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Total Beauty's Backstage Beauty Tips That Work in Real Life

Get a false lash look using only mascara

You don't have to go through the trouble of applying faux lashes to get a dramatic lash look. Instead, layer different formulas of mascara, starting with a thickening one (try Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Mascara, $24) and finishing with a lengthening one (try YSL Everlong Mascara, $30). And, to minimize clumping, which is likely to happen when you're swiping on multiple coats, always wipe or blot your wand of excess mascara before applying. -- Kim Soane, Bobbi Brown makeup artist

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Total Beauty's Backstage Beauty Tips That Work in Real Life

Calm down too-tight curls

If you've curled your hair with an iron or rollers and you're looking more Shirley Temple than you'd like, you can tame them in seconds. How? Easy. Simply spritz them with light-hold hairspray (try Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hairspray, $24.95), then hit them gently with air from your blow dryer while pulling down on them. It will instantly soften the curl. -- Devin Toth, stylist at the Ted Gibson salon in New York City

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Total Beauty's Backstage Beauty Tips That Work in Real Life

Get uber-flirty lashes

You've heard that applying a couple of clumps of false lashes to your outer corners creates a sexy effect, but try placing them in the middle of your top lashlines or directly above the outer edge of the iris of your eye. It will give you an amazing flirty effect. -- Andy Koh for Maybelline New York

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Total Beauty's Backstage Beauty Tips That Work in Real Life

Make small eyes look bigger

When creating a smoky eye look on smaller eyes, don't apply the shadow much past your creases -- keep the intensity of the color close to your lashline. And avoid lining your inner rims; skipping it will make eyes look bigger/more open. -- Nadine Luke, MAC makeup artist 

If you're going for a more natural look, apply a flesh-toned metallic eyeshadow (try Stila Eye Shadow in Kitten, $18 along your top lashlines. Apply it with a damp, flat shadow brush or angled liner brush for a more precise and pigmented finish. This will instantly brighten up your eyes and make them appear bigger. -- Sarah Lucero, Stila makeup artis

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Total Beauty's Backstage Beauty Tips That Work in Real Life

Get natural-looking texture

Want to get bed head-inspired waves that look effortless? Here's how:

• Apply styling or setting lotion all over (try Bumble and bumble Styling Lotion, $24, then create two to four braids (depending on the thickness of your hair) -- that are the exact same width -- with all of your hair.
• Using a flat iron, press down on the braid -- along the entire length. Run the iron through the ends too. Remove braids for a lived-in, wavy texture. Finish with hairspray for hold. -- Antoinette Beenders, Aveda hairstylist

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Total Beauty's Backstage Beauty Tips That Work in Real Life

Apply foundation for a flawless finish


To make your foundation look less like makeup and more like naturally flawless skin … "use a good primer and an illuminating foundation (tryStila Illuminating Liquid Foundation). After applying your foundation, take a dab of moisturizer and warm it in your hands, then pat it over your skin for a more natural look. It softens your foundation." -- Val Garland for MAC


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