Jennifer Jo Cobb Thanksgiving Makeup Look

Of the 75 million people who tune in to watch Nascar each week,  40 % are women (around 30 million). Funnily enough the only companies talking to us from the sides of the race cars are the likes of Tide, who want to help us do our laundry.
Which is very nice of them, but we're girls. We want makeup and skin care! We want to hear from beauty companies who can give us guidance (and love!) with hair products (hello L'Oreal???), body products, nails and makeup. Finally, finally someone heard us and signed up with the lovely Jennifer Jo Cobb. After all, who better to bring the message to female race fans??

Jennifer Jo Cobb at qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway in 2010

I am thrilled to introduce you to Jennifer Jo Cobb's new sponsor, LillysCosmetics.com
In honor of Lillys Cosmetics sponsoring Jennifer, we have put together a little series of makeup tutorials to show you how to get the looks I use on Jen, with products from Lillys Cosmetics. Each day this week, leading into the last race of the season in Homestead Miami I will be posting a new look for you.
(I'm posting the actual face charts that I use, with my notes in the margins).

To get this project up and running, we started at the Southwest Institute of Natural Aesthetics (SWINA) where Jen and I had fabulous Hylunia facials to get our skin ready.
Before we apply makeup, and every night when taking off our makeup, both Jen and I use our Clarisonics to get a super deep cleanse and to keep the surface of the skin smooth and glowing. When traveling we each take our Clarisonic Mia with us.


Today we are going to look at the makeup look we cooked up for Jennifer for Thanksgiving.
At this time of year the deep berry hues of fall are so lovely to wear, and are so flattering to all skin tones. This look is about a soft, smudgy slightly smoky eye, a warm flushed cheek and a pretty, glossy mouth.

To create this eye start with Spun Silk Mineral Eye Color. Use an Oval Shadow brush to liberally apply the color from the lashline all the way up to the brow. Next take the color Currant Craze, and with a Chisel Fluff brush making a swirling motion work your way through the lashline and up to and slightly over the crease, keeping the shadow at its most intense along the lash line and lower part of the lid, graduating the color lighter as you move up through the crease.
Line the upper lid with Amethyst eyeliner pencil, then go over that with a Mini Oval Smudger brush and the Sweet Plum Mineral Eye Color, buffing the two together to make the liner more smudged looking. Use the same brush and shadow to buff in a line under the lower lashes, making it look a little smoky.
Finish the eye with several coats of Ultimate Mascara in black.

You can create a soft, warm flush of cheek by applying Cherry Blossum Mineral Cheek Color with an
Angle Blush brush, gently swirling color from the apple of the cheek up across the cheekbone.

Keep your lips warm and glossy, going for deep berries and plums. The more blue in a lip color, then whiter your teeth will seem. Both Jen and I have been loving the Sugar Berry Nouri Shine Lip gloss, applied over either the Plum liner or the Dark Berry Lip Liner. Make sure you use a lip brush to blend the lipliner and the gloss together.

If you are on facebook you can follow Jennifer at www.facebook.com/JenniferJoCobbRacing
I'm on facebook at www.facebook.com/CorinnaB
We are both on twitter too. You can find Jen at www.twitter.com/jenjocobb
I'm at www.twitter.com/Corinnamakeup
Jennifer has two retail lines for stylish racewear - Driver Boutique for women and Driven Male for the dudes.

You can find Jen's new sponsor online at LillysCosmetics.com

The Jennifer Jo Cobb Signature Makeup Look

Nascar Camping World Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb is the only full time female driver in any Nascar series.
She is gorgeous, she is fearless, she is fast and she has made history this week by bringing a beauty sponsor to Nascar!
Each week 75 million people tune in to watch Nascar, and 40 % of them (around 30 million) are women. Funnily enough the only companies talking to us from the sides of the race cars are the likes of Tide, who want to help us do our laundry.
Which is very nice of them, but we're girls. We want makeup and skin care! We want to hear from beauty companies who can give us guidance (and love!) with hair products (hello L'Oreal???), body products, nails and makeup. Finally, finally someone heard us and signed up with the lovely Jennifer Jo Cobb. After all, who better to bring the message to female race fans??

