The two biggest Oscar after parties to be seen at are, the Vanity Fair party and Elton John’s soiree. Whether they were at the main event or not these ladies looked fabulous. Victoria Beckham was gorgeous in her own design. The graphic print taupe dress, is one of many stunning creations from her Fall 2010 collection. Olivia Wilde’s ruby red lips are red carpet appropriate but I quite like Kate Bosworth’s berry stained lips and sorbet coloured dress. Vanessa Hudgens’ looked ravishing with her asymmetrical wavy hair and smoky eyes. Jennifer Hudson channeled Cleopatra with her blunt fringe, and winged eyeliner for one of her best red carpet looks.

Kevin Murphy Angel is a line of hair products that claims to strengthen fine, dry, broken or coloured hair. Initially I was drawn to the beautiful packaging and I love how the opening is on the side of a square container. Tres chic.

What I love… 1. Makes my hair look thicker and it has way more volume. 2. Cleanses without making the hair feel stripped. 3. It’s got a lot of natural ingredients and is sulphate and paraben free.

What I don’t like… 1. I’m not crazy about the smell. I don’t know what to say except it’s a unique smell. 2. I feel like you need to use a lot of conditioner for the product to really work.

So basically, I’d say smell it first and if you like it you’ll probably like the results.

The Academy Awards-the biggest night in Hollywood. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock looked quite beautiful wearing red lips, as did Charlize Theron. I also quite liked Zoe Saldana’s overall look. Her dress was very dramatic which worked well with her smoky eyes. What I like about Diane Kruger is that she always switches up her make up look. Last night she wore neutral eye make up with cool pink lips which nicely enhances her features. With some debate as to who had the best dress (For me Miley Cyrus and for Lisa Rachel McAdams) we both agreed Demi Moore looked lovely in Atelier Versace.

Hannah Murray is a make up artist based in London. I had the opportunity to work with her on the Jaeger show SS/09. She designed the prettiest look using pastel pinks on the cheeks that went up into the temple. As well as being a regular key make up artist at London Fashion Week, Hannah’s work is often seen in some of the industry’s best magazines: British, Italian and French Vogue, Dazed & Confused, i-D, AnOther and AnOther Man.

Hannah Murray is represented by Julian Watson Agency

Concealer is a lifesaver. It covers anything you ever want to hide, from blemishes to bad tattoos. Here are a few concealer tips:

1. Choose the right tool. Small soft brushes for concealing under the eyes. Small firm brushes are better for blemishes and spots.

2. If you can, avoid using heavy cream concealers under the eyes they can look noticeable. Instead opt for a medium coverage liquid concealer for seamless coverage.

3. Use a warm coloured concealer to cancel out dark circles that have blue undertones.

4. When applying concealer under the eye or on a blemish, focus on the area that needs covering. Don’t over apply where you don’t need it.

5. Choose the right colour. Too light only emphasizes what you’re trying to disguise.

6. Always prep the skin with appropriate skincare before apply concealer. Concealer will blend easier and look more natural.

Our favourites:

DiorSkin Nude Skin-Perfecting Hydrating concealer

Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer

YSL Touche Eclat

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper are out and about a lot lately as they promote their MAC Viva Glam Lipsticks. Both ladies have their own shade, Gaga’s is a cool pink and Cyndi’s is a coral red which I wear and love. These two make a brilliantly outrageous couple and draw attention to an in important cause.

For more information on the MAC Aids Fund visit macaidsfund.org

Love these splash fragrances by Marc Jacobs. The clean minimal design of the bottle and the simple scent is very Marc Jacobs. They are the perfect light fragrance for the Spring season. The latest editions are inspired by the patisserie-Apple, Pomegranate, and Biscotti, all smell really fresh and slightly sweet. The supersize bottle (10 oz) lasts for ages. A couple of years ago I bought the Pear Splash, which I think is unavailable now, and I still have half a bottle left. They do come with an atomizer for easy spray application, but I keep a travel size perfume bottle in my make up bag, which I pour my fragrance into for a quick spritz throughout the day.

Available at Sephora.

As I, and the rest of the fashion insiders out there predicted, the Milan shows so far have had some pretty glamorous make up. For the most part, it wasn’t completely over the top glamour-Dsquared being the exception to that rule. The look from Gucci is very similar to my own standard look. I am all about the black pencil in the water line. Overall the major trends coming out of Milan seem to be flawless skin that’s sculpted, red or nude lips, and an emphasis on the eyebrows.

Pastel eyeshadow in matte and shimmery textures are a trend to try out this Spring. Lavender shadow was swept across the lower eyelids at Marios Schwab in London, Christian Dior in Paris, and Versace in Milan. This cool pale colour works on almost every skin tone from fair to medium dark. On darker skin tones I recommend pairing lavender with a deeper purple colour, similar to the ones in the Dior palette. To add more intensity to the eyes try smudging a charcoal grey eye kohl along the lash line. Lips and cheeks look best kept neutral to complete this look.

