Rihanna's Style Secrets

Posted on June 25, 2010 - 3:14pm by loretta Makeup artist Karin Darnell shared her styling secrets with Elle UK. Karin has been Rihanna's makeup artist for a longtime and is the woman responsible for making the singer look beautiful on camera. To get Rihanna's fab look try of few of these tips from Karin:

Smoky Eye On Rihanna I like to blend a smoky shadow out under the lower lash line to enlarge the eyes up and out towards the temples. Again, blending is key to getting this right. I hadn't used this look for a while, but dipped back into it for the Rude Boy video. For me smoky is a haze, it doesn't have to be black it just needs to be a wash of color. Dark lilac can still appear impactful once mascara and liner is applied. On the Rockstar video I warmed black smoky eyes with claret and burnt orange shadows. Perfect Lip Color I use a lot of rich berried on Rihanna. For the Ti Amo video I used a deep, dark berry lipstick. I then applied a berry gloss in the middle of the lip to break it up. Light in the centre, whether it's clear gloss or a hint of pink or red, will give you dark lip colors warmth. Mascara I've used coloured mascara on Rihanna before -- a modern way to wear this is to colour match the mascara to your eyeshadow. Go for a dark blue, green or purple and pair it with a similar eyeshadow shade. It's a great look for a night out. Hair She has been dying to go red for ages. It's a fun change for the summer, she's young so she likes to experiment with new looks.

Do you find any of these tips useful?