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You have Monica's makeup look by Mylah Morales, now get her hair by Ursula Stephen! “Monica was wearing an origami inspired dress (by Stephane Rolland, which Monica loved wearing), so I wanted the hair to have some contrast and shape. Her hairstyle is one that can be reworked on a daily basis and is easy to have fun with.” This half pixie, half mohawk cut is sexy and feminine.

• Start by premoisturizing the hair. Motions Oil Moisturizer Lotion makes wrapping and molding the hair easy.
• Comb the hair out and apply Motions Light Hold Working Spritz all over.
• Separate the hair into small sections and curl with a small set iron. By curling each section in different directions, it creates drama and life. “Right away the hair stands up on edge," reveals Stephen.
• Take a dime-size of Motions Shine Enhancing Pomade, mix in a serum, and run hands together. Push the product all the way through the hair, shaping it as you like by using the pomade.
• For added lift and dramatic effect, tease the roots at the crown of the head with a comb. Keep hair in place by finishing with Motions Hold & Shine Styling Spray.

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Mylah Morales was one busy lady! In addition to Monica, Morales also glammed up Amber Riley for the 2011 Grammys. This is our third beauty breakdown for the Glee goddess and we have always been impressed by how Morales keeps her looking fab. Tonight was no exception. "Amber went for an edgy rock-and-roll look for the 2011 Grammys. I was inspired by the silver and gold of her dress and jewelry so I smoked out her eyes, taking a cue from those shades."

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"I was inspired by Monica's sleek dress and wanted to create a sophisticated, sulty look."

-Celebrity makeup artist Mylah Morales

Monica and celebrity makeup artist Mylah Morales team up again for the 2011 Grammys. I noticed that Morales used the CoverGirl Queel Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer and CoverGirl ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Gleam for Monica's Grammy look. She also used these same products for Monica's 2010 BET Awards makeup look.

face. "I started with black|Up Matifying Base to prep Monica's skin and then used CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Concealer (review coming soon!) and CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Compact Foundation for a flawless finish." To contour, Morales used my favorite bronzer, CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer. She says that "bronzer is her everything."

eyes. "I kept Monica's eyes matte black and used CoverGirl Liquiline Blast in Black Fire for definition." To keep Monica's lashes full, she pulled out CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Mascara in Very Black.

lips. For that pinky nude lip, South Beach Sand from the new CoverGirl Queen Lip Collection was used. Morales layered CoverGirl ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Gleam over it as a finishing touch.

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I always think it's a cause for celebration when you find that perfect, no fail makeup look that you can virtually wear to any event and still look stunning. Fortunately, this is the case for Glee star Amber Riley. We've seen this smoky, silver eye and nude, glossy lip combination from her before but it works so well, right?

It just so happened that I was chatting with my mom about how wonderful Amber Riley looked at the 2011 Golden Globes when I received her a beauty breakdown of her look! Created by celebrity makeup artist Mylah Morales, it was achieved by using a combination of CoverGirl and black|up Cosmetics:

face. To prep the skin, I used a hydrating serum and black|Up Matifying Base to make sure her look lasted all night. Then I used CoverGirl NatureLuxe Silk Foundation in Brazilnut to give her a polished look with a flawless finish.

eyes. Since Amber wore a sparkly dress, I created a smoky eye to compliment and bring out her eyes.  I used COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Onyx Smoke. I covered her entire lid with the rounded, silver end and then highlighted the crease with the pointed, black end. To complete her eye look, I used CoverGirl Liquiline Blast in Black Fire

cheeks. I added a pop of color with an apricot and then CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Bronzer in Ebony Bronze to highlight her cheekbones.

lips. To finish the look and offset Amber's eyes, I created a nude lip by using CoverGirl Queen Collection Lip Color in Nude Attitude (new) - it gave her a rich color and kept her lips moisturized all night.

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"Monica's two looks for the carpet and her performance were both edgy and bold, while still being sexy - that's how I wanted her makeup to look."

-Mylah Morales for CoverGirl

face. Mylah kept Monica's skin glowing with Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer and a touch of highlighter on her cheekbones.

eyes. Mylah created a charcoal silver, smoky eye using COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Onyx Smoke and Silver Sky. She defined the eye with LiquiLineBlast in Black Fire. To complete the dramatic eye, Mylah loaded up the lashes with LashBlast Fusion Mascara for volume and length for a bold look.

lips. For the red carpet, Mylah gave Monica a pinky pout with ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Aglow. Then for Monica's performance, Mylah kept the lips a glossy nude with ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Gleam.

nails. You can get the look by hitting up your nearest Sally Beauty and buying China Glaze Nail Lacquer in Pool Party from the Poolside Collection.

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Man, this chick keeps glowing, and glowing, and glowing...thankfully celebrity makeup artist Mylah Morales was able to keep this radiant mama-to-be looking gorgeous.

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face. "I started by applying shu uemura Brightening Cleansing Oil to clean up her skin and create an ideal canvas for foundation application. Next I applied Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in #8 and set the foundation with a sheer layer of shu uemura Face Powder Matte in 5YR Dark followed by CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer in Light Bronze for a gorgeous, bronze glow."

eyes. " To accentuate and enhance Paula’s stunning orange dress, I focused on gold and brown shades for her eyes. I applied gold powder shadow in the corners of her eyes followed by a layer of CoverGirl Smoky Shadow Blast Shadow Stick in Bronze Fire over her lid for a gorgeous red carpet eye look. I completed her eye look with a few swipes of CoverGirl LashBlast Length Mascara in Very Black for dramatic, ultra-long lashes."

cheeks. "To complete Paula’s overall look I applied NARS Powder Blush Cheek Color in Taj Mahal followed by shu uemura depsea water facial mist to lock-in Paula’s makeup and help it last her through the night."

lips. " For Paula’s lips, I kept them pretty natural and used a peachy shade of gloss that matched her natural lipcolor."