The Top 9 Beauty Tips Ever

You’ve heard it from your third-grade math teacher and your yoga instructor: If you don’t master the fundamentals, you won’t get very far. Turns out, this piece of wisdom applies to beauty as well. Sure, you know how to wash your hair and put on lipstick—but an updo won’t look as pulled together if your hair is dry and frizzy, and a rich red lipstick, no matter how perfectly it’s applied, will look pretty drab if the shade is wrong for you. With that in mind, we asked top hairstylists, makeup artists, and dermatologists to outline the best strategies for beautiful hair, makeup, and skin. And while their equations aren’t mathematical certainties, they’ve proven to be successful. Here are the basic beauty principles every woman should know.