Kivivi Blog

Makeup artist Bobbi Brown has some advice for women who may be wondering how to update their look for the holidays.

Before you finger a single false eyelash or buy a bright red lipstick, take a step back and consider whether your basics - primarily foundation and concealer colors - are absolutely perfect.

"I keep saying it, but it's really true, that is the most important thing," she said during a recent visit to San Francisco, where she trained makeup artists who work for her eponymous line. "Ninety percent of women don't get it right."

-- The elusive "it" means finding just the right colors to balance the redness or other undertones in skin, and dark under-eye circles.