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Heavy black liner is making a big beauty splash again, and at the Sherlock Holmes premiere in New York City, Rachel McAdams showed off the power of a little black liner in a big eye popping way.

To get high impact eyes the easy way, start by sharpening a creamy black pencil and lining along your top and bottom lashline. Benefit makes a great waterproof liner in black that our beauty expert Beth Bender can’t live without. “The best ever” she says, and we agree. Then using your top eyeliner stencil hold in place over eyelid, and with an eyeshadow brush sweep some charcoal shadow along the line. Do the same underneath the eye using the bottom eyeliner stencil. You can smudge the liner and shadow together to soften and give the eye a smoldering effect.

Instead of applying a black pencil along the inside rim of your lashes which can make the eyes seem smaller, try using an eye brightening liner like Pixi’s Eye Bright Liner No. 1 Nude. It makes the eyes pop, and look even bigger, and the contrast between light and dark liner makes the white of your eyes look even whiter.

We are just loving Kate Hudson as a ’60s fashion reporter in Nine, but at a recent appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman Kate proved she could sport another decade just as perfectly.

“The look was a sexy eye with a little ’80s glam,” says makeup artist Beth Bender, who has worked with Kate and loves her in smoky eyes. To get the look Beth suggests starting with a charcoal shadow and applying in the crease, next add a wash of silver blue shadow on the lid and inner corner, and finish by lining the eyes with a gel waterproof liner. Waterproof liners work best when you’re rocking a heavy eye, and they don’t budge even if your eyes tear.

You can add some glam to the bottom lashes by layering your silver and charcoal shadow, and finishing with two generous coats of black mascara.

Whether you live in a cold climate or a warm one your skin tends to get dry and rough.  Not exactly a pretty sight…But there are products out there that aren’t expensive and “they can help!”

St. Ives has been around for years and they have a wonderful reputation for creating skincare products that keep our bodies glowing no matter what the weather is like.  This winter season why not scrub your dry, scaly skin off with St. Ives Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Polish? Then cleanse yourself with St. Ives Moisturizing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Wash? Fine sugar crystals and natural extracts will gently exfoliate your dead skin cells revealing your radiant skin underneath.  Follow with St. Ives fabulous non-drying cleanser that has natural colloidal oatmeal & shea butter for the ultimate skin nourishment.

St. Ives Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Polish

St. Ives Moisturizing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Wash

Both of these body products are also available in Collagen Elastin & Mineral Therapy. The Body Polish 8 oz jar retails for $6.99 and the Moisturizing Cleanser is $3.99 for a 18 fl. oz bottle.  You can find St. Ives at drug stores, mass merchandise & grocery stores nationwide.

"Love your skin" with St. Ives

Happy New Year!!!

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