Book offers advice on makeup makeovers

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
FASHION MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND BEAUTY BOOKS HAVE CHOREOGRAPHED MAKEOVERS FOR YEARS. BUT TELEVISION'S SPOTLIGHT ON REVAMPING EVERYTHING FROM FACES AND BODIES TO LIVING SPACES HAS GIVEN THE WORD AN EXCITING CACHET. IF YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE BRITNEY SPEARS, STRETCH OUT ON THE OPERATING TABLE.
SO, PREDICTABLY, HERE COME MORE MAKEOVER BOOKS.
ONE OF THE LATEST IS "MAKEUP MAKEOVERS: EXPERT SECRETS FOR STUNNING TRANSFORMATIONS" (FAIR WINDS PRESS, $21.95), BY ROBERT JONES, A MAKEUP CONSULTANT FOR THE LIKES OF NEIMAN MARCUS AND SHERYL CROW.
JONES DOESN'T OFFER ANYTHING STARTLING. CONTOURS ARE DARKER THAN FOUNDATION, WHICH SHOULD MATCH YOUR SKIN TONE. HIGHLIGHT SHOULD BE LIGHTER, AND MATTE IS SUBTLE, AND SHIMMER IS DRAMATIC. NO CELEBRITY SECRETS BIDE HERE. BUT FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE TO PLAY WITH MAKEUP AND ARE OPEN TO NEW TECHNIQUES, THE INSTRUCTION MAY BE AN UPBEAT TOOL.
HIDE AND SEEK
HE RECOMMENDS YELLOW-TONED CONCEALER AND POWDER FOR MOST PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE A LONG FACE, BRUSH A BIT OF BRONZER OVER YOUR CHIN TO HELP SHORTEN ITS LENGTH.
TO APPLY EYELINER WITH A PENCIL, USE FEATHER STROKES. NEVER USE LIQUID LINER UNDER THE EYES, BECAUSE IT LEAVES AN UNNATURAL LINE. POWDER EYELINER LEAVES THE MOST NATURAL LOOK.