Star-Tested Summer Beauty Tricks

We got the inside scoop on Elizabeth Banks's color-blocked smoky eye,

Emmy Rossum's all-natural skin softener and more celeb get-gorgeous secrets, 

straight from their hair and makeup pros!

YOU GLOW, GIRL

Highlighter is an often-overlooked – but totally key – component of a radiant makeup look. A swipe on the cheekbones is standard, but for a sexy allover gleam, makeup artist Beau Nelson brushed Dior Poudre Shimmer in Rose Diamond on Natalie Portman's cheekbones, brow bones, bridge of the nose and cupid's bow.

DO THE DEW

Dewy skin looks gorgeous during the summer – shiny skin, however, isn't quite as alluring. Toe the line à la Miley Cyrus with an oil-absorbing powder like Tarte's Smooth Operator Amazonian clay finishing powder, which makeup artist Denika Bedrossian used to reduce shine in the star's T-zone while leaving her cheeks glowing.

GO FOR THE COLD

To give Emma Stone's hair extra bounce for the Kids' Choice Awards, celeb hairstylist David Babaii washed it with IT&LY Pure Shampoo and Conditioner, then followed with a final cool-water rinse. The shot of cold H2O adds volume and seals the cuticle, guaranteeing shine.

LET YOUR LIPS BE YOUR ACCESSORY

For the Kids' Choice Awards orange carpet,Taylor Swift opted for a neutral dress and minimal accessories, so makeup artist Lorrie Turk added color and interest to the ensemble in the form of a coral pout. Using a lip brush, she applied CoverGirl Blast Flipstick Lipcolor in Cheeky.

JUST ADD WATER

Want to know which free product TaylorSwift used to achieve the perfect cat-eye for the AMAs? Water! Makeup artist Lorrie Turk dampened an eye-shadow brush with H20 before painting the singer's lids with CoverGirl Eye Enhancers 1-Kit Shadow in Tapestry Taupe and Snow Blossom.

DON'T NEGLECT THE DÉCOLLETAGE

If you're going to wear a low-cut top, like Rihanna did at Battleship's Tokyo premiere, follow her lead and apply an illuminator to your chest. Her makeup artist used St. Tropez Violet illuminator, but anything with a bit of reflective quality will make your skin look instantly sexier and sun-kissed.

GIVE FAUX LOCKS SOME LOVIN'

It's no secret that celebs get long locks overnight with extensions, but you may not know the insider trick for getting them to look natural and shiny. Rather than leaving the added sections untouched, Selena Gomez's extension specialists Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee applied Shine Drops by Unite to the pieces after blow-drying. The result: faux strands that look like the real deal.

PIECE OUT

Celeb stylist Mark Townsend uses a special technique to give Christina Aguilera's hair a piecey look and keep it from being helmet-headish and overstyled: He takes a dollop of Malin+Goetz Hair Pomade, rubs his hands together to warm up the product, then "rakes" his fingers through her tresses.

DITCH THE HEAVY METAL

A bun like the one Jennifer Lopez rocked at the Oscars only looks chic if it's sleek. So celeb hairstylist Lorenzo Martin used a metal-free elastic band to pull the hair back, preventing breakage and flyaways, then finished off the updo with L'Oréal Paris EverStyle Smooth & Shine Serum.

DOUBLE-DOWN ON CORAL

To complement Katy Perry's hair and the orangey-hued accents in her dress, makeup artist Jake Bailey opted for both coral lips and cheeks the night of the AMAs. "I swirled a tiny bit of coral shimmer blush [NARS in 'Orgasm'] on the apples of her cheeks," says Bailey, who then gave Katy a bright coral-red pout with CoverGirl LipPerfection Lipcolor in Flame.

BE HANDS ON

Kate Hudson had a very handy hairstylist to thank for her beautiful, beachy look at theVanity Fair fete. Celeb stylist David Babaii skipped the brush and instead used his hands while blow-drying Kate's mane to enhance texture before curling sections and spritzing on IT&LY Purity Design Pure Definition Hairspray.