At this day in age, anyone and everyone can experiment with just about any kind of makeup – from the sultry smokey eye to shimmering lips. That said, there are still basic guidelines to follow according to skin tone, hair and eye color. In terms of foundation and powder, that is obviously a no-brainer – it should closely match your skin tone as much as possible – so close that it literally looks like it disappears into your skin. To test for the right shade, simply apply a streak of foundation and/or powder along your jaw line. To determine the right colors of eye and lip makeup, read further to find out…

LIP AND BLUSH COLORS

For Fair Skin

For porcelain or ivory complexions, choose a lip color in lighter hues such as light pink, light peach, and nude.
Dark hair/fair skinned lasses can pull off a bold red lipstick with blue undertones. Try Clinique Long Last Soft Shine Lipstick in Red Red Red.

Redhead/fair skinned chicas look great in warmer lip colors with golden undertones such as corals, warm apricots, warm pinks, warm reds, and honey-nudes. Try Bobbi Brown Lip Shimmer in Rose Bud

or Lancome Color Fever Lasting Radiance Sensual Lip Color

For blush, opt for pales shades of pink or apricot.

For Medium Skin

For medium skin tones (including any hair color), any “medium” lip shade looks best such as medium pinks, light mocha, wine, orangey-reds, and medium peach. Berry shades also look amazing on medium complected women. Try Guerlain KissKiss Maxi Shine Lipstick in Pink Shine.

or Stila Lip Color in Emily, Nicole or Pixie

For blush, choose a medium apricot or rosy pink.

For Olive or Bronze Skin

For olive to bronze skin (including any hair color), choose lipsticks in golds, golds, golds! Also, any hue with a golden undertone (think bronze or copper) or deeper shades of berry, brown or red look great. Try Bare Escentuals Lipstick in Merlot

or Lip Lingerie Nude Negligee by Dianne Brill

or Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Golden Brown

For blush, stick with bronze or rosy pink.

For Brown Skin

For shades of brown complexions (including any hair color), opt for lip shades of bricks, burgundies, brown, deep red or fuchsia. For blush, try a deep berry or bronzy red. Try Stendhal Pur Luxe Lipstick in Glazed Brown or Passion Red

or Sephora Brand Lip Attitude – Glamour

or Shiseido The Makeup Perfecting Lipstick in Brown Red or Fuschia Volt

EYE SHADOW COLORS

When it comes to eyeshadows, that’s when you can afford to play with colors and really experiment. But if you’re quite militant about “proper” shades according to your eye color, then here’s a basic guideline for you to follow:

For Brown Eyes

Brown eyed girls are the luckiest. We can pull off pretty much any shade of eyeshadow and liner from plum to gold. Try Sephora Brand Colorful Pro Eyeshadow Palette – Brown Eyes

or Urban Decay Urban Ammo Eye Palette

or Lulu Beauty Eyeshadow

So have fun, my fellow brown eyed chicas!

For Blue Eyes

Blue -eyed babes look best in shades of the brown and beige family – from taupe to mahogany. Blue eyes also pop with grays, silvers, lavenders, plums and violets. However, try to avoid green colors as they don’t really enhance those baby blues.

Try Sephora Brand Colorful Duo Eyeshadow – Cream & Powder in Brown Harmony

or Dior Dior 5 -Colour Eyeshadow in Petal Shine 809

or Pop Beauty Lid Silver

For Gray Eyes

Gray eyes are best accentuated with deeper cool blues, forest greens, and charcoal shades. Plum colors are also quite flattering.

Try Dior 1-Couleur Powder Mono Eyeshadow in Metallic Blue or Silver Dust

or LORAC Eye Shadow Eye Color in Charcoal

Laura Mercier Eye – Evolution of Colour in Plum Velvet

For Hazel Eyes

Like brown eyes, hazel eyes really stand out with a plethora of colors – especially earth tones such as brown and greens. Plums also rock, my hazel-eyed honeys.

