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Ultra-Soft Smoky Eye Makeup As Seen On Kirsten Dunst

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:07:51 +0000

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

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Date night makeup idea to try: The smoky eye in bronze and gold tones

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:56:37 +0000

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.

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3 easy steps to sexy smoky eyes

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:29:34 +0000

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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Katie Holmes worked a subtle smoky eye at her recent premiere. See the step-by-step on how to get the look!

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:49:37 +0000

If you find a dark black smoky eye too intimidating (or just too severe for your taste) take a page from Katie Holmes’ book at the Mission Impossible premiere in New York City. We loved the way she layered slate gray shadows with silver metallic to create a dimensional eye that was dramatic but not over the top.

To get the look, celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender says, “start with a pale silver shadow and sweep across your eyelid and the inner corner of eyes. Glide a hint of silver underneath your lashline too. Using a flat liner brush, tap an outline of a deeper shade of gray over your outer eye, focusing more on the crease, and add a few false lashes to complete the look.”

Simply, sexy, and extremely effective!

Check out the BFF Smoky Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Kit to get this look.

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Smoky Eye Trend to Try Now: Metallic Eyeshadow

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:39:56 +0000

Trend to Try Now: Metallic Smoky Eyeshadow

Kat Dennings, star of 2 Broke Girls, lights up the party circuit with metallic lids in exuberant color combinations.

MAKEUP HOW-TO: After rimming Dennings’s eyes with black powder liner, celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender traced it across lids, then smudged it with her fingers. “You want to create a base for the shadow,” she says. She then applied a *black iridescent shadow over the lids and underneath lower lash lines—and dotted lids with black-silver glitter. “If particles fall on your face, use a piece of scotch tape to blot them off,” says Bender, who kept lips soft with a pale pink hue.

SMOKY EYE NOTE: Not sure about the smoky eye shape? Try using a smoky eye stencil which does the work for you. Simply place over your eyelid and fill in with color. Once you’ve got the desired shape continue by applying your *iridescent black shadow.

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Get Diana Agron’s Smoky Eyes in Copper for the Holidays

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:48:25 +0000

Holiday makeup doesn’t always have to match the tinsel. At the Trevor Project’s Annual Benefit in Hollywood, Dianna Agron turned heads with her sleek pompadour and rust-colored eyeshadow.

We loved the departure from the traditional gilded hue, and how the unique shade made her green eyes pop.

If you don’t have a rust colored eye shadow in your beauty arsenal you can sweep a warm brown shadow over your lids to create a similar look, and be sure to blend out any harsh lines. Apply mascara, but use a minimal amount of eyeliner so you don’t take away from the shadow’s effect. The result is effortless and unexpected—not overdone.

Check out the Beautiful Browns Smoky Eye Quad and SGB Smoky Eye Shadow and Eyeliner Kit.

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Look At This Eyeshadow Shade On Nicole Richie’s Hazel Eyes Glow. Really! It’s Beautiful!

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:28:53 +0000

This eyeshadow Nicole Richie wore to the Ace Awards really made her hazel eyes pop. I mean, they are just crazy gorgeous?

The thing is, it’s just taupe. It’s a neutral, people!

But there’s something about the gold undertones in the shadow—they pick up the metallic flecks in her eyes and just make them look like huge, glowing hazel orbs. Which actually sounds kind of terrifying when I put it like that, but, whatever, it’s still accurate. Need a taupe eyeshadow in your life? Beth Bender Beauty has many…Her quads are amazing and while you are checking them out, why not check the rest of her collection! She has a palette for every eye color!

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Date Night Makeup Look To Try: Kiera Knightley’s Smoky Eye Combo

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:36:59 +0000

Oh, so you think you’ve tried every smoky eye combination in the entire world? Well, maybe you have, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check out this one Keira Knightley wore to the premiere of “A Dangerous Method” in London. It’s not one you see everyday, but this girl rocked it all the way down the red carpet.

It’s really the combination of the black eyeliner, the gleaming pewter and the soft plum eyeshadow that make this one just a little different. It’s both hard and soft at the same time. And you probably already own a color like each of these, am I right? Well, if not, then you may want to take a look at the Danceteria Smoky Eye Quad from beth bender beauty.

All you’d have to do is line your inner rims with a black pencil, we love Too Faced Perfect Eyes Waterproof-Tearproof Eyeliner, dust your pewter eyeshadow along your bottom lashline and on your upper lids up to the crease, and then add a soft plum in the fold and up slightly toward your eyebrows. Simple enough. Any of you feeling inspired? Well we hope so!

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A Few More Looks To Check Out:

Create Soft Smoky Eyes Like A Pro

How To Create Cat Eyeliner in 2 easy Steps

Get Lea Michele’s Sultry Smoky Eyes

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Carey Mulligan’s Secret To Her Dramatic Smoky Eye Look

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:36:37 +0000

Carey Mulligan’s platinum pixie calls for a vamped-up beauty vision. Her makeup artist Georgie Eisdell says, “For the 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala I wanted Carey to stand out. It had to be all eyes, eyebrows and perfect skin.”

She started by prepping Mulligan’s creamy complexion with moisturizing foundation and blotting powder. “I used a crème shadow on the lids, blending it in softly. Then I used a hint of shimmer over the top and a little on the outer corner to catch the light,” she says. When hair is so light, well-defined brows are a must. Eisdell sharpened Mulligan’s with a neutral pencil, lengthening them to add extra drama.

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More BSW Beauty just for you:

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Win The Smoky Eye Anniversary Collection from beth bender beauty!

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:32:55 +0000

It’s Monday Madness Giveaway at BSW and today we are giving away the Smoky Eye Anniversary Collection from beth bender beauty! Yay!!

Want a super solution to taking your smoky eyes and eyeliner from “who did it and ran” to “whose that, and how can I get her number?”

Well then you definitely must enter to win this amazing set of Get in Line Eyeliner Stencil kits. 3 Smoky Eyeliner Stencil Kits to mix and match for the sultriest, sexiest eyes ever! Plus you’ll get the cutest silver foiled roll so you can pop them in your purse for quick touch ups.

Scarlett Johansson can’t live without hers, Nicole Richie has one in every bathroom, and Angelina Jolie gave a stencil kit to each one of her assistants last Christmas.

To win you must be a subscriber, and leave a comment below telling us why you need this collection. The contest ends on Friday October 28th at midnight, so run, don’t walk and be the lucky winner to be sporting gorgeous eyes like a pro.

Good luck!

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