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Nude lips
The key to a nude lip is to have a hint of pink/peach in the color so you don't look like a corpse. Napoleon Perdis' National Educator, Rebecca Prior, shares how to get the look:

Step 1: Apply foundation onto your lips to remove any natural pinky hues.
Step 2: Apply concealer to the outer edges of your lips if you need to remove any darkness.
Step 3: Pick a nude hue that's a shade darker than your skin tone with a peachy tint. (Try MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick, $14.50.)
Step 4: Apply the lipstick onto your lips using a lip brush. Skip the lip liner so that your lips have a more natural finish.
Step 5: Apply a clear or peachy gloss if you want extra shine.

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Messy bun
Katie Holmes' top bun looks like she whipped it up in two minutes. You can too with Melville's tips:

Step 1: Spray hair with a texturizing spray.
Step 2: Tease hair lightly from root to ends to create texture. If you have really fine, straight hair, you can also curl your hair to give more body.
Step 3: Flip your hair upside down, gather all your hair and tie it into a high ponytail.
Step 4: Taking one-inch sections of your hair, wrap them around the elastic and secure them haphazardly with bobby pins. Allow loose ends to fall naturally.
Step 5: Spray with a finishing hairspray like Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Finishing Spray, $17.96.

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Bright eyes
Charlize Theron's eyes are defined just enough to let them pop without looking heavy. To get this perfect, no-makeup-makeup look, try Flor's and Prior's how-tos:

Step 1: Apply a tinted moisturizer to your entire face, and cover any flaws with concealer.
Step 2: Sweep your cheekbones with a bronzer two shades darker than your skin tone, using an upward motion from the apples of your cheeks to your temples to add a subtle contour.
Step 3: Use a cream eyeshadow in a shimmery bronzy hue like Nars Cream Eyeshadow in Savage or Paper Tiger, $23. Simply pat the cream shadow all over your upper lids with your finger.
Step 4: Using an angled brush, line the same color under your lower lashlines from the outside corner to the middle.
Step 5: Apply a highlighter on your inner corners to the middle of your lower lashline.
Step 6: Apply a black pencil liner to your upper inner rim to frame the eyes.
Step 7: Curl lashes and apply three coats of black mascara to your upper lashes, making sure to apply the mascara starting from the roots. You can also apply individual falsies if you wish.
Step 8: Apply mascara to your lower lashes once or twice.

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Bold brows
Thick brows are a trend that's here to stay, says Uzo Ukaeje, Nars International Lead Makeup Artist. Having bold brows is an easy way to frame your face and provide definition without applying much makeup. Ukaeje shares how to get thick brows like Angie Harmon, without looking like you're too lazy to tweeze:

Step 1: Make sure your brows are groomed with a strong arch. Tweeze any stray hairs.
Step 2: Use a pencil to fill in any gaps in your brows, and define the arch and the tail of the brow by adding more width to the arch and length to the tail. Try Chanel Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil, $25. To avoid your brows looking drawn on, use extremely short strokes with the pencil to imitate hairs.
Step 3: Spray hairspray on the eyebrow brush and lightly brush over your brow to set it in place.

The problem with New Year's resolutions is that they typically focus on all the things you want to change. Drop a couple pants sizes, get a daring haircut, overhaul your entire look. Well, this year, instead of being a Negative Nancy, we say it's time to love who you are and what you've got. Which means natural makeup and effortless-looking hair are in.

Skip to see 9 easy-to-copy natural makeup and hairstyles now.

Sure, while achieving the natural, no-makeup makeup look takes a bit more effort than just rolling out of bed, it does take a heck of a lot less time and effort than drawing on a cat-eye or perfecting bold red lips.

To help make 2012 the year you ditch that overwhelming need to change who you are, we went to celebrity hairstylists and makeup artists to find out how to recreate the best low-maintenance looks seen on the red carpet. Try their simple tips so you can let your natural beauty shine this year.
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