“It always seems that inspiration ends up coming from the dress. Last night Amy wore a gorgeous full length Carolina Herrera gown with a charcoal and white pattern speckled with gold beading. So I borrowed from that exquisite color palette. We went for a steel and copper smoky lid, gorgeous full lashes, a peachy cheek and a golden amber lip.”

Face

I first started by prepping her skin with a refreshing spray of Jurlique Rose Water Balancing Mist. And then moisturized her skin with La Mer’s Moisturizing Lotion.

Next I based her skin sparingly with the new Cle de Peau Cream Foundation. Then I warmed up her cheeks with the gorgeous new COVERGIRL Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in Plush Peach.

Eyes

For her eye, I based the lid with a combination of Shu Uemura’s Cream Eye Shadow in P Taupe, and Vincent Longo’s silky orange liquid eyeshadow.

Over that I blended the new NARS shadow in Brumes.

Under her eye I smudged COVERGIRL Exact Eyelights Eyeliner in Radiant Sapphire in the outer corner and on the inner corner I dabbed a smidge of Shu Uemura pressed eye shadow in NME gold 350.

On her lashes I coated them with COVERGIRL Exact Eyelights Mascara in Black Sapphire.

Lips

To finish off the look I tinted her lips with COVERGIRL Outlast Lipstain in Cinnamon Smile with a dab of YSL golden gloss over top.

I love that Molly used a great mix of high and low products for Amy’s look though I’m not crazy about this lip with her skintone.  What do you think?

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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.

Photo Credit: CoverGirl

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