apples
Bronzer in Laguna in the hollow of the cheeks



EYES
Eyeshadow in Grenadines (garnet) all over the lid
Eyeshadow in Nepal (shimmery rose) in the crease
Eyeshadow in Voyage (golden sand) to blend above the crease
Eyeshadow in Goldfinger in the inner tear duct
Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Aigle Noir (black infused with gold shimmer) on the waterline (inner rim)
Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara
Eyebrow Pencil in Panama



LIPS
Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Bahama
Lip Gloss in Belize





All images courtesy of WireImage and NARS Cosmetics.

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Growing up in a political family in DC, Amy Nadine spent her childhood campaigning door-to-door and stuffing envelopes. But by 12, she already had subscriptions to Vogue & ELLE, and you could always find her on every bus with either her nose deep in the pages of beauty & fashion, or doing mini make-over’s on all the staff members. Since then, she has worked on Lauren Conrad, Krysten Ritter, Whitney Port, Jessica Stroup, Shenae Grimes, Shannon Doherty and AnnaLynne McCord, Jordin Sparks, George Clooney, Hugh Jackman, Denzel Washington, Patrick Dempsey, Khloe Kardashian & Jack Johnson, among others. Her work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Seventeen, Glamour, ELLE Girl and Fitness, to name a few. In 2009 she developed two lip glosses for Mark Cosmetics after doing Lauren Conrad’s beauty campaigns for the brand. Amy Nadine is known for her intuitive ability to define and accentuate the natural beauty of every face she touches. She prides herself in being an expert in her field, always studying color trends, cosmetics formulations… anything & everything make-up-related, and pinches herself daily that she’s having a career out of one of her greatest passions.
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