Gwen Stefani Style

Gwen's Look

Gwen Stefani style is the perfect combination of attitude, glamour, and a tribute to the olden days. Take your favorite red lipstick, the one that makes you feel like a diva as soon as you swipe it on (and if you're like a lot of girls, it's that lipstick you always second-guess yourself on when you want to leave the house in it), your simplest eye look (falsies are completely optional; if you're not a pro at them yet, they can take longer than the rest of your face to apply), and you're ready to go out.

It may take you a few days to really feel comfortable sporting the crimson lips, but in no time, you'll wonder how you ever left home without them.

The Evolution of Her Style

With the exception of sporting blue hair in 1998, she has remained fairly loyal to the blonde locks throughout the course of her career. In 1999, she dabbled in the black dye but only added it to certain areas of her Farrah Fawcett-like blonde hair, never going completely dark.

Get Your Own Gwen Stefani Style

Red Lips The first rule to remember about red lips is to always, always use liner. You can choose a color that matches your own lips (you can use that color with any other lipstick, as well), or you can opt for a red liner to match your lipstick. Either way, outline your lips and fill them in with the liner, too. After applying the lipstick, line again to create a more defined pout and prevent the lipstick from bleeding.

Colors to Try: MAC Russian Red, Cover Girl Continuous Lipstick in Classic Red, Maybelline Superstay Lipcolor in Ruby

The Eyes The eyes balance the lips by keeping a natural look. Match your skin tone when you choose your eye shadow wash (lashline to brow), and then opt for a slightly deeper color (matte) for the crease. There's no need to go to makeup artist school for this look. The liner should be liquid and deep brown or black. Line just the top lashline with the liquid liner, flicking it up a bit at the end to give your eyes a lifted, awake appearance. Line the bottom ¼ to ½ of the outer lower lashline with a pencil liner of the same color. Pencil liners won't look as harsh as the liquids. Finish off with black mascara and, if you like, false lashes.

Colors to Try: MAC Shroom/Espresso, NARS Duo Eye Shadow in All About Eve, Smashbox Trio in On Stage

Simple Face Don't go too shimmery on your face. You don't want anything to compete with the red lips that will be front and center. Go for a matte or semi-matte foundation with a touch of bronze or mauve on the cheekbones. Try Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation or Everyday Minerals Mineral Makeup in their matte formula. For blush, try MAC Blushbaby or NARS Laguna bronzer.

Bleaching Your Hair Unless your hair is already fairly blonde, you're going to want to leave this to a professional due to the likelihood of turning too brassy, too gray, or damaging your hair to the point of breaking. Another thing to consider is just working with your own hair color. Brunettes and redheads can pull off the same look with retro flair as blondes. Keep the hair color that's most flattering with your skin tone and your red lips, simple eye makeup, and your attitude will look that much hotter.

Styling Your Hair: Tutorials In most cases, Gwen Stefani style evokes hairstyles of an era that's long-gone but not forgotten. The styles aren't as complicated as you may fear, though, and can be done at home with a few minutes (after potentially a few hours of practice time on a weekend or at night). One good place to look for a tutorial is You Tube, surprisingly enough. Beauty videos have taken the site by storm lately.

Here is a Pincurls Tutorial

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