16 Hair and Makeup Shortcuts

Top hair and makeup pros backstage at New York Fashion Week spill their timesaving tricks -- steal them and you might actually make it to work on time

by Kristen Oldham Giordani, Molly Roemer

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Easily brighten up your look If you want to change up your look quickly, the easiest way is to add color, but if you normally shy away from colorful hues, experiment by "invest[ing] in a really trustworthy pencil eyeliner in a fun color like amethyst or emerald � Line your top and bottom lash line and take a little tiny brush and blend it out, so that it looks like a diffused line, which also translates into a shadow. This will transition you into wearing color without having to commit to a whole palette of pastels," says Sarah Lucero, Stila Pro Artist for Beauty.com backstage at the Whitney Eve show.

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Some helpful hints here, but nothing dramatic (in this last tip, why not use blush instead of pinching your cheeks? Better yet, why not use "Pinch Your Cheeks" for long-lasting color?)

by GigiSD Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 05:26PM Report as inappropriate