Celebrity makeup artists tips are a treasure of  expert beauty 'gold'...

Here is a collection of beauty treasure
15 FAVORITE Celebrity Makeup Artist TIPS looted from some of the most exceptionally talented celebrity makeup artists in the business:

Note*  As you may suspect, there is so much great advice. This list of tips was compiled to address all of the zones of the face.

Artist:	Celebrity Makeup Artist Tips...
#1 Billy B	If there is one thing you must do as a beauty staple, whether you wear a little or a lot of makeup, use an eyelash curler...a good eyelash curler will open the eyes, multiply the appearance of the lashes, and bring great emphasis and freshness to the eyes.¹  Billy uses a technique that moves up the lash from the base with the curler, and places curve in several places on the lashes, not just one squeeze, creating a rounder more natural looking curl to the lash.
#2 Scott Barnes	Famous for makeup magic and taking years off a face with his strategic makeup application; blend concealer with foundation one shade lighter than your skin tone to highlight key features i.e.. cheekbones, between eyes,  under mouth, then dust lightly with translucent powder, apply bronzer to side cheek area and under the chin, leaving center of the face lighter, apply blush to apples of cheeks only (not under cheekbone as this will hollow you out and age you), use lip liner that perfectly matches , highlighter to add to the glow factor , finish with neutral eye shadow, three coats of mascara, and line only under the bottom lashes.²
#3 Bobbi Brown	For lashes that really pop, use the sootiest black mascara you can find; black-brown just doesn't cut it. Start at the roots and roll the wand all the way to the tips to curl. And no matter what you've read, brush a little mascara on lower lashes, too, to keep upper lashes from looking top-heavy.³
#4 Jillian Dempsey	Small lips and dark lipstick: "If you have small lips, don't wear a dark-red or brown lipstick; it's only going to make them shrink. For a fuller, sexier look, slick on a soft, shimmering gloss in a paler shade, like Delux Beauty Lip Gloss in Marshall "4 ;
#5 Pati Dubroff	Combine bronzer with pink cheeks...Avoid the look of overly monochromatic bronzer and create a "lit from within glow" by using a 'pop of bright pink'.  Dubroff does this by layering bronzer on top of blush. 5
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#6 Julie Hewitt	Fresh Take on wearing red lipstick...Famous for her line of gorgeous red lipsticks (developed for the film Pearl Harbour), here are a few of her tips for wearing red lips; try wearing it with a bronze face for a fresh take, don't over do the blush, and powder around the mouth line to prevent bleeding...especially noticeable with this color. 6
#7 James Kaliardos	dramatic smoky eye ; take eyeliner pencil and line at upper lash line, then with blending brush, blend in fast small strokes blending and sweeping out horizontally, take blue gray pencil under lower lash line, and dot and blend as you go, carefully using your finger to help blend (optional-take black pencil and line upper and lower rims for really black smoky long wearing look), then take eye shadow in slightly lighter shade and brush it along blended lower pencil area and out horizontally, then take deep plum and brush over blended black pencil on upper lid crease blending out horizontally, finish with  blush minerals on outer sides of eye area and black mascara.7
#8 Sonia Kashuk	After years in the fashion/ beauty world, greatness leading to consulting for Aveda and then developing her own very successful cosmetics brand, you could say this artist has an eye for choosing colors.  Sonia's tip for choosing color for yourself is to base choices on your hair color (not your eyes)..."If you're a blonde, go with creams and taupes. Brunettes look great in mochas and chocolate browns. If you're auburn or redheaded, choose shades of copper, peach, and reddish browns or cool tones like pinks and lavenders. Gray hair looks gorgeous with tones of grays, soft purples, and blues."8
#9 Leslie Lopez	Tip for using bronzer is to make sure you don't stop at the face...make it easy  with a large powder compact and blend color to the neck, shoulders etc. ...even 'even-out' areas that self tanner missed .9
#10 Matin (Maulawizada)	His primary beauty focus is always about producing amazing skin; here is his trick for picking a natural looking blush, press your thumb and forefinger together and match the color of flush produced; "that's the color of your cheeks when you naturally blush..." 10
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#11 Pat McGrath	Brilliantly creative and inspiring, her celebrity makeup artist tip could simply be put as, when applying makeup, do it beyond function, do it with an idea in mind that is inspiring to you, and is part of a bigger aspiration for yourself... Here's her placement tip for natural looking blush; "With powder blusher, dip your brush into the powder, smile and brush a little on to the apples of the cheeks using upwards and outwards strokes. If you prefer to use a cream blush, smile and then use your fingertips to dab color on to the the cheeks, aiming to create an oval shape over the cheekbones."  She says if you stick to pink and berry shades when shopping for a color, you really can't go wrong since the idea is to create a natural looking flush and you blend the blush away until you've got one.11
#12 Laura Mercier	Known for producing a 'flawless face" during her years as a professional, and now for her award winning cosmetics, including her popular Secret Weapon Camouflage, here are a few quick do's and don'ts when using camouflage ; DO use a small flat head makeup brush to apply precise, small feather strokes, DO apply to blemishes, age spots and spider veins; DON'T use around delicate eye area since formulation is to thick and dry for that area, use a creamy concealer for eye area (for very dark circles camouflage can be blended with eye cream to create creamier texture).12
#13 Shane Paish	Original style in spades but knows how to create classic looks; To create a true red lip, use a lip liner with blue undertones (line and fill entire lip) ;"it adds depth and looks classic..." and then apply a cream -based lipstick for a "supple" effect...oh yeah, make sure its (any high contrast makeup application to skin color) perfect.13
#14 Paul Starr	Celebrity makeup artist tips? Invest into your skin!  A  genius for fresh face sexy glamour, he strongly recommends investing into your skin with regular facials, proper diet and exercise ....makeup is simply an accessory but your skin is the canvas. 14
#15 Elke Von Freudenberg	With many beauty secrets and makeup tips for sharing (she has an ebook called The Makeup Coarse), one of her favorite tricks is this; when trying to get the most out of mascara, take two different mascara's, apply one coat of each, and you should have the perfect results you are looking for...she swears by this trick.15

Celebrity Makeup Artists Tips References:

¹ Paraphrased from  a Podcast Interview With The Wedding Planning Audiocast Sept18.07

²Scott Barnes from 'Extra' Video Clip at Scott Barnes Myspace.com

³ Article from LHJ.com "What Bobbi Knows" by Carol Straley

4 Article from Harper's Bazaar "Beauty secrets: celebrity makeup tips; Here's why Jillian Dempsey, makeup artist and founder of the Delux Beauty brand, is a favorite among Hollywood's hottest actresses.(Expert Advice)" Oct.04 by Kolsky, Alyssa ; Millard, Tess

5 Pati Dubroff consulted for beauty segment In Style July 2007 "Summer Essentials; Special Occasion" by Ning Chao

6 Julie Hewitt Magazine Angeleno Feb.07 "The Radar Beauty; Crimson Tide" by Ginny Chien"

7  James Kalariados on You Tube Marie Claire U.K. TV "Makeup Masterclass with James Kalariados"

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