Shu Pei has walked the runways of all the big shows in every major city from New York to Paris. This past season Spring 2010, Shu Pei became one of the few Asian models to walk the runway for Prada. Since she signed with Next in 2007 Shu Pei’s resume has been getting longer with editorials in Chinese Vogue, W, Teen Vogue, Chinese Elle, and British Elle. I spotted her at Christopher Kane last season. She has sort of an innocence about her, but she’s provocative at the same time. Great eyes, full lips, and striking bone structure she has a long career ahead of her.

London Fashion wrapped up on Tuesday. I missed not being there this season, there were some really amazing shows and some emerging designers worth watching. After spending the last few days going through show images both on the runway and backstage, it’s easy to see why London Fashion Week remains the most exciting. The neutral palette of earth tones seen in New York seemed to continue on in London. Interesting placement made up for the lack of colour. The contouring at Vivienne Westwood was very intense. Combined with the soft cloud of teezed hair was so dramatic. Jeremy Scott’s geometric eyeliner paired with caramel shading on the cheeks, and mauvey brown lips is fantastic.

Next stop is Milan get ready for major glamour.

Images from elle.com & style.com

London has been the place to be for the past few days. The BAFTA’s, Elle Style Awards, and London Fashion Week have meant an influx of American celebrities. My favourite twins we’re seen at a BAFTA event as well as at the Style Awards looking fashion forward as usual. Their huge blue eyes always stand out whether they’re wearing smoky eyes as seen on the left or neutral shadows like the picture on the right. What I always admire about these two is that they look effortlessly put together.

Images from justjared.com

I’ve been wearing the Becca Lip and Cheek Creme for the last month and I really love how light weight, smooth and blendable this product is. It is much more richly pigmented than a lot of the creme blushes out there so a little goes a long way. I’ve been wearing the Tuberose colour which is a salmon pink colour and I think it’s the best colour out of all this range. Personally, I don’t love using this for my lips because the texture is a bit matte for the lips, but I think it would work well under a gloss. If you are into creme blushes this one is definitely worth checking out.

Spring hasn’t officially arrived yet, but judging from what we’ve seen so far at New York Fashion Week there is a lot to look forward to for Autumn 2010. There were some beautiful shows. Overall the make up looks seemed to be more about the eyes than the lips. I absolutely love the Alexander Wang make up. MAC Mid-tone Sepia Cream Colour Base blended and wrapped around the eye is such a hot look. I also enjoyed the cool taupe eyes at Rodarte, again in that wrapped around elongated shape. London starts today!

Images from style.com

Spring Summer 2010 is the season of the statement lipstick. Bold, bright, orangey red colours were splashed all over the runways. This vibrant colour was seen mostly in a matte texture. Although the colour is intense it makes green and blue eyes pop beautifully, and enhances an olive skin tone. Let your lips be the focus feature and the rest of your make up be neutral for a modern Spring look.

The first step to achieving properly groomed brows is to brush them into place with a brow brush. The brow brush can also be used after you’ve applied brow pencil or shadow. This technique assures neat and precise eyebrows.

Megan Fox looking more fresh faced fashion than sexpot on the cover of W for March. There is no doubt that Megan was blessed with outstanding features. Everything from her arched brows, almond shaped eyes, high cheekbones, and full lips is picture perfect. When you look like this you can pretty much throw any make up at her- a little or a lot, and it’s safe to say she’ll look gorgeous. Can’t wait to see what the rest of the spread looks like.

To be completely honest I’ve never looked twice at the Clarins counter. I’ve always associated the brand with skin care and wouldn’t think to browse at their make up. On Friday Lisa and I were searching for the perfect orange/coral lip colour, that is one of the most important lip trends of the season. I’d checked out most of my go to brands and came up short. Then I came across this Clarins Colour Quench Lip Balm in orange slice. It  has treatment ingredients: Shea Butter, Wild Mango and Olive to moisturize the lips, and Vitamins A and E to protect. The texture is non sticky like a lip balm, but super shiny like a gloss. The colour is perfect for achieving that juicy tangerine  colour that was seen all over the runways for Spring. For a sheer application of colour just wear it alone. For full on colour it’s so good on top of an orange based lipstick and liner.

Look out for our next Smudge video on how to achieve this season’s coral lip trend.

The fashion industry was beyond shocked yesterday by the tragic news of Lee Alexander McQueen’s passing. It’s so devastating that such an amazing talent will no longer create what came to be the most anticipated collections of every season. McQueen was without a doubt a creative genius. The architecture of his work blew minds. I never had the chance to attend one of his shows, but I hung on every word that was described to me by those who did. McQueen’s shows were theatrical productions with so much back story. It was hardly ever just about models walking down a runway.

In 2005 I watched Val Garland recreate the look she had done for McQueen’s Fall 2004 show. In 2007 my friend who worked backstage at the Spring show, told me how beautiful it was when the model walked in the dress made of roses, and how they fell in a train behind her. The Fall 2007 show was very dark and disturbing. McQueen had taken a trip to Salem and discovered he had ancestors that were witches. Charlotte Tilbury was inspired by the make up of Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra. This became the look for the show as well as a product collection for MAC.

There will be a huge void left in Paris fashion week this season, and for years to come. There was only one McQueen and he will be greatly missed.

Images from style.com

Smudge Style’s first “how to” video-easy false eye lash application.