Opt for Yves Saint Laurent Ombres Vibration Duo Eye Shadow Duo in Brown Gold/Lame Green

or Too Faced Eye Shadow Single in Jealous?

or Fresh Eye Shadow Trio in Corazon Del Mar

For Green Eyes

Green-eyed gals look best in brown, lavenders, plum, golds and deep greens. Steer clear of blue shades – they don’t really complement your gorgeous green eyes.

Go for NARS Single Eye Shadow in Strada or Lulu

or Clinique Pair of Shades Eye Shadow Duo in Tawny Terras

or try LORAC Glam Rocks Eye Shadow in Metallic Gold

BONUS TIP FOR ALL EYE COLORS

Just about everyone can pull off black eyeliner except pale, pale skin. Instead, opt for brown or charcoal liner.

Don’t forget that you can mix colors together to create your own unique shade of lipstick or eyeshadow. Just have fun with it!

Note to music industry legend Clive Davis: Stop trashing Kelly Clarkson – you are making yourself look bad.

“Clive is furious because Kelly has assumed total artistic control over her new album and refuses his suggestions,” according to an insider at Sony BMG, the parent of Clarkson’s label, RCA.

Davis, who runs Sony BMG, slammed Clarkson at a company retreat in April, saying she can’t produce hits.

And music industry insiders were dumbfounded when Davis took the stage during the “American Idol” finale to plug Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee’s new singles, but failed to mention Clarkson’s third album, “My December,” which debuts in June. Instead, Davis promoted the songwriters for one of Clarkson’s hits, “Since U Been Gone.”

Our insider said, “She wrote all of the second album herself – including the hits ‘Because of You,’ ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’ and ‘Walk Away.’ Clive hated ‘Because of You’ so much, he would routinely mock it in meetings. It was one of her most successful singles.”

Clarkson is not only one of Sony BMG’s most profitable artists, having sold close to 15 million albums – she is also not a diva.

She hasn’t demanded to renegotiate her deal with the label, our source said, even though “she only gets like $250,000 an album when she could get millions. She refuses to take more money because she wants artistic control. And she has always turned out to be right. If Clive had had his way, she wouldn’t have sold nearly as many albums as she did.

“We are appalled he is picking apart one of our own acts – and one that we all love.”

The source added, “Kelly wanted to make a deeply personal record. Here’s an artist who didn’t demand more money, who handed in her record on time in January, after making him millions, and now he rips her? The music business is collapsing, and this is why. They won’t let people put out their real music. This is about his huge ego.”

But a Davis pal said, “Clive gave her ‘Hazel Eyes’ and ‘Walk Away’ and he gave her the production company to help make ‘Because of You’ a hit. We pay millions for the albums. This is incorrect.”

Clarkson’s rep didn’t return calls, and Davis’ rep declined comment.

(source)

I really like how grown up Nicole looks in this bronze metallic, draped, one-shoulder gown. It’s a departure from her usual mini dresses and skull scarves. I would have pulled her hair back in a low bun because I think it detracts from the dress. But the color of the dress really brings out her hazel eyes. I’m undecided – what do you think? Source

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What happens after midnight when you are wearing midnight blue mascara? Just bat your lashes and find out! The cobalt blue trend is really taking off. Not only will these lash extending mascaras make your eyes pop, but they are all formulated to lengthen, add volume and condition.

So, while some of you are still in shock that colored mascaras are back, just try one and see what you think of these darker blue hues. Wear it alone, with a neutral shadow or pair it with a beautiful blue eyeliner for added dramatic effect!

Benefit Bad Gal Blue Mascara , $19, is a deep hue of blue that has a hint of vivid violet to it. Their Bad Gal mascara has been a huge hit ever since it launched. It has this biggie brush that doesn’t miss a single lash and it doesn’t flake or fall. This color makes blue eyes bluer, hazel eyes greener and brown eyes bolder!

To see two more beautiful blue mascaras,

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