Halloween Inspiration: The Gatsby Look.

Looking for some Halloween inspiration? Top makeup artists Erica Whelan and Emily Kate Warren shared with me their insider secrets for creating this glam Gatsby girl look. To create the look they used products from COVERGIRL and Vidal Sassoon Pro Series. All products can be easily found at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer.

How to Get the Look

• Spritz a two-inch section of hair with Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Boost & Lift Hairspray.  Using a one-inch barrel curling iron, curl the section away from your face.

• Gently slide curl off the iron so it holds the shape of the barrel, and pin. Repeat over entire head. Let curls set for at least 30 minutes.

• While curls set, prep skin with moisturizer, and then apply COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation with a foundation brush for even coverage. Set with pressed powder.

• Dust cheekbones with bronzer for definition, then apply rosy-pink blush to the apples of cheeks.

• Use bronzer and pressed powder to create a neutral smoky eye. Sweep pressed powder over the entire lid and blend bronzer in the crease. 

• Apply COVERGIRL Ink It! By Perfect Point Plus in Black eyeliner to upper and lower lashlines, extending the line slightly beyond the outer corners of eyes. Coat top and bottom lashes generously with mascara.

• Finish with a red lipstick like COVERGIRL LipPerfection Lip Color in Hot and layer with COVERGIRL Lipslicks Smoochies Lip Balm in Tweet Me for a glossy look.

• Release curls and brush to create subtle waves. Smooth flyaways with Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Extreme SMOOTH Combing Crème.

Katy Perry for COVERGIRL & How to Get Her Makeup Look.

As a brand that’s all about strength, confidence and individuality, COVERGIRL believes in every woman’s right to reinvent, improvise, and seize the beautiful opportunities in life to make some noise!  So it’s fitting that the new face of the beauty brand that comes ready to “roar” is none other than the fun-loving and fiercely talented music star Katy Perry.  Bringing her passion, playfulness, and bold style sensibility to the COVERGIRL family of talents, Katy is partnering with the brand to delight beauty aficionados and music fans alike when her first cosmetics campaign debuts in the spring of 2014.

On the verge of releasing her third album, PRISM, on October 22nd, Perry remains more committed than ever to making powerful pop music infused with her characteristic honesty, accessibility, and sense of humor.  “In addition to music, I’ve always considered makeup to be a powerful creative avenue of self-expression, “said Perry. “I’m honored to partner with COVERGIRL and share more colors and textures of my approach to beauty to inspire my audience.”

Known for being innovative and irreverent in her style choices, #COVERGIRLKaty has rocked looks that have ranged from retro pinup to anime space princess to queen of the jungle, so it’s fitting that in her forthcoming campaign work with COVERGIRL, she’ll be showing off a breadth of bold new beauty looks with products developed by the brand’s Global Creative Director Pat McGrath.

To get the COVERGIRL look in the image above, the following COVERGIRL products were used on Katy:

Lips:
COVERGIRL LipPerfection in Euphoria #360

Eyes:
COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers 3-Kit Shadows in Café Au Lait #105
COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extensions by LashBlast in Very Black #840
COVERGIRL Brow and Eyemaker Pencil in Midnight Brown #505

Face:
COVERGIRL TRUBlend Liquid Makeup in Buff Beige 2/425
COVERGIRL Clean Glow Blush in Roses #100

Shop for COVERGIRL at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer.

The COVERGIRL Capitol Collection.

I can't wait until the movie The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is released next month. I'm even more excited to see all the avant-garde makeup looks in action during the movie. It was all created with makeup from COVERGIRL. Of course they have a collaboration for all us fans who want cinematic color in wearable makeup, because let's be honest- we're not going to be running around in these exact looks, no matter how striking they may be. Use these looks as inspiration for your own fall look.

If you love a rich, opulent look, recreate the lip look of District 1 Luxury, the look on the top left. If you want a more natural look for fall, check out the skin, lips and nails in District 9, the look on the bottom right. To see all of the looks and to get product tips and tutorials, visit the Capitol Beauty Studio at COVERGIRL.com.

The COVERGIRL Capitol Collection includes a host of new products.

Flamed Up Mega Curl Mascara - $5.99
Flamed Up Mega Curl Mascara plumps up every lash to help maximize volume and curl to create a high-impact look.

• Very Black Blaze
• Black Blaze
• Black/Brown Blaze
• Brown Blaze

Capitol Collection Glosstinis - $2.99
Capitol Collection Glosstinis are available in nine limited-edition shades inspired by the luxurious, high couture beauty looks of the Hunger Games Capitol.

• Flamed Out
• Seared Bronze
• Scalding Emerald
• Rogue Red
• Violet Flicker
• Pyro Pink
• Inferno
• Sulfur Blaze
• Black Heat 

Capitol Collection Nail Stickers - $6.99
Capitol Collection Nail Stickers instantly transform your nail look from reality to fantasy. Choose from six limited-edition designs to create your own Hunger Games-inspired manicure.

• Flamed Out
• Tawny Flame
• Crimson Blaze
• Inferno
• Seared Bronze
• Red Hot Rebellion

Lipslicks Smoochies Sizzle Gloss - $4.99
Lipslicks Smoochies Sizzle Gloss is available in six vibrant, shimmery shades perfect for completing any Hunger Games-inspired beauty look. It glides on for a glossy sheen and hint of shine.

• Firecracker
• Tickled Pink
• Blind Date
• Glow for It
• Glisten Up!
• Turn Up the Heat

My favorites in The Capitol Collection are definitely the new selection of Glosstinis and the mascara. The shades are perfect for fall and I can see myself mixing and matching them all season long. I love the long wear of the COVERGIRL Nail Gloss and the bottle size and price point of these polishes are incredible. Already a fan of the Flamed Out Mascara, I can quickly tell you that I am really liking Flamed Up Mascara too. I will have a separate review of this mascara up soon.

The great news is we don't have to wait until Catching Fire is released in November because the COVERGIRL Capitol Collection is hitting store shelves now. Look for it for a limited time at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer now.