Sex and the City :: Celebrity Makeup Looks

I know Sex And The City :: The Movie has been out of the theaters for awhile, and is now on DVD, but I never get tired of watching this movie. I am not too proud to admit that I adore the fantasy of being Carrie Bradshaw - I mean who wouldn't want to have her closet collection of clothes and shoes??

All the ladies of "SATC" have signature styles specific to their character and makeup looks that reflect that style. Darren Star, the show's creator of the show did a fantastic job of representing different types of women that we can all associate some part of ourselves with whether it be fashion wise, career wise, or personality wise.

It's hard to believe all of these women are 40 years of age or over (Kim Cattrall who plays Samantha - is actually 52!). The makeup artists on set kept a reoccurring theme on all the ladies of fairly clean and simple makeup. This worked in the actresses favor because heavy makeup and dark makeup colors tend to make older skin and features look too harsh and almost highlight any unwanted fine lines and wrinkles. Not the fabulous look you'd expect from these four best friends. And for those of us not 40 yet or over, we can all still learn a thing or two about how less is more when wanting to appear as young and fresh as possible!

Most of us can associate our looks with one of these four ladies with the variety of hair color and skin tones represented - Charlotte the brunette, Samantha the bottle blonde, Miranda the red head, and Carrie the blonde highlighted brunette!

MAC cosmetics were the makeup products of choice for the makeup artists on the set of the movie, so all product suggestions will come from their collection.

Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) "The Chameleon Beauty"

Carrie's look goes from extremely simple, to all out glam on her wedding day (my favorite makeup moment on the movie...the red lips were a perfect unexpected compliment to the bridal gown!). The makeup artists kept her skin looking really natural with a bit of luminosity to it - for a light to medium buildable coverage like Carrie, try MAC's Mineralize Satinfinish Foundation ($28).

We all know SJP is an unconventional beauty (um, nose), and so through most of the movie the spotlight was placed upon her eyes, which were often rimmed all around in dark liner such as black or navy, while her lips were kept in neutrals.

Charlotte (Kristin Davis)- "The Prim and Proper Beauty"

Charlotte keeps it classic with the main focus on her dark eyes, neat hair-dos, and pearls! She doesn't usually wear any eyeshadow underneath her eyes, but the brows are neatly groomed and the perfect brown shadow is placed on her eye beds (try MAC's Sweet Liason shadow duo-$16) and brown liner just along the upper lashes.

Miranda ( Cynthia Nixon)- "The Corporate Beauty"

Miranda has that beautiful red hair and pale skin to work with. Since she's the slightly uptight lawyer character, her makeup appears the most minimal. While I agree lighter makeup is better for women as they age, I almost think Miranda's character could use a bit more color on her cheeks and eyes so that her light red features don't disappear.

A little light bronzing powder across her t-zone to brighten up her fair skin and some eyeliner with a copper shimmer to highlight her blue-green eyes (MAC's Spare Change Pearlglide eyeliner-$14) and major mascara would make those eyes pop since her brows and eyelashes are so light.

Samantha (Kim Cattrall)- "The LA Beauty"

Samantha makes the move out to LA during the movie, so her bright style and beauty follows suit. She is by far the tannest of the four ladies since she's on the west coast and her makeup stays very simple since she's got the good bronzed skin!

Her cheeks have the perfect pinky peach color to them which brightens up her whole face and complements her bottle blonde hair (try one of MAC's Mineralized blushes which contain a pearlized shimmer in either Dainty or Nuance- $21)!

If you are a female, like the dream or reality of owning high end designer clothes and handbags, like New York City or the idea of traveling there, or have a close group of girlfriends of your own, then you should watch this movie and take fashion and makeup notes. And if you've already seen it, then it's worth watching again.

*JennySue Sidenote*

Oh, and if you haven't visited the website "BagBorrowOrSteal" mentioned in the movie by Jennifer Hudson's character (she's Carrie's personal assistant who "rents" designer handbags) it's worth going to. A girl's dream of carrying a Balenciaga or Louis Vuitton can be a reality for a week or a month.