2. Understand how light and dark play on your skin! Light makeup colors will always make an area appear brighter, bigger and more pronounced. Light eye shadow will keep eyes bigger. A slight frost and shine in lipstick will enhance thinner lips. Be careful though, the opposite is also true. Dark eyeliner, such as black, will make eyes more defined but also create the illusion that they are smaller. Blush that is too dark can flatten cheekbones instead of lift them up.

3. Put color in the right place! Bright or intense color in eye shadow will draw attention to your makeup instead of the sparkle in your eye! Switch to more subtle and neutral shadows and bring color in with eyeliner instead.

4. Gloss is fashionable and effective for all ages! Gloss isn’t just for teens. Today’s gloss stays put and lasts, so it is effective for all faces. It keeps lips looking moist, full and youthful. It adds fullness and freshness to your look. It also brighten and lifts lipstick for an ‘into the night’ look that dazzles!

5. Don’t let your makeup run away! There are products you should not ignore if staying power is a problem for you. Face powder will set concealer and liquid foundation and make it last all day. Wetting various eye shadows with a small brush and painting on will create an all day wear eyeliner that will never smudge!

Make 2009 your best year ever and look fabulous doing it! 

We all have had those annoying last minute beauty emergencies plague us when we least expect (or need) them to happen. I've compiled a few quick fix tricks over the years that I'm going to share with you below!

Beauty Problem: Your deep red nail polish is mussed and you have no polish remover on hand!

911 Quick Fix: In a pinch you can use clear polish or top coat to remove nail polish! Just apply then quickly remove with tissue, for darker colors this can take a few times of apply & remove.

Beauty Problem: You started to blow dry but your hair got all tangled in your round brush.

911 Quick Fix: It's similar to the 'gum stuck in your hair' feeling but thankfully this is much easier to fix! Spritz on some detangler or leave on conditioner onto the tangle. Take a deep breath and begin to lift your hair up and away from the bristles. Use a comb to grab small sections of hair as you go from the brush. With some patience and a steady hand you'll be able to free the brush without resorting to scissors!

Beauty Problem: You wanted a touch of sparkle to your cheekbones but now have glitter all over your face.

911 Quick Fix: Use a moist cotton ball to dab at the unwanted bulk of the glitter. Then when you've gotten as much with that as you can use a damp cotton swab to lift off stray speks that are left.

Beauty Problem: You woke up on the morning of Prom with a huge ugly red pimple!

911 Quick Fix: First, resist the urge to treat your blemish with any kind of zit lotion until the day after prom. You need to create a smooth surface for concealer, and pimple cream will leave your skin all flaky. When you're ready to go undercover, follow these steps: Apply oil-free moisturizer to your face (pimple included) and let it sink in. With a brush or very clean finger, dab concealer onto the zit. Pat lightly to blend around the edges, using as light a touch as possible so you don't end up dabbing away all the concealer. Now brush on the teensiest amount of translucent powder to set the makeup. Look--no more pimple!