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Use makeup tricks the pros use on celebs and you can look younger in minutes! Celebrity cosmetic artist Ramy Gafni (pictured), has worked with Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Halle Berry, Katherine Heigl, and dozens of other stars, is here to reveal makeup secrets to help you look your youngest.

PREP YOUR SKIN
Before applying any makeup, prep your face with a firming mask. This helps tighten your skin temporarily. Once the mask is rinsed off and your face is cleansed, you're ready to begin.

Apply moisturizer if needed (skip the moisturizer if you tend to get oily or replace the moisturizer with a mattifying lotion). If needed, apply a wrinkle relaxing cream where needed, between brows on fine lines around eyes and mouth. (See RAMY Eye LIFT Brows! $38.) Then apply a Primer on top of moisturizer or on your bare skin. A Primer will reduce puffiness and create a smoother surface so that makeup goes on smoother and lasts longer. (See RAMY Elixir Skin Conditioning Primer $40)

LIFT YOUR EYES
Apply a moisturizing concealer around entire eye area - lash line to brow bone as well as under the eyes to cover dark circles, redness and bring eyes forward. Set concealer with a touch of translucent powder so that concealer stays put, which is what I did when doing Britney Spear's makeup for a David Letterman Show appearance. Apply eyeliner to upper lash line only in a brown/black color that's not too soft, not too dark, As seen in the photo of Taylor Swift. I did her eyebrows and makeup to change up her look for a photo shoot for US magazine. Taylor favors very black eyeliner and we wanted to soften her look for the shoot. Luckily, Taylor is young and beautiful enough to pull off black liner. For fair skin, opt for brown eyeliner, mahogany for medium toned skin and black is great on African American complexions. Add mascara to upper lash line only. Add an extra coat of mascara for every decade over thirty years old. Add a taupe eye shadow to crease of eye for fair and medium complexions. Use grey shadow on dark skin tones, and blend. This will visually lift and define your eyes. (See RAMY Prefect Eye Wand $24.) Double ended pen is eyeliner and eye shadow.

LIFT YOUR FACE
Smile and apply a matte powder or cream gel blush to apples of cheeks, blending up along cheekbone and outwards toward your ears. Add a universally flattering colorless highlighter high up on your cheekbones to reflect light and create more of a cheekbone A colorless highlighter will work on any skin tone and every ethnicity (See RAMY Pure Juice Highlighter $28.). Apply Lip gloss, either on its own or on top of your favorite lipstick. A moist gloss is more youthful looking than lipstick alone, which can look dry. A slightly brighter-than-your-usual lip gloss or sheer lipstick will also make you look more youthful by brightening your entire face. Use light pink shades for fair skin, Berry or Coral shades for medium skin tones and plums or burgundy on darker skin tones.

Three Things to Further Youthify Your Face: The three things that change as we age are:
1. Our brows get thinner - so filling in your brows with a taupe brow filler will help your brows look bolder and frame your face more fully.
2. Our lashes get shorter. - Adding mascaras to top line of eyelashes rectifies this beautifully.
3. Our lips get thinner. Lining your lips with a lip toned pencil (See RAMY Laugh line Lip Liner on fair or medium complexion, Pick Up Line for darker complexions) can build up your lip shape to its former glory. Line your lips, then add color.

For more info on Ramy, who also has his own cosmetics and skincare line, check out www.ramy.com.