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Between the ages of 13 and 30, Jennifer Garner, did a lot of growing up…And one big lesson she learned then was how to properly pace the major events of her life.

Garner, soon-to-be a mother of three, decided to open up to Britain’s The Sun about being raised by strong, confident women and how that has impacted her Hollywood life especially when it comes to love.

Actress Jennifer Garner with husband Actor Ben Affleck

While in her 20s, she married Scott Foley, known for his role as Noel in TV hit Felicity, who she divorced eight years ago and found divorce a crushing experience.  “I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me.  I was beyond heartbroken when they did,” Garner expressed.  Following her divorce from Foley, Garner, now 39, started dating Ben Affleck.  In 2005 they wed.

According to Garner, “Ben is not only my husband, he has helped me in every way.  He is the base of my life.  He is an incredibly loving and generous man.  I expected he would be a great dad and he is.  The couple has two daughters Violet, 6, and Seraphina, 3, with a third child on the way.

Jennifer exclaimed that another perk of getting older was becoming more confident.  “I have figured so much more out about life and feel the older women get, the more beautiful they get.  We become ourselves which is something you can’t teach anyone at 18.”

Amen…Jennifer is so right on!  Look around you and watch older women and how they carry themselves and conduct their lives…It’s quite educational:)!

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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

Lisa Marie Presley celebrated her birthday today at Graceland to launch the new “Elvis…Through His Daughter’s Eyes” Exhibit.

Get The Look with M.A.C Cosmetics courtesy of Stacey Ellis of Byu-Ti Salon, Santa Monica.

Face: Apply  Mineralize Cream Foundation, with a sponge, spread evenly over face.  Set the foundation with Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder, on a large powder brush.

Dust a little color on the cheeks with Powder Blush color, Fleur Power. Apply to cheek and sweep back to the ear.

Eyes: To create this warm smoky eye, start with the lightest eye color, Mylar, apply to the inside corner of the eye and under the brow.

Apply the warm brown color, Bronze, from the outer corner across the lid and blend up into the crease of the eye.  Run this color under the eye and smudge a little to get this smoky effect.

Line the eye with Technakohl Liner in Graphblack.  Apply a thick line along the top lash line and run the liner along the inside lower lash line.  Create full lashes with two coats of False Lashes Mascara.

Lips: With the smoky eye keep the lips glossy and nude with Tinted Lipglass, try the color, Nymphette.

And there you have it!

Makeup artist Stacey Ellis is a regular contributor to BSW.  Check out her step-by-step tips for creating Ashlee Simpson’s makeup look from the 2012 SAG Awards here.

There were a lot of well dressed celebrities this year at the SAG Awards…And, just a few “What were they thinking.”  So, BSW is going to hit you with our top picks for The Worst Dressed for 2012 SAG Awards first!  Drum roll please…

#1  Now let me start out by saying, The Bender Sisters have met Busy Philipps several times and absolutely LOVE HER…But what the heck was she thinking when she pulled this off the hanger…?  It would have been perfect for a beach party at Malibu but not for an award ceremony!  And to make this outfit even worse, the blue color of her sandals don’t even match the blue in her dress.  We’re also surprised she didn’t trip down the Red Carpet from the length of her schmatta...

Busy Philipps

#2  Another gal we LOVE…Zoe Saldana…She has a wonderful figure hidden by this very white gown?  It looks more like an ‘Indian Sari’…All she needs is the red dot in the middle of her forehead to represent her “third eye.”  We hope she realized that this dress is not a good look for her…or that maybe she needs to fire her personal stylist/dresser…

Zoe Saldana

#3 Heather Morris…Underworld/I don’t know!!!  Ugh…Just awful and absolutely HATE the silver platform sling backs!

Heather Morris of "Glee"

Okay, there were a few more…However, these 3 made our Top Worst List…

Now onto the BEST…YAY!

Sofia Vergara of "Modern Family"

Sofia Vergara as always, looked stunning in her bold Marchesa dress around her sexy curves.  Her jewels were by Lorraine Schwartz.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Joli

Emma Stone

Viola Davis star of "The Help"

Hard to believe this is the same woman who gave a heart wrenching performance in “The Help.”  Viola Davis absolutely glowed in her Marchesa gown as she accepted the award for Outstanding Female Actress.  Her entire ensemble including her hair just looks fantastic!

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick, like The Bender Sisters, defies her age in a sultry cut-out Pucci dress.   She always knows what to wear on The Red Carpet and never disappoints us.  She even showed off a tribute to her family…her tattoo:)

And The Bender Sisters honorable mention…

Funny girl, Melissa McCarthy

We want to give a shout out to Melissa who must of gotten our memo on “how to improv her look on The Red Carpet.”  That horrible red lipstick is gone and Melissa’s hair looks more stylish and love her gown!  YAY Melissa…

the bender sisters

Face: Studio Tech Foundation is perfect for building and blending to even out your skin tone.  Dust over Select Sheer Loose Powder to create a matte finish.

