Discovered at the young age of 13 Barbara Palvin, now 18, still has the cutest young looking face, but those penetrating eyes have a maturity to them. She has been modeling in top fashion magazines like Vogue, L’Official, and walked down the catwalk for Prada, Louis, Christopher Kane, and Chanel to name  a few. Currently ranked #47 on models.com she is a rising star that is sure to move up quite swiftly.

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I love the look of shiny eyelids. It’s such a simple, yet highly effective way to makeup your eyes. Depending on how reflective you want your lids to look, use a salve like Eight Hour Cream, or for a high shine I use lip gloss.

Neither product requires a large amount to get the look. Using your ring finger tap a small amount of product onto bare eyelids. Remember it’s gloss–don’t expect it to stay put and not crease, but it’s all part of the look.

Eye’s are one of the first areas to show age so I’m always on the look out for new eye creams and serums. I’ve been using the BeautiControl Tight, Firm and Fill eye serum on my clients and have seen pretty instant firming results. It contains 3 key ingredients that tighten skin, and help skin produce more collagen for a firmer less wrinkled appearance.

The Armani eye cream works in a similar way to reduce lines and wrinkles. It also contains yeast extract and caffeine to diminish puffiness. The cool feel of the applicator is meant to soothe the skin as you apply the serum.

Overall there are a lot of similarities between the two products. Both perform well. What is most different is the price point. The Armani serum is $90. The BC serum is $46.50. You decide!

The key to any well applied eye make up is blending. For a sophisticated look on shallow eyelids or Asian eyes, apply your darkest shade of eyeshadow at the upper lash line and blend up. Avoid creating a fake crease with colours that are too dark.

Mascara is probably one of the most important cosmetic products you own. Whether it’s lengthening, thickening, curling, or separating every girl wants their lashes to stand out. The hunt for the best mascara can be a never ending task. Here are some of my favourite tips to make your natural lashes really stand out:

1. If your lashes are straight before you do anything-curl them! Squeeze the curler for at least 5 seconds before releasing.

2. Use an eyelash primer. It works like a base for your lashes to give extra volume and length before you even add mascara.

3. Layer your mascara. Use one for length and a different one for volume, you often get better results than you would from a multi purpose one.

4. To maximize volume push the brush into the base of your lashes and wiggle from side to side before pulling it through your lashes.

5. Apply at least 2 coats I usually do 3 to achieve a more dramatic effect. Don’t let the mascara completely dry between coats.

Lash Stiletto Voluptuous is the latest edition to the mascara family at Maybelline. I reviewed last years Lash Stiletto and it was pretty good so I was interested in trying this new one. Overall it does give a thicker and longer look to my lashes, the waved shape of the brush grabs lashes from the root and extends them which adds length. The brush pulls out lots of product from the tube so you can pile it on. I always wear black mascara and this one is jet black and patent looking which makes the lashes stand out.

As I have mentioned before, I am a true fan of lining the water line. For intense looking eyes always use black or a dark colour. To make the eyes look bigger and brighter, white or beige pencil will open up the eyes. Here are some of my tips:

1. Always use a soft pencil or eye kohl it’s more comfortable. Try Guerlain Terracotta Kohl for intense black. For brightening the eyes I like MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl.

2. Use a pencil that’s heavily pigmented otherwise the colour won’t show up.

3. For long wear use a water resistant pencil. I wear MAC Technakohl in Graphblack. Or a waterproof product like MAC Fluidline. Admittedly, Fluidline doesn’t feel great in the eye but it stays put for hours!

4. Run the pencil along the inner rim both on the upper and lower part of the eye.

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

Every girl wants long, thick, luscious lashes. But like me, many women are have short straight eye lashes and have trouble keeping them curled. If you’re not born with long lashes, here are 3 different tips that can make your eyes really pop:

1. Use a good eyelash curler. I love my Shiseido Eyelash curler and have used it for years. Shu Uemura also makes a good one. To make the lashes look natural, curl lashes in three steps, starting from the roots and working outward. Then finish with waterproof mascara. If you don’t use waterproof mascara your lashes will start to droop and loose the curl so this is a must! And don’t forget that you must use an oil based cleanser to take the waterproof mascara off.

2. Get an eyelash perm. This is a great option if you have long straight lashes. The perm is fairly inexpensive and can last from 1 to 2 months. Then you can use whatever mascara you like. My sister has these and it looks fantastic.

3. Eyelash extensions. Me and every other Hollywood celebrity is obsessed with eyelash extensions. And once you’ve had them they can be very addictive because they make your eyes really pop but in a natural way unlike strip lashes. Eyelash extensions are glued on lash by lash onto each one of your natural lashes. The extensions also falls out with your natural lashes. The price isn’t the cheapest, but I think it is worth every penny. You can get a full set from $80 to upwards of $200, but the fill is usually about half the price and should be done every 3-4 weeks. If you have straight lashes make sure you request a curlier lash like a C curl or a Super Curl, not a J curl which will make your lashes stick straight out instead of up.

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Apply eyeshadow as brow highlight before defining the eyebrow, for a more seamless natural look.

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