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Victoria Beckham
This chic look works for day or night.

Face:
Step 1: Apply a medium- to full-coverage foundation for a flawless finish.

Step 2: Sweep a matte bronzer (try Physician's Formula Baked Pyramid Matte Bronzer, $12) along cheekbones, forehead and temples, and finish with a very light dusting all over your face.

Step 3: Apply a natural-looking blush that's close to your skin tone (try Maybelline New York Expert Wear Blush, $5.49) along apples of cheeks.

Next: Eye and lip how-to

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Victoria Beckham
Eyes:
Step 1: Blend a matte taupe-brown shadow (try Hourglass Shade Eyeshadow in Cocoa, $22) across lids into creases.

Step 2: Sweep gold shimmery shadow (try MAC Eyeshadow in Honey Lust, $14) from the inner corners of your top lids to about halfway across the lid.

Step 3: Swipe white cream shadow or highlighter (try Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Bone, $20) underneath the brow bones.

Step 4: Line inner rims of eyes with black pencil liner (try Sephora Keep Kohl! Waterproof Liner in Keep Black, $8).

Step 5: Apply black liner along your top lash lines, keeping the line very thin.

Step 6: Blend a mix of gold and brown shadows (try the gold shadow you used above and Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Mahogany, $20) along bottom lash lines and smudge it toward the outer corner of your eyes to create a soft winged look.

Step 7: Apply several coats of black mascara (try Too Faced Lash Injection, $19.50) onto top lashes, and one coat to bottom lashes.

Lips:
Step 1: Slick on a nude or clear-colored gloss (try Sally Hansen Diamond Lip Treatment in Champagne Toast, $4.99) for a high shine, yet natural look.

Next: See another look

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Charlize Theron
This bronzy look will have you glowing.

Face:
Step 1: Use a medium-coverage foundation (try Prescriptives Flawless Skin Total Protection Makeup, $40) to even out your skin tone.

Step 2: Blend peach blush (try CoverGirl Cheekers Blush in Pretty Peach, $4) on the apples of your cheeks to warm them up.

Next: Eye and lip how-to

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Charlize Theron
Eyes:
Step 1: Sweep gold shadow over your entire lid (try the {me} by Mezghan Naturally Me Palette, $35, which has all the shadows you'll need for this look).

Step 2: Mix taupe and brown shadows together (by dipping your brush into both) and blend into your crease.

Step 3: Blend taupe shadow along your bottom lash lines and then layer the gold shadow over it, smudging it slightly.

Step 4: Use a white or light cream shadow in the inner corners of your eyes.

Step 5: Apply a black pencil (try Wet n Wild H2O Proof Blending Eye Pencil, $2) on the top inner rims of your eyes only, keeping the line soft and not too noticeable.

Step 6: Curl lashes and apply a lengthening and volumizing mascara (try Too Faced Lash Injection, $19.50).

Lips:
Step 1: Apply a peachy-nude gloss (try Hourglass Extreme Sheen Gloss in Verse, $28).

Next: See another look

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Hayden Panettiere
This dramatic look is all about come-hither eyes.

Face:
Step 1: Apply foundation to even out your skin tone. Since the focus is on the eyes, you want the rest of your face to look natural.

Step 2: Mix bronzer and blush (try Sugar Tropic Tan Blush and Bronzer Duo, $28) and lightly apply it under your cheekbones, on your temples and along your nose and chin (where the sun naturally hits). Follow that up with a light dusting of just the blush on the apples of your cheeks.

Next: Eye and lip how-to

As the invitations start rolling in, you're probably dreading having to figure out the best way to glam up your look. Well, look no further -- we've got seven dazzling celebrity looks with step-by-step how-tos courtesy of American Idol chief makeup artist Mezhgan that will help you turn heads at every soiree.
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