Just a hint of natural looking cheek color using Powder Blush, Pinch Me.  Apply to brush then shake off before dusting from cheek to ear.

Eyes: Get this metallic eye using Metal-X Cream Shadow.  Start with the lightest color, Fusion Gold, under the brow and inside corner of eye.  Apply the rich, warm color,Rusty Peach to the crease of the eye and blend the two tones together with a mid-tone, Gold Carbon.  This shade can go under the eye also.

Apply Fluidline Gel Liner, Blitz & Glitz, along the top lash line using a fine, firm brush. Apply lightly to the bottom lash line.

Plump the lashes with black Mascara X. Add some flair to the top lashes with 20 Lash.  This is a Half Lash applied with tweezers and Duo Eyelash Glue.

Lips: first line the lips with Cremestick Liner in the color,Sublime Culture, then finish with Sheen Supreme Lipstick color, Supreme Style, for a naturally enhanced lip.

For the fourth consecutive year, my go-to salon for anything hair, BYU-TI has been selected for the 2012 Best of Santa Monica Award in the Hair Salons category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). Yay!!!

For anyone who doesn’t know, the USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country.  Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Nationwide, only 1 in 120 (less than 1%) 2011 Award recipients qualified as Three-Time Award Winners. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

Byu-Ti provides clients with more than just a beautifying experience.  From the wholesome ingredients to the services provided, the goal is to “serve” with integrity, excellence and professionalism.  Creating a salon experience that supersedes a client’s expectations, Byu-Ti Salon (pronounced beauty) is the premier hair boutique led by beauty industry veteran, Natasha Sunshine-Antonioni.

Natasha Sunshine-Antonioni has run her fingers through some of Hollywood’s most notable manes including that of Ivanka Trump, Elizabeth Pena, Sean Young, Molly Sims and Eva Herzigova. Known in Los Angeles and New York City fashion circles for her keen sense of style and unique approach to hair therapy, Natasha created a six-step consulting system to identify and meet the needs of her high-profile clientele, and also developed her own exclusive collection of hair care products.

And in just a few weeks Byu-ti Salon will be opening its second location in Brentwood, CA which will no doubt be a huge success.

Seriously if you are as obsessed with your hair as we are you will LOVE Byu-ti.  One visit is all it takes for you to be a client for life.

Julianna Marguiles was positively beautiful at last nights SAG awards! Makeup artist Kristopher Buckle, and hairstylist, Matthew Monzon, share their  tips on how to copy Julianna’s  look! I’m a huge fan of L’Oreal Paris products, especially the lip glosses and mascaras.

HAIR/ Step by Step How-To:

Starting with freshly washed hair Matthew used the L’Oréal Paris EverStyle Curl Activating Mousse, distributed from root to end with a large tooth comb placing hair in a finger wave going back and away from the face.

Matthew diffused her hair until it was dry. He then took a “1″ barrel iron and spot waved it to create truly defined curls. Once the desired texture was achieved, Matthew combed his fingers through her curls to loosen up the wave.

To smooth out the look, Matthew used the L’Oréal Paris EverStyle Alcohol-Free Smooth & Shine Crème & Serum throughout her entire head. He finished the look with L’Oréal Paris Elnett Unscented Hairspray to lock Julianna’s hair into place.

Makeup Artist: Kristofer Buckle

Inspiration: For Julianna’s makeup, Kris was inspired by her dove grey, pearlescent Calvin Klein dress. Using a color palette of pastels, he wanted to create a feminine look that matched the radiant glow of her jewelry and gown.

MAKEUP/ Step by Step How-To:

Kris kept Julianna’s skin looking flawless with L’Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup in Soft Ivory and L’Oréal Paris Visible Lift Serum Age Reversing Concealer in Light which worked together to accentuate her olive skin tone.

For a pearlescent glow he applied L’Oréal Paris Magic Smooth Soufflé Blush to the apples of her cheeks in Plume.

The eyes were romantic, highlighted by smoky shades of L’Oréal Paris Infallible Eye Shadow in Sultry Smoke and Iced Latte (accenting the corners of her eyes).

Three coats of L’Oréal Paris Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara in Black was applied to frame the eyes.

Lips were vibrant but simple with a hint of pink using L’Oreal Infallible 8 HR Le Gloss in Pink Topaz.

I love Dianna Agron’s upswept hair here! Read on  to learn how to get the look…

INSPIRATION: celebrity hairstylist  Adir Abergel wanted to create a romantic up-do to mimic the movement of  Dianna’s dress.

