Rachel Goodwin Makeup

I am a make up artist who just so happens to live for a smokey eye, so when I was getting January ready to co-host her charity cocktail party last night with her friends at Vanity Fair and Louis Vuitton I decided to pull out a cool navy version that, if must say so myself, looked pretty darn gorgeous!

January is such a rare beauty. I never cease to be inspired by her fearless sense of style. I paired the deep Navy shadow on her eyes with Nars soft apricot cheek color in Enchanted and a sheer orange lip color by Nars called Casablanca. I am absolutely obsessed with Casablanca, I can’t stop thinking of ways to use it on everyone. It just screams Summer! I won’t ramble on and on about the wonders of a soft Coral—although I easily could—I highly recommend just putting it on and tell me it doesn’t instantly make you feel like you’re on vacation!

Style.com and Hollywood Life are loving it too!

Sunday was a crazy day! I had three clients attending different Oscar night fetes. First, Nicole Richie who was walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards with the official DJ of the ceremony, fiance Joel Madden. Then, my two lovlies Emma Stone and Kat Dennings were both attending Graydon Carter’s famous Vanity Fair party at the Sunset Tower Hotel.

I had a wild week filled with tons of last minute schedule changes and lots of racing around L.A. like a lunatic. In the end I couldn’t have been happier with how gorgeous each girl looked. Each make up really reflected their own unique sense of style which is my greatest goal as a make up artist. I had a really great time but let’s just say I’m happy the Oscars are only once a year!

On Nicole Richie I created a super dramatic Verushka inspired ’60s eye to go with her beautiful floor length beaded Reem Acra dress. I used soft blues and greys and some MAJOR liquid eyeliner for a totally mod look.

On Emma Stone I went for a bold coral red lip-Chanel Rouge Coco in Cambon, AMAZING! Paired with a perfectly drawn Lauren Bacall brow, she was transformed into a full on modern starlet!

On Kat Dennings it was all about bronzed eyes and cocoa lips.