WATCH: Elizabeth Arden 5 Minute Makeup Tutorial with Celebrity Makeup Artist Brett Freedman.

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Celebrity Makeup Artist Brett Freedman gave us his insider tips on how to get a gorgeous every day makeup look in 5 minutes with 5 easy steps.

Check out our NEW 5 Minute Makeup Video to learn Brett’s quick and easy beauty routine. Perfect for the woman-on-the-go who wants to look great but only has a few minutes!

Here’s an overview of Brett’s 5 steps for beautiful 5 minute makeup:

1) Face – Apply Pure Finish Mineral Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in Light to moisturize the skin and add just a touch of glow.

2) Cheeks – Apply Ceramide Cream Blush in Pink to add a little pop of color to the cheeks.

3) Eyes – Keep it light and natural around the eyes, apply Color Intrigue Eyeshadow Quad in Neutral Cashmere, which offers 4 fantastic shades from gold to brown.

4) Lashes – To lengthen the lashes apply Ceramide Lash Extending Mascara to the top and bottom lashes.

5) Lips – Finish the look by applying Eight Hour Lip Protectant Stick Sheer Tint in Blush

Loving LORAC Close Up: Real Life To Red Carpet Eye Tutorial ($36). The kit includes the perfect everyday or night eye shadow shades and all you need for your eyes to go from the office all the way to a party night out. Amazing! Here is a ‘close up…

LORAC Close Up: Real Life To Red Carpet Eye Tutorial comes in this kit…

When you open you see this…

Also inside, the products. L to R: LORAC Behind The Scenes Eye Primer, Starry-Eyes Baked Eye Shadow Trio in Movie Star, eye shadow makeup brushes, liquid eye liner (black), and Special Effects 2-in-1 lash conditioning primer & mascara (black).

…and it even comes with a little eye makeup tutorial and how-to booklet..

Marta Walsh is also loving LORAC Evening Out Complexion Kit ($38), comes in Light, Medium, Tan. This one is sold separately and not in the kit mentioned above. This all-in-one, quick and easy-to-use complexion perfection kit featuring two creamy concealers, one silky smooth powder foundation, and all the tools to complete your look (puff, concealer brush, mirror), LORAC’s Evening Out compact fits easily into any day or evening bag for touch-ups on the go. LOVE!

Marta Walsh is holding LORAC Evening Out Complexion Kit…

Inside LORAC Evening Out Complexion Kit…two creamy concealers

Also inside…one silky smooth powder foundation

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MAC Fabulous Felines Leopard Luxe face chart. Makeup Tutorial. HOW-TO TIPS BY KERI BLAIR. This mix of warm tones and velvety finishes captures the sensual side of feline characteristics. Sultry browns softly sculpt the eye, and by extending the shape, we create a feline-inspired look that’s both powerful and playful. Finish with a sweetly dramatic lip.

Before you start with colour, prep skin with Fix + and Studio Moisture Fix, followed by a small amount of Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50 in the T-zone.

Smooth the lips with Lip Conditioner.

For colour, start with the eyes using Teddy Eye Kohl to line the upper and lower lash lines. Using the tip of the pencil, start at the end of the bottom lash line and wing the liner up to create the template for your liner. Smudge the Teddy pencil slightly around the eye.

With the 239 Eye Shader Brush, apply Style Predator on the inner corner of the eyelid and blend towards the middle of the lid.

Flip over your brush and apply Old Gold Pigment to the center of the eyelid, layering it over the base colour of Style Predator.

Using the 217 Blending Brush, apply Wild by Nature into the crease of your eye. Start in the inner corner and work up into the eyebrow, then follow the natural shape of your crease and pull out the colour to your eyebrow.

In the outer corner, use the 219 Pencil Brush and apply Notoriety to the outer corner of the eye in the same shape of a cat’s eye (blend this over the Wild by Nature).

Use Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light under your brow and pull down.

Using the 266 Small Angle Brush, apply Embark Eye Shadow as eye liner, keeping it tight to your lash line and winging out over the Teddy Eye Kohl.

Then, to intensify your liner, use On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Liner in the outer corner of your wing!

