
Over the weekend, Angelina Jolie upped the wow factor once again with her beautiful red-carpet look at the premiere of
Changeling. Last year, I got the lowdown directly from
Angelina's makeup artist that Angie is a huge fan of Guerlain
Terracotta Loose Kohl Powder in Deep Charcoal Black ($32). While this beloved shade is adored by many, the steep pricetag just might not fit the bill — or should I say your bills.

"I've done full makeup in less than six minutes," Bruce Grayson said
when I interviewed the head of the Emmys makeup department. While many among us are used to doing our makeup in under six minutes — sometimes in a car mirror with screaming children — I thought you might like to know how a pro accomplishes such a thing. After all, unless you've got the paparazzi in the car behind you, your rush job isn't getting splashed across weekly tabs like Bruce's.

Joan Holloway proves that you don't need to show skin to be the hottest woman in the room. (OK, she's often the only woman in the room, but still.) The
Mad Men character has a sultry secretary style that would still turn heads today.
Makeup artist Debbie Zoller
researches every character's look to make it as authentically '60s as possible, and she emphasizes Joan's personality through her makeup.

At last week's
Fashion Rocks event, Cami Vaught,
The Balm makeup artist, created a luminous, sun-kissed look for model/actress Molly Sims. "The overall effect was natural, but sexy; dramatic, but not overdone — perfect to go with the gorgeous Donna Karan that she wore," said Vaught.
I'm sure you'll agree that Sims looked fabulous.

For seasons to come, girls will bring pictures of
LC's hairstyle at the 2008 VMAs into salons and confused hairstylists will try to piece together what is going on in the back of Lauren's head. Is her hair braided? Is it curled?