When CoverGirl Makeup Artist Molly R. Stern did Amy Adams’ makeup for the Academy awards last night, she said her inspiration was “A cross between Talouse Latrec’s dancing girls and the watercolor feeling of a Gustav Klimt painting.”

OK there. Well, whatever, she looked really pretty! Molly gave us a step by step of how we can create this look on our own, at home.

“First of all,  have to say I was the most excited I have ever been this morning. I couldn’t sleep a wink. I was dreaming about Amy’s makeup!” shares the adorable Molly.

Molly started by prepping Amy’s face with Jurlique citrus spray for a healthy lift and then administering a light facial massage with La Mer moisturizing lotion.

Her face was based with YSL perfect touch #2, blushed with Chantecaille Aqua Blush in Frivolous as a peachy base with Chantecaille Sesame peach eyeshadow over top,” – this is what gave her that awesome peaches and cream complexion in all the red carpet pictures.

Her eyes were stunning!
Molly said Amy’s eyes are based with NARS cream eyeshadow in Maracaibo. Over that she wore Shu Uemura shadow in gray 960 mixed with Shu Uemura shadow in purple 700 all over the lid up into the crease. “With a flat shadow brush I added a touch of NARS shadow in Ondine on the inside corner of her lid to give the eye a little gold hint!” She then lined the top and underneath of her eye with Trish McEvoy’s Arabian nights definer and to soften the line underneath, added a soft smudge of Suqqu lavender shadow in #27.

On her lashes? “I put 1 soft coat of CoverGirl Exacts Eyelights Mascara in Black Ruby!” (I love seeing the drugstore brands so easily mixed with the less accessible ones.)

On her lips

“I based her lip with La Mer lipbalm then applied a thin coat of Outlast Lipstain by CoverGirl in Plum Pout.” Molly then topped that with a sheer layer of Shu Uemura wine lip color in 265 with a dot of CoverGirl Wetslicks AmazeMint in Plum Crazy at the center of her lip for a little extra pout.

Inside tidbit: The Plum Crazy is what Amy kept in her bag for touch-ups!

Thanks so much to Molly for all this fabulous information!

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We all know that wigs and hair extensions are very popular, especially at formal events. but if you are going to wear one (as Alicia quite obviously is here), do not do so in a way that is quite this periled – as in this case where it is slipping forward and down her forehead!

This happened to me at quite a few Halloweens – but I am no movie star, and that was an evening of fun and joking around. I do not mean to jeer at Alicia – I think she rocks – but, maybe do a better job at securing that thing next time???

We now return you to your television sets.

Image: Newscom

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After seeing the makeup trends at the Oscars, I am going to start showing the artist’s visions of Spring 2006, starting with Pink Sugar, by Bobbi Brown.  Bobbi’s step by step to create this look can be found at her web site, here.  A great and handy item from Bobbi for the spring is her Pink Sugar Palette (shown below), available at her website for a very affordable $50!

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Giovanna Mezzogiorno – smokey eyes gone terribly, terribly wrong:

Samantha Harris wearing last years face:

Keira Knightley had makeup and hair issues, IMO.  Hair looks like a bad attempt to go from dark to blonde.  Not to mention the baaaaad do:

And Lisa, LISA.  I think you are so beautiful, but ease up on the makeup and the trout pout – the collagen is oozing!!

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