I am thrilled to introduce you to LillysCosmetics.com
In honor of Lillys Cosmetics sponsoring Jennifer, we have put together a little series of makeup tutorials to show you how to get the looks I use on Jen, with products from Lillys Cosmetics. Each day this week, leading into the last race of the season in Homestead Miami I will be posting a new look for you.
I'm posting the actual face charts that I use, with my notes in the margins.

To get this project up and running, we started at the Southwest Institute of Natural Aesthetics (SWINA) where Jen and I had fabulous Hylunia facials to get our skin ready.
Before we apply makeup, and every night when taking off our makeup, both Jen and I use our Clarisonics to get a super deep cleanse and to keep the surface of the skin smooth and glowing. When traveling we each take our Clarisonic Mia with us.

So here is our first look. It is the Jennifer Jo Cobb Signature look, which is the makeup you've seen her wear most often. We all have our own signature look.

This is a simple but lovely look the is based around beautiful hues of soft browns and golds.
I start with Amber Blaze Mineral Eye Color, applied with an Oval Shadow brush from the lashline up to the crease. Make sure you apply liberally then buff through it.
Next I take a Chisel Fluff brush and either Honey Spice Mineral Eye Color or Moonstone Mineral Eye Color and sweep it up to the brow, making sure to blend it into the Amber Blaze so that the flow of color is seamless.
I use an Angle Blender brush and some Hazelnut Mineral Eye Color to create depth in the crease and outer corners of the eyes.
Smudge some Deep Brown Eyeliner into the upper lash line, then use a taklon liner brush with Hazelnut Mineral Eye Color to smudge and buff through the eyeliner pencil. This creates a softer look to the eye, while maintaining a well defined eye. I use the same shadow and brush to gently and faintly smudge some shadow under the lower lash line.
Jen loves mascara so we apply several coats of Ultimate Mascara in black.

When you are wearing browns and golds on your eyes its important to lift up the cheeks with something a little more lively. Try Gold Canyon Duet Cheek color applied with an Angle Blush brush.
Jen loves bronzer, so I always add bronzer to her upper cheek bones, the bridge of her nose, her forehead and her chin to warm her up. From LillysCosmetics.com try Desert Sun Shimmer Mineral Bronzing Powder.

Finish the look with a full, glossy, berry toned lip. Define the lip with a liner such as the Plum liner (deep blue undertones make your teeth look whiter!). Fill in the outer corners of the lip with the liner, then go over the entire lip with a beautiful berry toned lipgloss, like Berry Sparkle Nouri Shine Lip Gloss. If you can see the liner through the gloss use a Lip Brush to blend the two together.

And there you have it! The Jennifer Jo Cobb Signature Look.

You can find Jennifer on facebook at Facebook.com / JenniferJoCobbRacing
Join me on facebook for more makeup fun at Facebook.com/CorinnaB
All brushes used here are from the Corinna B line, which you can find at CorinnaB.com
Jen and I are both on twitter! Come join us twitter.com/jenjocobb and twitter.com/Corinnamakeup

And please show some love to LillysCosmetics.com for sponsoring Jennifer Jo Cobb in the Nascar Camping World Truck Series! You can see Jen in her custom made LillysCosmetics.com pink firesuit, driving the now pink LillysCosmetics.com truck on The Speed Channel this Friday night

Angelina Jolie, Vogue December 2010 Cover

The unbelievably beautiful and hilariously funny Angelina Jolie graces the upcoming December 2010

Vogue (USA) cover.

Shot by Mario Testino, the pictures are, of course, completely riveting.

In the accompanying article Jolie is funny, intriguing and inspired, discussing family life, 

raising children with Brad, her wardrobe,

                       and new movie The Tourist, which was shot on location in Venice with Johnnie Depp.

Vogue will hit newsstands on November 23rd, but the article can be read here at the Bosh.com

Intelligent Nutrients Anti Aging Mist

I am intrigued with this product, although I haven't tried it yet. I found out about the Intelligent Nutrients Line via Gwyneth Paltrow and her fabulous GOOP website.

Gwyneth's skin always looks incredible, so this line is no doubt well worth looking into.

