Kim Kardashian went from headlining media tabloids for sex-tape scandals to eventually gracing the cover of Vogue Magazine. The reality star mogul is best known for her flawless face and precision of makeup and style. With over 19 million followers on Instagram alone and almost 24 million followers on Twitter, we have the inside scoop of the person behind the million dollar face.
Mario Dedivanovic is a master makeup artist that creates flawless facial transformation using ones natural completion, blending, sculpting and highlighting. With 85,000 twitter followers he is amongst the most highly followed makeup artist it the world. His Instagram pages are filled with personal and editorial pictures of Kardashian and his work.
Here are some of his exclusive tips...
For past red carpets and events he has kept Kardashian's makeup simple and feminine with a luminous highlighted look that she is famous for.
"For Elton John's Oscar party, I kept Kim and Kourtney's makeup simple and feminine," Mario revealed on his blog. "I focused on their already gorgeous eyes by adding black liner and mascara along the upper lid and lashes."
Here are some other makeup tips for the less inclined.
MOISTURIZE:
Great moisturizers are key. He has stated that he likes the moisturizer line Le Mer. -runs about $160- To create his trademark look.
GLOW/Highlight:
Mario uses Eye M Glam Highlighting Powder by GIELLA. He uses it all over the skin, usually the cheekbone area and under the eyes.
Lips:
He lines the lips and starts with the outer corners going inward with a shape that's a bit darker then your natural look. If you put a lighter shade in the center of your lips it creates a larger lip.
Sculpting:
Brows are important when it comes to symmetry. Pay more attention to filling in the brows outward. He uses Brow Tech To Go Brow Pencil by SMASHBOX. Remember not to over-tweeze, notice how models always have heavier brows.
Mario also transforms the faces for countless other celebrity's for red carpets, photo shoots and magazine covers. Natasha Bedingfield, Michelle Williams and Christina Aguilera are amongst them.
Additionally Mario holds lectures and workshops for doting makeup artist who also want a piece of his infamous celebrity work. Makeup is a form of art and he is one of the best painters.