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When Christin of Knoxville, TN wanted to perk up her pucker, Goody-Lookin' came to the rescue!

Q: Lipstick looks great on women in magazines or TV, but I have no idea what to do with my lips.  If I use lipstick it's overpowering, but if I don't my lips look drab. Could you give me some advice? 

A: When it comes to flawless lipstick, it's key to start off smooth by removing dead skin. Get your lips make out-ready by using a washcloth and scrub to gently exfoliate lips. (We're suckers for the lip scrub by sara happ in cocoa, but a little bit of honey mixed with sugar also works.) Follow with a lip conditioner or Vitamin E stick to moisturize. After applying the conditioner, gently blot off excess. Don’t purse your lips- leave them relaxed and blot only once with a tissue. For lip color that will boost your beauty without being overwhelming, take a lip pencil in a color that works for you and use it to fill in the entire lip (who says you can only use it to line?) Two to try are Sephora Jumbo lip pencils and Benefit's Gilded (so perfect for evenings out!). Use a tissue or q-tip to swab off any excess – what remains will be a true lip stain that won’t bleed or budge. To add another dimension, swipe a gloss (clear or hued) over the pencil stain for a subtle sheen. Voila- a gorgeous kisser!

Many thanks to Robyn Cosio, makeup artist at SALON MAXIME in Beverly Hills, for her brilliant expertise.

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Hey, Goody-Lookin!

Congrats to Martha, our gorgeous GoodyBlog reader from Oklahoma City, whose question was chosen for our first ever 'Hey, Goody-Lookin' post. Here's her dilemma: Models always have these eyes where you can clearly see the whole lid. My problem: the bottom part of the lid is covered up. How do I apply eyeliner? I definitely don't want to look like a raccoon!

A: First of all, before you even get to the eyeliner, let’s talk about your eyelid. If your lid looks closed up, you should apply a pale eye shadow all over. It will bring the lid out, while a darker shadow will make it look pulled back. Try a shadow with a bit of iridescence in a shade like ivory, cream or sand to add a slight highlight. If you want to make the look more glam for an evening out, try a pale silver shadow.

Now, as for the eyeliner, because you don’t have a lot of space to work with, get a square, flat-tipped brush, dip it into a dark shadow and then really push the shadow into the lash base, focusing on the outer corners. Applying shadow as eyeliner makes for a much easier application. If you want a more defined look, try adding a transformer to the shadow. These products make powder shadow stay in place as eyeliner.

When you have a small eye, you should only apply the liner from the middle of the top of the lash line to the outside. Riming the entire lash line will only make you look closed up. The same applies to the bottom lash line. Stick to the outside if you want to make the eye look larger. You can also smudge the liner a bit so that it doesn’t drastically stop mid-lash line.

Many thanks to Robyn Cosio, eyebrow expert and makeup artist at Beverly Hills' Salon Maxime, for her brilliant expertise. Good luck trying out this new method, Martha, and let us know if it worked for you!

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Hey, Goody-Lookin

I'm psyched to announce a new addition to Goody Blog, our "Hey, Goody-Lookin" posts. If you're like me, you walk into Sephora and think, "Damn, if only I knew how to apply half this make-up...", or look in the mirror in the morning and wish you had a stylist to tell you how to turn that bird's nest on top of your head into a presentable 'do. Let's face it, most of us need a little direction in the beauty department now and then.

Well, Goody Blog readers, you're in luck! We've teamed up with the experts at Beverly Hills' Salon Maxime to get your beauty-related questions and dilemmas answered. Email your questions to editors@goodyblog.com with the subject line "goody-lookin," and maybe we'll choose your conundrum to be answered by the pros and featured on the site! If you've got a photo to go along with it, even better. Fun, right?

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