WHY IT WORKS “This eye makes me feel rebellious. I’d wear it with sexy heels and a badass pair of jeans,” Heard says. As striking as a colorblock design, this thick, squared-off wing looks most modern with a matte finish—and no mascara. “This is for that cool girl who puts eyeliner on and nothing else,” says Lobell.

HOW-TO Before applying liner, Lobell dusted translucent powder over Heard’s lids.  Using a cat eye stencil she filled in the shape with a black dampened shadow on the upper lash lines, making sure to pull her eyelid up toward the temple to hold the skin taut.  The cat eye stencil takes the guessing out of how to create the perfect liner, and for someone who is not as comfortable doing it freehand, this makes it a breeze.  Next, she topped the wing off with a black gel eyeliner. “The muted color tones down the intensity and makes it look fresh,” says Lobell.

Double Sided Cat Eye

Trick 1: Put some light shimmery shadow in your inner corners like Ginnifer Goodwin.

Trick 2: Line your inner rims with a light beige or peach like Anna Paquin.

 

Trick 3: Wear a darker eyeliner on top than you do on bottom like Nicole Richie.

If you’re interested in trying out these super, sexy looks on yourself, click on the links above.  In the meantime, do you do any of these tricks already? Will you? Or do you have your own makeup trick that makes your eyes look huge? Please share.

 

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Some more ‘come-hither’ makeup looks you may want to check out:

Check Out Katherine McPhee’s Exaggerated Cat-Eye Liner. Do You Love It and Want To Know How To Get It?

Beyonce Rocks The Most Sultriest Cat Eyes Ever in Harper’s Bazaar UK! Get The Look!

Check Out Olivia Wilde’s Sexy Eyeliner Look

Cat eyeliner has gotten major traffic on both the runway and the red carpet, but few have pulled it off as effortlessly—and bravely—as Katharine McPhee at the New Balance Experience Store opening in New York City. That is with a little help from her cat eyeliner stencils that created her sexy feline eyes like a pro, and in seconds I might add.

We love the way she lined only the top lid and left her lower lashline nearly bare, but also a smart move considering how elaborate her eyeliner is.  To get the look, start by lining your top lids, working from the center outward and lifting up the end toward the temple. Using an eyeliner stencil is the easiest way to do it and there is no mess involved. Think eyebrow stencil but for eyeliner.  So you would lift the stencil up and pull away from the eye to create the elongated look seen here.  Then line from the inner eye and fill in toward the middle. You can use a tapered eyeliner brush for this without the stencil.

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Kate Middleton Make’s a Ring of Eyeliner Look Ladylike at this Weekend’s Royal Wedding

Kate Moss’s No-Fail Cat Eyeliner Is A Big Hit

Check Out Olivia Wilde’s Sexy Eyeliner Look

Angelina Jolie’s Tip To Making Her Cat-Eye Liner Look Softer

It’s been over three decades since Madonna took the music industry (and in turn, the world) by storm with her ohmygod-did-you-see-that?! style. From her “Like a Virgin” days to her most recent “Sticky and Sweet” tour, the international pop superstar is the ultimate fashion and beauty chameleon, who never stops reinventing herself.

And while at 53, (yes, she’s really 53!), the Material Girl still pushes the envelope with her wardrobe, she’s softened her hair and makeup and looks more stunning than ever. Here, her top five beauty cues for looking gorgeous at any age:

Embrace your quirks. While it’s rumored that Madonna has had a slew of plastic surgery and other various procedures to enhance her appearance, she’s never fixed the gap in her teeth. In fact, it was reported that she was irate when a magazine airbrushed it out on the cover.

Find the right hair color. Madonna has experimented with a slew of hair colors, but her current golden hue best suits her skin tone. Plus, it covers up her grays and makes her wrinkles less pronounced than a dark shade would.

Play up your best feature. To enhance her stunning blue eyes, the singer relies on false lashes and precise cat liner. And when she wears nude lipstick, it makes her eyes stand out even more.

Take care of your skin. Before every single makeup application, Madonna’s longtime makeup artist, Gina Brooke, puts an iced Shu Uemura Depsea Moisture Replenishing mask on the star’s face for fifteen minutes to hydrate, de-puff and prep her skin.

