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.

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The Grammys last night were a star studded event. So many fantastic moments on the red carpet, and on stage. We narrowed it down to five of the overall best. The one shoulder, feather dress worn by Lea Michele was adorable on her. She’s really turning into quite the red carpet show stopper. The low key, fresh faced look Ciara chose showed off her naturally pretty features. The glossy nude lip and sleek ponytail really worked. Always with the golden glow, smoky eyes, and nude lips-Jennifer Lopez. It must be said that she made our list based on her make up and hair, not the dress. Her dress was a mistake. Katy Perry was gorgeous in her backless number. The bright pink lip was an excellent choice. Beyonce looked stunning as usual. Loved the gold Armani Prive dress, and the blonde hair just looks so lovely with her skin tone. I also enjoyed her structured eye make up that enhanced he almond eyes. Plus she set a record by taking home 6 Grammys! A pretty spectacular evening for Mrs. Beyonce Knowles-Carter.

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Awards season continued on this weekend with the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Here are some of our best dressed girls of the evening: Diane Kruger looked stunning in gold floor length Jason Wu.  The red lip and subtle eye shadow was exactly the right combination. Lea Michele in emerald green Malandrino went for a matte nude lip with soft smoky eyes.  Drew Barrymore wearing Monique Lhuillier, looked retro with her bouffant blonde up do and pale glossy lips. Marion Cotillard-always the picture of Parisian sophistication wearing Elie Saab Couture, slicked hair and smoky eyes.

Who’s your favourite?

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What always stands out to me about Rhianna is her honey coloured skin, and pretty light eyes. Both of these features were a focus in her make up, when she visited the Jonathan Ross show in the UK. Starting with the skin, I would use Nars Sparkling Loose Powder in Gold Rush. Apply anywhere skin is exposed to get a warm shimmery glow. To replicate the cool toned smoky eye, apply the darkest colour in the Armani Eyes to Kill Palette, on top of a cream base shadow to intensify the colour. Use a soft tapered blending brush to pull the shadow out towards the temple to create the elongated shape. Apply the light beige shadow as a highlight on the brow bone. False lashes are a must have to add more drama to the eyes. I like the Make Up Forever Nude Lash 158, they’re thick at the base of the lashes and give lots of length. No smoky eye is complete without the right lip. Rhianna’s bronze peach lip could be achieved with Michael Kors for Estee Lauder Lip Sheen in Honey Blonde.

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On Sunday night at the American Music Awards, both Alicia Keys and Fergie had some major red carpet style. They shared a designer in common, both wearing Armani Prive gowns but their makeup looks were completely different. Alicia, who often wears colourful make up matched her eyeshadow to her dress. This is not usually my favourite way to do make up. I think it worked this time because the blue didn’t over take her entire eye, and the black eyeliner and lashes kept it looking modern. Fergie’s voluminous hair made a bigger statement than her make up. She’s really low key with her make up these days often wearing neutral eyeshadow, and pale peach lips. I actually really liked the contrast between her understated make up, and the hard rock dress, anything else would have been just too much.

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The 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards brought out quite a few familiar faces. Katy Perry and Leona Lewis looked picture perfect on the red carpet. Both ladies played up their eyes by wearing stacks of lashes, always a wise choice for instant glamour. I also enjoy the white eyeliner in Leona’s water line it makes her eyes appear big and bright.

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The Whitney Museum Gala brought out some very well put together ladies the other night. All of whom were dressed in Versace. Donatella was the hostess for the evening, and saw to it that everyone looked fabulous. Alexa Chung and Chanel Iman let their dresses stand out and opted for low key make up. Where as Jennifer Hudson and Taylor Momsen let their smoky eyes be the centre of attention. Shakira’s bouffant hair and peach lips were the perfect combo. Loved Mischa’s healthy glow and glossy hair. Versace is synonymous with glamour and each of these women represented that in their own way.

September means Summer is officially over and Fall is fast approaching.  That means new make up, new wardrobe, the return of our favourite TV shows, and the launch of some new ones!  As we all know everything old is new again. So your pillow smudged smoky eye from the Summer just needs to be tweaked to look stronger and more intense to bring it up to date for Fall 2009, as seen above on both Ashlee and Taylor.  The nude lip is standard procedure with a smoky eye but a bright red mouth gives off way more attitude.

Try Make Up Forever Aqua Black waterproof cream eyeshadow for a long lasting pitch black eyes.  Brighten up the inner corners of the eye with MAC Phloof! eyeshadow.  Use Nars Fantasia lipliner pencil and fill in the entire lip then finish with Nars Sabrina lip balm for the perfect nude pout.  Or for full on red lips use Ruby Woo lipstick precisely outlined with Cherry lip pencil both by MAC.

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Apply a sheer layer of gloss to the very edge of the upper lip.  The gloss, unlike a pencil will reflect the light and ultimately make lips look fuller.

This award season we saw Hollywood glamour at its best. The most important trends were front and centre: flawless skin, long lashes, defined eyes, and although the red lip made a cameo, the neutral lip ruled the red carpet. Red carpet make up focuses on making women look beautiful by accentuating their best features. There are three classic make up looks: neutral eyes neutral lips-seen on Kate, Eva, Angelina, Beyonce, and Jennifer. Neutral eye bold lips-seen on Christina, and smoky eye neutral lip-seen on Sarah Jessica, Freida, and  Natalie.

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