Celebrity Makeup Spotlight: Taylor Swift

VEVO Launches Premiere Destination For Premium Music Video

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Musician Taylor Swift attends the launch of VEVO, a music-video website, at Skylight Studio on December 8, 2009 in New York

I think Taylor Swift is gorgeous and she always looks so put together and classy, from her hair to her makeup to her clothes. I'm really liking the updo she chose for this event, it's elegant but not overdramatically so,  and the loose curls add a casual twist. Her makeup is especially pretty, with the main focus on her flawless and natural face.  You can recreate this look easily at home, just follow the steps below:

Step 1: Dab on concealer sparingly,  just where you really need it, like under the eyes and around the nose. Apply a sheer foundation or tinted moisturizer and blend in thoroughly to create an even finish.

Step 2: Apply a sheer neutral beige eyeshadow  to your lids and up to your browbone. Use a darker beige shadow and blend into the crease (make sure your brows are neat and trimmed, and fill in with brow pencil or powder if needed, but be sure to keep them light and natural looking).

Step 3: With a gel or liquid black eyeliner, draw a thick line on your upper lashline, extending it past the corners of your eyes just a bit.

Step 4: Apply false lashes to your upper lashline. Touch up eyeliner if needed after applying false lashes. Curl your natural lashes and falsies together then apply mascara to top and bottom lashes.

Step 5: Highlight your lower lashline and inner tear ducts with a shimmery white shadow or pencil and blend.

Step 6: For Taylor's pretty glow, first dust on a shimmery highlighting powder under the eye area and upper cheekbone area. Apply a rosy pink blush to the apples of your cheeks and blend upwards towards your temples.

Step 7: Lightly dust on loose powder all over your face and blend well to get a flawless look.

Step 8: Slick on a sheer petal pink lipstick or lipgloss. For added fullness, dab a shimmery white shadow on the center of your lower bottom lip.

Finished! To copy Taylor's updo, curl your hair with a 1/2" - 1" barrel curling iron, spritzing occasionally with hairspray to set the curl. Part your hair slightly off center and pull back all your hair into a messy bun and pin loose ends with bobby pins. Pull out a few curls in the front to frame your face. Spritz hairspray all over to set the hairdo in place, but don't overdo it, you don't want it to look crispy! Add some sparkle to your 'do with decorative bobby pins, or place a fake flower in the side of the bun for a playful, romantic look.

Now you should be ready to turn heads just like Taylor!