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Simple ‘Makeovers’: Easy Expert Tricks For An Instant Beauty Boost

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NEW YORK (WLNY) – Who can’t use a beauty boost this time of year?

The harsh weather is not a girl’s best friend.

The Couch brought in O Magazine’s beauty director, Val Monroe, to give us some advice to fresh your face and feel gorgeous.

More: NYC’s 6 Best Spots For A Makeover

Vibrant Lip Color: This is the easiest way to transform your appearance. You can ease into a bold look with a sheer formula or jump right into a more pigmented and powerful shade.

Part Switch: Your hair falls flat along your most natural part line – flipping it to the other side adds instant fullness. Also deepening a side part helps elongate a round face and softens a strong jawline.

Nude Eyeliner: Traced along the inner rims of your lower lashlines, it creates a gorgeous optical illusion – bigger, brighter eyes.

Spritz on Your Favorite Fragrance: A scent you love boosts your spirits on first sniff and the sense of smell links directly to the mood-ruling limbic system.

Sheer Cream Blush: A wash of rosy color makes cheekbones more pronounced and eyes more sparkling.

Products:

Le Metier de Beaute Chem60 Pro-Peel and Glow10ai Mask Set – $265

Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Complexion Primer Potion – $31

Bobbi Brown Sheer Color Cheek Tint in Sheer Cherry or Sheer Pink – $25

Pixi Eye Bright Liner – $17

Lipstick Queen Saint Lipstick in Scarlet Red or Fire red – $20

Essie Repstyle Nail Polishes in silvery snake, Rattle and roll, and Deep Green Crocadilly – $8 each

OPI Nail Lacquer in My Paprika is Hotter Than Yours or Can’t Find My Czechbook – $8 each

Chanel Les Exclusifs 1932 – $230

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