Beauty Buzz Trends For Spring

BETH BENDER’S BEAUTY BUZZ

GET THE LOOK: Blue eye shadow is a beautiful trend for the red carpet this spring. Whether your skin tone is fair or dark there’s a color for everyone. Create the same sexy, sultry smoky eyes with powder and royal blues. Seen here on Kristin Bell whose coloring is fair and who looks beautiful in a soft blue shimmer shadow. If your coloring is similar to Kristin’s Try Mary Jane or Speed eye shadows both from Urban Decay and available at Sephora and Sephora.com. If your coloring is deeper try Bette Blu eye shadow, a deep blue metallic shimmer from beth bender beauty. For extra sizzle line the eyes with a Jet Black Gel eyeliner as seen here on Kristin. Try Onyx Stay Put Gel Liner from beth bender beauty.

Let's Create Soft Smoky Eyes

Blake Lively from Gossip Girl has been getting quite a lot of attention lately. Seen here looking very glamourous and giving us a new and softer twist on the oh so famous smoky eye. To get this look Beth suggests starting with the eyes first and then finishing with foundation and lips.

Start by using two eye shadows together and then applying to the eye. Beth suggests a soft lavender and medium purple. Sweep the color over the eye lid using an eyeshadow brush. Try Love candy and Goddess Eye Dust both from beth bender beauty. Create the perfect smoky eye using the Get in Line smoky eye kit. Once you have the perfect shape make sure to blend well and extend the color slightly above the crease as seen here on Blake.

Use your bottom eyeliner stencil to line underneath each eye and soften the line with the fuller end of brush. For a sultry look finish by lining as close to the lash line top and bottom with a plum eyeliner pencil. Try 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in 1999 from Urban Decay. Finish with two coats of mascara. Try Fiberwig mascara available at Sephora and sephora online.

Once you have the eyes done move to the face. Apply a sheer foundation using a sponge for medium to full coverage and a brush for lighter coverage. Beth suggests either a tinted moisturizer or a light weight foundation depending on your preference. Try Light Canvas Healthy Fluid Foundation from Vincent Longo.

Apply just a touch of blush to the apple of cheeks using a fluffy blush brush, making sure not to over do it. Try Baby Powder Blush from beth bender beauty. A soft pink lip color applied with a lip brush. If you line your lips make sure to do first before applying lip color. Try Mitzi Lip Color from Nars.

Give Me Smoky Eyes Like Lindsay Lohan

We are well into the new year and smoky eyes are still ruling the red carpet. The color palettes are softer but the smoky eye is still hot. Lindsay Lohan is a big fan of the smoky eye and her green eyes look even greener in this photo.

Want to get sexy smoky eyes like Lindsay? Try using a dark grey shadow mixed with a touch of charcoal shimmer shadow. Line underneath with the charcoal shimmer and finish by lining the inside rim with a black pencil. Adding a few individual lash clusters to the ends of each eye as seen here on Lindsay will make the eyes pop even more.

For perfect smoky eyes every time use the Get in Line Stencil Kit from beth bender beauty and check out the list of celebs already using the kit. Try Slate eye shadow from Bobbi Brown and Bellatrix Eye Dust from beth bender beauty to create the look.

The Get in Line Kit from Beth Bender Beauty

Make sure to give your lashes at least one coat of black mascara. We love LashBlast Mascara from Cover Girl. It’s fantastic and makes your lashes look unbelievable! You can find it at Target, Walmart, CVS, and most drugstores.

Lash Blast Mascara from Cover Girl

Sultry Smoky Eyes and Fushia Lips

Kiera Knightley’s smoky eyes look gorgeous and her fushia lips are giving them a run for their money. This latest incarnation of the bold red lip but with cooler tones looks powerful and oh so sweet!

To get these pretty lips like Keira, Beth suggests smiling while you apply your lip color. It stretches the lip and allows you to coat the entire surface exposing every furrow to be filled in with pigment.

