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Backstage With Mary Kay® Professional Makeup Artist Ashunta Sheriff …

Creating the Cesar Galindo 2010 Fall Collection
Runway Look at Home

Ashunta Sheriff is one of today’s top makeup artists, constantly sought out to create the hottest trends in beauty for some of today’s brightest stars such as Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Ashlee Simpson, Paula Patton, Rihanna, Sharon Stone, Adrienne Bailon and Jennifer Hudson, to name a few. Most recently, Ashunta hit the catwalks with Beauty Sponsor Mary Kay to create modern looks for the show of Cesar Galindo’s 2010 fall collection during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

Ashunta created the stunning rock star inspired makeup look using Mary Kay® products to perfectly complement the rock ‘n’ roll-inspired Cesar Galindo’s Fall 2010 Collection – a juxtaposition of head-turning style, color and detail, featuring textures with matte and shine and inspiring colors such as red, silver, gold, purple and turquoise. With the eyes being the focal point of the look, Ashunta created a smokey, heavily lined cat eye. The lips made a soft, yet eye-catching statement in a beautiful coral hue, set against dewy skin and berry-kissed cheeks.

We spoke with Ashunta backstage to learn how she created the models’ show-stopping looks and how these looks can be recreated for everyday wear …

Tips for Creating the Runway Look at Home

· It’s All About the Perfect Canvas

o After cleansing the face and applying moisturizer, perfect skin with a tinted moisturizer and concealer.

o Use a richly pigmented blush shade such as Mary Kay® Mineral Cheek Color in Bold Berry to sweep over the cheek area. For an edgy, but soft look, start at the apples of the cheeks and blend upward and gradually blend the color outward, toward the ears.

· Striking Cat Eyes

o Start off by applying a vanilla shade of eye color to the base of the eyelids, followed by a rich blue eye color layered over the vanilla shade – other shades that will work for this look include dark grays and even black. For a highlighting effect, apply the vanilla eye color shade to the brow bone area.

o Maximize drama needed for this intense look by creating a cat-like wing using an angled brush dipped in Mary Kay® Mineral Eye Color in Coal. Blend the Coal shade into the crease to add depth to the eyes. Mary Kay® Eyeliner in both Black and Navy, applied on the upper and lower lash lines, further add a “pop” factor to the eyes.

o To finish the eye look, apply two coats of a high-performing mascara like Mary Kay® Ultimate Mascara in Black.

o Insider tip: with a small brush, like the Eyeliner/Eyebrow brush from the Mary Kay® Brush Collection, smudge Mary Kay® Mineral Eye Color in Coal on top of the eyeliner on the upper and lower lash lines. This increases the intensity of the look, while “setting” the eye liner.

· Gorgeous Coral Lips

o Balance the smoldering edginess of the eyes, with coral lips, which are easy to achieve with the help of Mary Kay® Creme Lipstick in Sunset.

o Insider tip: a quality lip liner can boost staying power for lip color. For a natural, subdued lip, apply a neutral lip liner, outlining the lip and filling in over the entire lip area. Follow with lipstick or lip gloss.

About Mary Kay
Mary Kay, one of the largest direct sellers of skin care and color cosmetics, realized another year of record results. In 2008 Mary Kay Inc. and its international subsidiaries achieved $2.6 billion in wholesale sales worldwide. Mary Kay® products are sold in more than 35 markets worldwide, and the global Mary Kay independent sales force exceeds 2 million. To learn more about Mary Kay, log on to www.marykay.com or call 1 (800) MARY KAY (1-800-627-9529).

OUR GREAT CONTEST PRESENTED BY MARY KAY!

Contest-Win some of the products Ashunta used to create the look:
* There will be 2 winners.
* Winner will receive Mary Kay Mineral Cheek Color in Bold Berry, Mary Kay Eyeliner in Black, Mary Kay Mineral Eye Color in Coal, Mary Kay Creme Lipstick in Sunset.
* To enter just leave your name and email info in our comments
* Contest runs Monday, 3/01/10 to Friday, 3/05/10
* US  residents only
* Please only enter once
* After the winners have been announced, you will have 48 hours to respond.

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The Hills’ star Lo Bosworth just tweeted a picture of her fingers modeling “California Coral” from Essie!

@LoBosworth painted my nails essie california coral! so cute!

What a great color! I’m not usually a fan of coral, but I love that!

I’ve never tried Essie, but I’d sure love to! For information on where you can find Essie near you – go here!

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You might remember my first post on Np2 polish (see it here) and how much I loved it. Well the wonderful people at NP2 sent me a new bottle to replace the one that broke. This time I got the most beautiful color Symmetric, its the perfect grey color and looks beautiful on I can’t get enough. I just adore this nail polish it goes on so smoothly and dries quickly. Symmetric is one of those colors that make you stare at your hands its just perfect!

Another great feature if you are interested in buying a bottle a not sure what shade they have a great online tool with the virtual manicure. Just select your skin tone and nail shape and length and you can see what the colors will look like on. Fun and easy.

