CATE BLANCHETT looked so ethereal on the green carpet for the royal performance of ” The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” in London!  The Australian beauty wore head-to-toe Givenchy, which was complimented with a chignon and a flawless makeup palette.  Makeup artist Mary Greenwell teamed up with Cate for the evening and shared her step-by-step process for getting Cate ready with The Fashion Court!

“The gown that Cate wore at the premiere demanded nothing more than simplicity. It was striking, futuristic, but demure and showed her lovely back with a high neckline in front. Strong makeup would have taken away from the elegant that is her signature, and the naturalness of her beauty,” Mary explained.

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Step 1:  First things first, let’s start with your skin. Splash the face with SK-11 Facial Treatment Essence—it feels great and fresh; it wakes the skin up!  We then moisturized with SK-11 LXP Ultimate Revival Cream, which works wonderfully under makeup.  Next, I used SUQQU Frame Fix Cream Foundation in No. 10.  It’s gorgeously pale and creamy all over Cate’s flawless skin.  This is a lovely thin foundation; it works perfectly on Cate. | continue reading..

LESLIE MANN rocked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of “This Is 40″ in a cool color-block gown and a playful Cinderella-esque up ‘do.  Leslie worked with makeup artist Georgie Eisdell to ensure a beautiful and fresh palette, which would further compliment her look rather than overpower it.

Georgie shared her tips and the products she used on Leslie, and we’re totally obsessing over these lip colors!

“For the premiere of This is 40, I wanted Leslie’s look to have a radiance about it,  keeping with her personality.  I also wanted to encapsulate her natural beauty and give it an edge,” Georgie explained her beauty inspiration for Leslie!

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“To achieve this, I prepped the skin with La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream, giving her skin hydration and a glow.   Using CHANEL Vitalumière Moisture Rich Radiance Fluid Makeup I evened out her skin tone.   Adding a small amount of La Mer The Powder to take the edge of the shine.

Her eyes were my main focus.  I enhanced her almond eye shape with Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink.   Keeping the eye lids clean | continue reading..

LILY COLLINS was almost unrecognizable when she stepped out for the British Fashion Awards recently! The 22-year-old star of “The Mortal Instruments” usually opts for a very feminine and youthful classic red carpet look, but Lily kept her cool and toughened up a black Mulberry pleated maxi dress with a long gold ear chain, a tousled shoulder-length dark red mane, a pout that was decked out in a lush burgundy color and a fun studded manicure.

Hairstylist Lisa Eastwood added some unkempt sexiness to Lily’s shorter tresses using Shu Uemura styling creams and texturizing sprays, while makeup artist Mary Greenwell gave her a sultry finish. “Lily has a new hair cut, which is fabulous! It is shorter, choppy and very contemporary, so we wanted to leave it unkempt and kind of wild. Very unstructured. We worked the makeup to go with this look to make her appear very much of the moment with a simple soft smoky eye and dark berry mouth. I used as few products possible—this keeps the look real and uncomplicated,” Mary said when expressing her inspiration. | continue reading..

It didn’t take much for ARCHIE PANJABI to get her Emmy look!

“The Good Wife” actress worked with her make-up artist Beau Nelson to create a glamorous yet natural look for the red carpet.

“For Archie I wanted to showcase her natural beauty. The colors I chose to work with all exist naturally in Archie’s skin, I just enhanced them to create a more dramatic, almost exaggerated natural look,” Beau explained his inspiration.

“I prepped Archie’s skin using Lancer™ Dermatology Nourish AM/PM Moisturizer all over the face. I treated under eyes with Kerstin Florian Correcting Eye Rescue Pads and followed with Kerstin Florian Brightening Eye Creme.

On skin, I used Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation and set it with Laura Mercier Mineral Pressed Foundation Powder. I used NARS Laguna Bronzer and Dolce & Gabbana Rose Blush on cheeks. On eyes, I used | continue reading..

GINNIFER GOODWIN has such a perfect canvas for fabulous makeup; whether she’s sporting a bold pink lip or a pale nude pout, like she did at this year’s Critics’ Choice Television Awards. The “Once Upon A Time” actress was donned in a sparkling black and gold beaded dress with a feisty bright nail color.

Makeup artist Molly R. Stern wanted to highlight these elements by giving her face a smooth, soft, and relaxed appeal.

“Ginnifer, always dressed and groomed to perfection, allowed me to play off her bright blue polish and gorgeous Victor and Rolf dress with a pink shadow and super nude lip.”

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It was all about glamour for “Twilight” actress NIKKI REED when she attended the 2012 MTV Movie Awards! She and her costars picked up the award for “Movie of the Year” for the fourth installment of the vampy series, “Breaking Dawn: Part 1″.

Nikki was rocking golden tones from head-to-toe, and makeup artist Kate Lee helped her tie the look together by keeping it “soft, but still sexy,” according to Kate.

The approach taken made it a look that’s easy to take from the red carpet and recreate on yourself for an evening out. There wasn’t anything heavy and over done, but it was fresh, glamorous and striking all the same. | continue reading..

“True Blood” star Deborah Ann Woll was sporting some seriously hot pink lips when she hit the Hollywood red carpet for the fifth season premiere of the hit HBO show on May 30th.

The 27-year-old added a double dose of color to her monochrome white and black look, partly due to her strawberry red hair, but mostly because of her vibrant raspberry pout.

Makeup artist Kayleen McAdams worked with Deborah to get her red carpet ready, and had every intention of making sure Deb’s kisser got some attention! “The dress was very graphic, so I wanted to do a bright pop of color. I went with a creamy raspberry lipstick and kept the eye soft.”

I love how the color reflected off of her ruby drop earrings!

Want to know how you can achieve this look yourself? You’re in luck because Kayleen shared all of her secrets!

Follow her easy steps and you’ll be rocking this look in no time. | continue reading..