Lady Gaga stole the show at the Oscars this year, thanks to her incredible tribute to The Sound of Music. While her powerful set of pipes come as no surprise, her red carpet look wowed even the harshest of fashion critics. Her Alaia dress was a couture masterpiece, and her makeup and hair were absolutely on-point. Ditching her gimmicky looks of red carpets past, Gaga was sleek and sophisticated with a touch of avante garde. So forget the face paint and wigs, and check out these simple steps for getting Gaga’s latest look.
[how to: hair]
1. Start with freshly washed and towel-dried hair. Eliminate any trace of frizz, and avoid heat damage with Dove’s Style + Care Frizz-Free Shine Cream-Serum. Thoroughly blow-dry hair straight with a perfectly centered middle part.
2. Using a ceramic flat iron, straighten hair. Use the cream-serum as needed to keep hair as straight as possible.
3. With the part in place, pull hair back in a low ponytail, keeping the hair pulled over the ears. Don’t pull the pony all the way through the hair tie yet, stopping just before you would normally pull it through.
4. Separate a small handful of hair beneath the ponytail and wrap it around the top of the ponytail. Pin wrapped hair in place.
5. Finish off your Gaga-esque ‘do with a hair clip of your choice. Anthropologie makes beautiful hair accessories that offer an edgy, yet feminine, aesthetic similar to Gaga’s
[how to: makeup]
1. Get Gaga’s picture-perfect skin with Nars’ All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation. Apply a single, dime-size drop onto your fingers and blend in a circular motion. A little goes a long way and will leave your skin with a dewy glow.
2. Anastasia Beverly Hills isn’t just for those in America’s famous zip code. The reigning queen of brow perfection, Gaga got her gorgeously sculpted brows from Anastasia herself. If you can’t book an appointment with the brow guru, don’t worry. You can find her full line of brow products online at sephora.com and ulta.com. I highly recommend using a DIPBROW pomade two shades darker than your hair color, and set with ABH’s Tinted Brow Gel in the same color.
3. Gaga was pretty in pink with Nars’ Dual-Intensity Eyeshadow in Callisto. It goes on wet and sets dry for a creaseless, long-wearing shadow. Use a black liquid eyeliner and volumizing mascara, and let the icy pink Callisto show off its shimmer.
4. Gaga’s red-hot lips could give the red carpet a run for its money. Get her pretty pout with Nars’ Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Dragon Girl. Top off with clear lip gloss.
Photo: Stalyyn Fabricyyo