Without makeup, big-screen celebs can look as drab as the rest of us on a supermarket run. One look at these pictures and you’ll wonder who stole their sizzle. But read on. Makeup artists for some of the world’s biggest beauty brands have put together step-by-step face charts that will take your face from wan to wow, just like your favorite star.

With robust natural coloring, Courtney Cox‘s face has real dimension, with or without makeup. But for an even tone, she relies on a barely visible base.

Courtney gently highlights her delicate features with just a touch of color, and never hides her sun-kissed freckles.

If, like Courtney, you have vibrant blue eyes that you want to play up, keep eye makeup to a minimum. Stick to vanilla eyeshadow tones, then make your eyes pop by curling lashes and separating with a black lengthening mascara applied top and bottom. Sweep a warm cedar rose blush in upward strokes along your cheekbones for an instant lift, and lavish lips with a shimmery sheer pinky-brown color.

Face Chart by Tarek Abbas, National Makeup Artist for Lancôme

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