Lastly, apply two coats of Plush Black Mascara to the top and bottom lashes. Use the brush to extend your top lashes out and up!

Clean up any debris around your eyes with Fast Response Eye Cream and a sponge.

Using the 187 Duo Fibre Brush, apply Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15 Foundation. Set with a light powder of Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder.

Apply Utterly Game Mineralize Blush with a 116 Blush Brush. Start close to the ear, and then using circular motions, move the colour over the cheeks, towards the nose.

Blot off the Lip Conditioner and lightly outline, then fill, your lips with Creamola Cremestick Liner. Finish off with an application of On The Prowl lipstick.

FACE / PEAU

Cleanser/Démaquillant Wipes Moisturizer/Hydratant Studio Moisture Fix and Fix + Primer/Base de Maquillage Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50 PA/++ Foundation/Fond de Teint Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15 Foundation Concealer/Cache-Cernes Select Moisturecover Blush/Fard À Joues Utterly Game Mineralize Blush Brush/Pinceau 116, 187

EYES / YEUX

Brows/Sourcils Taupe Impeccable Brow Pencil Brow Highlight/Touche Lumière Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Eyelid/Paupière Style Predator Eye Shadow (inner), Old Gold Pigment (center), Notoriety Eye Shadow (outer) Crease/Creux de L’oeil Wild by Nature Eye Shadow Liner/Eye-Liner Teddy Eye Kohl, Embark Eye Shadow, On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye Liner Lashes/Cils Plushblack Plush Lash Brush/Pinceau 217, 219, 239, 266

LIPS / LÈVRES

Primer/Base de Maquillage Lip Conditioner SPF 15 Pencil/Crayon Pour Les Lèvres Creamola Cremestick Liner Lipstick/Rouge À Lèvres The Prowl Lipstick Brush/Pinceau 194

MAC Fabulous Felines Burmese Beauty face chart. Makeup Tutorial. HOW-TO TIPS BY AMBER DREADON. This look is all about drawing attention to your eyes. Soft textures, and rich dark eye shadows blended and buffed with a few MAC brushes, can create the wild drama and soft allure of the feline.

First, prep the skin with a generous spritz of Fix+ Spray; then gently massage Studio Moisture Cream over the entire face.

Apply Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation with a 190 Foundation Brush, so the skin appears radiant and flawless. Buff a small amount of Studio Sculpt Concealer over areas that need extra coverage (around the eyes, blemishes, etc). Set everything in place with Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder and a 129 Powder/ Blush Brush.

The Soft Meow Blush is our contouring shade. With a 168 Large Angled Contour Brush, start just under the cheekbone and close to the ear and sweep the brush following under the cheekbone. Use the same brush again (slightly dusted off) with Prized Eye Shadow just above the cheekbone for a sheer highlight.

Brows are slightly extended using a 266 Small Angled Brush with Showstopper Eye Shadow and then combed up using Clear Brow Set. This perfect brow will help enlarge the eyes.

Use Prized Eye Shadow to highlight the eye area. With a 224 Tapered Blending Brush, lightly dust the colour from the eyelid to the brow bone to create a sheer colour wash. Then, using a 239 Eye Shader Brush, swipe Skintone 2 Eye Shadow solidly onto the eyelid.

Create over-exaggerated eye lines above and below the eye by applying a line of On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye Liner.

To soften the edges, apply Showstopper Eye Shadow to the side of the 239 Brush Shader, and blend the two shades together. You need only a small amount of Showstopper Eye Shadow on the top of the 219 Pencil Brush, to add depth to the outer crease of the eye, and also to create a shadow on the inner corners of the eyes.

With precision, cleanly line the lash line using On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye liner. Follow this by curling the lashes and applying a generous amount of Plush Lash Plushblack to the top lashes only.

Enlarge lips artfully with Velvetella Cremestick Liner; use on the outer corners and blended inward using the 316 Lip Brush. Layer To Pamper Lipstick over the pencil, again using the 316. The whole look is then finished with a dash of Spree Lipglass on the centre of the lip.

