CoverGirl "Looks" @ 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Did you watch the Grammys last nite? We did. I even threw a watch party. I like to party. On the red carpet, the stars always get asked who they are wearing, shoes, and jewelry but never their makeup. In case you want to know, I have the answers here. Do you want to recreate the Grammy looks? Here it is...from the make up artist...



Selena Gomez at the Grammy Awards by Celebrity Makeup Artist Karan Mitchell

The inspiration for Selena's makeup was to compliment the sensual champagne shade of her J.Mendel dress with a soft focus. I started with Selena's eyes. I first lined her upper and lower lashline with COVERGIRL LiquilineBlast eyeliner in Brown Blaze. I love how the liquid-like pencil blends so easily and that you can easily control its intensity. Using a medium eyeshadow brush I blended the light shade from the COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Bronze Fire on the entire eyelid up to the eyebrow. I then took Step two, the darker shade, and with a smaller eyeshadow brush, I blended the color above and below the eye as well as into the crease of the eyelid. I then used the COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow in Brown Smolder on the outside corners of her upper eyelids to create more dimension and drew a thin line with a slight wing to the outer edges on the upper lash line using COVERGIRL LineExact Liquid liner in Very Black. I finished her eyes with two coats of COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume Mascara in Black.

For her skin, I used COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Silk Foundation to give her a flawless finish. To highlight the t-zone and highlight under the eyes I used the COVERGIRL CG Smoothers Concealer in medium. To set the base I used COVERGIRL TruBlend Pressed Powder in #2 Translucent Light with a soft brush. I then applied to the apples of the cheeks COVERGIRL Cheekers Blush in Pretty Peach. I finished her look with COVERGIRL LipPerfection lipcolor in the bright gorgeous shade of Siren.


Selena Gomez (SPANISH)

Al maquillar a Selena, quise complementar el sensual vestido color champagne de J. Mendel, con un suave enfoque. Comencé con los ojos de Selena. Primero tracé la línea de los bordes superior e inferior de sus pestañas con el lápiz COVERGIRL LiquilineBlast Eyeliner en el color #420 - Brown Blaze. Me encanta cómo este lápiz que parece líquido se mezcla tan fácilmente y la forma en que uno puede controlar su intensidad. Después, utilizando una brocha mediana para sombras, mezclé el tono suave de COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast en sus tonalidades Bronze Fire en todo el párpado hasta la ceja. Entonces seguí con el segundo paso: la tonalidad más oscura y, con una brocha más pequeña para sombras, mezclé el color en la parte superior e inferior del ojo así como entre el pliegue del párpado. A continuación, en las esquinas de los párpados superiores, utilicé la sombra COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow en Brown Smolder, para crear más dimensión, y tracé una línea fina con una pequeña curvatura o “colita” en los bordes en la línea de las pestañas superiores usando el delineador COVERGIRL LineExact Liquid Liner en Very Black. Para terminar de maquillar los ojos, apliqué dos capas del rimel COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume en Black.

Para la piel usé la base COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Silk Foundation para darle un acabado nítido. Para destacar la zona T y debajo de los ojos, apliqué el COVERGIRL Smoothers Concealer en mediano. Para fijar la base, usé los polvos COVERGIRL TruBlend Pressed Powder en #2 el tono Translucent Light con una brocha suave. Después apliqué el rubor COVERGIRL Cheekers Blush en la tonalidad Pretty Peach, sobre la parte más protuberante de las mejillas. Rematé su look con el lápiz labial COVERGIRL LipPerfection en el fabuloso y radiante color Siren.
Katy Perry at the Grammy Awards by Celebrity Makeup Artist Jake Bailey

Katy wore an Armani Prive dress with a jewel encrusted bar and light-up angel wings. The inspiration for the beauty look was “Disco Angel” it was angelic, sparkly and ethereal. I wanted to play off the textures in the dress and wings.

For Katy’s multi-colored eye, I first applied the lavender shade of COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Silver Sky all along the top lid from lashline to crease and blended with my fingertips. Cream shadows are great adhesive for glitter, which was perfect for applying Makeup For Ever Glitter on the lid by tapping it with my finger. I then applied COVERGIRL LiquiLineBlast in Green Glow along the lower water line and lower lashes and blended it with a small brush to smoke it out. I finished the eyes with 2 coats on top and bottom of COVERGIRL LashBlast Fusion in Black.

I first prepped her skin with NARS gentle cream cleanser and aqua gel hydrator. I love the aqua gel because it doesn’t make her skin greasy but keeps it moisturized. Katy’s face was flawless, polished skin set with a shimmery pink blush and then I dusted glitter on her cheekbones to add to the sparkle.
On her lips, I created a rich pink look with COVERGIRL LipPerfection lipcolor in Temptress for the red carpet and then changed it to a brighter berry pink/red for her performance using LipPerfection lipcolor in Tempt.

