Hi there, lovely ones! Danielle here with another makeup breakdown :)

British singer Leona Lewis was spotted at the Elle Style Awards yesterday in London in a gorgeous frock complete with a bright lip and electric eyes. Should you be so inclined as to try out her look, check out my tips on how to snag it:

1. Beautiful makeup always starts with beautiful skin. Be sure to cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin according to your skin type. Remember that bright colors like the one Leona rocks on her pout draw attention to an area so be very careful if you have blemishes there. But if you happen to have sprouted a pimple smack in the middle of your forehead, a bright pout could actually keep the eye away from it.

2. Perfect your skin with a foundation stick that allows your skin to look like skin, but works double time to cover any skin discolorations. I love Becca Foundation Stick because it does just that AND it comes in a wide array of shades for virtually every skin tone. Set your foundation with a loose powder so it stays in place and lasts all day. I gotta bow down again to the people at Becca Cosmetics because their Fine Loose Finishing Powder is so fine and so skin-like that I would do unspeakable things for a container of it.

3. Prep your eyes with an eyeshadow primer like MAC Paint to keep your eyeshadow put. Grab Leona’s eye look by blending in a silvery eyeshadow like MAC Eyeshadow in Electra. Then be sure to use a matte eyeshadow 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone to highlight your brow bone. Finish your eyes with a thin line of black eyeliner (try a liquid like mark On the Edge Hook-up Liner or a pencil like Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in Mat Black) on both your upper and lower lash line and 2 coats of mascara (try Dior DiorShow Mascara). If you have small eyes, don’t close the liner all the way into the inner corners of your eyes or they will look even smaller. Don’t forget to groom your brows.

4. Adorn your cheeks with a rosy blush like NARS Blush in Taos (this gorgeous shade looks great on all girls light, dark, and in between—turn down its power with a light dusting of loose powder).

5. Last, and certainly not least, get ready for the kick! Prep your lips for a bright shade by first exfoliating your lips to remove any dry areas. You can quickly do this by brushing over your lips with a wet toothbrush. Then apply a moisturizing balm (regular Chapstick will do). To get your lip color to last forever, line your lips with a lip pencil in a similar color as your lip color and then fill it in. Next apply a bright orange-red like MAC Lipstick in Lady Danger. Wearing a bright lip color can take a lot of attitude, but can be pulled off. Bright lips are also not to be avoided by the dark and lovely. I’m about NW47 in MAC foundations and wear bright lips quite often—and I wear braces. All kinds of stuff going on at once…lol.

Grab these products to complete your Leona look:

What do you think of Leona’s makeup? Would you rock this look?

~Danielle