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Candice Swanepoel's Model Off Duty Look
When we caught up with Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel earlier this week, it became abundantly clear that while we may not have her long legs (sigh), we can try out her casual hair and makeup look.

We chatted about the holidays (Swanepoel is gifting the new Scandalous collection to her family when she heads home to South Africa) and the upcoming VS Fashion Show in London, which airs on December 9. "I'm living in sweatpants and sneakers right now because I'm always at the gym or traveling," Swanepoel says. Then we headed straight over to hairstylist Harry Josh and makeup artist Hung Vanngo so we could copy Swanepoel's gorgeous beauty look for ourselves.

"Candice was in the mood to do something really natural and tousled," Josh says of the supermodel's hair. To get the perfect undone waves, he says to focus on creating volume by applying mousse through wet hair and blowing out with a round brush. For added volume at the roots, Josh recommends wrapping the front sections in Velcro rollers while the hair cools. Then, use a 1-inch curling iron and "haphazardly take 1-inch sections around the head … and then shake [the curls] out for a beachy texture."

For her model off duty makeup, Vanngo says it was all about simplicity by concentrating on "keeping the skin very fresh." For the eyes he used a brown shadow (try CK One Powder Eye Shadow in Evolved on the lid and Infinite on the inner corners), liner and mascara (Swanepoel swears by Max Factor). To finish the look, Vanngo says to add a light pink cream blush on the cheeks and a lip balm.

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How to Copy TSwift's Billboard Beauty Look
If there's a music awards show happening, odds are Taylor Swift is walking away with at least one win -- and she'll do it in her signature red lip and black liner look. It's classic yet predictable. Which is why we can't get enough of the totally unexpected fresh-faced look she wore for her "Billboard" magazine cover.

"To give her glam a little edge, I went for a crisp burgundy eye and a neutral look," says makeup artist Brett Freedman. He prepped her skin using Dermalogica Ultra Calming Mist, $34, and Murad Renewing Eye Cream, $75, before applying Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation in #35 Vanilla, $36, for a flawless, shine-free finish. Next, he applied Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer, $70, on the lids and under eyes, and set Swift's base with Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Pressed Finishing Powder, $34.

To highlight her cheekbones, Freedman used IT Cosmetics Hello Light Anti-Aging Creme Luminizer in Radiance, $24. And for Swift's on-trend burgundy eye, he applied MAC Eye Shadow in Sushi Flower, $16, with a damp brush for a cream shadow finish and Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner in Fig, $22, to the top and bottom lash lines. Freedman then layered four coats of Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara in Rich Pitch Black, $28, and highlighted Swift's inner eyes with Benefit Girl Meets Pearl, $30. He filled in Swift's brows with Brett Brow Duo-Shade Pencil in Pale Blonde, $18, and brushed them with Arch-Control Gel, $18.

For a neutral pink lip, Freedman used Dr. KISS Satin Finish Lip Balm, $12, before applying Tarte LipSurgence Matte Lip Tint in Exposed, $24.

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Alexa Chung's Perfect-for-the-Season Red Lip
Alexa Chung kept her signature tomboy-meets-chic sense of style but left her other signature look -- her perfect cat eye flick -- behind at last night's British Fashion Awards. Instead, Chung, who is a three-time winner of the British Style Icon Award, opted for softer doe-eyed makeup and saved the drama for a poppy red lip that's perfect for the holidays.

To get the look, makeup artist Liz Pugh swept Eyeko Me & My Shadow in Chocolate along the top and lower lash lines, blending the two to give the eyes an almond shape. Next, Pugh applied a thin line of Eyeko Making Eyes Automatic Gel Liner in Pitch Black to the top lash line only, and used Eyeko Me & My Shadow in Taupe on the lid for a soft champagne color.

To finish the eyes, Pugh curled Chung's lashes and applied Eyeko Eye Do Mascara before filling in Chung's brows with Eyeko Brow Liner and brushing them into place with Brow Gel. For the stand out red lip, Pugh used Nars Lipstick in Jungle Red.

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Kendall Jenner's Estée Lauder Campaign Look
When Estée Lauder announced Kendall Jenner as the newest face of the iconic brand this past weekend (complete with some gorgeous behind-the-scenes pics), we immediately fell in love with this soft smoky green eye -- a look we think Jenner herself probably enjoyed. "I like a good eye," Jenner told model Joan Smalls, another Estée; Lauder campaign star, when asked about her favorite makeup in arecent interview.

To get the look, Estée Lauder global makeup artist Victor Henao mixed Estée Lauder Pure Color Stay-on Shadow Paint in Steel with the Pure Color Envy Sculpting Eye Shadow Palette in Untamed Teal for a gray-green shade that can easily work for both day and night. Henao used Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick in Potent and Pure Color Gloss in Rock Candy on the lips to balance the look.

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Camilla Belle's Ice Queen Eyes
At the LACMA Art + Film Gala this past weekend, actress Camilla Belle tried out a beauty look we're bookmarking upcoming holiday parties. To match her icy blue Gucci gown, makeup artist Brett Freedman gave Belle an equally iridescent eye with bold brows that give Cara D's a run for their money.

To get the look, Freedman applied Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation all over the face, and set the foundation with Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder. He used M.A.C. Powder Blush in Peaches on the cheeks, and created a similar color on the lips with Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip Liner in #22 and NYX Cosmetics Matte Lipstick in Hippie Chic.

For the eyes, Freedman applied Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer in Light on the lid to brighten, and he used the same concealer in medium on the inner socket and under the eye to make the eye shadow pop. Next, he mixed lilac and metallic eye shadows similar to the YSL Ombre 5 Lumieres Palette in Lilac Sky on the lids for a periwinkle color. After lining the eyes with NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in Oyster, Freedman applied two coats of Fresh Supernova Mascara in Black to the top and bottom lashes.

To finish the look, he used his own Brett Brow Duo Shade Powder in Medium Brunette to fill in Belle's brows, and brushed them up with Brett Brow Arch-Control Brow Gel.

BY TOTAL BEAUTY | DEC 17, 2019 | SHARES
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