How do you make your make up look natural, and good!?

I want to look a natural, but like i want to be noticed. and i have already been to a makeup artist, and they didn't help. i just want to have a laid back kinda style. i have short hair, and a light skin tone. any suggestions????How do you make your make up look natural, and good!?
I would recommend a good tinted moisturizer and some powder foundation, and either clear mascara or a light coating of black mascara. Keep your eyeshadows neutral (bronzes/golds/browns) and if you use eyeliner, use and earthy brown. A little bit of blush and some tinted lip balm, and you're good to go!How do you make your make up look natural, and good!?
dont wear foundation because then your skin looks fake you can wear a little if its to cover up a zit or 2 but for eyeshadow try a shade that is bairly noticable then put another layer a little darker right above your lashes wear regular black mascara and eyeliner and go for a clear lipgloss somtimes less makeup is more ;)
Try Physician's Formula from Wal-Mart. I use the loose mineral powder and it works great. It gives you light coverage, but still evens out skin tone.





Then you can either go natural with your eyes, or play up your eyes with more color. You can check out pursebuzz.com for a few tutorials.
Apply primer and then your natural tone foundation.


concealer


a little lighter than your natural skin tone eye shadow over the ball of your eye


define eye brows with clear mascara


curl lashes


apply clear or black mascara
make it a little see through don't make it dark