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By Jacqui Stafford

Nothing's more frustrating than working up the drive to start your New Year's resolution -- be it exercising more regularly, eating more healthfully or losing those tenacious 10 pounds -- and then falling off your newly acquired routine just days later. When that happens, the best response is to pull yourself up and keep on moving toward your goal, says British celebrity life coach Cathy Dunbabin. The key: "Focus on looking and feeling gorgeous, and you'll be brimming with confidence and energy." So, treat yourself to these quick image-change suggestions -- you'll be looking great and back on track in no time.

FACE
1. Get your brows in shape
Well-groomed brows can swipe years off your age. The ancient art of threading -- a precision-perfect grooming technique -- is a quick way to get them done. It takes only 15 minutes and costs about $15. Call your nearest salon for more information. To get glam brows at home with tried-and-true tweezing, try Senna Cosmetics Form-A-Brow Kit, complete with stencils, three brow powders and two brushes ($38; sennacosmetics.com).

2. Refresh with a moisture surge
No time to waste? Blue Five-Minute Mask ($28; spablue.com) is the ultimate timesaving multitasker that you can use on your skin and hair. Let set for five minutes (10 minutes on wet hair) while the blend of algae and botanicals delivers immediate hydration. In just minutes you'll look relaxed and refreshed.

3. Make your lips softer
The days of the innocent slick of lipstick are over since the newest formulations work far better. Try Elizabeth Arden Lip Protectant Stick Sheer Tint SPF 15 ($15; at department stores); it's enriched with intensive moisturizers to relieve chapping and irritation and with the antioxidant vitamin E to protect, while four translucent shades give your lips a subtle burst of color.

4. Transform your smile
For quick Hollywood glam, visit your dentist for laser whitening. "You can't underestimate the difference having extra-white teeth makes," says New York City dentist Robert I. Schwartz, D.M.D. "It's like getting an instant face-lift." Prefer to do it yourself? Apply Colgate Simply White clear whitening gel ($15; at drugstores) to teeth with a brush applicator. Use it twice a day, and it will help whiten your pearlies in just weeks.

5. Rejuvenate your skin
Pick up a copy of The Perricone Prescription Personal Journal (Harper Resource, 2002) by Nicholas Perricone, M.D., clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University. It's a workbook-based program for total body and face rejuvenation. And while you're getting inspired, slather on Perricone's Amine Complex Face Lift ($85; clinicalcreations.com), a daily facial treatment that nourishes with ingredients like vitamin C Ester and helps eliminate excess facial oil.

6. Make your eyes brighter
Feeling in a slump? Joey New York Opti-Brite Eye Trios ($35; 800-563-9691) are shadows infused with blue botanicals to make the whites of your eyes appear whiter.

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