We Love Emma Watson's New And Striking Look With Her Gold Leaf And Smokey Eye Makeup

How she has grown up! We have watched Emma grow up from a cute, fluffy-haired little schoolgirl in the first Harry Potter film (where she was admittedly a bit of a know-it-all!) into a pretty and attractive starlet who is as comfortable on the red carpet as she would be in her own home. At the New York premiere of the Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows Part II, Emma monopolised the red carpet in her Bottega Veneta golden dress. Although the dress is amazing, we were mostly interested in her amazing smokey, gold leaf eye makeup. We might not be able to afford the dress for this season's parties, but the eye makeup is definitely something that is attainable, and we have found out just how to create this amazing look, which would look fantastic at Christmas and New Year parties, or just anytime you get an excuse to put on some dramatic and sparkling eyes.

How To Create Emma's Gold Leaf Smokey Eye Makeup

• To start, prepare your skin using a light, natural foundation and apply over your face to give a flawless and light coverage. If you have any imperfections, use a concealer to lightly cover any shadows etc.
• Using a black eyeshadow, and a good eyeshadow blender or brush, work the shadow all over your eyelid up to the creaseline and then create a wing effect on the outer corner of your eye. You might want to dust below your eyes with loose translucent face powder before applying the black eyeshadow, as this will help you to brush away gently any eyeshadow which falls below your eyes without creating any smudges.
• Then using a black kohl eyeliner pencil, apply all along the lower lash line, smudging the eyeliner to soften the look underneath the lashes. Then apply the eyeliner to the inner edge of your lower lashes to create definition.
• Using a good black mascara, coat both your upper and lower lashes twice to add to the dramatic effect.
• Then with a gold glitter eyeshadow, which can be found in makeup collections such as Rimmel or Barry M, apply the gold eyeshadow to the inner corners of your eyelid and blend it into the inner corner of the lower lid.
• You will need some eye jewels to complete this look, and these are available at Boots, Superdrug or online, apply these to the outer corners of your eyes, following the instructions, using three or four.

• To finish off the look apply a natural peachy, pink powder blusher to the apples of your cheeks, and then blend up along your cheekbones. For your lips, apply a natural dusky pink lipstick, don't use a lipliner, but keep the colour looking natural. Relatively neutral lips are the way to go with such dramatic eyes.

The only thing to do now is to wait for your friends to be amazed when they see your new, dramatic look for the party season!

Here's How To Create The Classic 60s Brigitte Bardot Makeup Look - Its Big For This Season

This season the catwalks have been awash with sex-kitten Bardot look-alike faces. All the big fashion names have been recreating the iconic 60s look, but giving it a subtle modern twist. If you weren't around for the first time the craze for Bardot bed-head, eyeliner and nude makeup took hold of the fashion world then you have to indulge in the look this Autumn. If you need some tips on how to get the Brigitte look, read on. The look can be worn daytime or evening, and it has benefits too, such as widening and opening up your eyes with the elongated eyeliner lines and false lashes. The look creates a mixture of innocence and just a little bit of naughtiness too.

Here's How To Create Brigitte's Makeup

• Using either a light concealer or a neutral foundation apply to your complexion to cover any imperfections until you have a neutral blank canvas to work on.
• Finish off your complexion with a subtle sweep of neutral face powder, and then add a bloom of subtle peach colour over the apples of your cheeks and lightly across your cheekbones.
• Using black or grey eyeshadow sweep it across your eyelid and up to the crease. Brigitte was very much into the smokey eye look. For daytime, you can keep the eyeshadow more subtle. Whichever shade you choose, make sure you blend like crazy to ensure there are no harsh lines.
• Next, ideally using a gel or liquid black eyeliner, line your upper lash line. Bring the line out past the outer corner of your eye to create a cat-eye, winged look. Then line along your lower lash line and join the lines at the outer corner of your eye.
• Apply at least two coats of black volumising mascara to both your upper and lower lashes. If you wish, prior to applying the mascara you can add some individual false lashes to the outer edge of your upper eyelid.
• Line your lips with a nude lipliner and apply your lipstick - keep the colour to a fairly neutral peachy, pink shade.

How To Create Brigitte's Bed-Head Hair

• The trick here is to create volume. If you have wavy hair you are already off to a good start. If your hair is straight create some curls by wrapping sections of your hair around a large curling iron, or use hair straighteners to create lift and waves from the roots of your hair.
• Next section your hair from the crown of your head and back-comb your hair to add more volume.
• Spray with hairspray and let your hair set for a few minutes.
• To finish off lightly comb the back-combed hair into place. Don't comb away all your teasing, but just straighten up the top of your hair. Then use hairspray again to keep in place and either wear your hair down, or use hairgrips or pins to create a loose and messy up-do.

Katy Perry is Bold And Beautiful - And You Can Be Too When You Create The Katy Perry Makeup Look

Katy Perry is known as the beautiful American singer, songwriter and actress who married Russell Brand in 2010. She is also known for her unconventional style, which can often be humerous, bright and reminiscent of decades past. Strangely she likes to use fruit shaped accessories, mostly watermelons, as part of her outfits. She says she was inspired by the 1997 film adaptation of Lolita and she describes her style as a "concoction of different things". When it comes to makeup she usually has signature red lips, and her makeup and hairstyles call to mind other celebrity beauties like Dita Von Teese or even Elizabeth Taylor in her twenties. If you want to create Katy's makeup look, here's some tips on how to do it.