FACE / PEAU

Cleanser/Démaquillant Cleanse Off Oil Moisturizer/Hydratant Studio Moisture Cream and Fix + Foundation/Fond de Teint Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation Concealer/Cache-Cernes Studio Sculpt Concealer Blush/Fard À Joues The Soft Meow Mineralize Blush and Prized (highlight) Eye Shadow Powder/Poudre Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder Brush/Pinceau 129, 168, 190

EYES / YEUX

Brows/Sourcils Showstopper Eye Shadow Brow Highlight/Touche Lumière Prized Eye Shadow Eyelid/Paupière Skintone 2 Eye Shadow Crease/Creux de L’oeil On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye Liner with Showstopper Eye Shadow Liner/Eye-Liner On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye Liner Lashes/Cils Plushblack Plush Lash Brush/Pinceau 219, 239, 266, 224

LIPS / LÈVRES

Pencil/Crayon Pour Les Lèvres Velvetella Cremestick Liner Lipstick/Rouge À Lèvres To Pamper Lipstick and Spree Lipglass Brush/Pinceau 316

MAC Fabulous Felines Palace Pedigreed. Makeup Tutorial. HOW-TO TIPS BY LYNE DESNOYERS.

A feline’s gaze is glamorous and hypnotic – but can be graphically interpreted via an Eye Liner against muted shades of nudes and lavender. No need to default to the classic “cat’s eye.” This is new, modern, and flatters all bone structures!

Your starting point is fresh-looking, luminous skin. Apply Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation/Loose with a 109 Small Contour Brush. Use a circular motion on the outer part of the face and a dabbing motion where you need more coverage. If you have any imperfections, use Studio Sculpt Concealer with a 252 Large Shader Brush, then blend it into the skin until it disappears.

Dust the entire lid with Eye Shadow in Courtly. For a smooth application, use the 217 Blending Brush. Over this, apply Quite Spoiled Eye Shadow with the 230 Brush. Best coverage will be achieved if you use a dabbing motion.

Next, mix a little bit of Quite Spoiled and Kid Eye Shadows with a 224 Tapered Blending Brush and sweep gently into the crease of your eyes. The idea is to create skin tone-coloured shadow that provides soft definition but not a defined line.

Now, for the drama. Using the 266 Small Angle Brush, take Blacktrack Fluidline and draw a little “check mark” on the outer corner of your eyes. This mark should follow the line of your lash line and your brow bone. Make sure you keep your black line at the first quarter on the crease. Fill in this “check mark” with the Blacktrack and intensify it with Russian Blue Eye Shadow, using the same 266 brush. The combination of the two will give a very nice, velvety look.

Eyes like the above look best on a face with some definition. Here, we use Pet Me Blush dusted on the apples of the cheeks, while the cheekbones are sculpted with Taupe Blush. The 116 Blush Brush can be used for both applications.

Lips are defined with Beurre Lip Liner and then blended with a 316 Lip Brush. Once again, the idea is not to create a line but to shape and shade the lips. Superior Lipstick should be applied with a brush and then given a grand finale with a lush application of Docile Lipglass.

MAC Fabulous Felines Palace Pedigreed: The Products

FACE / PEAU

Foundation/Fond de Teint Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation / Loose Concealer/Cache-Cernes Studio Sculpt Concealer Blush/Fard À Joues Pet Me Mineralize Blush and Taupe (contour) Powder Blush Brush/Pinceau 109, 252, 116

EYES / YEUX

Brows/Sourcils Lingering Eye Brows Brow Highlight/Touche Lumière Courtly Eye Shadow Eyelid/Paupière Quite Spoiled Eye Shadow Crease/Creux de L’oeil Quite Spoiled and Kid Eye Shadows Liner/Eye-Liner Blacktrack Fluidline and Russian Blue Eye Shadow Lashes/Cils Studio Fix Lash in Black Fix Brush/Pinceau 217, 224, 266

LIPS / LÈVRES

Primer/Base de Maquillage Prep + Prime Lip Pencil/Crayon Pour Les Lèvres Beurre Cremestick Liner Lipstick/Rouge À Lèvres Superior and Docile Lipsticks Brush/Pinceau 316

Get The Look: Lucy Hales‘ makeup from the 2010 Teen Choice Awards! Hales stars in the new ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.

