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At the premiere of her new movie, Bachelorette Kirsten Dunst sported the most perfectly undone braid across the crown of her head and a barely-there smoky eye. Her makeup artist Jamie Greenberg used mark products to create the subtle look, but suggested using a smoky eye stencil as an easy way to get the shape of a smoky eye just right.

She prepped Dunst’s lids with an eye primer, then swept a sheer shadow in the corners of her eyes and followed with a dusting of silver metallic in the creases. “To give her some depth and augment her natural eye color, I added a blue shade and lightly outlined her lower lids with a long-wear felt tip liner and shadow,” says Greenberg.

She finished up with some mascara. Dunst’s glowing skin and sheer red lip stain finishes off her look that’s glamorous without being overdone.

Buy it/Try it: The Get in Line Smoky Eye & Eyeliner Stencil Kit, $36, bethbenderbeauty.com

Was Pat McGrath’s super simple trick for getting the cat eye liner on the Valentino spring 2012 couture runway so perfect?

Bronze, peach, and gold all in one smoky eye look?  Sign me up.  Just look how amazing the combo is on Elizabeth Banks here.

Nice, right?  Take a closer look at the colors and focus on where they are applied.

So here’s what you’re looking at: Her eyes were lined in a soft black liner (a dark brown would work, too), then the outer half of her eyes were surrounded in bronze eyeshadow.

Next, it was time for the shimmery golden-peach shadow dusted and blended up above the creases of her eyes and underneath to soften the bronze a bit.  Then her inner corners were hit with a light, bright gold.

It’s a reel-him-in sort of look, really, which is why it’s so perfect for a date or night of flirting.  If either one is on your schedule this week, we dare you to give it a try.

Buy it/Try it: The SGB Smoky Eyeshadow Stencil Kit.

In a short amount of time, Emma Stone has managed to impress us not only on-screen but on the red carpet as well.

Her peach Calvin Klein dress from last year’s Golden Globes, loved!  And that pink-on-red Giambattista Valli sweater/skirt combo have been etched into our minds for good.  Though she’s known for getting it just right it in the fashion department, it’s also hard not to notice her on-point hair and makeup choices, too.

When we met up with the “The Amazing Spider-Man” star last November, we claimed that Stone single-handedly “pioneered the hot pink lip trend.”  To that, she said she was honored.  Nonetheless, her take on beauty is always a combination of smart, sexy and cool, mostly because she’s mastered a formula that works for her: stand out cat-eye liner, and a bright lip.  Simple enough, and still so striking.

We’ve teamed up with celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender who’s broken down the steps behind Stone’s go-to look.

Cat eyes are easier than ever.  The days of using a credit card to achieve a straight line are over, and  the quicker, more modern way, is to use a cat eye stencil.  It creates a cat eye in a thick or thin version depending on your personal desire and fits any eye shape.  Most importantly it’s a huge time saver, and for those who count every minute, you will be pleasantly surprised.

To start, place the stencil marked “Cat Eye” over your eye and hold in place.  Holding it slightly above eyelid for a thicker line, and closer to the eyelid for a thinner line.  In this picture of Emma you would hold stencil above eyelid.

Next fill in with a powder shadow using a medium size eyeshadow brush that is slightly damp, and sweep color up into point of cat eye.  Remove stencil and repeat on the other eye. Make sure to wipe stencil with a tisuue before doing the other eye.

If you do not want to smoke your cat eye as seen here on Emma, then just leave as is.  You can apply an eyeliner sealant or gel liner over the powder/cat eye to prevent bleeding and keep it on for hours.

To give the cat eye a smoky finish, simply take your eyeshadow brush, and using a lighter shade sweep along the top of cat eye.  Highlight the brow bone with a contrasting color in a light beige or pale shimmery white and sweep the same lighter shade underneath the eye as well.

You can add a waterproof eyeliner pencil to the inside rim and dot in between bottom lashes before smudging slightly.  Mascara in black is a must.  Cheek and lips should remain neutral.

Anything that can turn back the hands of time and improve the texture and firmness of my skin is a product that I will always be willing to try.  So, when the opportunity came to check out WrinkleMD I was eager to get started and see the positive results.  I made the commitment to do exactly as the instructions said, and in a little over a month I was a believer.

After just one treatment I noticed a big improvement around my eyes, so naturally I was psyched to keep going.   In just 40 minutes, WrinkleMD continuously replenishes skin with Hyaluronic Acid to help fill lines and wrinkles, leaving the skin hydrated, smooth and younger looking.

Designed specifically for the wrinkle prone area around the eyes,  WrinkleMD helps to diminish the look of crow’s feet and fine, deep lines underneath the eye while firming the skin at the same time.

No injections, no surgery, just 40 minutes of TLC to your eyes, and results you will love.  The advanced delivery system works deep within the skin’s surface, deeper than the leading anti-wrinkle creams or serums for clinically proven, superior results.

For $129 I would say this is definitely worth the investment, and you can check out these amazing results from women whose have used the product and see for yourself.  WrinkleMD is available at universitymedical.com.

At the 2012 Golden Globes Awards, Best Actress nominee Zooey Deschanel won our hearts with her mod cat-eyes courtesy of makeup artist Jorjee Douglass. Using Rimmel products, Douglass blended black and silver shadows along the lid to create the swooping shape, concentrating black shadow in the crease for dimension.

A back-and-forth swipe of a black gel liner along the top lashline, and a few feathery strokes of black pencil along the bottom were the final touches.  As was a generous coating of rich mascara to give Zooey’s eye that retro look we are still talking about today.  To achieve perfect cat eyeliner without the help of a professional makeup artist Jorjee suggests the Get in Line Eyeliner Stencil Kit from beth bender beauty.

If a smoky eye in inky black is too severe for you, why not try to create the look in a color. Mila Kunis got it right with a smoldering shade of plum at St. Jude’s 50th anniversary gala in Beverly Hills.  The look worked especially well with her deep purple lace dress.

Celebrity makeup pro Beth Bender says to get the look, start with a silvery layer of lavender dabbed along the top and bottom lashlines. Then top it off with the darker tone of shadow and a waterproof liner over the water line.

Try a smoky gray eye with a platinum dress or a matching navy eye and gown on your next big night.

Buy it/Try it:  Girls on Film Backstage Beauty Smoky Eye Quad

Buy it/Try it: GNO Smoky Eye Shadow Stencil Kit

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Want a sexy sultry daytime look?  Then try using celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender’s Get In Line Smoky Eye & Eyeliner Anniversary Set, and get 90210′s AnnaLynne McCord smoky eye look.  Beth’s kit has all the tools you’ll need for this easy on the go look!  Great for daytime and/or night.

Star of 90210 AnnaLynne McCord

Follow these easy steps:

First use an eye shadow base on your entire lid to set your shadow for the day.  A great one is Shadow Insurance Lemon Drop Color Correcting by Too Faced.  Then apply a light shimmer shade over your lid into your crease.  Follow with a shimmery brownish/bronze shadow applying it around your entire eye making it thicker on your top lid.  Take Beth Bender’s cat eyeliner stencil place it just above your lashes.  Use the black shadow and fill in the stencil area.  To get a darker black liner, wet your brush then dip it into the black shadow.  Go around your entire eye.  Repeat on the other eye.

Finish off your eyes using a full lengthening mascara.

You are good to go…Have fun:)!

*Step by step instructions on how to use Beth Bender’s stencils

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