Maybelline New York: MyColor Advisor: Beauty Insider's Guide: Beauty Rescues

If your complexion is looking dull or tired, it’s time to reenergize your skin! Use a gentle exfoliator like a facial scrub with micro beads once a week to brighten up your complexion. For more mature, tired-looking skin, try makeup with invigorating ingredients like caffeine and/or with light-reflective micro-spheres to revive your look. Instant Age Rewind Liquid or Hydrating Cream Foundation can help awaken and illuminate your complexion. Use bronzer to wake up skin and create a healthy natural glow in addition to the foundation.

Foundation can be the best fix for uneven-looking skin tone caused by blotchiness, freckles and spot scars. First apply your makeup along your jaw line to ensure the shade is right for you. Then blend it into the rest of your face using your fingertips or a sponge for a flawless, even look. Mousse or cream formulas glide on easily and provide the medium-to-full coverage that is perfect for correcting the look of an uneven complexion. We recommend Dream Matte Mousse Foundation for smooth coverage that blends effortlessly. Apply a yellow-toned concealer or spot apply foundation only on needed areas.

If you have hyperpigmented skin (dark spots and patches), apply a full coverage concealer, such as Cover Stick Corrector Concealer, then blend on a foundation in a shade lighter than your skin but darker than the concealed spot.

Some Hispanic and African-American women have lighter skin toward the center of the face and darker skin around the edge of the face down to the neck. To even out skin tone, you’ll need two foundations: a lighter foundation that matches the lighter part of your face and a darker foundation that matches the darker part of your face. Mix the two foundations, then apply the mixture over your entire face until you get an even-toned complexion.

Dark circles are a stubborn problem that’s often hereditary. But you’ll be up to the challenge with this three-point plan. 1. Get a healthy dose of sleep and moisturize the area. 2. Use concealer to cover up. 3. Use light eye shadow to draw attention to your eyes, not the circles under them. Here are the details:

Hide dark under-eye circles with a combination of yellow-toned corrector and concealer in the shade that’s closest to your skin tone. First apply a hydrating eye cream and wait until it absorbs into your skin. Then for the best coverage, dab on a stick yellow corrector and gently blend from the inner corners of your eyes downward. Avoid the outer corners of your eyes to prevent emphasizing crow’s feet or fine lines in the area. Top off with concealer in the shade closest to your skin tone. The Cover Stick Dark Circle Corrector in yellow and Cover Stick Corrector Concealer can help your dark circles go undercover with complete coverage. Illuminate the eye area by sweeping a light shimmery shade of Expert Wear Eye Shadow onto the lower lid and near your inner eye area alongside the bridge of your nose.

The best way to handle blemishes is to prevent them. Wash your face twice daily, in the morning and at night, with a cleanser that’s oil free and fragrance free. If you have very oily skin, use a cleanser that contains benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid. Use oil-free makeup products like those from the Pure signature line and always remove your makeup at bedtime.

To treat existing blemishes, you can use an over-the-counter cortisone cream to temporarily reduce redness and swelling. A concealer that has blemish-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid can cover and treat your skin in one step. Pure.Concealer has maximum strength blemish-fighting medicine and can help cover, treat and prevent blemishes. Select a shade that’s closest to your skin tone and apply it directly onto the blemish. With your fingertip, wipe any excess concealer and, if necessary, apply another coat. Gently brush oil-free loose powder such as Shine Free to set the concealer.

You can effectively reduce oiliness by cleansing your skin with lukewarm water and soap and/or a mild astringent skin cleanser—both are great oil solvents. Add a clay or mud mask once a week to your skincare routine to temporarily absorb oil. Choose makeup that’s specifically formulated for oily skin; shine-control water-based cosmetics are made to absorb and cover oiliness so your skin doesn't look as greasy. Consider Pure.Makeup, which is formulated with 50% water instead of pore-clogging oils, which can cause breakouts. For a fresh-yet-matte finish, an oil-control powder like Pure.Powder or Shine Free Powder worn alone or over your foundation can absorb oils. Gently sweep the powder puff (or your Expert Tools Face Brush) over areas of your face that are prone to shine (especially your T-zone).

As skin ages it loses elasticity and gets drier, which results in fine lines and wrinkles. Most people start developing them by age 30 to 35. Excessive sun exposure accelerates the aging process. To combat fine lines and wrinkles, use gentle exfoliators, hydrate face with retinoid moisturizing creams daily, preferably at night. Always protect your skin with an SPF 15 or higher sunscreen. You can find an array of makeup that’s geared to minimizing the look of aging while protecting your skin from the sun's dangerous rays.

