We chatted with rising songstress Keri Hilson last week as the new Avon spokesmodel sat robed and perched on her makeup chair, celebrity makeup artist Paul Innis tending to her cheekbones with a contour brush and a manicurist finishing off her nails in metallic gold.

Hilson’s caramel blonde crop had just been blown and flat-ironed to a volumized and lustrous layered perfection.

Sounds super glam, doesn’t it?

Don’t be fooled, says Hilson.

“My fashion choices have always labeled me as a tomboy. Even with the photo shoots, it’s always embedded in me. It’s this go-getter mentality, the spirit of being yourself no matter

what is going on around you,” Hilson tells StyleList.

But being the newest face of Avon comes with its perks; among them, picking up some of Hollywood’s best beauty secrets.

“Paul highlights the center of my face and under eyes and then contours the outer edge in a darker color,” Hilson says of Innis, who Avon just hired as the brand’s new celebrity makeup artist. “I do my own makeup for my performances, and use that technique. I’m always tired, so it blankets the whole situation going on here,” says Hilson, pointing to her under eyes and laughing.

Innis says the key to pulling off contouring at home is to always use a flat dark color with no red tone to it, and to blend, blend, blend! “A brown with too much red in it won’t look like a shadow. The goal is to make the contour look like a shadow, so stick with a very true brown color,” Innis tells StyleList.

Hilson has also recently discovered a new beauty must-have: Avon’s SuperExtend Mascara in Navy.

“It isn’t completely black, but it’s just interesting enough to draw attention to the eyes, which I love to accentuate, especially when I perform,” says the singer.

Though her finished images in magazines, on album covers and in advertising campaigns always look like flawless perfection, the 27 year-old admits to battling the same kind of skin issues so many other women contend with.

“My biggest beauty issue is clogged pores. I’m sweating in makeup all the time, and the resulting clogged pores can cause bumps and acne. I need a really great cleanser with me always, and a good full-coverage foundation to conceal it until I can get into the nearest esthetician!” reveals Hilson.

The Georgia-native pulled out her beauty bag so that we could take a peek — but instead of rifling through a zipper tote, Hilson pulled a clear Ziploc bag out with airplane-approved mini sizes of everything from clear nailpolish to lipgloss to a Tide To-Go pen.

“I always carry extra jewelry too because you never know what you might stumble upon. You gotta carry a pair of studs to jazz up whatever you may end up having to wear,” advises Hilson.

Aside from voguing on Avon photo shoots, the R&B singer is in the middle of working on her next album, which she says will “prayerfully” be released later this year.

“The vibe of it is very much like my first album, it’s for women. My message is to embrace your imperfections and vulnerabilities because we all have them, inner or outer. Know that there is no perfect woman out there, no matter what it looks like on the outside, we all deal with things. We can all relate,” says Hilson.

While Hilson may be a performer, we think she’s clearly no act.

Source: StyleList.com

In her latest Shake Your Beauty video, beauty editor Tia Williams chats with Avon spokesmodel Keri Hilson about everything from her favorite mascara to the story behind her new caramel hair color

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Here are photos from last night of Keri playing host at Zone 4′s 2nd Annual Cancer For Cause. It was located in Atlanta were Keri was joined by her mother , Michelle Williams and other stars coming out to support the event which included a performance by Michelle and a fashion show.

After her interview on the Today Show, Keri was spotted leaving. One photo was added to the gallery.

It’s HERE! Check out the world premiere video of ‘Got Your Back’ by T.I featuring our girl Keri Hilson. Captures soon.

Keri stopped by the Today Show to talk about her partnership with the Avon company. Check it out below.

Check out the sneak peek of T.I featuring Keri’s new video for ‘Got Your Back’ from T.I’s album, King Uncaged in stores September 28th.

Kim Kardashian posted this cute photo on her official website of Keri and her with Lauren London , Cassie along with Khadijah and Malika who are most known for their role in ATL with Lauren and T.I. Keri performed at the wedding last night. Credit goes to Kim.

Thanks to MTV for the email on this, they are looking for some of Keri’s biggest fans that reside in or near Los Angeles to be featured on a show. Check out the information needed below and click the email link to send in the email.

MTV is looking for Keri Hilson’s biggest fan in the LA area!! Are you the biggest Keri Hilson fan out here? Do you know all of her music and go to her concerts? If so, MTV needs you! Be featured on MTV. For more info please email bookings@onsetproductions.com and please include the following:
-Name
-Age
-Phone number
-Do you live in or near LA? If so, where?
-2 to 3 photos of yourself
-Why do you like Keri Hilson and tell us why you are the biggest fan?

Keri was in a separate recording session on July 7th (Wednesday) along along with Chris Brown , Rico Love , Lloyd , Kevin McCall , Keyshia Cole and the producers The Runners. They all gathered in one room minus Keyshia Cole and here is a short video of the session posted by Rico Love.