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Ruby Hammer, Make-up Artist and one half of Ruby & MillieApply your lipstick with a square-headed lip brush. Once you have applied your first layer take a tissue and separate the ‘plys’. Use one thin ply and blot the lip colour. Dust loose powder over the tissue, remove the tissue and re-apply. Do this up to three times for a luscious long-lasting lip colour. Finally use your lipliner to frame the lip colour and stop it bleeding.

Pat McGrath, Make-up ArtistAfter applying foundation, brush transparent loose powder across your forehead, the sides of your nose, and chin. Keep your cheeks, temples, and nose powder-free to give the illusion of perfectly natural matte skin.

Malcolm Edwards, L'Oreal StylistAlways hold hair taught when teasing hair, and use a comb to backcomb from the roots working towards the ends. This should stop your hair from tangling - after teasing you should always be able to easily brush it out.

Ruby HammerOpt for gold eyeshadow if you’re wearing warmer tones and silver eyeshadow if you’re wearing cooler ones. For day, keep it subtle with a sheen that catches the light rather than a block of colour. For evening, mix gold powder with a touch of water to intensify the effect.

Daniel Sandler, Celebrity Make-up ArtistTry applying a little hair serum onto bronzed legs and arms - you’ll find it a lot less greasy than body oil and it makes skin look shiny and feel wonderfully smooth, plus it doesn’t come off on your dress or go into the creases on the backs of your knees.

“Make your blush pop. After applying your regular blush, dust a brighter shade just on the apples of your cheeks. For example, if you use tawny as your base blush, use soft pink as your pop of colour.” Bobbi Brown, celebrity make-up artist

“Apply a bronzer down the centre of your legs to make them look thinner and you taller.”Tracy Van Heusden, Senior Buyer for Barry M

“Apply a bronzer down the centre of your legs to make them look thinner and you taller.”Tracy Van Heusden, Senior Buyer for Barry M

“If your skin is looking red and blotchy after a late night, use bronzer rather than blush to give your skin a better colour.”Tracy Van Heusden, Senior Buyer for Barry M

“If you have a big night and want your skin to look its best, cut out alcohol, coffee and fizzy drinks for three days before. The reduction in caffeine and sugar will make your skin and eyes look brighter and clearer.”Tracy Van Heusden, Senior Buyer for Barry M

“Curled lashes are essential.”Liz Pugh, make-up artist at Premier Beauty Workshop, www.premierbeautyworkshop.com

“Comb your brows! Simply brushing brow hairs into place with clear brow groomer gives your brows-and more importantly the eye area-a more polished look.”Bobbi Brown, celebrity make-up artist

“Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to apply foundation all over your face to look like you have perfect skin. Instead, spot-apply the foundation just on the parts of your face (typically around the nose and mouth) that are uneven, blotchy or dark.”Bobbi Brown, celebrity make-up artist

“A change in lip colour and texture is the easiest way to dress up your look. Use your natural lip colour as a guide - the most flattering shade will be slightly darker than your lips.”Bobbi Brown, celebrity make-up artist

“I think another era of sophisticated sparkle is upon us. With a sluggish economy, adding a little glitter to your look can perk things up. The key to keeping glitter chic and fun is to first control it, use a primer, and second to place it strategically, like an accessory. Try not to wear it all over your eye.”Wende Zomnir, co-founder of Urban Decay

“I usually have a tube of Maybelline’s Great Lash, £4.99, somewhere in one of my make-up bags. It’s a workhorse mascara - I’ve never had a single tube that disappointed me.”Marcia Kilgore founder of Soap & Glory and the FitFlop

“For a different, and longer lasting, way of wearing fragrance, spray your eau de parfum onto your hands. When the alcohol has evaporated, run your fingers through your hair. Hair is incredibly porous so a great carrier for fragrance. Don’t spray your perfume directly onto your hair, however, as the alcohol can damage it.”Lyn Harris, founder of perfume house Miller Harris

“Add shimmer to your cheeks. Gold suits warm/black skin tones and silver looks better on fair skins.” Daniel Sandler, ELLE.TV’s resident make-up artist.

“If you want your eyes to stand out then pop some coloured glitter liner to the root of the upper lashline. Blue eyes suit gold, brown eyes suit silver and green eyes suit purple.”Daniel Sandler, ELLE.TV’s resident make-up artist.

“Create a creamy blusher in seconds. Blend together a drop of your liquid foundation with a little lipstick, now using your fingers smooth over cheeks for a sheer tint of colour.”Chase Aston, Make-up Artist for the Body Shop