mark Brand Ambassador Ashley Greene made her mark last night at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Below, Celebrity Makeup Artist Vanessa Scali shares her top tips for creating a look as gorgeous as Ashley’s.

Ashley Green looks gorgeous at the 2010 VMA's

Inspiration

“I wanted to create a smoldering, gunmetal eye with only a hint of color in the cheeks, and a soft natural mouth.”

Face

”Ashley has nearly flawless skin, so I used foundation and concealer sparingly. First, I used the mark Foundation Brush to apply mark Speedway Do Everything Makeup in Natural only where needed and blended in with my fingers. I find that using my fingers to blend foundation heats the product just a bit and leaves a seamless finish. Next, I applied mark Good Riddance Hook Up Concealer in Medium/Deep under her eyes, followed by a light dusting of mark Matte-nificent Oil Absorbing Powder in Buff/Natural to her t-zone area. For her cheeks, I applied mark Just Pinched Instant Blush Tint in Cheeky to the apples, blending outward toward the cheekbones. Then, to accentuate her high cheekbones, I applied mark Get Bright Hook Up Highlighter in Natural and blended in toward the apples of her cheeks. The combination of the creamy textures and hint of color blend to make the cheeks look pretty and luminous.”

Eyes

“First, I applied mark I-mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow in Corset to her lid, blending just over the natural crease and extending outward to elongate her eyes. I used the same color under her bottom lashes for a soft smoky effect. For a kick of shine, I added a touch of mark Get Bright Hook Up Highlighter in Natural to her brow bone. Eye liner is truly the key to this look – it adds a depth of color and edge that make this eye look sexy. For Ashley’s eyes, I lined her top and bottom lids with mark No Place to Run Longwear Eyeliner in Jet Set. I focused on making the top line heavier and blended into the shadow, while blending the bottom line with the mark Flat Eyeliner Brush to smooth underneath her bottom lashes. The final touch was lining the inside rim of the eye. I love a full, feathery lash so I finished with a double coat of mark Scanda-Lash Hook Up Mascara in Blacklash.”

Lips

“To keep Ashley’s lips looking gorgeous and natural, I applied mark Lipclick Full Color Lipstick in Bare Hug.”

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Selena Gomez looked beautiful at this Sundays VMA Awards held in Los Angeles. Her look was created by makeup artist Karan Mitchell of Nyx Cosmetics and we have the beauty scoop on how to get the look!

Exuding her sunny and girl next door personality, Selena’s red carpet look was created with the help of Makeup Artist Karan Mitchell for Nyx Cosmetics. Karan was inspired by Serena’s inner radiance and glowing personality and created a look using Nyx Cosmetics’s latest & greatest products. Karan kept Serena’s makeup fresh and cool but added a touch of color to her eyes and lips.

For Eyes: Karan started with Nyx Concealor Jar in Fair as a base on the lid and then added a shade of ‘Highlight’ and blended from the crease up to the brow. She then applied the highly pigmented sapphire blue shade from Nyx Cosmetics Eye Shadow Trio in Aquamarine on the lids as well as slightly above the crease. Karan then blended the deep blue in the I Dream of Antigua Nyx Cosmetics 5 Color Eye Shadow Palette on the outside corners of her lids. Over that Karan lined the entire eye with Magic Kohl eye liner pencil by Givenchy. Two coats of Nyx Professional Mascara in Black finished the look.

For the Lips: The lip look was finished with Nyx Cosmetics Lipstick shade #174 nude, and Nyx Mega Shine Lipgloss in #104 Sweet Heart for that soft fresh nude lip look!

For Face: Karan created a fresh faced healthy glow for Selena by using Nyx Cosmetics Tango with Bronzer Stix #2 in Merengue Flush. This was applied to the apples of her cheeks and created a flawless glow.

xxo,

beth & te-see

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Fashion week NYC is almost over, but the fun and excitement hasn’t stopped since last week. All over the city things are going on, from the amazing spring 2011 collections, parties, celebrities, and our favorite part, all of the fall styles being sported by those trendy fashionista’s attending fashion week in New York.

Celebrity nail technician Pattie Yankee and the Dashing Diva nail team have been doing their part to ensure that each and every model walking the famous ‘cat walk‘ has perfect nails. For the Erin Fetherston show at Milk Studios on September 12^th they were backstage doing just that.

Keeping with Erin’s girly Birds of Paradise inspiration Pattie Yankee applied Chelsea in the Buff to models nails and toes.  Models loved the shiny, neutral shade!!

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