Uslan decides to give Anna a smoky dramatic eye to help enhance the new focal point of her face -- her bangs. To give Anna a flawless canvas for her dramatic look, she starts applying a medium-coverage foundation (try Kevyn Aucoin Beauty Liquid Airbrush Foundation, $45). Then she brushes Anna's eyelids with a cognac color eye shadow like Chanel Ombre Essentielle Soft Touch Eyeshadow 60, $28.50 and lines them with Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Lionfish, $20, a deep bronze color, smudging the liner into the lash line and fanning it out into the creases to create a smoky effect. Once the shadow application is done, Uslan applies concealer to Anna's under eyes and coats her lashes in multiple coats of black mascara. She finishes by brushing the apples of Anna's cheeks with an apricot blush and keeps her lips natural with a sheer gloss.
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Anna after
"WOW! Can we talk about how amazing my color looks?" exclaims Anna. "I haven't had my hair professionally colored since my eighth grade graduation, and I just can't get over how brilliant it looks and feels. I'm obsessed with my bangs too. I finally have a style to my hair and because of that, I can now put more effort into my makeup and dress -- how funny is that? I feel way more confident and ready to take on the world with my new look," she says.
Starting a career after college is tough -- the competition is intense and the jobs are sparse. To get a competitive edge in a cutthroat market, Anna wants a cut and color that will make a statement, but still look professional. So we called in our team of experts at the Warren-Tricomi salon in Los Angeles, Calif., which includes hairstylists Whitney Olson and Reanna Garcia, colorists Jherra Moreno and Ashleigh Childers, and celebrity makeup artist and co-founder of the Luxe Beauty Team Sarah Uslan. See how they turned a blas� style into a "notice me" look.
