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A dab of gloss

In addition to making your lips, well ... glossy, dabbing a sheer gloss with a high-shine finish like MAC Plushgloss, $20, at the center of your done-up lips promises to create the illusion of fuller, more luscious lips. Do you agree?

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Contouring and blush

Blogger Orla Richardson of Makeup Over Mind shows the slight definition contouring can add to your cheeks and how it only increases when you blend in a blush. Want to try it for yourself? Pick up a contouring blush like NYX Powder Blush, $3.50 -- bloggers swear by the Taupe shade for contouring.