1.   After the movie, I had to rush to a department-store makeup counter to doctor red eyes and tear stains.

2.   At a shopping center she stops at a makeup counter.

3.   Afterward, she receives fans behind the makeup counter for a quick autograph-signing session.

4.   It all started with this bright idea to go to several makeup counters to find the best me makeup could create.

5.   Rubin-Vega was lucky to get one break allowing her to quit her day job at the makeup counter at Patricia Fields, a downtown boutique.

6.   So the next time you pass a makeup counter, ask for a little advice.

7.   The initial experience led to a series of visits to makeup counters and further talks with makeover artists.

8.   Then there was a little girl who came between me and the makeup counter.

9.   Walking up to a makeup counter requires a stiff upper lip.