Here's how to get Brandy's youthful, wholesome look

With consummate style and poise, Brandy sings, acts and dances. She also likes to have fun with make-up. With her brilliant smile and lovely features she can't really go wrong. Still, she knows the rules: when you accentuate your eyes, you keep your mouth subtle, and vice-versa. Marsha Shilko, national product training manager for Cover Girl, loves Brandy's clean and wholesome look and gives you her tips on recreating the performer's fabulous look:

You'll need:

• Light or oil-free moisturiser
• Liquid foundation
• Translucent powder
• Lavender eyeshadow
• Pale gold eyeshadow
• Black eyeliner
• Mascara
• Rose blusher
• Tinted lipgloss

  STEP 1 Start with very clean skin and apply a light moisturiser. (If your skin is oily, like Brandy's, use an oil-free moisturiser.) Using your fingertip, dot an oil-absorbing liquid foundation onto your skin; blend with a clean sponge.

  STEP 2 To set the make-up and prevent shine breakthrough, apply a translucent powder. Stroke the puff against the powder, then press and roll the puff against the skin. Look for a translucent shade that matches your own skin tone.

  STEP 3 Stroke a lavender eyeshadow stick across the eyelid, from the base of the lash to just above the crease of the eyelid. Then, with fingertips, stroke a very sheer pale but gold shade on the upper lid, stroking up towards the brow bone. Blend the two colours so there are no hard edges.

  STEP 4 Using a black eyeliner, draw a line from the outer corners of your eyes to the centre of the top and bottom lashes.

  STEP 5 Fan the lashes as you apply mascara. First, take the lash applicator and press down on top of the lashes, then stroke the applicator up and through the lashes.

  STEP 6 Apply a rose-toned blusher to the apple of the cheeks and slightly back towards the hairline.

  STEP 7 Use a lipgloss with a stick applicator on the lips. Start in the centre of the lips and fill in as you move towards the edges.