8 Next-Level Beauty Tips We Learned From Celebrity Makeup Artist Kara Yoshimoto Bua

Last month, we were lucky enough to film a tutorial with celebrity makeup artist Kara Yoshimoto Bua. She's the new face of the Shiseido Aura Dews collection and has worked extensively with stars like Saoirse Ronan, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Biel (she even did Biel's makeup for the Emmy Awards, a look we were huge fans of).

You can, of course, watch the video itself and see Bua in action — but we also thought we'd round up some of her best makeup advice here. So, for pro tips on everything from how to create the perfect bold-yet-natural brow to how to apply a gorgeously subtle contour — just keep on reading.

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