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I just love this look for evening and using rich colors is a ravishing new take on the smoky eye. Lining your eyes with a shimmery navy or charcoal eye pencil and then filling in your lids with a silver/gunmetal shimmer shadow and smudging them is a quick and very sexy way to create these eyes. I love to use my fingers to apply the shimmers and then blend with a medium size eyeshadow or blender brush. The shimmer shadow will also set the look and prevent the eyeliner from bleeding.

My smoky eye insider tip when creating this look is to keep the color below the crease line on your lids. You can clean the upper lid with a Q-tip and a tiny, tiny drop of eye cream.

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Queen Latifah’s makeup is a classic look with a hint of color, and I am loving her purple eyes.  Using an eggplant shade of purple, celebrity artist Sam Fine applied this as the dominant color, which he said is much easier to wear than lilac. I have to agree with him there, especially on Ms. Latifah.

To create this sultry look on yourself start by applying the eggplant shadow to the crease of the eye using a blender brush. Sweep the same color underneath as well for definition. To open up the eyes apply a pale beige or pale pink to the lid and blend into eggplant shadow. A pale opalescent shadow works beautifully too. Finish by lining the eyes on top with a gel eyeliner in Onyx and if you feel so inclined add a few lash clusters before your mascara. Black of course:)

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Here’s the deal for all of my beauty & hair addicts…in order to enter our “Shortcuts” contest you have to subscribe (if you haven’t already), and you have to write a short paragraph on why you or someone you know needs a copy of Diana’s book.

Shortcuts takes you step by step into the exciting world of make-up (fashion & beauty), special fx, and hair.  This is a must have book written by a seasoned pro who shares with you her best tips and advice for anyone who aspires to be in the bizz and working in Hollywood.

The list of celebrities Diana has worked with is endless. She is extremely passionate about what she does and continues to work with aspiring artists who have the same dreams that she had when she first began working in the business.

With that being said, we’re not kidding…no simple entries…Diana & I really want the “heart” of your story…And Diana will be picking the winner…so, write to impress.

*Contest ends Wednesday, February 5, 2009

Happy Writing!

Te-see

Well, I have to say I read a lot of funny stories.  It was a tough decision girls.  I had my sister Beth help me make the final decision…and the winner is Marcy Strahan from Bridge City, Texas.

1. Marcy Strahan Says:
   January 27th, 2009 at 2:31 pm eI once painted my toenails blue.
   I thought hey that’s funny & cool.
   They were more a blue gray.

   While at church wearing my best open toed shoes……..at small child crawling on the floor screamed.
   “What’s wrong?”, asked his mother.

   “There’s a dead persons feet on the next row”, replied the child.

   So somehow he thought gray blue toes looked like the feet on TV of people in a morgue.
   FYI! I only were bright cheery healthy looking colors now or glitter colors.

   After all ~I ain’t dead yet.

Beth and I had a good laugh…I could picture the entire scene!

Marcy is 45 years young.  She is a mother who loves her family and life.  She regrets nothing and looks forward to each day and what it may bring her!  Her house is one of the few to survive Hurricane Ike.  WOW…Someone was watching over her…

Thanks everyone for entering our contest and telling us your stories.  We love reading them.  Our next contest will be posted before the end of the week so keep your eye on Beauty Style Watch and the 2 sistas!

Much Love,

Te-see

So many award ceremonies going on right now…This weekend alone in LALA Land we had the “Producers Guild Awards” and “The Screen Actors Guild Awards.” I always dreamed of walking down the red carpet when I was still in the throws of my acting career…but what would I wear???…how would I do my hair…more importantly who would do my make-up!

It’s always about style…especially if you are a celebrity…designers throw their new designs at you just to be seen on public television for their 5 minutes of fame…can you blame them?  Stylists are at your beck and call trying to get the right dress, hair & make-up for their clients…it’s utter chaos…but oh, what fun!!!

Some of the most dapper men in the industry were seen at both ceremonies.  Jon Hamm from “Madmen” hung out with my hubby back stage at the “Hollywood Palladium” for a smoke in between presenting awards.  My husband said he couldn’t be nicer…always good to hear…then the next day my friend and celebrity stylist Diana Schmidtke did Jon’s hair for the “Screen Actors Guild Awards.”  Small world in the life of Hollywood.  But I’m digressing…

Other stars to be scene were Debra Messing, Laura Linney, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard & Brian Grazer, Arron Eckardt (love him),Greg Kinnear (loved him in “Ghost Town” ), Michael Douglas, Danny Devito, even the fabulous Al Gore!

