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"In celebration of the fact that today is my birthday (insert whoop of joy here) I decided that it was only fitting that I share the beauty look you all voted on for me to wear to my birthday extravaganza last week. After taking into account all of your great comments and tips, the look actually ended up being kind of a hodge-podge of all of the ideas that I had; well, minus the whole glitter-all-over-my-face look from Ke$ha, of course...Alright, so according to the poll, most of you voted that I rock the sex-kitten-vixen-vamp look from Kim Kardashian. Much like reader xCoUTURE, I was more in love with the fuller-haired look of Beyonce and totally agreed with reader mandi575 that the big b-day was one of the best occasions ever to play with color. (And, of course, I had to figure out a way to flatter and show off the glamazing gold Alice + Olivia dress I planned on wearing!) So, with all of that in mind, here&amp;#x27;s the look that my awesome glam team came up with: Don&amp;#x27;t you just love that hint of pearlescent shine that M.A.C senior makeup artist Keri Blair Walden used in the corners of my eyes? It&amp;#x27;s called Lithe Pigment from M.A.C. In order to recreate the smoky eye makeup look of Kim Kardashian, Keri combined shades from the M.A.C Fabulous Felines Leopard Luxe eye shadow palette. Since I have some of the straightest eyelashes known to man, she got my hairstylist David Lopez to heat up her eyelash curler with a direct blast of heat for a couple of seconds before curling my lashes. (A bit of heat on a metal eyelash curler helps to hold the curl longer, Keri advised me.) She used individual lashes and a coat of M.A.C Opulash Mascara on me to round out the sex kitten-ish eye makeup look. For my hair, David added extensions in various shades of blonde (so I could get a bit of Beyonce&amp;#x27;s two toned hair look) curled and then set it with Catwalk by Tigi Sleek Mystique Look-Lock Hairspray. OH! And I can&amp;#x27;t forget to mention that I went with a dark nail polish (M.A.C Nail Lacquer in Rain of Flowers to be exact) while getting a mani/pedi earlier that day at the Eve Salon. While I could continue to go on and on about what a great time I had celebrating my birthday with my fab friends (including the amazing Christa J. Lee!) I&amp;#x27;ll stop now so that you can tell me below in the comments section what you think about my beauty look. I don&amp;#x27;t think I&amp;#x27;ve ever looked so glam, I have to say! Did I make the right choice? Any lovely ladies out there plan on trying this one out for themselves?! Meanwhile, here&amp;#x27;s a few other celeb-inspired beauty looks I&amp;#x27;ve played guinea pig with: Do or Don&amp;#x27;t: Smudging Colored Eyeshadow All Around Your Eyes Like Rihanna The New Kissable Celebrity Makeup Look: Tomato-Colored Lips This Could Quite Possibly Be The Most Gorgeous Example Of How To Effectively Wear Black Eyeliner Ever! *** More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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