Metallic Mania

Metallic Mania

The Winter Olympic Games are in full force and it's time to get yourself a gold medal in the art of makeup!

Whether you are playing for gold, silver, or bronze, all three are first in my book. Turn yourself into a metallic marvel this weekend. Allow me to coach you with a few tricks you'll need in order to master a jaw-dropping look.

TIP# 1: Prep Skin:

I recommend Estee Lauder's Re Nutriv Collection. It is a full line of luxurious products to make your skin glimmer and gleam like gold (some of the products even contain elemental gold, which is a natural skin refinisher).

Burnished Bronze Beauty:

Eyes

1. Deposit a neutral brown shade of eye shadow on the lid and work your way up into the crease.

2. A rich bronze shimmer like Bare Escentuals "Pussycat" will enhance your eye color especially blues and greens.

3. Sweep the suggested shade over lid and darken outter corners (in a sideways "V" sort of motion)

4. *Trick* Wet your liner brush and use "Pussycat" as a liner to rim the entire eye. Then go over once more with dry liner to create a more messy- bedroom eye sort of look.

5. Brush a shimmery cream shade in the inner corners of the eye and along the brow bone to create definition.

6. Coat lashes with lengthening mascara in black/brown

Cheeks

1. Use a warm bronze shade for contouring cheeks

2. I recommend a shimmer peach to highlight the cheek bones. Take an angled blush brush and sweep the highlight at a 45 degree angle just under the eye.

Lips

1. For a more natural look I suggest wearing a nude gloss

2. If you'd like to jazz it up a little more for night time. Try lining your lips with a chocolate shade like Makeup Forever's "Chocolate Brown" Aqua Lip Waterproof Liner blend liner into middle of lip to tame the color and soften the line

3. Fill in lips with a bronze gloss

Sterling Silver Stunner:

Eyes

1. This look is close to a classic smokey eye. Cover the lid with a deep gray up into the crease and bottom lid just under the lash line

2. Sweep a metallic silver over entire lid and dot the inner corners to highlight and sharpen the look.

3. Blend both shades up into the crease.

4. Take an angled brush and use a dark grey to contour the outer corners of the eye.

5. Use a charcoal liner to line the eye.

6. Create a more defined and dramatic look by lining the inside of the eye, which is called the "waterline"

6. Coat lashes with mascara

Cheeks

1. For a more platinum look use a cream highlighter like Nars "Orgasm Illuminator"

2. *Trick* Contour just above cheek bone by swiping a line with a little product on your finger tracing the natural shape of your cheek. Then, feather up with the pad of your index finger for a natural and finished effect.

3. *Trick* Illuminator is a versatile product that you can mix with other products. Try a dollop with your foundation shade to provide a lustrous finish. Or, If you'd like a little more color on your cheeks blend a little loose mineral blush in with the illuminator to enhance your natural glow.

Lips

1. Since the eye is so significant in this particular look, you don't want the lips to compete...unless of course you're going for "tart"

2. Use a nude lip that is fairly close to your skin tone to allow focus on all your hard work in the eye department.

3. Try a matte lip for a more velvety appearance.

Gilded Gold Goddess:

Eyes

1. Gold works wonderfully with darker skin tones. It accentuates the tone of the skin creating an opulent and radiant impression.

2. In reference to the above example...load your brush with a deep golden shadow and work your way up starting at the lash line up toward the brow.

3. Highlight the brow bone with a lighter gold.

4. Thinly, line the top lash line with a deep brown liquid liner.

(if you're not confident with liquid liner, use a pencil and work in between the top lashes and smudge up with a Q-tip)

5. Line the lower lashes with the deep golden tone you used on the top lid. in the outer bottom corners use a little of the liner you used on top for more definition.

6. Apply a light coat of thickening mascara

Cheeks

1. Define the cheek bones with a rich bronzer. This will enhance the warmth of the skin tone as well as the shades of gold you applied on your eyes.

2. Dust the apples of your cheeks with a rose champagne color to create a flawless complexion

Lips

1. In reference to the look above, you can match the lip to the eye which will transform your look into a golden goddess

2. *Trick* make sure your lips are quenched and conditioned with your favorite balm. Next, apply the same color you used on your lids on your lips. The stickiness from your lipbalm will attract the color creating an amazing golden hue over your natural lip tone.

Voila!