Kaitlin Olson has a knack for playing underestimated women. On her long-running sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," she's Dee, perpetually insulted by her pals and coworkers at Paddy's Pub.

Makeup design doesn't always mean prosthetics or extremes - that's why the Emmy Awards smartly single out contemporary makeup design as its own category. But too often, those more immediately ...