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Star Beauty Must Haves

Beauty finds celebs just can’t live without

Pomegranate Lip Butter from Korres leaves a sheer color on lips and contains shea butter for extra moisture where it counts! A big favorite of Amy Smart who says she can’t live without her lip butter. You can find these little lovely’s at Sephora or sephora.com. Each pot will cost you $9 but you may want to get a few ’cause they are so fantastic.

Pomegranate Lip Butter from Korres

Dianne Brill Fresh Water Pearl Foundation is mineral infused and leaves skin with a healthy looking glow. Kim Raver of Lipstick Jungle gets her gorgeous glow with this little gem. $50 but a little goes a long way. Available at Beautyhabit.com

Fresh Water Pearl Foundation from Dianne Brill

SEXY EYES from beth bender beauty. Inspired by her love of sexy smoky eyes, Beth created her new kit which creates gorgeous sexy eyes by blending the three shimmers included in the kit. A brand new brush and her famous smoky eye stencil. Lindsay Price from Lipstick Jungle is crazy for the kit and even had beth create an evening SEXY EYES which will soon be available at bethbenderbeauty.com.

SEXY EYES, $34 from beth bender beauty

Bourjois Eyeliner in Violet Rose. An amethyst and metallic pink liner that Tori Spelling just loves. A great color for spring too! Available at Sephora or sephora.com.

Violet Rose Eyeliner, $12.50 from Bourjois

Beauty Trends – Hollywood Style

Hot pink lips – ooh baby!

Molly Sims is all about the pink. Seen here with gorgeous pink cheeks and lips to match. Pink is the perfect girly and flirty color for lips this spring says Beth. Molly picked just the right shade that plays up her skintone and with so many variations of pink there is a great color for everyone.

Beth’s tip when choosing a bright pink lip color is to make that the focal point and keep everything else softer. For a great pink lip color try Honolulu Girl High Shine Glam gloss, $16 from beth bender beauty.

Red Carpet Style Watch

Pearlescent eye shimmers for spring

As we begin the spring season look for lots of light eye shimmers on the red carpet. As seen here on Leighton Meester who very confidently is batting a sparkling shimmery eye and looking quite beautiful.

To get Leighton’s look start by lining the inside of eyes with a soft deep purple eyeliner. Try Black purple 6L $16, from Make Up Forever. With the same pencil line the corners of eyes and blend into lashline. For a more dramatic look make the outer corners thicker as seen here on Leighton.

Next using a shimmer cream shadow apply over your entire eyelid and along the lower lashline. Use your fingers to do both. Try Lilac Opalescence, $16 from beth bender beauty.

Finally, finish by sweeping a golden beige shimmer shadow into the crease using a blender brush for a perfect application. Try Ambra Eye Dust, $16 from beth bender beauty.

Sexy Eyes on the set of Lipstick Jungle

It seems as though women are still hungry for their sexy smoky eyes. As in the case of the gals at Lipstick Jungle. A new hit on NBC from Candace Bushnell of Sex and The City fame. Our beauty sources in New York tell us that the Sexy Eyes Kit new from beth bender beauty has been seen in many a make up bag as well as the make up trailer and studio for the show.

The kit includes three sexy shimmer shadows that when blended together give you a smoky eye that is hot! It also includes our completely unique smoky eye stencil, a new eye shadow brush and a tip card to help with creating gorgeous eyes.

Lipstick Jungle loves Sexy Eyes

$34 at bethbenderbeauty.com

I SPY BETH BENDER BEAUTY

Seen Vanessa Williams at an event for BeBe in Beverly Hills. Our beauty spies ran into her in the ladies lounge where she was carefully applying some Chasing the Cash lip color and giving her cheeks a little pop with her Just Peachy Bronzer.

Seen Paris Hilton doing a little shopping on Robertson Blvd but not wearing our Robertson Blvd. Instead she went with Rock Star Liquid lip color which she took time to apply perfectly on her famous pout while she waited for her packages.

Kate Bosworth down under in Australia phoning in a care package of beth bender beauty goodies to her publicist. Her wishlist included a Paris is Burning Liquid lip color,  Kiss my Lips High Shine Gloss,  Gel Eyeliner in Wisteria and her favorite blush,  A little Crush.

Seen  Julia Roberts in Venice running some errands and grabbing a coffee before picking up her kids. Our beauty spies watched as she gave her gorgeous pout a touch of color with glam gloss in Nashville, a pretty berry shade.