Love her smoky eyes? We do too. For those of you who haven’t yet mastered the smoky eye or just don’t have the time to spend in front of the mirror, Beth suggests using her Get in Line Eyeliner and Stencil Kit. Create smoky eyes in minutes as seen here on Keira Knightley.

Soft Smoky Eyes For Day or Night

Get the Look….smoky eyes done in soft pastels as seen here on Kate Hudson look gorgeous day and night. To get the look apply a sheer wash of a pale, light catching hue around the lashline, sweep what’s left on the brush over the eyelids. Try Goddess Eye Dust from beth bender beauty.

Beth’s beauty tip: Curl your lashes and add a touch of brown mascara to the tips to keep the look soft and delicate. Use your Get in Line Eyeliner Kit to get perfectly shaped smoky eyes and use the fuller end of brush to soften the line as seen here on Kate.

Get Sexy Hollywood Eyes Like Beyonce

Nothing makes the white of your eyes stand out more than lining them with an indigo liner says celebrity artist Beth Bender. As seen on Beyonce here. To get this crisp blue-bordered gaze, start by wetting a slant tip eyeliner brush. It will allow for a more precise line and a deeper color.

Apply a shimmery navy powder shadow across your lashlines making sure to start at the outer corner and work the brush towards the inner corner where you will want to apply the least amount of color. Try Betty Blu Eye Dust, $16 at bethbenderbeauty.com.

Not sure you can create the eyeliner but you love the look? Try the Get in Line Eyeliner Stencil Kit to do these Cat eyes and let them do the work for you.

Quick Beauty Tips For Hollywood Eyes

Combining turquoise and jet black eye shadows sounds strange but the result is gorgeous and gives the eyes a way more powerful punch as seen here on Penelope Cruz. Blue shadow can be a bit intimidating to wear alone because of its boldness, and black is certainly severe, but mixing the two colors creates a deep colorful glow.

To do Beth suggests lining the top lash line with a gel liner so the color stays put and then retracing with a bright blue powder. Try Onyx Gel Liner and Betty Blu Eye Dust both from beth bender beauty to create this look as seen here on Penelope Cruz.

Carrie Underwood loves Betty Blu Eye Dust, $16 at beth bender beauty

Beth’s beauty trick: For “knock out eyes”, add another hint of tint by dabbing a touch of blue mascara on the tips of your top lashes.

I Spy Beth Bender Beauty

beth bender beauty out and about.. Julia Roberts doing a little Christmas shopping on December 15th in NYC. Our beauty spies tell us she gave her famous lips a bit of loving with Liquid lip color in Crush. The perfect baby pink lip gloss that looks beautiful on everyone including Julia.

Jessica Simpson shopping back in her home town of Dallas, Texas during the holidays. Her dad Joe coming along for some shopping too. Not much makeup going on but her lips sure looked good. Our little beauty spies tell us she stopped in front of the Prescriptives counter to touch up her lips with some Ooh Baby Liquid Lip color.

Julia Roberts again, back in Venice, California and still shopping for Christmas. My how her family has grown. Keeping her lips lovely as always with Tickled Pink Beauty Balm from beth bender beauty.

Angelina Jolie spending Christmas in New Orleans with the family. Our beauty spies tell us she was holding Shiloh in one arm and putting on a little lip color with the other. Her color…Liquid Lip in Crush. The perfect pink lip color.

Carrie Underwood with pals Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift on December 27th in Nashville. Using her Get in Line Eyeliner Kit to touch up her perfect eyeliner and carefully placing it back in her purse but not before adding some shine to her lips with some Chasing the Cash Liquid Lip color from beth bender beauty.

Beth Bender Beauty January Special

If you’re feeling like your skin needs a little pick me up and warm weather is months away then your in luck. During the month of January Beth Bender Beauty is giving you a complimentary sample of Sunkiss All Over Shimmer to kiss the winter blues away!

