Star get-gorgeous strategies: for a lesson on taking your look from daytime simple to after-dark dazzling, check out the glam makeovers these Hollywood hot things managed for recent red-carpet affairs. Their stunning hair and makeup effects are surprisingly simple to pull off. (fun fearless beauty).

Garcelle Beauvais shows off shimmery skin and shiny strands.

* A SHINY BURNISHED PINK lipstick makes your lips look beyond pouty. We like Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds Lipstick in Pink Topaz, $6.75.

* WARM UP MEDIUM-TO-DARK SKIN tones with a sheer metallic burgundy face highlighter blended on lids and cheeks. A good pick: Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer in #4, $42.

* FOR GLASSY SHINE: Apply a luster-enhancing smoothing cream when your hair is damp and again after it's styled. We like Matrix GlowTrix Luminous Creme Smoother, $15.95.

Nicole Kidman stands out in citrus shades and upswept spirals.

* COP THIS JUICY POUT with a shiny orange-pink lipstick like Clinique Different Lipstick in Sugared Grapefruit, $12.50. Apply nude liner first.

* MAKE YOUR PEEPERS PIERCING with two tones of peach shadow. Apply a yellow-based shade all over your lids and an orangey hue from the center of your lower lids up to the ends of your brows. We like L'Oreal Wear Infinite Long-Wearing Shadow Duo, $4.95.