Beauty Queens

Beauty pageant contestants use anti-hemorrhoid ointment, a.k.a., Preparation H cream, says Diane Irons, author of The World's Best Kept Beauty Secrets. She says it's applied on their eye bags and thighs to temporarily and noticeably reduce their swelling and tighten the skin. You can see Sandra Bullock's character on Miss Congeniality use this at the Miss USA beauty pageant!

(Image of Sandra Bullock from Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Dangerous courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

Naomi Campbell

Before the birth of Photoshop, magazines like our very own Cosmopolitan (US) would use duct tape (yup, super painful!) to pull in breasts together for the trademark cleavage seen on its cover girls. This taping technique is called "up and in."

Total-Beauty-Secrets.com shares that supermodel Naomi Campbell uses surgical tape when she wants to get very full cleavage while going bra-less under a low-necked evening gown.

(Image courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana)

Julia Roberts

For added cleavage sans the duct tape, models and celebs insert silicon cutlets to their push-up and/or padded bras. It gives an instant va-va-voom lift! These are cheaper and easier than plastic surgery and a fashion stylist's dream.

In an interview for E! News Daily, Julia Roberts jokingly shared that cutlets played a big part in her Oscar-winning performance as the big-busty, fierce lawyer, Erin Brockovich!

(Image from Erin Brockovich courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Halle Berry

This award-winning actress scrubs in used coffee grinds on her thighs and buttocks area to help get rid of cellulite, as shared by PopEater.com. Caffeine is actually an ingredient used in most anti-cellulite lotions/treatments. Try Skin Food Coffee Body Scrub or Nivea Body Good Bye Cellulite Lotion.

(Image from Perfect Stranger courtesy of Columbia Pictures)

Gwyneth Paltrow

In Style Magazine shares that Gwyneth Paltrow relied on not one, but TWO Spanx control hosiery, worn one on top of the other, to help her get back in shape after her pregnancy with daughter Apple. Adding to that, Spanx founder Sara Blakely proudly shares that even really thin stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Eva Longoria rely on these babies for a bit of extra security.

(Image from Two Lovers courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

Cleopatra

According to several sources, including Essortment.com, Cleopatra was believed to be the most beautiful woman on earth. Not surprisingly, as she was rumored to take milk baths. Milk contains alpha hydroxy acid, called lactic acid, which acts as a gentle cleanser for skin.

(Image of Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra courtesy of 20th Century Fox)

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron's secret to her supple skin is the regular use of Emu Oil according to TruthInAging.com. An oil derivative from the fat of the Australian Emu bird, it is known to not only have moisturizing but extensive healing properties to the skin, joints, muscles, and bones. Try Bare Naturals Emu Oil with Tea Tree Oil and Witch Hazel Extract, P428 (30ml).

(Image from Sleepwalking courtesy of Overture Films)

Jennifer Lopez

You don't need expensive clothing tapes to keep your clothing in place. Go to your nearest bookstore and buy some double-sided tape--this is a staple in my model's kit, too! Hey, E! News confirmed that's how J. Lo held up that infamous green Versace dress with the plunging neckline that she wore to the Grammy Awards with P. Diddy.

(Image from El Cantante courtesy of Picturehouse)

Jennifer Lopez

J.Lo likes to drink green tea before going to bed so her metabolism works overtime, even during slumber, as shared by Allure Magazine. WARNING: It may be harder to sleep when tea is taken before bedtime.

(Image from The Back Up Plan courtesy of CBS Films)