Sunkiss All Over Shimmer from Beth Bender Beauty

A favorite of Evangeline Lilly, and Scarlett Johansson, Sunkiss All Over Shimmer catches the light and gives the skin a sparkling finish.

xoxo,

B

Beth Bender Beauty Report

Soft smoky eyes can be yours with Kevyn Aucoin’s Essential Eye Shadow Set in Palette #6 and the Get in Line Smoky Eye Kit from Beth Bender Beauty. The palette includes colors like celedon, mint, plum and black which when layered over creates a gentler, more flattering take on a smoky eye.

Kevyn Aucoin Eyeshadow Palette #6, $55 at Kevynaucoin.com

The Get in Line Eyeliner Stencil Kit, $36 at bettesboutique.com

Use your smoky eye stencil to create the perfect smoky eye shape and use Kevyn’s palette for a smoky eye you can wear day or night.

Beth Bender Beauty In The News

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and for those who are still on vacation we hope you are enjoying every minute. Beth Bender Beauty was featured in some local papers here in California and we wanted to share the story with you. Click on the link below to read.

Michelle J. Mills who is a staff writer for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group met with us back in early December. She was very interested in hearing about the Get in Line Eyeliner Kit and how it all began back in New York.

We had so much fun talking to Michelle about everything from beauty regimes, exercise, finding your inner beauty, How to feel beautiful at any age, kids, and before we knew it a couple of hours had passed and here is the result.

http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_7851307

Wishing you all the best in 2008.

xoxo,

B

Honeyshed and Beth Bender Beauty

The Get in Line Kit will be featured on Honeyshed twice in January. The first interactive shopping website which launched in October has been showcasing fabulous beauty products, clothing, accessories, footwear and the hottest new DVD releases.

They have a cast of young men and women who seem to be having a lot of fun while they talk about the brands and in some cases doing demo’s to show how a product works.

Although the site is still new and has been working out a few kinks, it has already received a tremendous amount of press and looks to be a huge success. Don’t forget to check out the Get in Line Eyeliner Stencil Kit at Honeyshed in January and while you’re there take a peek at their very cute and not too expensive handbags.

Sultry Smoky Eyes for The Holidays

Smudged liner and a hint of metallic shimmer eye shadow define this season's smoky eye. For a modern, glam look, Beth suggests lining your top and bottom lash lines with a black pencil and smudging with a brush or Q-tip to get this look. Try Prescriptives Soft Lining Pencil in Black. ($17.50, prescriptives.com) Then finish by sweeping a charcoal powder shadow across the lower lid and above the crease, almost to the brow bone as seen here. Try Bellatrix Eye Dust. ($16,Bettesboutique.com) Add a light dusting of loose shimmer powder over the entire eye, making sure to sweep under the lash line too. Try Pretty All Over Shimmer.

Party Perfect Beauty Tips

The Holidays are in full swing and what better time to share a few tips and keep your make-up and hair looking fresh and fabulous.

To keep you lips from smudging Beth says to apply just a little lip color or a lip stain instead of a creamy lipstick and blot the excess with a tissue. To prevent lipstick on teeth, after applying place your index finger in your mouth and close your lips over it. Then gently pull out. Finish with a touch of gloss for extra shine.

Liv Tyler loves Beth Bender Beauty’s Reddy Freddy glam gloss. ( $16, bettesboutique.com)

For eye-makeup that stays put, Beth says to dust a bit of translucent powder over the eye first before applying color. This will absorb the oils and ensure longer lasting color. For eyeliner with staying power try using a Gel eyeliner instead of a pencil. It’s water resistant and when set with a powder shadow will not budge for hours and hours.

Ashlee Simpson loves Beth Bender Beauty’s Gel Eyeliner in Onyx.($18,bettesboutique.com)

For hair that won’t behave and flyaways that continue to drive you mad throughout the night, Beth suggests using a hand lotion to smooth strands. Rub a tiny amount of lotion between palms and then lightly run hands over your style. If your hair is fine apply only a tiny, tiny amount.