How To Create Katy Perry's Makeup Look

Foundation: First choose a foundation that blends naturally with your own skintone. One of the main things you see when you look at Katy is her perfect complexion. She herself uses foundation and powder, so don't be afraid to use it youself, but stick to a natural, light shade.

Translucent Powder: Don't use bronzer, but dust a small amount of translucent power over your face, particularly in areas which tend to be more oily.

Blusher: Choose a powder blusher in a baby pink tone, one that reminds you of the 50s era - think Marilyn Monroe, and blend this in along your cheekbones, rather than over the apples of your cheeks.

Lips: Apply a matte lipstick in cherry red, fuschia or magenta. Apply one layer, blot with tissue, and then apply a further layer. Keep the look matte and not glossy - again a throwback to the era of the early sirens of the silver screen.

Eyebrows: These should be pencilled in with a dark brown eyebrow pencil, ensuring they have an alluring arch in the middle.

Eyes: Use a set of false eyelashes and apply them to your upper eyelid - they need to be the long and luscious kind that Katy uses. Blend them in with some black gel eyeliner and black mascara on both your upper and lower lashes. Your eyelids do not need any colour, but you can use a neutral shadow to shade along your socket line if you want to add more depth.

Hair: To finish off your look style your hair with either large heated rollers or curl with hair straighteners or a large barrelled curling tong to create filmstar waves.

How To Create The Perfect Make Up Look For A Perfect Day

Whether you are a fan of the Royal Family or not, we think that most of the country (maybe most of the globe in fact) thought that Kate Middleton looked like the perfect English rose on her wedding day to Prince William. She looked fresh faced and rosy, and not at all "over done". This is the perfect look for any special occasion - especially a more formal occasion or a daytime event. Kate did have some makeup lessons prior to the big day, but even so, to attempt your own makeup on a day as big as hers takes some courage, but happily it really worked out for her. Here are some tips on how you can create your own Kate Middleton (or Duchess of Cambridge) look for your own event.

• Using a natural shade of foundation apply a light coverage all over your face, blending in at the jawline and around the brow area.
• Stay away from powder, this can be unflattering and ageing in the daytime, but "set" your foundation using a light bronzer. The look you are trying to create is a light "glow", not a dark tan.
• Next using a dark brown eyebrow pencil shade in your eyebrows - Kate has a strong browline, which adds definition to her face.
• Using a smokey or slate coloured shadow, shade in your eyelid to the crease line, blending it around the edges.
• To line your eyes, use a black gel eyeliner - this gives a more defined line than a pencil and is easier to handle than a brush eyeliner. Line along your top lash line close to your lashes sweeping out slightly at the outer corners, then line along your lower lash line with a thinner line.
• Next apply two coats of lash lengthening mascara, to both top and bottom lashes.
• Using a rose pink powder blusher and a large blusher brush, apply blusher to the apples of your cheeks, and then blend this outwards along your cheekbones.
• For your lips, using a mid pink lipliner, line your lips and then apply a rose or baby pink lipcolour. Top this off with a longlasting clear lip gloss.

Using these colours and shades will give you a natural and beautiful glowing appearance. It also helps if you can smile beautifully all day as Kate did too!

Give Yourself A Little TLC This Valentine's Day Weekend

Whether or not you have a romantic evening or weekend planned this year for Valentine's Day, we think that girls and women everywhere should celebrate the day by loving themselves and giving themselves a little TLC - and if you will be sharing the results of this TLC with your loved one later on, then all the better!

If you ever wondered how Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day on February 14th came about - it was named after several early Christian Martyrs all called Valentine and the day was originally a religious day in the Roman Calendar. The day later became associated with romantic love in the days of Chaucer (an English poet and author) when the tradition of courting or courtly love was established. It is traditional on this day for lovers to show their love for each other with cards, flowers and confectionery... and ohh, it's also traditional for us girls to look our best too.

So whatever you are doing to celebrate Valentine's weekend, here are some tips to make you look and feel amazing, whether you are simply pampering yourself, you are looking forward to a romantic evening in, or you are out for a fun night - there is something here for everyone!

Give Yourself a Facial

If your skin is feeling a little under the weather after blustery winter days and cold winter nights, treat yourself to a facial. You don't need to spend a fortune, you can do this at home with some simple, natural ingredients, making facial treatments for dry, ageing or oily skin. While your facial is working why not soak yourself in a hot and bubbly bath, which is even more relaxing - moisturise afterwards whilst your skin is still warm and it will soak up your chosen perfumed lotion - match this with the perfume you will be wearing later to add layers to your scent.

Get A Golden Glow All Over - Even On A Wintry Day

If you are planning to wear an evening or party dress this weekend, a subtle golden glow looks gorgeous. You can go to a spray tanning booth or you can apply at home. If you need some help on self-application there are tips on how to achieve a streak free tan which are easy to follow, which include remembering to wash your hands afterwards - tanned palms can look very odd.

Get Your Own Cupid's Bow

Nothing says romance like deep, red lipstick, and applying deep berry lipstick to get the perfect cupid's bow mouth requires a steady hand, but anyone can do it with practice. Sweep your lips with a clear gloss over your lipcolour like Megan Fox. When applying a deep red or pink colour, it's easier to apply the lipstick first and then line the lips afterwards.

Valentine's Night Says Exotic Dark Eyes

The Cheryl Cole smoky eye look has just never gone out of style, and smoky eyes are dramatic and mysterious - just perfect for Valentine's night. The basic smoky eye look can be altered as you wish changing the base colours from greys and charcoals, to blues, dark greens and browns.