Walking around backstage at NYFW, it's apparent that you're in the company of the industry's most talented makeup artists, hairstylists and nail techs. These are people who have reached the top of the game and have been given the responsibility of helping each designer — who's invested countless dollars at this point — bring their collection to life. As such, they know a thing or two about how to make sure every detail is perfect. A handful were kind enough to bestow their wisdom upon us so that we could share it with all of you.

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Perfectly chiseled Instagram eyebrows? They have their time and place but usually not on the runway and very rarely on the real-world sidewalk. At Jeremy Scott, key makeup artist for M.A.C. Cosmetics, Kabuki, talked us through how to get "Brigitte Bardot" brows that are full but natural.

"You want to brush your eyebrows up first — I'm using M.A.C. False Lash Primer which works well for brows, too — and then you just use an eyebrow pen to fill in any sparse areas. Make sure you're starting the strokes at the bottom of the brow and then whisking it up," he says. "[With this technique], you don't need that much powder to fill in — only to soften the brow a little bit. Also, it's good to use two different colors because then it just reads a little more natural."

In addition to the lash primer, he used M.A.C's Shape + Shade Brow Tint.

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Ah... that age-old question of how to pick the perfect nude nail polish. Miss Pop had some great advice for this backstage at Jeremy Scott where she served as the lead manicurist for Essie.

"I say, don't just pick with the back of your hand. For example, my fingertips are a totally different color from the back of my hand and that's where the polish is going to be closest. You want to make sure that the color matches the tips of your fingers and not just your arm or the back of your hand," she says. "Also, if you're having a hard time picking, a little sparkle in the polish is forgiving of the shade that you pick. The other thing I would do is if you have long nails, I think an opaque nude works best, and if you have short nails then a sheer because the line won't show through."

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Stick straight hair isn't a bad thing, but we all crave a little volume. For shiny, straight locks that still have lift and body, heed the advice of hairstylist Andrew Palmer, who was backstage for Drybar at Pamela Rolland. First, he says to reach for a tool you may not have in your arsenal: a flattening paddle brush.

"Make sure you use the straightening brush from underneath the hair shaft rather than running it on top, which will remove the body. If you use it on top, you remove volume, if you use it underneath, you maintain volume. Same thing when you blow dry your hair," he says.

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Glitter adds a little whimsy to your look, but it can be pretty tricky to work with if you haven't mastered the craft. Lead makeup artist Pep Gay, who was on deck for Inika Organic at Tadashi Shoji applying loads of biodegradable glitter to models' eyes, had a brilliant hack.

"Inika Cosmetics has this amazing lip serum that we are dabbing onto the eyelids first. I know you probably think that's crazy since it's made for the lips, but it's a natural and organic oil, so it can go on the lips, skin or eyelids," he says. "The oil produces a tackiness and we just press the glitter against the skin and it won't move. You also don't need anything to set the glitter, it just stays put and it's going to stay like that until it's removed."

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