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This photo with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was taken as the pre-debate buzz was whirling on the mountain top location of the Reagan Theatre in Simi Valley, CA. It was only 15 minutes until game time, where I would descend to the lower level and scurry into the green rooms to polish the Republican Presidential candidates for a live CNN debate. I breathed in the power of the mountains as I prepared for my first makeup job on the Governor who had just arrived with full entourage in the midst of our crew of about 40 cameramen, producers, sound and grip as well as secret service.

Catherine Philp, Washington | "On the face of it, Hillary looks good"

IT was the moment the mask fell, but still the mascara stayed put.

An exhausted Hillary Clinton, ground down by the grueling campaign pace and media focus on her appearance, was thrown off guard by the sisterly warmth of the question: how do you do it?

On Tuesday night, as she appeared radiant before her hollering supporters in Manhattan, that question was back on the lips of observers.

Editor's note: Makeup artist Kriss Soterion's been getting some national attention for her work. We asked her to blog about her time with the candidates.

Yup that's right. More than any previous election all eyes are on the lipstick because a women is in the mix.

Adam Tschorn | "The Face of Power"

INSIDE EDITION introduces you to Hillary Clinton's secret weapon, her make-up stylist Kriss Soterion.

"Image and makeup is a crucial part of any campaign," Soterion says.

Kriss Soterion was hired by the Democratic Presidential candidate before the big weekend TV debate in New Hampshire. "With a woman candidate," she says, "it's an incredible opportunity to create art."

In the current issue of People magazine, Hillary says she'd never have plastic surgery because "I'd be scared to death something could go wrong."

Katharine Q. Seelye | "The Way She Looked That Night"

On the looks-are-just-superficial-anyway front, John Edwards has been lampooned for his “I Feel Pretty” primping in front of a mirror. Now Senator Hillary Clinton is drawing notice, decidedly positive notice, for a glamorous turn at last week’s New Hampshire debate.

Her new look was the handiwork of Kriss Soterion, a make-up artist and former Miss New Hampshire, who runs a salon in Manchester and was freelancing for CNN, a co-sponsor of the debate.