Jon Hamm above

Laura Linney at the SAG awards. She was also a presenter at the “Producers Guild Awards.“  Laura’s face was glowing in that lovely coral dress.  She wore simple jewelry and her hair looked natural and clean.  Nothing too big which was quite refreshing.  Sometimes less is more…I wonder if she worried about her hair & make-up like the rest of us gals…?  So exciting…Congrats to all who went home with an award.

Next stop…The Oscars…Beth and I hope to be on the Red Carpet this year to report back to all of our viewers…why not, I say…

Oscar kisses and all that jazz…

Te-see

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You can usually count on beautiful red lips to make an appearance on the red carpet. This year at the Golden Globes Ann Hathaway made a bold statement with her sexy, glamorous pout, perfectly shaped brows and jet black eyeliner.

To do red lips right Beth suggests using a neutral colored lip pencil that matches your own lips and lining around the entire lip area. You call fill in the lips with the pencil or leave alone. Using a lip brush apply lip color starting from the center of lips and out to the edge.

For extra shine add a touch of clear gloss to the center of lips.

One award ceremony ends and another begins. Tomorrow night are the SAG Awards, also another fun event to cover. As we get ready to bring you some more beauty and fashion from the red carpet we thought we would feature a few more beauty’s from this years Golden Globes.

We just adore Penelope Cruz. She has great style and you can always count on her to give us gorgeous eyes, usually lined with perfection. She can wear pretty much anything including a smoky or cat eye , she loves them both. At this years Golden Globes she didn’t disappoint. Her make up looked fresh and her skin was radiant. The focus was on her eyes which were tightly lined using a black eyeliner mixed with a little eyeliner sealant to keep it from budging. Some Chocolate Brown shadow was blended into the crease, and her browbone was highlighted with a cream colored shadow to give her eyes even more pop.

To get Penelope’s sexy eyes with ease an eyeliner stencil works best, and gives you perfect eyeliner without the mess. You can make the line as thin or as thick as you like just by moving the stencil up or down from the eyelid. Repeat the same underneath the lower lashline if you desire liner around the entire eye as seen here on Penelope. Using a blender brush apply some chocolate brown shadow in the crease of eye and blend. Take your cream colored shadow and start at the browbone blending color into crease for a seamless look.

Perfect eyes deserve perfect brows so make sure yours are groomed and red carpet ready. If you need some help with your brows check out Anastasia’s Eyebrow stencils for creating perfect brows. She is the Hollywood Brow expert and her list of celebs is endless. Her stencils are the best and so easy to use. Finish with two coats of rich black mascara focusing on the outer lashes and make sure to hit the bottom lashes too. Try Lashblast Mascara in Black from CoverGirl available at most drugstores, Target, CVS and Walmart.

xx

Who wants to win a diamond ring? I do, I do! To celebrate love, Valentines Day, and the launch of their newest book “Why Hasn’t He Proposed? ” my friends Tamsen Fadel and Matt Titus also the authors of “Why Hasn’t He called” are giving away a gorgeous 1-Carat Cushette Diamond Ring, and signed copy of Why Hasn’t He Proposed? to one lucky winner.

Matt and Tamsen are relationship experts, TV hosts, and not too long ago were newlyweds themselves. In their newest book Why Hasn’t He Proposed? Matt And Tamsen reveal how to get the guy to pop the question without games or threats, and what to do when he finally drops down on one knee. Find out how to make sure you stop wasting the best years of your life by learning how to spot the men who are never going to get married. I know so many women who still do. Did you know the average age a man is ready to commit to marriage is 41? I had no idea but am not surprised. It took me years to find my beautiful man and I don’t have any plans to let him go.

In addition to the first prize winner, a second prize winner will receive a beautiful pair of diamond earrings and signed copy of Why hasn’t he Proposed? And a third prize winner will receive a signed copy of both Why hasn’t He Called?, and Why Hasn’t He Proposed?

Tamsen and Matt are determined to make love happen and I have no doubt that they will. Together with TOP BUTTON they are giving away these fabulous gifts and all you have to do is click on the link below and enter to win. How easy is that?

The drawing will be held on February 13th so you still have time to enter and win. Why Hasn’t He is a great website for anyone seeking advice on love, relationships, dating, and so much more. I don’t know of any site out there that even comes close. Tamsen and Matt are fantastic and their site is a big favorite for anything regarding these topics.

Enter The “Why Hasn’t He Proposed?” Sweepstakes and celebrate this Valentines Day with a beautiful new diamond ring!

Best of luck to everyone!

xx

image credit: Why Hasn’t He

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Thanks again!

Te-see & Beth

(Beth on left, Te-see on right leaning against rail)