Getting Your Photo Taken? The Make-Up Trick You'll Want to Avoid

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Angelina Jolie always looks amazing—nothing can really hurt her on that front. But when her makeup artist took a liberal hand of powder to her forehead, chest and jawline at last night's premiere of Brad Pitt's new film The Normal Heart, it caught the light and made her look like a chalk board. Assumedly the dusting was intended to set makeup and cut down on shine, but it's a good reminder to use light powders (and highlighters) sparingly if you know you'll be photographed with a flash.
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