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Here’s a first look at Jessica Simpson in her new reality TV show, dressing up as a Brazilian dancer and balancing a tray of candles on her head.

The curvy star travels the world learning how different cultures perceive beauty in VH1 show Jessica Simpson’s The Price Of Beauty.

A sneak preview shows Jessica practising her sexy samba moves, pulling off her balancing act and getting a painful massage.

The show will debut on US television next month.

Jessica, 29, has been filming new show over recent months. Back in October she jetted over to Mumbai to learn about their culture.

She was pictured wearing a traditional bindi dot and a henna tattoo during her stay.

The singer turned actress also posted a picture on Twitter earlier this week, showing her wearing a full face mask.

She left the accompanying message: ‘The Price Of Beauty Thanks La Mer for the upper and lower zone radiant mask.’

Let’s hope Jessica’s Brazilian samba moves did cause as much controversy as her dancing in a U.S. club at the weekend where she left two guys fighting over her.

The country-pop star – recently dubbed ’sexual napalm’ by bad boy crooner John Mayer – reportedly got stuck in the middle of a slanging match after grinding her way through Rihanna’s smash hit Umbrella.

The flare-up happened as Jessica and her pals were partying at celebrity hang-out Jane’s Club, on Friday night.

According to Radraonline.com, the curvy blonde arrived around midnight with an entourage of men and her female publicist.

They headed straight to the VIP section where eye witnesses described how she seemed particularly close with one guy in the group.

A source said: ‘It looked like they were on a date. There was definite chemistry and flirting going on between the two of them.’

But her sexy dance moves attracted the attention of a group of passing fraternity-type guys, who strolled by and started ogling the show.

The young men reportedly started moving into the VIP area and one of them began dirty dancing with Jessica.

But this provoked Jessica’s other male friend, who told him to keep his hands off her.

The source added:’He seemed pretty wasted, and he put his hands on her waist and tried to pull her into him.

‘Jessica looked uncomfortable until the guy friend she had been flirting from her entourage with stepped in and said, “Hey, I don’t think she wants anyone touching her”.

‘Jessica looked kind of panicked and she didn’t know what to say, so she just sort of wriggled her way back to her seat.’

The situation was resolved when security came over, the website reported.

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After the rave reviews Lady Gaga received for the stellar Armani Prive dress she wore to this year’s Grammys, the singer is teaming up with Giorgio Armani once again, this time for her Monster Ball concert tour. The Italian designer just released two sketches featuring the custom-made outfits he created for the blonde performer. Through a release, Armani says, “We hear Lady Gaga’s music everywhere we go, it is like a soundtrack of our times. In addition to her formidable songwriting skills, she is a modern fashion phenomenon.” From a scintillating one-piece with a lobster-like effect on one sleeve to a sparkly cerulean body suit with exaggerated shoulders, each costume balances Armani’s sharp tailoring with Gaga’s dramatic flair. The performer’s style parade continues with a one-of-a-kind Prada dress that blends high-tech fabric (it’s made of plastic!) with a flared skirt based off a classic 18th century silhouette. Meanwhile, floral embroidery and lace trimming cap off that feisty-but-feminine look.

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This is probably – hands down – the scariest thing I’ve run across in the two years I’ve been writing for MHU. This little gem landed in my inbox today, and it was too disturbing to keep to myself. If I put these pictures on my fridge – I may never eat again!

I can’t believe this woman posed for these pictures! How gross!!! (Course, I also think it’s gross when people pose for acne pictures… ew)

Bryce Gruber of The Luxury Spot, www.theluxuryspot.com a widely read online lifestyle site, became the first member of the media to experience the latest in personal grooming, Vajazzling.

She was sent by Spa Week Daily, www.spaweekdaily.com, to cover one of the treatments that’ll be offered during Spa Week Spring 2010, April 12-18, when spa treatments are just $50 a piece at participating spas across the country. Gruber headed to Completely Bare on Bond Street (www.completelybare.com) to try their newest service, Vajazzling, which is the bedazzling of the area which gets waxed when getting a bikini wax (or more) by adding crystals and beads to the nether regions.

A play on bedazzling and a part of the female body, Vajazzling is the adornment of crystals and beads to the bikini area after waxing. According to the Completely Bare website, “Accessorizing your privates is the hottest rage. From crystal flowers to customized favorites, you too can now decorate your own jewels. Whether it’s a special occasion or you just want to sparkle everywhere, you can choose from an assortment of real Swarovski crystal designs so you can shimmer and shine.”

Gruber stated:

“I’m here to cover up my C section scar. I’m here to give the women of America options.”

Am I the only one grossed out by this?

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* To enter just leave your name and email info in our comments
* Contest runs Wednesday, 2/24/10 to Wednesday, 3/03/10
* US and Canadian residents only
* Please only enter once
* After the winners have been announced, you will have 48 hours to respond.

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