I'm a sucker for vampy lips any time of the year, but my love of a wine-stained, borderline goth pout skyrockets around New Year's Eve -- all the metallics (and bottles of champagne) remind me of that dark Roaring '20s glamour. Lucy Hale's AMAs look fits all my prerequisites for a winning New Year's Eve makeup look -- dramatic and festive without OD-ing on sparkle and shine. --Erica Smith

A quick sweep of champagne shadow, like Eyeko Me and My Shadow in Taupe, $20, some stay-put black liner and volumizing mascara create a subtly-shimmery eye in a snap. All the time and effort goes into the lip. Create a smudge-proof lip by first tracing and filling in your lips with Chanel Lip Liner in 09, Rouge Noir Vamp, $31. Then, blend Mark Lipclick Full Color Lipstick in Whiney and Hot & Spicy, $11 each, (a go-to trick of makeup artists) to get the perfect customized color.

I ooh and ahh over just about any beauty look Miranda Kerr wears. (How could you not? That face!) And this one -- from Paris Fashion Week, naturally -- is one of my favorites. The sleek, pulled back hairstyle is the perfect contrast to her dewy skin, flushed cheeks and fluttery lashes. I'm planning on having a low-key New Year's Eve this year, and this is exactly how I want to look: pretty and pulled together but not overly done. --Dawn Davis

To recreate the look, use Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Moonstone, $38, as a highlighter -- a dab in the inner corner of each eye is key to Kerr's look. The Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chick Swish & Pop Blush in Love Glow, $40, is the perfect something-but-nothing cheek color. And a million coats of Marc Jacobs O!Mega Lash Volumizing Mascara, $26, may just give me lashes as pretty as a supermodel's.

On New Year's Eve, I like to get away with as much sparkle as humanly possible. However, I usually confine it to my dress. Glitter all over my face and my outfit is too much, even for a sequin enthusiast like me. That's why I'll be looking to Cate Blanchett's classy, flawless makeup from the 2014 Academy Awards. --Emily Woodruff