Instant Age Rewind Foundation contains caffeine for firmer-looking skin, micro-pearls for radiance and SPF18 to help protect skin from sun damage. Follow with a concealer to conceal dark circles and to illuminate your eye area. A product like Instant Age Rewind Concealer is formulated with caffeine and silk to instantly lift under the eye area and with radiance pearls to brighten up tired eyes. And don’t forget about your lips, which are also susceptible to fine lines. Moisturizing lip products can protect, nourish and beautify. Moisture Extreme Lipcolor provides lip-balm like moisturization for up to 8 hours and SPF 15 sun protection in in a dazzling array of sumptuous, color-rich shades, one to match every skin tone.

Redness occurs when the tiny blood capillaries on your face get inflamed due to various factors, like excessive sun exposure, alcohol and caffeine overindulgence and smoking. Rosacea, a chronic skin disease that manifests as reddening of face, can be another culprit. Your doctor can suggest treatments for these medical conditions. To camouflage the look of redness, use a concealer that’s dedicated to the cause, like Cover Stick Redness Corrector in green and follow with a foundation that’s suitable for your skin type.

Not a problem anymore for your hectic lifestyle! Truly long-lasting makeup can become your best ally. Eliminate touch-ups during the day with the four most important long-wear products in any makeup routine: foundation (such as Superstay Silky foundation), mascara (try Unstoppable Mascara), eye liner (try Unstoppable Eye Liner) and lip color (try Superstay Lipcolor). Check out Makeup Artist Tip #7: Get Your Long-Wear Look On for more information on the kinds of products that are available and how to apply them for lasting results. Remember: faithfully following long-wearing product application directions ensures the most beautiful, no touch-up look and wear!

Be sure to take your long-wear makeup off at the end of the day with a remover specially formulated for the job, like Superaway Lipcolor Remover, Expert Eyes 100% Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover for Unstoppable or Expert Eyes 100% Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover Pads.

If your lips feel dry and tight, try exfoliating them weekly to get rid of any flaking skin. Gently brush off dry skin with a baby toothbrush to keep your lips smooth, soft and healthy. For an extra moisturizing effect, put a little moisturizer or lip balm on a lip brush before applying lipcolor. Then apply moisturizing lipcolor and/or lip gloss to soothe dry lips and to help prevent chapping. You’ll also find there are lip products out there that can both hydrate and deliver beautiful color. We recommend Moisture Extreme Lipcolor for up to 8 hours of moisturization and SPF 15 sun protection in a variety of shades, one to match every skin tone.

Sun damage and/or loss of moisture can lead to chapped lips. Reach for a moisturizing lipcolor with sunscreen to soothe lips and to prevent harmful sun damage. A lipcolor like Moisture Extreme combines SPF 15 with the active anti-chap ingredients of a lip balm for deep moisturization and lips drenched in color. For severely chapped lips, carefully apply an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.

If your lipcolor bleeds or feathers into any fine lines around your mouth, lip liner is a must to kick off your lip look! Lining lips gives your mouth a gentle shape and helps provide a “boundary” for your lipcolor. After you line the natural contour of your mouth, fill in the entire lip area before applying lipstick. Your lip liner shade should either match your natural lip tone or lipcolor, so as not to stand out.

If your lips are a tad uneven, use a pencil lip liner to compensate by slightly under- or overdrawing where needed. To avoid a tell-all line, gently blend in so your lips look naturally even. Then apply your lip color as usual.

You’re not alone—very few women are happy with their eyelashes. Maybelline New York, the #1 mascara brand, has a solution for all your needs.

If your lashes are thin, try a volumizing formula. For natural-looking volume, try Great Lash and Full N’ Soft. Both condition lashes while creating buildable, natural-looking volume. Dial up the volume for a more dramatic look with Volum’ Express or Volum’ Express Turbo Boost. Or for bold volume with a unique comb application, try Lash Stylist.

If your lashes are short, consider lengthening mascaras. New Define-A-Lash Mascara creates added natural-looking length while it defines—and no unsightly clumps! If you want our most dramatic length plus volume, your best option is XXLVolume+Length or XXL Intense Volume+Length. For a long-lasting, lengthening option, try a waterproof mascara with a long-wearing formula like Unstoppable.

If your lashes are too straight, try a mascara formula that curls and lengthens lashes. Sky High Curves could be just what you need. An easy trick to boost your lash curve is to use an eyelash curler before you apply mascara or after it’s completely dry. We recommend the Expert Tools Eyelash Curler to get that initial lift-off.

