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The Perfect Smoky eyes anytime of the year can be a challenge when you are trying to re-create something from a magazine, or the runway. The trick to achieving them not only requires the right eye shadows, but also the right tools.

A good brush set is a good place to start. You really only need a few to do a smoky eye. The first is a full size shadow brush for all over color, or to apply color to the eyelid, the second is a blender brush for applying color to the crease of eye, and the third is a smudge brush that softens the color (especially under the eye) and gives them their alluring look.

Once you have selected and purchased your brushes, keeping them in good condition will depend on how you care for them, and will also play a very big role in the actual application of your smoky eyes. Brushes that are used everyday, and more than once, should be cleaned at least twice a month.

To clean your brushes, you can buy a brush cleanser like Bobbi Brown’s which is the best, or use a gentle shampoo, and using just a drop placed in the palm of your hand, dampen your brush, and swirl it around into the shampoo. Rinse under luke warm water until the color runs off the brush. Try to get only the brush hairs wet, and squeeze out any excess water before placing your brush on a shelf so that the hairs are not touching, and are extended beyond the width of shelf.

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Now that Shania Twain is divorced from music producer Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, life is much better…She has been spending a lot of her free time with Frederic Thiebaud, who is the main reason for the big smile on her face.

Shania Twain, happy again!

The ironic twist to this love story is that Frederic’s ex-wife Marie-Anne, who use to be Shania’s BFF, is also the reason for her divorce to Lange!  Yes, that’s right…Marie-Anne Thiebaud was having an affair with Mutt, Shania’s hubby.  Shania and Lange had married in December 1993 and are officially now null & void!

Shania and Marie-Anne before the you know what hit the fan!

A bad situation has turned out good for this very lovely lady.  Shania is now prepping for her series “Why Not? With Shania Twain,” an hour long show on OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s Network.  This show focuses on Shania’s personal journey to getting back her life!  In the meantime, things are getting hot & heavy with Frederic!

Shania and Frederic

the girls at bsw

image credit:  lastfm, glamourized, jeremy helligar