Sophia Bush Loves Duwop Hands 2 Hair, a two-in-one styling cream and hand lotion. ($17, Sephora.com)

For holiday eyes that sizzle, Beth suggests using an eyeliner stencil to get sultry smoky eyes and purrfect cat eyes. She likes the Get in Line Stencil Kit which comes with everything you need to create these looks.

Scarlett Johansson and Rachel Bilson both love the Get in Line Stencil kit. ($36, bettesboutique.com)

I Spy Beth Bender Beauty

Seen…The Pussycat Doll’s Nicole Scherzinger stopping by MTV’s TRL in NYC. Our beauty spies tell us she gave her beautiful eyes a quick touch up with her Get in Line eyeliner kit and her lips some shimmer and extra shine with Baby needs Bling Liquid lip color.

Seen…Jessica Alba and her beau and daddy to be Cash Warren at the Laker’s game in LA. Looking even more beautiful as an expectant mommy. Our beauty spies tell us she was getting lot’s of lip loving from Cash. Must have been the Chasing the Cash Liquid lip color she was wearing. It tastes as good s it looks.

Seen…Liv Tyler who happens to take her son Milo to the same park as my personal beauty spy and sister-in law, Lars. Her son and Milo are the same age. Liv wears Reddy Freddy lip gloss and our Baby Blush and was telling Lars how much she loves them both.

Seen…New Country singer sensation Carrie Underwood attending the Movies Rock event in LA. Her make-up looked flawless and her hair gorgeous. Our beauty spies tell us she had her Get in Line kit that she pulled out of her tiny purse to add a little more color to her eyes and finished with a bit of Chasing the Cash Liquid lip color.

Eva Mendes - Get Her Look

Eva Mendes is such a stunner. Her brows are never out of place and always perfect. If you’re like me and you were an over plucker then may I suggest using an eyebrow stencil to give your brows a finished look and one that is much easier to achieve than doing free hand.

I always recommend Anastasia’s eyebrow stencils because they have the most natural shapes and are easy to use because of their flexibility. One pack of stencils comes with four shapes and will cost you $20. There are also brow kits on the site that come with everything you need to create perfect brows like Eva.

For bang on eyeliner seen here on Eva. Do it like the pro’s with the Get in Line Eyeliner Kit. The top eyeliner stencil lays over the eye and with one sweep of your brush you have perfect liner.

Are you loving these cheeks as much as we are? The color is simply gorgeous. Get this glow using a powder blush and applying to the apple of your cheeks while working the color up and blending into hairline as seen here on Eva. Try Baby Powder Blush from beth bender beauty or Powder Blush in Pink Duo from Stila.

Keep the lips on the sheer side and choose a color that won’t over power the look. Try Chasing the cash Liquid Lip Color from beth bender beauty.

Sultry Cat Eyes Please!

I want Angelina’s sultry cat eyes

Who doesn’t love this look? Every time I see Angelina sporting such beautiful eye makeup it inspires me all over again and I realize just how much I love a cat eye.

You can have sexy cat eyes just like Angelina when you use the Get in Line Stencil Kit, $36 at bethbender.com. Women buy this kit just for the cat eyes only to find out that the kit does a smokin’ smoky eye too!

Create looks right from the beauty pages of Allure, Marie Claire, Vogue, Glamour and In Style Magazine. The easiest way to line your eyes without having a live in make-up artist doing it for you.

Celebrity Holiday Looks

Scarlett’s Sexy Holiday Look

This is such a beautiful look anytime. Scarlett’s skin is glowing and her metallic silver shadow is the perfect shade to compliment her soft peach cheeks and sheer but very shiny lips.

Make-up artist Beth Bender suggests adding a few lashes to the ends of each eye for even more dazzle as seen here on Scarlett.