If anyone asks Ben Skervin did her hair.


Katy Perry (SPANISH)

KATY PERRY EN LA ENTREGA DE LOS PREMIOS GRAMMY, POR EL MAQUILLISTA DE CELEBRIDADES JAKE BAILEY

Katy llevó un vestido de Armani Prive, con un corpiño trabajado en brillantes piedras y alas de ángel iluminadas. La inspiración para su look de belleza fue “El Ángel de la Disco”, y la meta lograr un efecto angelical, resplandeciente y etéreo. También quise jugar con las texturas del vestido y las alas.

Para los ojos multicolores de Katy, apliqué, en primer lugar, una sombra lavanda de la COVERGIRL Smoky ShasowBlast en la tonalidad Silver Sky. La esparcí a todo lo largo del párpado superior, desde las pestañas a la curvatura del párpado y la difuminé con los dedos. Las sombras en crema resultan un adhesivo perfecto para el polvo de brillo, así que sobre el color de base lavanda en crema, apliqué por todo el párpado el Makeup For Ever Glitter, también dando toques con la punta de los dedos. Luego, apliqué el delineador COVERGIRL LiquiLineBlast en el color Green Glow a todo lo largo de la línea del lagrimal y las pestañas inferiores y difuminé la línea con una brochita pequeña. El toque final de los ojos fueron dos capas de mascara en las pestañas superiores e inferiores usando la mascara COVERGIRL LashBlast Fusion en Black.

El primer paso fue preparar la piel con el limpiador en crema y el hidratante en gel de agua de NARS. Me encanta el gel de agua porque no deja la piel grasosa y la mantiene humectada. El cutis de Katy quedó perfectamente parejo y pulido y sobre esta base apliqué un rubor en rosa brillante que resalté todavía más con polvo de brillo en las mejillas.

Para el desfile de la alfombra roja, quise un look intenso y rico para los labios que logré con el lápiz labial COVERGIRL LipPerfection en la tonalidad Temptress. Para la actuación de Katy durante el evento, cambié el color de los labios a un rojo frambuesa/rosado más brillante usanto el lápiz labial LipPerfection en la tonalidad Tempt.
Keri Hilson by Ashunta Sheriff

Keri's dress was funky and sexy for this year’s 2011 Grammy’s. I decided to play up Keri's eyes with some catwalk drama. I created a winged transparent smoke and added a little pizazz with teal blue multi-colored glitter liner on her bottom lash line. I lined upper and lower lashes and added a gorgeous pair of Ardell Fancy Lashes for a full glam look. I kept the skin natural, glowing and creamy with a pop of peony pink on cheeks. I opted for cream blush to make Keri's skin looked radiant and healthy. The lip was neutral pink shimmer gloss with no liner.

Here is the list of products I used to get Keri's red carpet look tonight.

Skin: COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Concealer
Eyes: COVERGIRL LiquiLine Blast in Black Fire
Brows: COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer

Amber Riley by Mylah Morales

Amber went for an edgy rock and roll look for the 2011 Grammy’s. I was inspired by the silver and gold of her dress and jewelry so we smoked out her eyes taking a cue from those shades.

To start though, I used Black Up Primer so Amber’s makeup would last all night. We keep her skin fresh and dewy I used COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Liquid Makeup and contoured with COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer . For an all-over glow, I highlighted the apples of Amber’s cheeks, the bridge of her nose and browbone.

For Amber’s gold smoky eye I used two shades of COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Bronze Fire and Onyx Smoke and defined with COVERGIRL LiquiLine Blast in Black Fire. For luscious lashes I used COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume Mascara in Very Black on Amber’s top and bottom lashes.

We kept Amber’s lips nude with COVERGIRL Queen Collection Lip Color in Nude Attitude and added COVERGIRL ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Gleam for brilliant shine.

Monica by Mylah Morales

I was inspired by Monica’s sleek black dress and wanted to create a sophisticated, sultry look.

I started with Black Up Primer to prep Monica’s skin and then used COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Concealer and Compact Foundation for a flawless finish.
Bronzer is my everything! I used COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer for contouring.

I kept Monica’s eyes a matte black and used COVERGIRL LiquiLine Blast in Black Fire for definition. We kept her lashes full with COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume Mascara in Very Black.

I used COVERGIRL Queen Collection Lip Color in South Beach Sand for a pinky nude lip and punched it up with COVERGIRL ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Gleam.

***A great tip to take away from both Amber and Monica’s looks, is that when going with a nude lip, it’s important to focus on flawless, contoured skin and a majorly defined eye. ***


***Disclosure-No compensation was received for this post. All pictures are from Yahoo. Information was provided. Stay tuned for Covergirl. And my recreate look from the Latina Magazine photoshoot.