Three flaws you want to cover? Here are make-up tricks that will do the job!

Downplay A Nose
Avoid outdated 'shading' techniques, such as using a dark blush or powder on either side of your nose to streamline its shape, says Cory Walia, celebrity make-up artist. This trick only works in photos.

Try smoothening a subtle shimmer cream (if your skin is normal to dry) or powder (if your skin is oily) down the bridge of your nose to optically alter its size.

Tip: Make your lips or eyes the focal point of your face, suggests Victoria's Secret make-up artist Charlie Green. For example, go for heavily lined 'cat eyes' or bold, red lips.

We recommend: Giorgio Armani Cosmetics Matte Silk Lipstick in #5.

Sculpt Cheekbones
Avoid blush brushes with heads that are very small (like the ones that usually come in the compact) and produce war paint-like stripes, or those that are extremely big and diffuse colour all over your face.

Try using a standard-sized powder brush to apply blush to your forehead, in the hollows of your cheeks and just under your jaw to create a subtly sculpted effect. Be sure to work in quick, light strokes so that colour doesn't settle noticeably in one spot.

Tip: The darker your skin, the more pigment your blush should have. If your complexion is medium to dark, you may even substitute bronzer for blush.

We recommend: CoverGirl CG Tanfastic Bronzer in Soleil.

Enlarge Small Eyes
Avoid overly plucked brows. This may seem counter intuitive, but a wide expanse of skin between your upper lashline and your brow will only call attention to how small your eyes are, says movie make-up artist Kanta Motwane.

Try removing a few extra hairs below the peak of your arches for a 'lifted' effect. Be sure to curl your lashes and layer on plenty of lengthening mascara, too. (For best results, tip your chin up, look down and clamp lash curler as close as possible to the base of lashes.)

Tip: Wear one soft colour - a golden tone if your complexion is medium to dark, or white if it's fair - all over your lid from the lashline to below the brow to keep your eyes from looking closed in.
We recommend: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Cream Shadow Stick in Iced Beige.