Easiest Makeup Tricks Ever (Series) 1
Look prettier, faster, with these insider tips from top experts.

Lip Service

1. Pick the right shade.
What most of us do: Swipe a possible new color on the back of our hand to see if it flatters. A better idea, says San Antonio-based celeb makeup artist Starley Murray: Test the lipstick on your fingertip — that way, you can hold the color next to your face to see how it looks. (No mirror? Your finger is still a better gauge, since it's similar in color and texture to your lips.)

2. Get buff.
For the prettiest finish, run your toothbrush over your lips to exfoliate any dry skin (a damp paper towel also can do the job). Post-scrub, lipstick will glide on without caking.

3. Fill in fine lines.
Here's a way to keep lipstick from feathering (a great trick if you have tiny wrinkles above your upper lip): Coat your mouth and go slightly outside your lip line with a clear balm ‑- like plain ChapStick — before applying color. "Like invisible spackle," says celebrity makeup artist Shalini Vadhera, "it keeps your lipstick from traveling."

4. Extend the life of your lipstick.
So you'd like your color to last through lunch, but you don't like the feel of long-wearing formulas? Here's a tip from makeup guru Laura Mercier: Apply a coat of regular lipstick, then press it with a single-ply tissue and powder lightly (over the tissue) with a puff or brush. This sets the color and prevents running and feathering.

5. Plump up.
For a finishing touch, dab the middle of your lower lip with a bit of silver or gold lip gloss. Any makeup artist worth his shimmer powder will tell you this is the fastest route to creating the illusion of fullness. But remember: If you blot or purse your lips, you'll blur the Jolie effect.

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Putting on make up is fun and make up can enhance a person's looks and improve self confidence. Don't wait until you've got a dinner date or party to put on make-up. A great make up takes practice. So a woman should also spend time to practice make up techniques before an event happens this way you are confident of achieving the look you are looking for before your party or date.

Here is a tip for great looking eyes.

Fresh Eye-Deas

1. Fight droop.
Lightly shade the area just above the arch of your brow with a nude or white liner and blend, advises Jo Davis, artistic director for Trucco Cosmetics. "This subtly lights up your face and creates the illusion of higher brows and lids, which is great for droopy or tired eyes," she says.

2. Smudge-proof your liner.
Apply it with a pencil or a tiny brush, then trace over the line with a matching powder shadow. To make it last even longer: Wet your shadow brush with Visine first.

3. Make your eyes look larger.
Place a lash curler at the roots of your lashes, then slowly "walk" it out to the tips, pressing as you go, says Sydney, Australia, makeup expert Napoleon Perdis.

4. Outsmart your mascara.
Love the waterproof kind but hate wrestling to remove it? Celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose applies a coat of regular mascara first, then tops it with waterproof. "This way, the waterproof formula locks onto the other mascara instead of your lashes, so it comes off more easily — when you want it to," he says.

5. Widen your eyes.
To look more refreshed, use white or nude eyeliner — but this time, below your eyes, not above. Pull down gently on your undereye and trace the line between the lower lashes and the inside rim. Stop before you reach your tear ducts.

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A Flawless Face in 5 minutes

Many women complain that they just don't have enough time in their day to worry about their beauty routine. However, you don't have to spend hours on your face. A 5 minute face is possible, and it's what every woman needs to achieve a brighter more refreshed looking face in no time. Women don't have to feel like they don't have any time for themselves, because in as little as 5 minutes you can achieve bright eyes and a glowing complexion just in time to run out the door.In your first minute squeeze a dollop of moisturizer onto your hands, rub together and smooth over face and neck. If you are using a skin primer, this can cut your time even more, by smoothing fine lines, and helping to lighten the red and dark areas of the face. The next step is your concealer, and it is important that your concealer is slightly lighter than your natural skin tone, but not so light that it gives you light splotches all over your face. Dab dots of concealer anywhere you see imperfections, these areas are usually where you have redness, blemishes, age spots, freckles, scars and dark circles. Blend the spots evenly but not so much to rub into the skin, which can thin the concealer, and thus allow it to cover less.In your second minute, dust bronzer all over your face to give your skin a healthy tone. Be sure to use a large bronzer brush, and not a tiny brush that can leave uneven streaks. Dust blush across the cheekbones, and the apples of the cheeks, and a light dust over the nose and eyelids. This technique instantly perks up your face giving it a healthy rosy glow. In your 3rd minute, use a lengthening and thickening mascara. While it is drying, sweep a highlighting powder across cheekbones, the temples, and underneath the brow bone for a fresh glowing complexion. Apply a second coat of mascara.In your 4th minute use an eyelash curler to curl your lashes and instantly perk up your eyes and give you a more refreshed, well rested look. Proceed with a light eye shadow over your eyelids. Then fill in your eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, the eyebrows are the frame of the eyes and can instantly change your look from just woke up' to just woke up gorgeous.'In your 5th minute, apply lipstick or lip gloss to complete your look and make you look polished.Review of the Necessities
-A good moisturizer or skin primer
-Powder for oily skin
-Concealer
-Bronzer
-Blush
-mascara
-eyebrow pencil
-lipstick/gloss
-highlighting powder
-an eyelash curlerIt really is possible to achieve a beauty routine in as little 5 minutes, with some tips and tricks of the trade, and a bit of time set aside for yourself. Women should take that 5 minutes out of their day to do something for themselves. A little bit of make-up can work wonders in making you feel better about yourself, and much more confident. Therefore having a busy schedule is no longer an excuse, and if it means waking up an extra 5 minutes earlier than so be it. Once it becomes a habit like a brushing your teeth, you'll realize just how quick and easy it is to achieve a flawless face in 5 minutes.