Taylor Swift has been on a roll lately, donning an assemblage of chic, sophisticated red-carpet looks. One style that really took her to the next level was a bronze smoky eye, which she wore to the recent People's Choice Awards. It's a palette to turn to if you're afraid traditional blacks or greys might be too harsh. We take you step-by-step on how to achieve this look in today's beauty how-to.
The Golden Globes were strewn with plenty of hot hair and makeup trends, but we're zooming in on the best nails that also graced the red carpet. Here's an up close look at the top manicures from the many red carpets of award season 2013, from subtle designs to shimmering polishes to nail colour basics.
The People's Choice Awards started award season off with a bang, with celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Sandra Bullock in attendance. From braids and bold lips to smoky eyes, watch now to see our favorite looks.
The standard French manicure is practically a beauty faux pas at this point, but Kaley Cuoco showed us how to take a modern spin that's fresh and unexpected. She went for a bare nail that was accented with a chromatic gold tip. To re-create her look, the key is to start off with a flattering base coat, such as Butter London's Nail Foundation ($24.95). This subtly tinted polish will hide any imperfections in the nail but still allow your natural nail to show through. Once you apply your base coat, use a metallic gold polish, like Ciaté Sand Dune (approx $15.30), to polish the tip. Finish the look with a glossy top coat for a "polished" look.
Jennifer Lawrence has her cool-girl look down, and her makeup at the People's Choice Awards was no exception. Makeup artist Jillian Dempsey's goal was to play up Jennifer's striking blue eyes in a way that was sophisticated but still playful. Smouldering, smoky eyes were perfectly offset by punchy peach lipstick.
Jillian started by swiping on Giorgio Armani's Maestro Liquid Eyeliner ($45) for a sexy, winged-out cat eye. She then blended grey and champagne hues over Jennifer's lids, finishing the eyes with several coats of Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes Mascara ($52). Baby-pink lipstick and a pop of Hourglass Sheer Cheek Stain in Peachy Pink pulled the look together. The result was an updated Bardot silhouette, ideal for a modern-day beauty icon like Jennifer.
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Jennifer Aniston won favourite comedic movie actress at the People's Choice Awards in LA today, accepting her statue in black leather. When it comes to beauty, Jennifer knows what works for her and she keeps it simple. Her signature blow dry revealed some creamy low-lights and highlights, while her cool, grey shadow eye completed her typically edgy but chic look. One to try at home?
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Australian darling and critically acclaimed actress Naomi Watts is all embellishment and detail at the People's Choice Awards today. Wearing her hair in a deep side part with soft curl, the Impossible star has the length of locks pinned up in a faux bob. Naomi's makeup look is simple with a focus on full lashes and peach cheeks. What do you think?
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Pretty in hot pink, we're loving Lea Michele's modern beauty look. The Glee star is wearing purple mascara and nude lipgloss, and her hair is up in an intricate braided 'do. Her whole beauty look is really fresh and different — we love it when our favourite celebrities step outside the box. Do you?
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Harry who? Taylor Swift has just arrived at the People's Choice Awards and she looks so sexy! Her signature fringe and red lipstick nowhere in sight, Taylor is flaunting dark bronze smoky eyes and matte, nude lips. Her skin is also matte — a powder finish — and her hair although up, still looks to have a lot of movement and life. Very modern, very mature. Love or leave?
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Our favourite black-haired beauty, Olivia Munn, is taking things up a notch with warm red lips at the People's Choice Awards. She's taken on a very Summer beauty theme with metallic gold eyes and mascara only on her top lid. We think this technique really opens up her hazel eyes, and the strong brow helps, too! What do you think of Olivia's gold eye and red lip combo?
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