Stay in shape. The chiseled star, famous for her macrobiotic diet and intense workout regime, recently announced plans to open a Hard Candy gym in Mexico City and expand the franchise to more than ten locations worldwide.

 

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept.

Has anyone noticed that Ms. Hathaway’s hair is three shades lighter than usual or am I the only one?  I kind of like it though.  Anyway for the premiere of her movie One Day, Anne wore a gold embroidered Alexander McQueen gown, which was gorgeous, and was also the reason for her barely-there makeup and classic eyeliner.

To create Anne’s eyes we checked in with celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender who gave us the low-down on how to get them.  Start by drawing a thin line along the upper and lower lashline and inside the rim too.   “I just started using Too Faced Perfect Eyes Waterproof Eyeliners and am addicted.  The color glides on beautifully, and in seconds is smudge proof, and budge proof.  LOVE!”

Next, using a natural fiber brush with a crème shadow in deep charcoal, apply the color out to the corners, blending a tiny amount under the eyes to soften the shape.  Finish with a sheer shadow applied to the contour of eyes for definition.  A pink or beige shimmer is good, but just a wash of color.

The eyeliner is so striking that anything more will totally over power the look.

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*Kate Middleton Make’s a Ring of Eyeliner Look Ladylike at this Weekend’s Royal Wedding

*An Eyeliner You Won’t Be Able To Live Without

*Check Out Nicole Richie’s Thick Black Eyeliner

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First, she didn’t go for a jet-black eyeliner pencil, instead she used a powder shadow in charcoal which she applied with a slightly dampened eyeliner brush to ensure staying power.  She softened the color by sweeping a wash of chocolate brown shadow over the liner. On her lower lids the liner isn’t on the inner rim, instead she applied the color along her bottom lashline.  This not only makes her eyes look bigger, but it keeps the look from getting too smoldering.

Here’s a few products to check out if you’re thinking of copying Kate’s eyeliner:

A very smart move on her part was not to add anything shimmery.  Best suited for a night-time look, and not in the daytime which is when this photo was taken. Yay for Kate!

Do you ever fancy wearing ladylike eyeliner around your entire eye like Kate’s seen here? Or do you prefer yours to be sultry and come-hither?  Please dish.

 

 

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BSW all the time, anytime:

*An Eyeliner Kit Fit For A Princess: Kate Middleton Becomes The Newest Fan of The Get in Line Eyeliner Kit

“Olivia has the perfect eyes for anything feline,” says celebrity makeup artist Beth Bender. They turn up ever so slightly so just a light dusting of a gray eyeshadow on her upper lids is all she needs.

It’s all about the gray when creating this smoldering, sexy look. To do on yourself Beth suggests using a medium size eyeshadow, or eyeliner brush, and very carefully sweep the color along the eyelids only. A shimmer or matte shadow will both work. Adding anymore color might end up looking too heavy so be careful while applying.

Finish by applying a gel eyeliner in Onyx or Gunmetal along the lashline, following the natural curve of your own eyelid. And last curl your lashes, and follow with two generous coats of black mascara.

Here are some eyeliner kits from Beth Bender Beauty that’ll get you there:

 

 

Cheers!!

Looking lovely at the “Tree of Life” premiere in Los Angeles, and sticking with her classic look of thick black eyeliner, and a neutral pink lip. The only difference, her eye makeup was a little softer than usual. Take a look at this close up:

A wash of coppery-bronze shadow was applied over the liner to diffuse the color and add a warmth which I think looks gorgeous. Also nice about this look, the colors playing off of Angelina’s chocolate brown hair. The same coppery-bronze shadow was also applied into the bed of her bottom lashes.

Of course I think the easiest way to get this look is to use a Cat Eye stencil, and Angelina Jolie is no stranger to this little beauty tool, especially when her makeup artist has the night off. This is another fabulous trick for getting the cat-eye look just right.

 

 

 

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Check out these other sexy cat eye liner looks to try on yourself:

*Anna Kendrick’s Sexy Cat Eyeliner For Spring

*All About Eyes At Last Nights Billboard Music Awards

*Bronzed Eyeliner Instead of Black? We Say Yes!