Best at the Met Ball: Elizabeth Banks

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When it came to best dressed in beauty at this year's Met Ball, actress Elizabeth Banks took the cake, looking like a golden goddess and sporting the biggest makeup trend this summer: orange lips! Celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles reveals the inspiration and products behind this radiant look.

"It's old Hollywood glamour meets modern chic," says Fiona, who prepped Elizabeth Banks for the big night on Monday. "We went for a glamour girl look, updating it with a matte warm brown smoky eye, luscious lashes and an orange lip. Elizabeth looked elegant without looking overly retro," describes Fiona.

"I prepped her skin with Yonka's Pamplemousse moisturizer and By Terry lip balm. Then I applied a bit of dewy foundation where she needed it and bronzy cream blush before I powdered. For the eyes, I primarily used a warm matte brown shadow, but I also used a little bit of a lightly shimmery vanilla color to blend the shadow into the brow bone and a bit of a deeper shimmery brown right at the lash line for a touch of depth. Three coats of mascara on the top lashes and a kiss of mascara on the bottom finished off the eyes. I added more blush in a pale pink shade for a little glow and then finished off the look with a beautiful orangey coral lip."

MAKEUP ELIZABETH BANKS AT THE 2011 MET BALL

  • Skin: Yonka Pamplemousse moisturizer

  • Lip balm: By Terry Baume de Rose 

  • Foundation: Koh Gen Doh Maifanshi Foundation in #013

  • Powder: Laura Mercier Translucent powder 

  • Blush: Nars "Sex Appeal" and Josie Maran cream blush in "Sun Kissed" 

  • Eye Shadow: Josie Maran Argan shadows in "Oak," "Sweetheart," and "Embrace" 

  • Brow Pencil: Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Ash 

  • Mascara: Lancôme Virtuose in Black 

  • Lips: Tom Ford lipstick in "Ginger Fawn" 

  • Body Lotion: Pretty Peaushun in "Light"

Find out more about celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles at "My Life in Paints, Powders and Pigments"

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