TheMakeupGirl : Steal This: Madonna's Hard Candy Cover Look...

Love her or hate her...Madonna certainly is a trendsetter. Even at her age (she will turn 50 this August), she looks stunning. Even more incredibly, she has always had the ability to take a current trend and run with it or resuurect one from the past and have women everywhere running out to duplicate the look (Hello...the Bad Girl video in 1993 had everyone running out to buy Spice lip pencil and Lucid lipstick from MAC and tweezing off all their eyebrows - me included!)

So it comes as no surprise that she would have a memorable cover this time around. For the newest trend setting album cover for her latest release Hard Candy, she called on called on Gina Brooke, the Artistic Director of Shu Uemura, to create her eye-catching sexy look. Brooke says, “It’s all about the eyes and we were both inspired by images taken in the sixties by photographer Sam Haskins (Cowboy Kate, Five Girls, and November Girls). I wanted to put a modern-day twist on these beautiful photographs of beautiful women from the sixties”

Here’s how Gina designed the look using Shu Uemura products:

STEP 1: Prepare the face
Begin with prepping the eyes with the Moisture Eye Zone Mask ($43). This will calm puffiness and prep the eye area. Then apply Phyto Black Lift Firming Anti-Wrinkle Cream ($125) on the whole face – it’s an super rich moisturizer that also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Lastly, apply Face Architect Smoothing Fluid Foundation ($42) Formulated with almost 40% Depsea Water, creating a refreshing watery sensation. Available in 17 shades to compliment individual skin tones.

STEP 2: Prime the eyelids
Using a Kolinsky Brush 11, apply Pressed Eye Shadow in M Beige 800 ($20) above the eyelids. Then, use Cover Crayon in 9YR Light ($24) in the inner corner and water line of the eyes to make them appear larger. Using the Drawing Pencil in Black ($19), begin at the inner corners extending the line out all the way to the end of the eyebrow.

STEP 3: Prep the lashes
Use the Eyelash Curler ($19) before applying Basic Black Mascara ($27.50) beginning at the base and rolling the brush through the tips of lashes. Apply Soft Cross Lashes ($20) to draw attention and enhance the shape of the eye.

STEP 4: Finish off with the lips
Since the focus is on the eyes, use Rouge Unlimited Crystal Shines in PK 301S ($23) layered with Gloss Unlimited in BG 930N ($22) for a soft, natural look.

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Stay Pretty!!