 
Eyes Forward!
Does it get any better than this? Most of us try to play up our best feature, but Angelina Jolie actually has to choose which one to promote. Beautiful eyes, full mouth, high cheekbones, which one will it be tonight? Clearly the eyes are center stage in this look with her mouth and cheekbones playing supporting roles. Get BeautyRiot's tips on how to recreate Jolie's cat-like appeal below.
You can also find tips on other celebrities in our Celebrity Looks Gallery or give yourself a celebrity virtual makeover on your own digital photo with BeautyRiot's Instant Makeover.
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Concealer
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To recreate this look, you'll want to use neutral shades everywhere on the face except the eyes. After moisturizing, apply concealer with a brush to the inner corners of the eyes and underneath to cover dark circles. You should also apply concealer to the eyelid for a base foundation before applying shadow. Foundation should also be applied with a brush and blended with concealer and in areas of the skin that need evening out. Use a large powder brush to lightly dust on a loose powder to set makeup. You don't want to see the powder, however, so use very little, tapping the brush several times before touching the face with it. Instead of brushing down, roll the brush across face for lighter coverage.
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| Blush |
Again, you want very little color, even for the cheeks, so choose a pale shade of pink and apply blush with a large blush brush along cheekbones.
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| EYES |
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| Eyelid |
Jolie's dramatic cat eyes are made softer than the sixties version by blending the dark shade used on the outer corners with a more neutral shade on the lid. To get the cat-look without looking like Cat-Woman, first apply a neutral or soft gray matte shadow to the entire lid area with a fat brush.
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| Crease |
Now, hold a regular pencil next to your face from the outer corner of the eye to the outer tip of your eyebrow. Using a thin brush, sweep a gray/blue shadow along the top edge of the pencil to create a strong diagonal line.
Now close your eye and hold the pencil diagonally against your eyelid from the outer tip of your eyebrow down toward the center of your eye (covering your iris) against the eyelashes. Sweep the same gray/blue shadow along the top edge of the pencil and then lightly fill in the areas between the two lines and blend. If even more drama is desired, use a small amount of this shadow to delicately fill the crease of the eye about half way across from the outer corner. Blend well.
To soften the cat-look, take a clean brush and gently press/tap it into the eyelid.
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| Hilite |
Apply a frosty silvery-blue shadow to the inner corners of the eye area, continuing across the lid and stopping just before you meet the darker shadow. Use the shadow that's left on the brush to sweep underneath the arch of the brows and from the inner corner of the eye, straight up to the brow to highlite the eye. You can also put this under the lower lashes with a small brush to create contrast, after the eyeliner is applied.
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| Eyeliner |
Use a gray pencil to line both the lower and upper lashes from the outer corner to 3/4 of the way across, just past the iris. Smudge and blend the line the rest of the way to the inner corner of the eye.
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Brows |
Use a brow wax with a small brush to shape and fill in. Start by defining the arch and then fill in the rest as necessary.
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Mascara |
Curl lashes and coat with a black, lengthening mascara.
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LIPS |
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Lips should be lined with a soft brown or taupe and then filled in with a matte nude shade. TRICK: you can recreate this nude mouth by applying a creamy concealer to your lips and then lining them with a light or medium brown eye or brow pencil (a soft one). Then blend with a brush to get the nude color, adding more pencil or concealer as desired. Add a gloss or balm for sheen.
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