Jennifer Hudson

The 2009 NFL Superbowl on Sunday, February 1st marked Jennifer Hudson’s comeback and she couldn’t have looked more gorgeous as she sang the Star Spangled Banner. Makeup Artist Sam Fine details below how to get a look that screams naturally confident.

“Jennifer is very trusting with her team and really allowed us to collaborate to bring a look that is fresh and new to her,” says Sam. “She was performing a classic song, so I gave her a classic look that would speak to the song she was performing.”

Get that Confident Glow
“On a field seen by millions of people, it’s important to have beautiful skin,” advises Sam. “I like to start with a perfect canvas - that is a priority.”

How to: Start by layering bronzer onto the cheek bones using Mac Mineralized Skin Finish in Brunette. Then, apply a vibrant blush on top to add a pop of color.

Create a Classic Eye
“I wanted to play up the gold buttons on her jacket,” says Sam. “So I used a golden brown eye shadow on the eyelid.”
How To: Apply a light brown eye shadow across the lid. Then use Avon’s Ultra Luxury Eye Liner in Black on the inside rim of the eye to add depth and definition.

“You can’t do a performance without false lashes,” states Sam. “They give the eyes sparkle in a naturally glamorous way.”

How To: Apply the false lashes and then fuse them with your own lashes using a great mascara like Avon’s SuperSHOCK Mascara.

Nude Lip is a Must
“I created a nude lip for Jennifer because I knew that a microphone would be in it’s way for the performance,” says Sam. “I didn’t want to call too much attention to the mouth.”
How To: Use a dark brown liner that is two shades darker than your lip color. Then add a nude to the middle of the lip - try Avon’s Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Rose Mauve. Dab on a bit of gloss in the center to finish.

The overall look was natural, beautiful and confident. “Jennifer was so excited - I think her team was more nervous than she was,” admits Sam. “We knew how important this was to her. But she was so clam and focused, listening to the song throughout the session to perfect the timing.”

Time is almost running out! Have you entered our Macy’s Gift Card Giveaway? To celebrate Macy’s 150th Anniversary, they are giving away $150 gift cards to a few lucky readers to create fab fall fashion looks. To give you some inspiration, we picked out some of our favorite celebrity fall fashion ensembles to show you how to recreate them at Macy’s. Check it out!

City Chick

Jennifer Hudson (source )

Jennifer’s look is all about urban chic…think that cool New York girl that you would love to go shopping with. Recreating her look is super simple; skinny dark jeans, black patent knee-high boots, a bright top and a look-at-me scarf complete this ensemble. Steal the standout piece from her look with this fringed scarf from Echo:

Echo Plaid Scarf, $98

London Calling

Emma Watson (source )

Soothe your inner punk princess with an Emma Watson inspired ensemble this fall. All you need is a tartan frock, leather jacket, fur bag and killer heels. Toughen up any of your favorite girly frocks with this imitation leather jacket from Dereon:

Dereon Imitation Leather Jacket, $39.99

The Sophisticate

Liv Tyler (source )

The holiday seasons are upon us…don’t get stuck wearing the same old dress you wore last New Year’s. Opt instead for a bold one-shoulder dress like on Liv to appease your inner artsy fashionista:

Maggy London One-Shoulder Jersey Dress, $138.00

Love LiLo’s leggings? Obsessed with Rachel Bilson’s new take on menswear? Can’t get enough of Katy Perry’s wacky style? Then enter to win our Macy’s Gift Card giveaway for your chance to imitate their looks for free. After all…imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

by Leslie Gornstein

Scarlet Johansson

Hot is relative, my dear. Look at Jennifer Aniston, poor little spud-faced thing. Eyes like a Siberian husky, she has. And yet some people just adore her looks, and think she’s a Greek goddess in the manner of Aphrodite or Persephone. Then there’s Sarah Jessica Parker. Someone at Vogue must have thought she was pretty, because they put her on the cover a few months back.

Same deal with designer dresses and accessories. One person’s hideous is another person’s irresistible. Otherwise, how do we explain ScarJo in that scary red-orange dress on the left that makes her look like a roadside warning cone? Or Jennifer Hudson in that space bolero at the Oscars? We don’t. That’s how.

But you can’t blame only the designer for creating an ugly dress. What about the middlemen? The minions? Find out who the real sinners are when it comes to bad red carpet looks, after the jump.
For the uninitiated, celebrities loathe any kind of hard labor. In Hollywood, cooking counts as hard labor. So does picking an outfit for the red carpet. Stars rarely do that themselves, instead relying on a hot stylists, like Jennifer Rade (Angelina Jolie) or Maria Serra, who is credited with getting Gwyneth Paltrow to finally show off her gams.

Stylists, in turn, have favorite, pet designers?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùclothiers they consider brilliant artists, good friends, or powerful benefactors who should never be told “no.” In those cases, I am told, stylists often take whatever the designer hands them and turn right around and slap it on the hapless celeb.

In other instances, “the designers give the stylist something for free, and the stylist feels obligated to put that on the client,” says fashionista Folake Kuye, who helped create the look for a Britney Spears video as well as magazine shoots before turning to her own fashion label, WeWe.

The celebrities, meanwhile, rarely question stylists’ choices.

“They prefer to rely on their stylists to make them look good,” Kuye says. “Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn’t.”

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