Best Hair and Makeup 2013 Oscars

Hands down Jennifer Laurence not only nailed it for best actress for the 2013 Oscars; but she also had one of  the best  hair and makeup looks as well. My other favorites were Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Jessica Chastain.

While I did Love Jessica Chastain’s makeup; I thought her hair could have been better- I’m not saying I didn’t like it at all; I just felt the front and top should have had more of a wave.

Jennifer Laurence’s makeup was created by Makeup artist Jillian Dempsey

Here are the products she used to get the look:

Face: Diorskin Forever Foundation, Diorskin Nude Tan Bronzer, Diorblush in Peachy Keen #553

Eyes: Dior 5-Couleurs Eyeshadow in Bleu de Paris #254, Diorshow Mascara in Catwalk Black #090, Dior Style Liner

Lips: Dior Addict Lipstick in Beige Casual #222

Charilze Theron’s glowing makeup look for the 2013 Oscars

My other favorite for makeup (and hair) was Charlize Theron. Her glowing look was achieved with the following Dior products and applied by celebrity makeup artist Pati Dubroff

Face: Diorsnow White Reveal Moisturizing Lotion and Diorsnow Fresh Cream, Diorsnow White Reveal Illuminating Eye Treatment, Diorskin Nude BB Cream

Eyes: Diorshow Mascara in #090 Catwalk Black, Dior 5-Couleurs Eyeshadow in Incognito and Dior Twin Set Eyeshadow in Beige Ribbon #530

Lips: Dior Addict Lip Glow, Rouge Dior Nude in Indiscrete #228

Ageless Beauties- Halle Berry and Catherine Zeta Jones

Loved Reese Witherspoon’s sexy waves!

I’m not a dermatologist; but I’ve frequented them since I was 14. Unfortunately I’m now 40 and still plagued with oily, breakout prone skin.

When I was 20 I was prescribed Accutane from my dermatologist. It was a godsend to say the least; however it’s effects lasted only about 10 years. Around 30 I started breaking out again, add two pregnancies, and raging hormones and my acne prone skin was back.

Accutane was great at 20; however I was young, and not concerned about health risks involved with taking it. I thought about going on it again- but fortunately instead I found a skincare cocktail that worked to help control my breakouts, without over-drying  my skin.

Here’s my day and night regimen:

1. Cleanse- Biolements Spotless Cleanser

2. Tone- Biolements Active Astringent

3. Refiner- Biolements Quick Refiner

4. Serum (sometimes)

5. Moisturizer (sometimes)

6. Sunscreen (during spring, summer, and fall)

Extras

• Biolements Breakout Control
• Clarisonic
• Philosophy The Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash

My inspiration for this blog-

Here is an excellent example of a wedding hair and makeup collage. I received this last week from one of my bridal clients. Her collage inspired me to write this blog. I thought it was PERFECT!

Choosing Your Hair and Makeup look

After you find the perfect wedding dress the next thing to think about is your hair and makeup.

I find some brides get overwhelmed with this. It’s really not that difficult to find images. We have this great tool called the internet- and while bridal magazines may be helpful, I wouldn’t waist a lot of time looking for hairstyles through them. If you happen upon a great hairstyle while browsing, do tear it out, or better yet snap a picture of it, and pin it to your Pinterset page so you won’t loose it.

Pinterest

Speaking of Pinterest- it’s one of my favorite, and most helpful tools of all in the search for the perfect hair and/or makeup inspiration! That’s not all Pinterest is good for- but that’s another Blog

Pinterset has gained a lot of notoriety over just the past year.  If you don’t have a Pinterest account yet- Planning you wedding couldn’t be a more perfect reason to start one!

Keyword Phrases (Hair and/or Makeup)

When looking for pictures there are certain keywords, or phrases you can type to narrow your search. This can be done in a ‘Google search’ or on Pinterest.

 Try some of these:

“bridal updo”

“Down bridal hairstyles”

“wedding makeup”

“Asian makeup” or “Indian makeup” (depending on your ethnicity- this may be helpful)

“Hollywood hair styles”

“Hollywood hairstyles”

Utilizing “Hollywood hairstyles” is my favorite way to search for hair inspiration. Once you  find a Celebrity who’s updo or down ‘do you love, look to see where the picture was taken.

For this example  I’m going to use Carrie Underwood. This is a commonly requested bridal or bridesmaid updo.  Next You’ll need to figure out the event it was taken at for the next step. This was taken at Movies Rock 2007. In your Google search bar type in “Carrie Underwood Movies Rock 2007.” From this extra step you’ll find pictures of every angle of Carrie Underwood’s classic looking updo.

I like to be able to see every angle of an updo, and by searching out celebrities you’ll be able to do just that.

 Creating Your Hair And Makeup Collage

Now that you found the images you’ll need to organize them. This is where Pinterest will really come in handy. Or if your a bit ‘Old School’ or a bit OCD, you can take some screen shoots and place the images into a Word document (Pinterest is much more simple, and easy to share.)

Screen Shots

If you don’t know what, or know how to do a screen shoot, here are two links- one for a PC and another for a Mac- How to do a screen shoot on a Mac or How to do a screen shoot on a PC.

Excellent Example Of A Bridal Hair and Makeup Collage

 Again- here is my inspiration for this blog, and why doing this will help you achieve a perfect trial run the first time around.

• It has captured three different angles of her hair inspiration (front and back, and side)
• There is a close up of the ‘perfect eye makeup look’ she desires. From this close up I not only can see the makeup, I can also see what the color pallet is (violet).  If a picture is too distant it won’t show enough detail.
• My bridal client also had a very similar eye-shape to the model in the picture. Realistic expectations of what your makeup will look like compared to someone else will help you avoid disappointments.
• Same goes for your hair. Try to find updo or down do examples of models with similar hair color to yours. Blond or highlighted hair normally photographs better because it shows more dimension, curl, and texture than a solid color dark brunette will.