To get this look start by applying a silver shadow directly onto the eyelid. Try Double-o-Silver, $16 at bettesboutique.com. It goes on easy and looks even more amazing when you dampen your brush first before applying. You can leave the brow bone alone or add a touch of light base shadow to highlight.

To get perfect eyeliner use your top liner stencil and hold in place while brushing your eye shadow along the line. Use a dark charcoal shadow and dampen the brush first for a darker line. Remove top eyeliner stencil and repeat on the other eye.

If you prefer you can use a Gel Liner instead of a powder to line the eyes as seen here. Try Onyx, $18 at BethBender Beauty.com. To finish the eyes add a few lash clusters to the ends of each eye. When the glue has dried, usually in a minute or two, curl your lashes and apply two coats of black mascara. Try Here to Stay, $19.50 at prescriptives.com.

On the cheeks use a light peach blush and apply to the apple of cheeks blending up along cheek bones and into hairline. Try Orgasm Powder Blush from Nars. If you prefer a cream instead of powder, try Scarlett’s new fav, Kitty Cream Blush, $18 at Beth Bender Beauty.

Keep the lips shiny and sheer with just a bit of color. Try Petal Lip Glace, $20 from Laura Mercier. If you need a little shimmer try Chasing the Cash Liquid Lip color, a favorite of Scarlett’s and Jessica Alba, $16 at Beth Bender Beauty.

Happy Holidays!

The Get in Line Kit Is At Lebec

Just to remind everyone looking for great beauty gifts this holiday season. My very good friend Lebec is now carrying the Get in Line Stencil Kit for perfect eyeliner at her beauty boutique in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Talk about amazing customer care and hands on help with all of your beauty needs. She is a rock star when it comes to make-up. With years of experience here and in NYC, she is passionate about everything she does and it shows with each and every client who walks into her boutique.

It is the best place for custom blended beauty products because you have a seasoned artist whose training and talent alone are reason enough to make this your one and only beauty stop.

Plus you can check out the only kit, Get in Line for easy eye liner and creating looks like the pro’s, smoky eyes and cat eyes right off of the runway. Please make sure to keep your calendars free for a fantastic Valentines beauty event at Lebec and stay tuned for the date.

Her studio is fabulous and her smile and energy are contagious. The address for Lebec is: 8200 Haven Ave, Suite 2115, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Ph: 909-702-0902

xoxo,

B

Dramatic Smoky Eyes

Halle Berry’s Holiday Smoky Eyes

This mom-to-be plays up her natural glow with shimmering metallic shadow, flawless skin and pale pink gloss. To get this look make-up artist Beth Bender says start with the eyes first and then move on to the face and lips.

For a smoky eye try a dark silver shimmer and apply to the entire eyelid making sure to blend up into crease. Try Bellatrix Eye Dust, $16 at bethbenderbeauty. For longer lasting color apply with a damp brush. Get a perfect smoky eye using the Get in Line Eyeliner Kit. Hold the stencil in place over the eye and fill in with color. Use the bottom eyeliner stencil for lining the bottom eye. Smudge with your brush for a softer line as seen here on Halle.

For an even more dramatic eye add a little gel liner in Onyx right along the lash line making the line slightly thicker at the ends. Finish with two coats of mascara. Try Here To Stay Mascara, $19.50 at Prescriptives.com. It lifts, separates, and defines for lashes that are gorgeous!

Keep the face sheer. I like using a tinted moisturizer because it gives you coverage without leaving your skin feeling heavy. Apply with a brush for very sheer coverage and a sponge if you prefer more. Try Laura Mercier’s Flawless Face Tinted Moisturizer, $42 at Lauramercier.com.

Finish with a lip gloss in either a pink beige or a pale pink. Try Paris is Burning Liquid Lip Color, or Ooh Baby Liquid Lip Color both $16 and available at beth bender beauty.