Grab Your Eye Shadow — It's the Key to the Perfect Ponytail

You know I love Ken Paves. And his partner in crime, Sarah Lucero, is just as lovely. (She's the global director of education for Stila Cosmetics.) When the two aren't traveling together to get their clients — like Victoria Beckham — ready for big events, they're most likely at Ken's hair sanctuary on Robertson Boulevard in LA.

I stopped by the cottage for a few reasons: one being that it's adorable and has great energy, but also to get the scoop on what trends from the red carpet they think will translate best in the real world (read: on me). Ken was all about a flirty ponytail and gave two pieces of key advice to achieve a picture-perfect hairdo — one involves eye shadow, and it's a game changer.

Sarah's makeup inspiration spawned from Kate Hudson, so the eyes were accentuated with liner, the brows were full and filled in, and the rest of the face was lightly contoured to lift the cheekbones.

I'm particularly fond of this look because, even though I'm not walking a red carpet anytime soon, the wavy ponytail and makeup are a sporty-chic take on date-night glam.

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