Get the Look: Showstopping Beauty

Contributing beauty editor Eric Sakas helps you get glamorous.

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Valentino Fall 2009 The smoky eye is a sexy look that will never leave the runway, and achieving it is easier than ever with the help of all-in-one kits like Sephora's Smoky Eye Palette and a few helpful tricks.

Get the Look: 1. Sweep a neutral beige shadow from lid to brow. 2. Apply black shadow from base to lid, blending outward and use to line lower lashes. Concentrate on the outer part of the eye. 3. Backstage tip: Use a sheer foundation that works well with powders like Vapour's Atmosphere Foundation to clean up and refine the shape of the eye by dabbing foundation in spots you may have over applied eyeshadow, erasing your mistakes. 4. Line your eye with a soft black eyeliner. 5. Dab a gray shadow over lid and apply light shimmer to the inside corner of the eye. 6. Curl lashes and apply mascara.

Lela Rose Fall 2009 It was smoky yet colorful at Lela Rose, a statement look that is also the perfect complement for festive holiday attire.

Get the Look: 1. With a damp medium eyeshadow brush, apply a shimmery pale green eyeshadow, pulling outward past eye. Line the bottom lash line with the same shade. 2. Starting with the middle of the lid, apply a smoky green/gray shadow and blend outward past edge of eye. 3. Using a small eyeshadow brush, define lower lid with the same shade, concentrating most of product on the outer two-thirds of the lash line. 4. Curl lashes and apply several coats of mascara. I like the Kevyn Aucoin Volume Mascara. 5. Apply a soft pink blush like Vapour's Aura Blush in Crush. 6. Dab on a peachy pink lip gloss to complete the look.

Hussein Chalayan Fall 2009 Blood red lips paired with golden metallics on eyes and cheeks work perfectly to create a dramatic effect during the holidays. Try it with a sexy black dress for a showstopping look on New Year's Eve.

Get the look: 1. Sweep a natural matte shadow on the eye from base of lid to brow. 2. Using a metallic shadow with a hint of pink, like Smashbox Single Eyeshadow in Fizz, circle the entire eye area to create that smoky look. 3. Sweep a pale golden metallic shadow across brow bone and inside corner of eye. 4. Line top lid with a brown pencil. 5. Coat upper and lower lashes with brown mascara. 6. Dust cheeks with a soft pink blush and brush a soft gold shimmer (or use your metallic eyeshadow) onto cheekbones. 7. Line lips with a medium-tone liner and apply Kevyn Aucoin Bloodroses. 8. Finish with a coat of clear gloss.

Costume National Fall 2009 The sculpted eye and dramatic look witnessed at the Costume National show is the way to go for your company's black tie affair. Blending is the key!

Get the Look: 1. Apply concealer and foundation over entire eye area and dust a light translucent powder over entire face. 2. Sweep a beige eyeshadow over eyelid. 3. Using a taupe/gray shadow, apply with a brush to inside corner of the eye, following the bridge of the nose and sweeping upward into brow line and across the lid, following shape of brow. Repeat with brush to blend the color well. 4. Lightly define the lower lid with the same shade. 5. Apply a coat of mascara to lashes. 6. Sweep a pale pink powder blush onto cheeks. 7. Apply a matte red cherry lipstick to finish the look.

Gucci Fall 2009 Copper brown blended with burgundy red tones make this dramatic look a must-try for special holiday events.

Get the Look: 1. Sweep a neutral beige eyeshadow from base of lid to brow 2. Take a burgundy red shadow and brush from base of lid and extend upward and outward to get the winged effect. 3. Apply copper brown shimmer shadow and line entire eye and wing outward into the red shadow. 4. Line top and bottom lids with black eyeliner. 5. With a golden shimmer shadow, dab on the inside corner of the eye and on the cupids bow of lid for an extra highlight. 6. Sweep on a few coats of mascara after curling lashes. 7. Apply a bright fuchsia cream blush to cheeks. Try Vapour's Aura Blush in Torch. 8. Complete the look with an orange-red lipstick like Sephora's Lip Attitude in Capricious Red.

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