Deana's best feature (the eyes) is easy to emphasize. Simply line the eyes all around, including the inner lash line and corners, with black or dark brown eye pencil. (Try one of these low-budget consumer picks.) Apply a white or bone-colored eyeshadow just under the brow bone to highlight, then blend shimmery and matte eyeshadows in neutral shades (Robert uses champagne, gold and light brown on Deana) from lash lines to creases for definition. Finish lids with a splash of color (use lavender for green eyes) on the center and blend outward. (For budget-friendly shadows in one compact, try this Revlon shadow quad.) Apply mascara.

Tip: If you're playing up your lips instead, skip the black eyeliner and use a light hand and light colors on the eyes. Find your best shadow colors here.

Bronzer is the one makeup tool you must have to pull off a sun-kissed look. Sweep this drugstore favorite (the lowest-priced powder in our top-rated bronzers story) on your forehead, cheeks, jawline, neck and collarbone for a natural glow. (Tip: Dip your brush gently into bronzer, then your favorite blush, then back to the bronzer before dusting on cheeks. You'll get a much more believable color.) Finish with your ideal pink lip gloss (use a bright version if your focus is lips).

"Oh my ... what a difference!" says Deana, who was all smiles after her makeover. Despite not knowing how to blend eyeshadow and not cutting her hair for two years straight, she left convinced she could keep up her new budget-friendly regimen (right after a romantic dinner with her husband). Her best follow-up advice: Don't forget to change your makeup -- "it really makes [the look]."