“Pretty Little Liars” actress Lucy Hale made her mark on the red carpet at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. mark Celebrity Makeup Artist Mai Quynh shares with Talking Makeup her expert makeup tips for recreating Lucy’s gorgeous makeup look!

How To Makeup Tutorial

Eyes

“To begin, I used the mark Concealer Brush to apply the bronze shade from mark Keep It Going Longwear Eyeliner & Shadow in Surreal to her lashline and blended upwards to the crease. Next, I applied a top coat of mark I-Mark Custom Pick Eye Shadow in Gioia into the crease and smudged up to her brow bone. Next, I lined both her upper and bottom lashline with mark I-Mark Custom Pick Eye Shadow in Java using the mark Flat Eyeliner Brush. To add an extra hint of drama, I lined her inner lids with mark Eyemarker Color On Line in Jet and finished with two coats of mark Make It Big Lash Plumping Mascara in Raven.”

Face

“I prepped Lucy’s face by applying mark Face Xpert Flawless Touch Makeup in Golden with the mark Foundation Brush to even out her skin tone. Next, I dabbed mark Good Riddance Hook Up Concealer in Light/Medium under her eyes, blending it in with the mark Concealer Brush. For her cheeks, I used the mark Foundation Brush to apply mark Just Pinched Instant Blush in Peachy to the apples of her cheeks. I then dusted a light coating of mark Matte-nificent Oil-Absorbing Powder to eliminate any excess shine in her t-zone. I then swept a combination of mark Bronze Pro Bronzing Powder in Pro Golden and mark Glowdacious Illuminating Powder in Shimmied Up with the mark Powder Brush to accentuate the contours of her face and add a gorgeous radiance.”

Lips

“I used mark Juice Jems Lip Gloss in Juicy Fig to give Lucy’s lips the perfect amount of color and shine, without looking overdone.”

For more information about Mai Quynh or the mark products listed above, please visit www.meetmark.com.

The ever beautiful and recently slimmed down Jennifer Hudson recently got together with Sam Fine, celebrity makeup artist and creator of The Basics of Beauty, for a shoot showing off her gorgeous new look. Here, Sam shares with us his insider advice on how you can achieve this flawless and glowing face at home with just a few easy steps.

L To R: Jennifer Hudson and Sam Fine

Makeup Tutorial

Coverage: Every great look begins great coverage. Jennifer has beautiful skin, but like many women of color, she has varied tones. I use foundation to unify those varying tones. One of my favorites is the Queen Collection Natural Hue Compact Foundation because it’s cream- to- powder, so it dries down to a powdery finish and looks really natural.

Bronzer: Bronzer is always a must for all women to illuminate their complexion. It’s important to choose a bronzer that’s one shade darker than your natural skin tone and apply it to the outer perimeter of your face to warm the skin and create a halo of glow. After applying bronzer, you can go back and layer over blush to give the skin a pop of color. On Jennifer, I used CoverGirl Natural Hue Mineral Bronzer and Cargo’s matte blush in Laguna.

Eyes: To create Jennifer’s classic, natural eye, I used a brown shadow. Shu Uemura makes a great pressed eye shadow in an array of shades – in this case, their Matte Taupe with Golden Flakes Eyeshadow works perfectly. For this look, I didn’t use a ton of liner, and totally avoided lining underneath her eyes to keep them soft. We used tons of mascara to enhance her look – my favorite is LashBlast from CoverGirl. I always like to apply a coat of mascara, and then move on to something else to let the first coat dry. I’ll come back a few minutes later, curl the lashes, and then layer on a few more coats of mascara to really build the lashes. This makes them much more dramatic and makes the curl hold well. It’s like spraying your hair with a coat of hairspray before using a curling iron.

Lips: To complete her look, I gave Jennifer a beautiful nude lip. The key to a nude lip is to begin by lining the lips with liner that is one shade darker than your natural lip color. Don’t worry about matching the liner to your lipstick – if you match it to your lips, it will look great with any shade of lipstick. After lining the lips, feather the liner towards the center of the mouth to great a base for the lipstick. Next, apply your lipstick. On Jennifer, I chose IMAN Cosmetics’ Luxury Moisturizing Lipstick in Citron. I finished by slicking on a golden gloss add dimension and shine. CoverGIRL’s Shine Blast Lip Gloss is perfect!

