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The Twilight star teamed up with DonateMyDress.org yesterday to kick off a month-long campaign to collect prom dresses for girls in need at Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide!  For three hours, she greeted fans who brought a dress to donate and Twilight books and posters for her to autograph.

Ashley was just like her character Alice Cullen in Twilight: cheerful, graceful, eager to help get girls like Bella pretty for prom, and absolutely gorgeous! If you want to copy her style for prom, here’s how to get her look:

HER DRESS: Ashley wore a long, flowy, goddess-y alice + olivia dress, which she later donated to the cause — it will be auctioned off on charityfolks.com/donatemydress!  In the goddess dress flipbook on MyPromStyle.com, you can find prom dresses that are similar (why not give your strapless maxi dress a colorful twist with an ombre color pattern - see this dress. Ombre is definitely a trend you see in other alice + olivia dresses!).

HER MAKEUP: Chee Lee, a makeup artist from the Giorgio Armani Beauty counter at Saks, gave Ashley a natural bronzed look to match the earth tones of her dress. Armani makeup is a bit pricey, so I asked her what’s worth the splurge. She said the Luminious Silk Foundation ($58) is a must-have because it has yellow undertones, is lightweight, and blends perfectly. You can then rely on drugstore brands for eye shadow, mascara, liner, etc. she says.

For her natural look, Chee used Maestro a rose shade of lipstick (#14), topped with lip shimmer, eye shadows that were sparkling sand and brown colored, black eye liner and false lashes. Chee definitely recommends using false lashes for prom. “It makes all the difference!” she said. Don’t worry, they won’t fall out, because Chee says the adhesive glue is very strong. Plus they make black-colored glue, so you can’t see it. Practice it out before the prom — watch the how-to video here.

* Don’t forget that if you haven’t donated a dress yet, you can do so at any Saks Fifth Ave store near you for the next two Saturdays in March — and get a 20% coupon off a new dress when you do!

* And if you want to host your own prom dress drive for girls in your community, it’s not too late. Read my how-to-get-started guide here!