Style Speak's February 2010 Beauty Scans [Editor Picks of the Month]

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Make-up Trend: Brown Smoky Eyes

For the Harper's Bazaar India Anniversary issue, Katrina Kaif sports some fierce brown smoky eyes with dewy skin and nude lips. To replicate the look, sweep bronze eye shadow over your lids, apply gray eye shadow around the inner corners of your eyes. Line your upper and lower lash lines with a creamy eye liner, and add mascara. Use a cream peachy-bronze blush and buff a beige highlighter on top. To finish off, apply a creamy nude lipstick.

Rec: Tarte Flower Child Natural Eyeshadow Palette

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Make-up Trend: Dark Lips

This spring it's all about dark lipsticks. A darker lip shade will add edge to spring's new pastel trends for clothes. Neha Dhupia is in tune by pairing her bold cranberry lips with a gray Salvatore Ferragamo dress, channeling a vampier vibe for the evening. And if you've already started buying into spring's lighter fabrics and nude hues, then nothing looks more striking than a contrasting dark lip shade. Keep your colors matte and apply with a lipstick brush for a soft and perfect pout.

Rec:  NARS Rouge D'Enfer Lipstick

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Make-up Trend: Burgundy-Wine Lips

At the Waves Concert, Freida Pinto showed us that burgundy-wine lips look modern when paired with fresh skin and a touch of blush. Don't go heavy on the eyes with such a bold lip because it can look too harsh. Instead opt for a small stiff brush to apply color in short strokes along the natural lip line, then fill the rest of your mouth. For polished skin, smooth concealer only where needed then dab a berry cream blush on your cheeks.

Rec: Sephora Lush Flush Wine Lip & Cheek Stain

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Make-up Trend: Layered Lipstains

At a recent wedding, Diya spiced up her lips with a pink tint. Diya rarely wears bright lips so her make-up artist decided to layer lip tints to create the perfect lip look. Diya's make-up artist decided to do a wash of color on the mouth for more of a stained feel rather than a heavy lip. Also, the same deep pink tint on the was used on her cheeks and lips, then topped with a pink gloss.

Rec: Tarte Amused and Charmed Natural Lip Stains with LipSurgence™ Technology

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Make-up Trend: Purple Smoky Eyes

 

Kajol looked stunning at the Berlin International Film Festival, her purple smoky eyes looked captivating and made her eyes pop. To get her simple look, use a black eye pencil to trace your top lash line from the inner corner to the outer. Then, use the same pencil on your lower lash line and smudge both the top and bottom. Apply an eggplant eye shadow over your lid and into your crease, blending the color up and outward. Dust a nude highlighting eye shadow over just your browbone and finish off with two coats of black mascara.

Rec: M.A.C Color 3 Eyeshadow Palette (colors used: Mink Pink; Jungle Moon)

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Make-up Trend: Sheer Peachy Cheeks

On the latest issue of Harper's India, model Lisa Haydon looks classy and modern. One key note, 'bronzer isn't the only way to brighten up your face during winter'. A powder blush that's more peach than pink will have a similar effect. And be sure to brush on the apples of your cheeks and the bridge of your nose. When you already have a touch of color in your skin, a salmon shade adds more contrast and light than plain 'ol bronzer.


Rec: NARS Passion Blush

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