After decades in the beauty business, you pick up on a few tricks…especially if you're Gwen Stefani's main makeup artist, Gregory Arlt.
Even though he's created several looks on a mix of celebs, including Angelina Jolie, Dita von Tease and Susan Lelechi Watson, the Mac Cosmetics pro artist has a few tips to make sure anyone touched by his magic mascara wand comes out as an "A+ version of themselves."
"I'm like the beauty exorcist," he said. "I like to pull the beauty out of somebody as opposed to put it on them."
How exactly do we get a Gwen Stefani-status look without piling on the products? Gregory stopped by E! News to share his tips, which, really, anyone can do.
Watch: How to Apply Liner Like a Pro
Sounds easy enough, right?
Practice makes perfect.