The first area to work on is the lips. How your lips are when you put your lipstick or gloss on has a big impact on how full they look. For fuller lips stretch your lips really wide, almost like a fake smile, when you apply your color. This will help fill every crack and cranny with some color to give a more youthful appearance. Then, lighten your lipstick. Dark lipstick tends to highlight all the little flaws around your mouth. If you use a lighter sheer lipstick, it will show more light, which obscures the small lines and age-telling signs. If you have fair skin, try a sheer pink. If you have dark skin, try a sheer plum, and for everyone in the middle, experts say a sheer mauve is the way to go.

The next trick to maintaining your health and beauty, is to highlight your hair. It's a well-known fact with prominent cosmetologists that the more light near your face, the younger you will appear. That's the reason even small highlights around your face can totally reinvent your look. We've discovered the latest at-home highlight kits are easy and almost simple to use. The rule is to avoid going lighter than two shades from your natural color.

Another trick often mentioned is how to treat the eyes. It doesn't matter what the skin tone is, gold eye shadow consistently highlights the eyes. The reason is gold both reflects light and warmth, which are two critical elements of youth. Here are three ways to apply gold shadow for different moods. If you want to look full of energy and vigor, use a small brush in the powder and put a small line on your upper lid at the lash line and inner corner. For late night drama, try a fluffy flat brush and just sweep the lid and brow bone. To appear mischievous, dip your finger in the powder and sweep just over the brow bone. The final tip when lining your lids with eye shadow is to dip your small brush in water first. That way the powder will adhere, allowing you to put the powder exactly where you want it. Many shadow products are available in the drugstore for $2.00. If you want a magic wand to apply more precisely try a brightening pen - it may cost up to $15.00. Brightening pens are a makeup artist's favorite tool for accurately defining the eye area.

Asking prominent makeup artists and cosmetologists their favorite tips supply us with a number of simple low-cost secrets that are sure to have folks around you asking for your turn-back-the-clock secrets.