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Blake Lively paired a soft, metallic pink shadow with an artfully applied winged cat liner. “A pale pink shimmer shadow, and vibrant pink lip gloss compliment the Gossip Girl’s very alluring eyes,” says celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender who has worked with Blake in the past.

The pink shimmer shadow goes perfectly with her golden locks, and sun-kissed skin. To get the look says Bender, “When you’re wearing such a soft shadow, you need a strong eyeliner that won’t budge.” “Apply a gel liner, like Onyx Stay Put Gel Liner ($18, bethbenderbeauty.com), in an outer sweeping direction, ending the wing at the edge of the brow.”

Beth’s Beauty Tip: The easiest way to achieve a perfect cat eye, is to start by creating the shape with a Cat Eyeliner Stencil, and then applying the gel liner over to set the shape and color. To do, hold the cat eyeliner stencil over your eye, and with your brush, sweep a charcoal shade across the lid, and remove. Wipe, and repeat on the other eye.

Once you have the desired shape, and thickness, finish with a gel liner. For a pink shimmer, and charcoal shadow, try the Lights, Camera, Action! Eyeshadow Palette ($36, bethbenderbeauty.com)

Rachel Zoe is one busy lady, going from one award show to another, checking out all of the fashion at New York, and Milan for her clients, shooting her own reality show, and in between, getting ready for the last award show of the season, and to some, the most important for anyone attending, or nominated…The Oscars.

Her focus now lies on this Sunday’s Academy Awards, where she’ll help Cameron Diaz and Demi Moore get red-carpet ready. At last night’s Hollywood Domino pre-Oscar event, the reality star stayed mum about which designers the two stars would be wearing, but she did promise it would be nothing short of glamorous. “Both Cameron and Demi’s dresses are really, really beautifully glamorous in two very different ways,” Zoe told us. “They love their dresses, which makes me happy. Of course now that I’ve said that, something crazy will happen!” We will keep our fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly for Rachel.

What pre-show tips does Zoe offer to her superstar clients? “I always say, ‘Have a snack like a Power Bar in your bag, stand up straight and bring a back-up pair of shoes for the car,’ so they can switch after the ceremony,” she said.

Great tips from someone who spends an awful lot of time running around trying to find the perfect dress and accessories!

See you on the Red Carpet.

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Get ready girls for the hot new Sex and The City 2 dress worn by none other than Ms. Sarah Jessica Parker herself!  Original design by Halston Heritage and available at Neiman Marcus for $325.  Everyone is going to want this dress!  But here’s the good news for all you fashionistas on a budget…I know where you can get it for under $60...!

Sarah Jessica Parker from Sex and The City 2

XOXO decided to design their own version of Carrie’s dress for only $59. Starting today it will be available at Macy’s & XOXO.com.  This white cotton day dress inspired by Sex and The City, has long sleeves, a v-neck & a banded waist.

XOXO White Cotton Dress inspired by Sex and The City 2

I think I’ll throw one on with a pair of my Jen and Kim pumps…and go for a stroll.  Why don’t you join me:)

te-see:)

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