For more in-depth how-tos plus more expert tips and tricks, check out The Basics of Beauty, available at amazon.com.

ALMAY’s newest Global Brand Ambassador, Kate Hudson, looked fabulous at the ALMAY concert to celebrate the Rainforest Fund’s 21st Birthday. The Makeup Look: Celebrity makeup artist Leslie Lopez created an effortless look that was inspired by Kate Hudson’s radiant and elegant beauty.

How To Makeup Tutorial:

1. Apply ALMAY smart shade makeup with your fingers and blend into the skin for an even tone

2. Under the eye and on the lid use the multi-tasking ALMAY bright eyes, eye base and concealer to help brighten eyes and keep shadow in place

3. Fill in the brows with ALMAY brow defining pencil

4. Apply ALMAY intense i-color eye shadow in trio for browns using the medium shade for the crease, and the darkest shade across the lid

5. Line the inside of the eye using ALMAY intense i-color eyeliner in brown topaz

6. Add just a touch of glitter to the eyelid for a radiant finish

7. For maximum impact, use ALMAY one coat dial-up mascara in its highest degree

8. To create a sunkissed look, apply ALMAY touch-pad blush in peach to the apple of the cheeks

9. For the lips, start with the ALMAY ideal lipliner in bronze which will make the lip appear fuller

10. Add ALMAY hydracolor lipstick in nude

11. Finish the lips with ALMAY pure blends lipgloss in natural just the center to add shine

ALMAY PRODUCTS:

Face:

Eyes: ALMAY smart shade makeup: $13.99

ALMAY bright eyes eye base and concealer: $8.99 ALMAY touch-pad blush in peach: $10.29

ALMAY brow defining pencil: $7.49

ALMAY intense i-color eyeliner in brown topaz $7.49 Lips:

ALMAY Intense i-color eye shadow in trio for browns: $7.49 ALMAY ideal lipliner in bronze: $3.49

ALMAY one coat dial-up mascara: $8.49 ALMAY hdyracolor lipstick in nude: $8.49

ALMAY brow defining pencil: $7.49 ALMAY pure blends lipgloss in natural: $7.99

PRODUCT AVAILABILITY: http://www.almay.com

Actress Erika Christensen made her mark on the red carpet at the International Film Center premiere of Mercy. mark Celebrity Makeup Artist Jamie Greenberg shared her expert tips on how to recreate Erika’s stunning look.

Face: ”I started off by prepping Erika’s face with a spray of mark Mist Opportunity Multi-Tasking Refresher to wake up her skin. Next, I had her moisturize with mark See Things Clearly Brightening Moisturizer followed with a touch of mark Get A Tint Tinted Moisturizer Lotion SPF 15 Buff/Natural to even out her complexion. To really emphasize her cheeks, I used mark Glowdacious Illuminating Powder in Prettied Up and lightly dusted the mark Good Glowing Custom Pick Powder Blush in Cameo Glo to the apples of her cheeks.”

Eyes: “I started by prepping Erika’s eyes with the mark Please Hold Eye Primer to create a great base for her shadow and liner and mark Get Bright Hook Up Highlighter in Natural to eliminate any under eye circles. I then swept mark I-mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow in Latte across the lid and smudged Espresso into the crease. I followed by using mark Mini Mark It Hook Up Sticks for Eyes in Gold Opal to rim the lower lash line and to make her eyes pop. I finished by lining her eyes with mark Get in Line Hook Up Liquid Waterproof Eyeliner in Cocoa Coquette followed by two coats of mark Scanda-Lash Hook Up Mascara in Blacklash.”

Lips: “I prepped Erika’s lips with mark Kiss Dry Goodbye Lip Smoother. I followed by using mark Dew Drenched Moisturlicious Lip Color in Juicy and Mist mixed together. I finished the look off by lightly patting her lips with a tissue to give a more matte effect.”