Try these five tricks for an instantly fuller bustline.

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Women who were born with cleavage know its allure. It's sexy, a bit mysterious, and gives a confidence boost like little else can. Whether you show a subtle peek or a full-on display, cleavage holds a special sex appeal. Feel like naturally perky breasts escape you? Never fear -- with the help of a few tricks, even the sleekest bodies can show off some curves. Here, our favorites.

Bra Moves

• Try a Wonderbra. They don't call it a wonder for nothing: With its natural-looking padding and strategically placed underwire designed to lift and push breasts together, the Wonderbra (and its generic padded, push-up relatives) is an easy way to create the illusion of cleavage.
• Give it a twist or cinch. Don't feel like springing for a brand-new bra? Tweak your current one. Try twisting the fabric between the cups of your bra before slipping into it; this extra twist pitches the cups toward each other, enhancing cleavage. Or slip a safety pin or flat ribbon around the straps in the back, pulling them close together (aim for an inch or two of space between them). Doing so pulls cups together in front, resulting in great cleavage.

Fashion Moves

• Wear strategic tops. Shirts and dresses with tops that have shaping at the bust area do wonders for your bustline. Look for tops with a seam just under the breasts and shirring between them; both structures help lift and push breasts together. In evening wear, go for halter tops or gowns with bra-like styling at the bust for a similar effect.
• Try a celebrity trick. Celeb stylist Mary Alice Stephenson swears by Bring It Up Instant Lifts (www.bringitup.com). Apply these clear adhesives to the top of your breasts, lift, and secure -- where you position them on your skin determines how much lift and cleavage you achieve.

Beauty Moves

• Learn the power of bronzer. To really enhance your cleavage -- or to create some where there is very little -- break out the bronzer and fluffy brush. Sweep a line of bronzer between breasts to create a shadow (the shadow that naturally occurs when you have cleavage). Be sure to blend so bronzer is nearly unnoticeable.