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

The easiest way to fake Blanchett's flawless skin is with the Temptu Signature Starter Kit, $200. The airbrush application guarantees your makeup will stay in place the whole night, plus the kit comes with foundation, highlighter and blush. Load up on mascara, then apply Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy in Incognito, $37, for a creamy pale pink lip like Blanchett's.