Wake up tired eyes by washing the eye area with cold water throughout the day. Also try soaking a cotton pad in warm tea and placing it over the eye area for 15 minutes. Under-eye concealer can help hide the look of fatigue. Try a yellow-toned stick concealer that can completely cover dark circles. We suggest Cover Stick Corrector Concealer in yellow. For more mature skin, use a concealer that can invigorate and cover the eye area. Instant Age Rewind Concealer is formulated with caffeine and silk to instantly lift the eye area, while radiance pearls visibly help conceal dark circles and brighten tired eyes.

Next illuminate the eye area by sweeping a light neutral shade of Expert Wear Eye Shadow onto the lower lid and near your inner eye area alongside the bridge of your nose. For a luminous look, try Dream Mousse Shadow in Vanilla Veil or Ivory Illusion along your browbones and a neutral shade of Expert Wear Eye Shadow on your upper lids.

Red or bloodshot eyes are usually caused by dehydration, eye strain, allergies or more serious medical conditions, which need to be treated by a doctor. If you consumed too much alcohol or are just plain tired, place cucumber slices under eyes for 10 minutes to hydrate the eye area. Redness-relieving eyedrops can help reduce redness. Then deflect attention from the eye area with a concealer that has light-reflective ingredients. Formulated with caffeine and silk, Instant Age Rewind Concealer instantly lifts the under-eye area while radiance pearls visibly help conceal dark circles and brighten tired eyes. To brighten eyes, turn to shimmery eye shadows for illumination. For the best results, add a lustrous look to the eye area by sweeping a light, neutral shadow onto the lower lid and near your inner eye area alongside the bridge of your nose. For a formula that feels and looks good, sweep Cool Effect Cooling Shadow/Liner onto the lower lid and in the hollows next to the nose. Apply Expert Wear Eye Shadow in shimmering Vanilla or Linen shades on the browbone and any neutral shade of Expert Wear Eye Shadow on the upper lid.

It’s a hard habit to break but there are methods that can help. First, make up your mind to stop. Second, keep an emery board handy. Use the emery board, and not your teeth, the moment you notice a snag. The best way to stop nail-biting is to stock up on hand cream and nail color in your favorite shades so you can treat yourself to hand treatments and regular manicures. When your hands and nails are groomed, you’ll have fewer snags and more incentives to keep your nails looking their very best.

Stained or “yellowed” nails can result from pigment deposits from wearing dark nail color, smoking or a medical condition. If the following treatments don’t help, consult a doctor. The easiest way to get rid of stained nails is to always use one or two applications of a base coat such as Express Finish Base and Top Coat under your nail color. Sometimes the pigment still stains your nails. Rubbing a lemon wedge over nails or soaking them in the solution of one part hydrogen peroxide and four parts water for 10-15 minutes can help remove stains.

No time for treatments? No problem. Apply sheer nail color such as Express Finish Base and Top Coat or Express Finish 50 Second Nail Color in Sheer Chrystal Dash to hide the yellow undertone in your nails.

Polish can get goopy or overly thick when it gets old. Did you know a little nail polish remover can go a long way to extend the life of your polish? Just pour a few drops of remover into the nail polish bottle, tightly screw the cap back on and shake. Add a little more polish remover to the polish, if needed, to attain the desired consistency.

Here are a few simple tips to help prevent chipped polish. First, make sure to clean your nail surface with nail polish remover before applying color. Then, buff your nails to smooth the nail surface. One to two applications of base coat afterwards can help your polish stay on better and last longer. Finally, follow with your favorite nail color and top coat. Let polish dry completely between coats. To keep your manicure perfect and to prevent nail color turning yellow from sun exposure, reapply the top coat daily or every other day. And if you have to do chores, always use rubber gloves. Household chemicals can destroy your nail polish.

If you get a chip, don’t despair. Buff the chip gently with the less abrasive side of an emery board or a buffing disk. Brush a small amount of nail polish on the chipped area only. After the polish has dried, apply one coat of the same nail polish color over the entire nail and then follow with a clear coat of nail polish such as Express Finish Base and Top Coat to prevent future chipping. If your manicure starts chipping after one week, skip the chip fix and go for a fresh start.

Polish smears on your cuticles can ruin the look of a manicure. Here’s a handy tip to get perfect polish: Leave a little room above the cuticle before you begin each brush stroke, then move the brush down a bit before continuing up to the end of the nail. If you still get nail polish on your cuticles, take a cotton swab or an orange stick wrapped in cotton and dip it in polish remover and gently clean around the edges of your nails.