Victoria Coren Mitchell Quotes

I've been using makeup since I was ten years old. I've learned a lot of do's and don'ts over the years. But one would definitely be that you should do your makeup for the occasion.

Curl the lashes, concealer under the eyes, blush, ChapStick, and highlight in the inner corner of the eye.

My makeup will stay on from morning until late and people are always like, 'How? What do you do?' It comes down to - and I know this is going to sound so bad - but really layering lots of makeup properly. That's the key if you're partying, working, or a mom or whatever - this is foolproof.

The easiest ways to improve your appearance is with a really good moisturizer that will plump up your skin, a bit of concealer and a creamy blush on your cheek and lip. It's quick and easy and you'll look so much better.

Whenever I do my own makeup, I usually only do foundation, bronzer, and mascara.

Because of the shape of my eyes, I can wear a lot of make-up. I can do a smoky look in the evening, but in the day I wear a lot less. Most women don't deal with lip pencils - they have been given a bad name, but are essential, especially as we get older.

Nobody is the color of translucent powder. Instead, choose a powder that matches your skin tone.

Everyday... well, if I'm doing it myself, I have my five-minute makeup routine, which is I do tinted moisturizer, and then I do a quick concealer, and I use our bronzer every day. And then I have to curl my lashes, and then I do our Quickie mascara, and that's it.

The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with now - and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I'm a pretty low-maintenance person and it's too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips.

The idea behind makeup is to enhance whatever color or contours you have in your face. I'm a big believer in that. And don't use to much powder; powder is really aging. I've made that mistake myself.

I like the big smoky eyes look, and I always do my eyes first when I'm putting on my make-up.

If you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up the area, but you only want to do it if the shadow is really dark. Otherwise, light pencil makes your eyes look too far apart, like a fish.

The most common mistakes women make when applying makeup are not applying it in the proper light and not using their hands as blending tools.

Elizabeth Taylor taught me that if you do your hair and makeup first then take a hot bath right before you leave, it brings out your inner glow and takes away the powdery look from makeup. I do that right before every date.

Some people think wearing powder ages them, but try it anyway. For me it mattes my makeup and blends it well.

Anyone can wear glitter, even a woman in her 60s. It's all about techniques. Instead of applying glitter all over the face, you can just add a little to the inner corner of your eyes or on your brow bone, or even on your Cupid's bow. It just adds this magical element to your makeup.

I'm still learning how to do things - like lining my eyes? Forget it.

My advice is don't scrub your makeup off your eyes; be gentle.

I've learned pretty much everything from mom. She's taught me a lot about just taking care of yourself - skin care, great makeup tricks. She's very good at putting together that very effortless-style look.

I always use some fake lashes for any kind of dressed-up face, whether it's a few individual lashes, or a dramatic strip. I find that fake lashes really bump the beauty up a notch and make me feel great.

Beauty secrets are meant to be shared with the world!

If you don't want to put on any makeup, try some fake eyelashes. They make your eyes pop and give you a little confidence boost.

A little personal trick: apply brown eyeliner throughout the day and then just add a little black over the top for a night look.

The secret to applying my makeup is that I just put it where it's needed.

My best beauty secret is simple: Have the right palette and the right colors and remember, you need so much less makeup than you think.