Too many women are misusing makeup to cover their beautiful, unique features, says Carmindy Bowyer. She should know: the radiantly beautiful makeup artist on TLC’s hit show “What Not To Wear,” spent years as a high-fashion makeup artist in Paris, Milan and Brazil.

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At 24 years old, Hillary Lorman’s health wasn’t good. She sat in her doctor’s office as he read off a witch’s brew of problems: high pulse rate, high blood pressure and borderline sleep apnea.The trouble? Lorman weighed 240 pounds – too much for her average-sized frame. Something had to change.