Celebrity makeup artist Jake Bailey did Katy Perry’s makeup last night at the VMAs and her dress – an outrageous metal spiked mesh mini by The Blonds – was the inspiration.

Of it, Jake said, “The dress reminded me of a Gianni Versace book I have called “Rock and Royalty” and the powerful iconic images in it. I wanted the eyes to evoke that type of decadent glamour and of course complement the sparkle of the dress with a little sparkle on the eyes.”

To get the look, Jake used NARS Oil Free foundation as Katy’s base and a pink shimmer Blush for some glow. He kept the lips matte so the emphasis was on her eyes, but they definitely were not without color! For the red carpet, Katy wore a matte coral and for her performance and after party, she wore a matte red.

The eye look was done with black and gunmetal shadows, silver glitter and liquid liner. A great trick to wearing glitter like this is to blend a little cream shadow onto the area where you want to place the glitter. You should do this once your eye makeup is finished. So as a last step, gently apply the glitter using your fingertip… just a little at a time in order to avoid a mess. Once finished use scotch tape to remove any excess glitter that may have fallen on the face. Press the tape gently into the skin and it picks it right up.

Katy’s lashes were ultra long and gorgeous thanks to COVERGIRL LashBlast Length Mascara.

What do you think of Katy Perry’s VMA look?

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“To get New Year’s Eve glam, I love the idea of creating a bold lip and adding definition to the eyes and lashes. This holiday season I’m obsessing over CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain because the stains wear beautifully and are available in fun, bright colors. I recommend ringing in the New Year in Wild Berry Wink because the shade gives your lips a healthy flush of color and the easy to use precision applicator makes the stain effortless to apply.

To help the stain wear longer and enhance the vibrant color, it’s a good idea to apply moisturizing lip balm like Nanak Lip Smoothie, available at Whole Foods, over the stain. To play up a bold lip you want to keep the rest of your look simple.

Complete your evening look by lining the eye with a shimmery, yet subtle, eyeliner. I love Shu Uemura liners; they are smooth and easy to apply, and are available in great colors. Finish off the eye with two coats of mascara. To make eyes really stand out, CoverGirl Exact Eyelights is my choice mascara because the customized shades are developed to make your natural eye color pop. The Exact brush technology also leaves your lashes long and lush for the holiday season.”

All CoverGirl products mentioned can be purchased at Drugstore.com or your local drugstore.

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Pictured above: Ellen DeGeneres gears up for her first ad shoot with CoverGirl Cosmetics. Ads for her first campaign with the brand will appear in January 2009.

Give your two cents! What do you think of Ellen as a CoverGirl?

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