How To Get the Look: Adir began by applying Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Cream from the roots to the ends of the wet hair to create texture. He then rough-dried the hair with his hands. After the hair was completely dry, he sprayed Fekkai Oceanique Tousled Waved Spray throughout the hair, and rough dried it through once more. To begin the up-do Adir took a section of the hair from the top of the left ear and created a long fishtail braid.

He then wrapped that braid around the front of the head like a crown, leaving the hair underneath loose and undone. Adir then took the rest of the hair and created three more fishtail braids, ultimately twisting them together in the back of the head and securing them with hairpins. To hold the look Adir sprayed Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray .

All products by Fekkai: Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Cream ($25), Fekkai Oceanique Tousled Wave Spray ($25),  Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray ($25). Available at Fekkai.com and Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

I’ve long been a fan of Janet Evanovich’s fun novels about bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. In  my own mind, I had the roles of the characters cast including Sandra Bullock as Stephanie Plum and Dwayne Johnson as  sexy Ranger. But for some reason, the producers didn’t consult me before casting the film!? The plum role (har har) went to Katherine Heigland here she is at the  premiere.

If you are a starlet looking to make a splash on the red carpet, the color RED will do the trick. With the right hair and makeup, red can be not only flattering but bold and eye catching. But we arent here to talk about her dress which I really like. We are dissecting her coif!

“Celebrity hairstylist David Babaii created her red carpet look using Grace Kelly as his inspiration. To transform your tresses from brown to a “Hollywood Blonde” David recommends using the professional hair color Aquarly 20/20 by IT&LY HAIRFASHION to achieve a long-lasting, natural and healthy looking shade.

To create this Grace Kelly inspired look, David started with IT&LY’S Advanced Color Protection Shampoo and Conditioner. After gently towel drying, he applied a small amount of Miracle Oil Hair Elixir by David Babaii for its intense conditioning benefits, superior color preservation and thermal protection.

Next, after blow drying, he used a medium sized curling iron creating curls and directing them off the face and under. To style, David lightly back brushed the fringe area for some height and smoothed this lightly with a medium paddle brush.

He continued the style by using his fingers to loosen the curls into soft waves and drawing all the hair into a loose chignon toward the back of the head and securing with silver coated bobby pins. David finished the style with IT&LY HAIR FASHION’S Pure Definition Hair Spray.”

Check out more of the fabulous Cindy Bokma at Hello Dollface.

Okay girls, I know we aren’t all cut from the same cloth and not all of us were given ‘perfect features’…HOWEVER, we can take what the big man above gave us and make the best of it.  Believe it or not, there are celebrities who do just that!

Sarah Jessica Parker

One of our favorite celebs is Sarah Jessica Parker…Not really equipped with the perfect features, but this girl knows how to dress and make the most of what she has.  Jessica is always camera ready with her beautiful sparkling blue/green eyes!  Although she has a long face and nose, Jessica looks great with a slicked back pony tail, cat eyes with silvery shadow on her lids and a mauve shadow in her crease.  A little bronzer dusted on her cheeks and forehead, an elaborate necklace over her putter dress and she is Red Carpet Ready.

Kirsten Dunst

Another one of our favorite spunky celebs who knows how to highlight her best features is Kirsten Dunst.  Kirsten’s skin always looks flawless and just radiates.  Her makeup is simple and clean.  To get this look try using a brightening skincare product followed by an SPF of 25 or higher.  Your skin will love you!

Tina Fey

Now if you wear glasses and have the attitude of “why bother putting on makeup,” then check out Tina Fey.  She knows how to take her look and give it a little boost.  Tina being a mother of 2 youngsters, tends to sometimes forget about herself.  Are you like this too?  No need to worry.  Once you get the kids down, treat yourself to a home facial lifting mask that will restore your self worth and lift your face at the same time!  Sudden Youth is the perfect skincare line for all ages.  Especially for us gals who have been around the block a few times:)  2 times a week we gently sweep on our Facial Contour Recovery Lift and before we know it, we are calm, cool, collected and more youthful looking!

For a daytime into night look try some lengthening mascara to help accentuate your beautiful eyes behind your glasses.  There is no excuse for letting yourself not look and feel good!  5 minutes is all you need…even with the kids banging on the bathroom door and barging in!

Katy Perry

Katy Perry is famous for constantly changing up her looks.  But without makeup, Katy is just another average Jane.  This girl knows how to work it!  Bravo to her since it has made her millions…Katy adds extra lashes to her big blue eyes followed by several coats of mascara.  Katy’s eyes are her best feature and she knows exactly how to enhance them.  Her hair is always different which makes her stand out even more.  If you want to be adventurous, head over to your nearest salon and go for it!  Do something different yet versatile.  You can even try a rinse just in case you aren’t ready to make it permanent.

So, start looking at yourself in the mirror or ask your closest friend to point out your fabulous features and then work it baby!!!

‘Okay Mr. DeMille…We’re ready for our close up…’

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