As women, we wear a variety of hats and work in a variety of professions. Whether you work full-time, run a home-based business, or are the CEO of your home and local carpool coordinator, you likely have events you need to attend that require evening makeup. If you have enough in the bank to hire a professional makeup artist to apply it, you’re in luck because it can be a difficult and intimidating task. If you’re like most of us, you’ll have to go it alone.
So how do you handle the darker, more dramatic shades that bring your features to life at night? Before you get too nervous, relax. Fortunately, the most flattering evening makeup also happens to be the easiest to apply. Try just one of these easy makeup tips to look relaxed and pretty in party photos.
For your eyes, try a jewel-toned shadow or just line your lids. Eye color is always refreshing, regardless of the time of year. Try intense shades in emerald green, purple and sapphire blue. These are flattering and eye-catching; As an added bonus, they complement all eye colors. To create a smokier look, skip the shadow and simply line your lids with a charcoal, black kohl, or deep plum pencil. Follow any of these with a few coats of volumizing mascara and your party-perfect eyes can be done in 5 minutes.
Moving on to your lips, layer on gloss or go for a deeper lip shade; it really depends on you. Either option is quick and easy. The gloss does double duty by not only dressing up the lips, but also making them look fuller. It only takes a little to get the effect. Sleek and sexy when applied correctly, a rich lip shade takes a bit longer to perfect, but it can be done. However, before choosing a shade, you may want to consult a makeup artist at your local cosmetics counter; that way you’ll know you’ve got the shade right the first time.
Rosy cheeks make you look happy and really brighten up your face. With a simple brush or two, you can wake up your skin and look flushed and plump with minimal effort. To highlight your cheekbones, stick with softer shades and dab a cream blush onto the apples of your cheeks; You can enhance the look by powdering your face with a sheer powder appropriate for your skin tone. If you’d rather forgo the highlighter look, just dab the cream blush onto your cheeks and head out the door.
Finally, remember these quick tips to make sure you keep looking great all night; simple and easy, anyone can use them. Makeup artists have long been designing retractable lip brushes. For a quick touch-up on your night out, without having to carry both the tube and brush, slide the retractable over the tube before you leave the house, then stow it in your bag; without messing up without problems. Use a matte lipstick or a long-wear formula if you want to avoid touch-ups altogether.
Self-tanner used to be orange and fake-looking, but not anymore. With the concern of sun damage on everyone’s mind, self-tanner has come a long way. Use it year-round so you have color in all seasons; Even if your makeup wears off in the middle of the night, you won’t go pale. Lastly, fill your makeup bag with blotting paper to keep glitter away as the night wears on.