Rachel McAdams Red Carpet Smoky Eyes    

Rachel McAdams blazed the red carpet this week with shimmer-rimmed eyes topped by loads of matte charcoal smoky shadow. Her eyes purred with perfection and she got a big thumbs up from us for a super gorgeous smoky-cat eye.

Beth says it’s all about where you place the color that will give you the look you desire. She suggests mixing a dark chocolate and charcoal eyeshadow together and applying from the outer corner of eye using a soft eye shadow brush. Bring it back toward the iris and blend into the crease to create the smoky-cat eye look seen here on Rachel.

An even easier way to get this look is to use the cat eye Stencil from the Get in Line Eyeliner Kit (both shadows included) placing it higher on the eyelid will give you a thick and smoky cat eye with a strong point on the outer eye like Rachel’s. Soften the edges with your eyeshadow brush and finish with an icy shadow near the inner corner of the eye that extends to the iris and sweep the color on the lower lashline too. Try Abyssinia, a delicate pearl sheen shadow from NARS.

For added eye popping appeal use a black gel eyeliner to line along the lashline. Apply to the outer eye area and blend into the center of eyes rather than lining the entire eye. Repeat the same on the bottom. Try Onyx Stay Put gel Eyeliner, $18 at bethbenderbeauty.com

You’ve got sexy smoky cat eyes baby!

I sometimes get asked if it’s weird to be recommending other beauty products when I  have my own beauty line, but the answer is absolutely not. I was a make up artist first for years before I even began my own beauty line and am a big supporter of other artist’s who have their own beauty lines.

One of my long time fav’s is Shiseido. I began wearing this fabulous line in my early 20′s when I was introduced to it on a visit to Japan. I am also a huge fan of Dick Page who has become a pretty important part of their beauty line going forward.

I was given this cream to powder shadow in Rose Tulle  (a new shade) to try and have to say it is pretty amazing. It looks beautiful on and is crease free which is always an added when it comes to creams. It’s the perfect amount of shimmer and color for the eyes. They have so many colors to choose from so you won’t have a problem finding one  that suits you.

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xoxo,
B

Kevyn Aucoin’s New Flesh Tone Lip Pencil in Medium Nude Beige . Have you tried it? It is just what my make up bag and Kit have been missing. Fabulous for creating fuller lips without the pain.  Best thing about this lip pencil is that you can use it with any color to define your lips without them looking unnatural. There are three additional flesh tone colors but this is my favorite.
It glides on with little effort and is firm enough to apply color where ever it’s needed. Another added bonus is it actually lasts. You can check this new gem out at Sephora.com. and Kevyn’s fabulous beauty line at Kevynaucoin.com.

Red Carpet Beauty – The Oscars 2008

Cameron Diaz gives us a gorgeous glow

Our little surfer girl looked beautiful on Oscar night with a pale pink gown and make up that was radiant throughout the evening. Her sun kissed glow, bronzed goddess like eyelids and pale pink lips were the perfect compliment to her swept back do.

To get Cameron’s sexy look start with a tinted moisturizer first and apply with a brush for a more sheer application. We like Laura Mercier’s Tinted Moisturizer, it goes on sheer and gives the skin a healthy glow.

Next apply a Bronzing Powder in a peachy gold tone. Try Just Peachy from beth bender beauty. Using a bronzer brush apply to the cheeks, a touch on the forehead and bridge of nose to add warmth to the entire face.

Create your sultry smoky eyes in golden and bronze tones blending two colors together before applying to the eye. Try Ambra Eye Dust and Ginger Eye Dust both from beth bender. These colors can be used with your fingers by patting the color directly onto your eyelid or with an eyeshadow brush. When applied with a slightly dampened brush the color lasts even longer and is very vibrant. Sweep the same colors underneath the eye too.

Apply a touch of eyeliner at the outer corners of each eye and underneath as seen here on Cameron. Keep the liner on the thinner and softer side. Use a gel eyeliner to prevent the line from smudging. Try Stay Put Gel Liner in Onyx.

With such beautiful eyes, leave the lips pale and shimmery. Pale pink lips were everywhere the night of the Oscars and we here that Paris is Burning was keeping many pouts perfect on the red carpet and backstage as well. You can find this pink nude shimmer and lots of other pretty pink glosses at beth bender beauty.

xoxo,

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