Global Goddesses Beauty Tips

Global Goddess creator Shalini Vadhera is a true international beauty expert: She's got her own column on iVillage, a book, Passport to Beauty (now in its 4th printing!) and a makeup line (called Global Goddess) that's packed with beneficial ingredients from around the world. Fresh in from Europe, Vadhera met with us yesterday to preview her Spring 2007 collection. Inspired by the Serengeti Desert, where Vadhera spent time as a child, the collection of gorgeous eye palettes, juicy lip glosses and inky eye liners is infused with two of East Africa's most important skincare ingredients: Moringa oil, is like the olive oil of East Africa, but with higher antioxidant benefits, while Baobab oil is renown for its skin softening and firming properties. And as expected from an international woman of beauty, Vadhera was chock full of tips. Here're a few or our favorites:

BREAKOUT BUSTERS
"My skin was broken out, and a Russian woman told me to take B Complex Vitamins. I ran to GNC and bought a combo of B-Complex Vitamins and Vitamin C, and since taking them my skin's really cleared up."

HANGOVER CURE
"Navy blue liner is the perfect hangover relief. The blue offsets redness, brightens the white of the eyes and makes them sparkle. Just rim the inside of your eyes with a navy blue pencil like Global Goddess I-Define Eye Liner in Sapphire Stone. I used this tip all the time when I'd makeup celebrities and models."

PURPLE SHADOW TIPS
"When you're wearing plum eye shadow shadow (like Global Goddess i-Divine Eye Color in Batasia) dust a little of the purple shadow over your cheeks to tie your eyes in with the rest of your face."

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