Friday Factoids for your Face!

Get an Oscar ready look this weekend!

Not only are the Academy Awards exciting in the realm of celebrating theatrical talent, they are also the mecca for glamour.

This is what the nominees are really in competition for-the gift of glam. Follow these easy tips to snag a classic hollywood look.

Step 1: This is the most important step to flawless skin

A. Prep the face with a gentle moisturizer and primer.

B. For a moisturizer, I prefer Caudalie Vinexpert Riche Radiance Day Cream. It's free of parabens and has an SPF 10. This product will quench your skin's thirst making it radiant, rich and ready for a perfect makeup app.

C. For eyes I suggest something to fend off your biggest concerns...

1. Caudalie Pulpe Vitaminee Eye and Lip Cream. I like this product because it is a two-in-one, which means TIME SAVER. It makes your eyes AND lips feel replenished and revived. Not to mention it despises wrinkles, puffiness, and dark circles :)

2. **TWO BIT TRICK: For a quick, easy and cheap eye de-puffer dab a little Preparation H around the eye to calm swelling. Trust me, it's not just for 'roids.

D. Once your moisturizer is absorbed apply Makeup Forever HD Microperfecting Primer. This product will smooth the skin's surface for your foundation to lay on gracefully. It comes in various formulas according to your complexion goals. I use Blue to perk up my fair skin tone as well as conceal minor skin discoloration and imperfections.

Step 2: Build your Foundation.

1. Use a foundation and concealer you know will not slide off of your face by the end of the evening. You want to fool both the naked eye and the cameras into believing you just naturally have perfect skin.

A. Makeup Forever HD Invisible Cover Foundation does just that.

B. Post Application, dust with Makeup Forever HD Microfinish Powder to set the makeup. This stuff is a serious lifesaver and you'll feel forever indebted to this product by the end of the night.

Step 2: All the trimmings!

A good makeup artist is like a good carpenter. You've built a solid foundation and details are key. It's time to take your tools and really get to work in creating a finished look.

A. A classic Hollywood Beauty doesn't need much to make an impression. **TIP: LESS IS MORE.

B. Dust a cheek color that matches your natural blush tone. To figure out your choice shade, clench your paw into a fist for a few seconds. When you release, the reddish hue that remains is the color in which you should choose.

1. For a more glamorous look I prefer a cheek color with a hint of shimmer to add a subtle radiance.

2. Try Orgasm Blush, by NARS. This shade is so versatile, it looks amazing on most skin tones.

3. With a blush brush apply in a circular motion at the apples of your cheeks and then swoop up and away at an angle toward your hairline to add contour.

"She had Bette Davis Eyes"...

**SIGH** those utterly seductive bedroom eyes of old hollywood, so many women would kill for... No need to go that far ladies, it's easier than you think!

A. In order to achieve dramatic daggers, it is crucial to MIND YOUR L's: Lashes & Liner.

1. Since the Lashes & Liner will be doing most of the work here, there is no need for a crazy shadow. Open up those peepers by highlighting the lid, inner corners of the eye and just under the brow with a champagne shimmer. Deposit a taupe in the crease to add definition.

2. Use a pencil liner to line the inside "waterline" of the eye.

3. Curl your lashes and apply false strip lashes. This is the dealmaker.

4. Bind your real lashes to the false ones with mascara. **TIP: Place your index finger on your lid just above your lashline, then apply mascara. This will prevent it from transferring onto your beautiful eye shadow job you did earlier and it will also make the lashes fuse together for more realistic lashes.

5. Once the mascara has dried, apply to the bottom lashes and your ready for Butterfly Kisses.

6. With a liquid liner, create a perfect fluid line to seal the top set of lashes. To hype up the glam make the line thicker. Start at the inner corner and in one stroke trace the lash line and end with a wing tip like Marilyn Monroe used to do.

7. Fill in your brows to frame and enhance the eye.

A. The final touch for that Oscar-worthy look? You guessed it! A Classic [RED LIP] of course.

1. Cherry or berry it's your decision in accordance to your couture, but the red lip is the golden rule to accomplishing that old hollywood glam look.

Final Touch? Model in a Bottle does wonders in keeping your red carpet look going all night long. This is the perfect potion to setting that award winning makeup masterpiece. Sprits a few inches from face and your makeup will stay put until you decide when it's time to retire.

"And the Academy Award goes to... (Insert Your Name Here)!"

Congratulations, now it's time for a killer acceptance speech, please give me a shout out. Until Next Friday!