Another awards show is in the books as the 2010 Emmy Awards took place last night. Much like the BET Awards this was a summer show at which the attendees entered in the daytime for an event that was to be aired at night. Therefore, much like I mentioned for the BET Awards, there were a lot of underdone and/or washed out faces on the Red Carpet. It’s a tricky balance to get right, but it’s a balance that has to be found because when an actress is wearing a stunning gown with fabulous hair, an underdone face just undermines the entire look. Here are my thoughts on who got the balance right. Kim Kardashian @ 2010 Emmy Awards/ © Matthew Imaging for WireImage.com
1 ) Kim Kardashian – No one is more surprised than myself to see Kim Kardashian at the top of my list, but I really thought her Emmy makeup and hair were impeccable. Ms. Kardashian is a beautiful woman with beautiful skin who usually – in my opinion – wears entirely too much OTT makeup. This makeup beautifully accentuated her skin and features but left her looking soft, feminine and PRETTY. And she is impossibly matte in every photo I saw of her. I’d love to know what her artist used on her. Fabulous job!
2 ) Glenn Close – Ms. Close is proof that a ) you don’t have to go into overkill mode to have a sharp, well defined look and b ) just because you have a fair complexion, you don’t have to disappear on the red carpet. Without going into a bronzer extravaganza or smokey eye overkill, Glenn’s makeup gives her skin a healthy glow with her eyes as the focal point of the look. Combined with a nice soft hair style, the overall look keeps her soft, feminine and youthful looking.
3 ) Amber Riley – I don’t know Amber Riley (not a Glee watcher) but I was very happy to see her looking fab on the red carpet. She looks chic, pulled together and sophisticated without looking old (I’m guessing she’s a young woman and younger women often end up looking tired in an attempt to look ‘sophisticated’ at formal events). I often say in my Awards Show coverages how fairer complexioned women look great when they wear color, and the reverse is often true for us deeper complexioned ladies. The white/bone colored dress – particularly with that neckline – brings all the focus to her pretty face. Just a kiss of blush, a pop of lip color, a little hit of smoke on the eye and a simple pulled back hairstyle was all that was needed to complete her look. And kudos to her artist for keeping her skin shine under control.
4 ) Heidi Klum – I agree with the masses on this one, I thought Ms. Klum looked fab for these Awards. She definitely went with a more “makeup” look than a lot of other attendees, but this is an example of how you can get away with more if you take the time to do it properly. She has just the right amount of smokey eye (accentuating the liner and the crease but not a solid heavy lid), the right amount of bronzer (gives glow while sculpting and contouring instead of one layer of bronzer all over the face), accented with soft pink lips and blush. Seamless, flawless, impeccable. I also love how the hairstyle picks up the slightly edgier look of the dress without going overboard. She looks fashion forward while still looking event appropriate.
5 ) Stephanie Pratt – Another blondie, Stephanie Pratt played up her eyes, glowed out her skin and otherwise kept her look simple and clean. She is another example of younger woman who looks finished and polished but still looks young and fresh. And I know she got some flak for it, but I liked her dress, too.
© 2010, Tania D. Russell / Makeup to Go. All rights reserved.
