A makeup artist shares her top 4 tricks for professional looking make-up.

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No matter how many YouTube videos you watch, instructional books you read or people you watch applying makeup on public transport, there are always new beauty tips and tricks to learn.

Case in point: We like to think we know a thing or two about beauty, but a chat with Napoleon Perdis Makeup Artist Nicola Snell turned our makeup routine upside down — quite literally.

From doing your lip liner after your lipstick to the proper way to apply mascara, here are her four tips for professionally-applied looking makeup at home.

Did you know any of these tips already?