The product I'm so fascinated with is the Anti Aging Mist ($35)

From what I understand, this is a pre-serum spray. I can never get enough products, so love adding any extra steps into my skin care regimen!
You spray this mist onto the skin, then apply your serum, then moisturizer, then SPF.
You can reapply this throughout the day, spritzing your skin as needed
What it does:
* prevent and correct signs of aging
* feeds, protects and restores the skin
* provides refreshment and hydration to the skin.

Good for all skin types, this product is silicone free, paraben free, contains no petrochemicals and no synthetic fragrances.

This one would be a great product to keep in your handbag to revive your makeup (or your bare skin) during the day, and keep you looking fresh and gorgeous through the holiday party season.
Great stocking stuffer too!

Your Panties Are In The Mail

This has got to be about the coolest club I have ever seen!

Are you familiar with the coffee of the month clubs, or the wine of the month club, where every month you receive a new bottle of wine or bag of coffee in the mail?
Well how about dialing it up a couple of notches, and getting a wickedly fabulous pair of panties in the mail every single month??

Panty By Post is the brilliant idea of Natalie Grunberg, brought about by her love of all things french. Natalie spends her summers in France, where she has watched and admired French women of all ages, shapes, and sizes, their confidence, fashion savvy and self awareness, and the care and time they put into selecting and wearing pretty lingerie.

Panty By Post supplies women all around the world with gorgeous French panties of superior quality and comfort at an excellent price point. There are a variety of styles and sizes so that all body types are both worshipped and included.

Each month the lucky mailman gets to deliver you a beautiful package with an exciting new panty inside!

You can sign up for varying lengths of time - from the Double Dare or the Menage a Trois to the Sultry Six or The Commitment (12 months).

Just how fabulous would it be to be on the receiving end of this subscription, especially if its from the man who adores you? Or the good friend who loves you?

Its time to feed your love of lingerie!

 Panty By Post ships all over the world. Check them out here at PantyByPost.com
Follow them on facebook 
They're also on twitter @PantyByPost

Find me on facebook at the Corinna B page
Join me on twitter @Corinnamakeup

How To Wear High Pigment Eyes

One of the huge trends both for Fall 2010, and also showing up in Spring/Summer 2011is the high pigment, intense eye.

Chanel Spring/Summer 2011

This look can be completely arresting, and when worn correctly it can be quite spectacular, but there are a few tricks to getting this eye just right.

*Start by making sure your skin is well nourished and hydrated. The cooler weather can really strip the skin of its moisture, and this look is dependent upon a great complexion.

* Use a good eye cream, and pay extra attention to the area under the eye, next to the nose.

* Conceal well under the eye, paying attention to color correcting out the blue/gray. Use a concealer with a good pink undertone to cancel out unwanted dark rings.

* Pay extra attention to applying a good, luminous, full cover foundation. A high pigment eye needs to be paired with a flawless looking skin.

* Use a soft, barely there shade of blush. You need the dimension of a contoured cheek to break up the beige of the face, but only a whisper of pale color.

* Soften the brow. A full, power brow will dominate the face. Soften out the brow color and shape, so that the eye takes center stage.

* Use a synthetic brush to apply cream based shadow, then a hair eyeshadow brush
(see Corinna B Chisel Fluff brush) to swirl dark shadow from the lash line to the brow.

* Finish out your eye with multiple coats of mascara. This look requires big lashes!

* Keep lip color to a minimum. Look at shades of nude, or barely there glosses. Don't let your lips compete with your eyes.

fabulous at Diane Von Furstenburg

Glamour Magazine Women Of The Year Gala

Last night Glamour Magazine held its 2010 Women of the Year Gala at Carnegie Hall in NYC.

It was quite the Who's Who of fabulous femmes from the worlds of fashion, music, acting and sports, with one of the more stunning red carpets seen in a long time.

Here are my favorite four of the night

 

Could Fergie possibly even look more Fergalicious??

Her red Zac Posen was spectacular!

 

I didn't care for her footwear, 

but loved everything about Kyra Sedgwick's L'Wren Scott dress

Petra Nemcova looked fresh, fun, and plain gorgeous in white. 

Who cares about the "after labor day" routine anyway??

Julia Roberts' makeup was lovely, and I loved the coat and the shoes!

(she wore a black L'Wren Scott dress with a plunging neckline underneath)