Thankfully, Victoria’s Secret has created a budget-conscious dupe with the new Heidi Klum Luminous Face Powder Gems. Inspired by Heidi’s life-changing trip to the spiritual city of Varanasi, India, the packaging is beyond lovely and what’s inside is pretty fab too.

These multi-colored spheres deliver a really natural looking radiant all-over glow or a nice pop of cheek color depending on how you apply.

I like to swirl a blush brush in a circular motion, then lightly tap to remove the excess pigment, applying a light hand all-over the face, with an extra pop of color on the cheeks.

Heidi Klum Luminous Face Powder Gems retail for $22 and they’re available via this link.

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Remember how utterly gorgeous Heidi Klum looked at last year’s Academy Awards? That killer red dress, the perfectly coiffed hairdo, the amazingly perfect makeup. She was stunning.

Well, it’s no surprise Ms. Klum is ready to wow us again and this year her Oscar makeup look can be yours courtesy of Heidi’s awards season makeup kit. Inside the kit, you’ll find everything you need to duplicate Heidi’s subtly smokey look, as defined by Victoria’s Secret makeup artist Linda Hay.

The kit contains eyes shades, cheek color, mascara, lip gloss and more, all in a very chic little pouch which can be toted anywhere you’d need to get yourself all Heidi-esque.

What’s more, if you head to any Victoria’s Secret makeup counter and tell them Heidi sent you, you can receive $10 off this totally awesome kit. What a deal!

Looking like Heidi Klum on a budget? Who’d have thought? Sounds pretty exciting to me! (Can’t wait to see her at the Oscars too!!)

Images courtesy of Victoria’s Secret

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Victoria’s Secret Beauty sent out press today on how to get Heidi’s look that is worth reposting (and maybe trying out yourself?)

Hair and make-up – Hairstylist Helena Faccenda and Victoria’s Secret make-up artist Linda Hay used Victoria’s Secret So Sexy hair products and Very Sexy Make-up to complete Heidi’s look.

Helena created a soft mod updo inspired by Faye Dunaway, circa 1968 Thomas Crown Affair. To get the this updo, Helena backcombed Heidi’s roots to give the hair a little lift. Hair was smoothed over with a soft tooth brush. To finish the look, hair was tied into a couture shaped ball at the crown of her head. “To complement Heidi’s amazing couture gown, I channeled Elegant Horst’s 60’s Vogue cover.”

As for the makeup, Heidi’s look, distinctly Mod, is initially inspired by her gown. Linda focused on the eyes, the absence of color and a neutral lip.

The skin was sun-kissed with a beige/bronzy look from head to toe using a mix of Bare Bronze Gleaming Self Tan Tint and Daily Glow Moisturizer to her whole body and a light sweep of Ooh La La Shimmer Powder to line her legs, arms, and shoulders.

For her face, Linda used tinted moisturizer to even out her complexion and a little concealer around the eyes and nose. A light dusting of translucent powder and Goddess Bronzer to shape and contour her face.?

For the eyes, Linda used Black Velvet Eye Pencil to draw a very thin line on the top lash line. Then using the 2 lighter Charcoal colors in the Satisfied Eye Very Sexy Mosaic palette, she lightly smudged the pencil and drew in the crease. Linda used the white shadow in the Mosaic palette to highlight right under the brow line and a dot at the inside corner of the eye. Underneath, she also added a thin sweep of the lightest silver to gently define the eye. Next, she applied individual lashes to the top and bottom lashes and about four or five applications of Very Voluptuous Black Mascara for supreme definition. To make the eye pop even more, she used Sparkling White Eye Pencil.

The lips were kept matte. Linda used Ginger Spice to line her lips and filled them with a combination of Whisper and Spontaneous to finish the look.

All products mentioned can be found on www2.victoriassecret.com/beauty

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As the very gorgeous Heidi Klum gets ready to walk down the Red Carpet at the Oscar’s, I asked Victoria’s Secret Beauty’s makeup artist Linda Hay for some tips to being red carpet ready:

Shannon: How do celebrities like Heidi Klum keep their skin matte when under the California sun and bright lights of the red carpet?

Linda Hay: Start with an oil-free moisturizer and choose sheer foundations and concealers like my favorites from Very Sexy Makeup, which don’t cake and flake, and allow skin to breathe. To minimize shine as the night wears on, keep blotting papers and power in your evening bag.

Shannon: Which products are used to prevent their eyeshadow from creasing and mascara from smudging during the countless hours they are wearing it at the Oscars?

Linda Hay: To make your eye makeup last, make sure you apply liner and shadow after you’ve prepared the eye with a light touch of concealer and powder, which will allow the color to set and adhere. Wear the mascara that you love and won’t flake after a long day of work, as a red carpet event lasts just as long. My new favorite is the Very Voluptuous Mascara from Victoria’s Secret. To maintain your look, check your makeup every hour. If you have enough room in your evening bag, add a small shadow compact to create a mid-evening touch-up kit. If you have limited room in your clutch, take blotting sheets, a powder compact with mirror, a small blush brush to apply the powder and prevent eye creases, and finish with your lip gloss or lipstick of choice.

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