How To

Kerry Washington is known for her elegant style and grace on the red carpet but you don't have to be a celebrity to look fabulous. You too can achieve this sexy, edgy look on a budget with common drug store products.

To re-create this look you will need:
Products:
Liquid Foundation (suggestion:Maybelline Super Stay)
Concealer (suggestion: Beneifit Bo-ing, or whatever you use as a highlight)
Brow power: (Any)
Brow gel: (Any)
Blue Eye Liner: (suggestion: Wet N Wild Coloricon Deep Blue)
Blue Eye Shadow:(suggestion:Wet N
Wild Coloricon eyeshadow palette)
Blush: (suggestion:Nars, Taj Mahal)
Bronzer: (Nars Bronzing Powder)
Nude Lip stick: (Any)
Chocolate shade lip liner: (Any)

Tools:
Foundation brush
Concealer brush
Make up sponges (I like the egg shaped sponges)
Eye shadow brush
Eye shadow blending brush
Blush brush
Angled eye shadow brush

Step 1:
To begin this look, dab in brow power to shape brow and set with brow gel. Then, use your concealer brush to apply concealer to problem areas to even skin tone. Also, use concealer to highlight and contour nose, brow and just under the eye.

Step 2:
With blue eye liner, line bottom lid just under lashes from corner to corner. Then color in entire top lid with eye liner until it is coated with a rich deep blue. Smudge blue color on top and bottom lid with blending brush.

Step 3:
Use eye shadow brush to lightly pat on blue eye shadow on top lid just to make the color pop.

Step 4:
Next, apply foundation using foundation brush with short strokes in up and down motion while avoiding highlighted areas.

Step 5:
Apply chocolate lip liner and then nude lip color and press lips. A nude or light pink lip gloss can also be added for shine.

Step 6:
With sponges, blend in highlighted areas, hairline and neck line to soften lines and avoid a mask like look.

Step 7:
Smile! Then pick up your blush brush and apply blush to apples of cheeks. Mix in concealer with blush and streak under cheek bone to create contour.

and you're done!