July 22, 2015

Transform your make-up from day to night

We all should have our go to beauty regime and makeup look for the day time. But what if your day flows into night? The makeup you wear for a meeting or the looming 1-2-1 with your line manager isn’t going to have the same effect once the sun goes down and your ready to let loose and paaar-tay!

Your nighttime look is generally a more over emphasised version of the daytime you, but not too much. You need to know what you can do quickly and easily to refresh your make-up. Firstly always carry out improvements in good lighting, or you could look like a ‘hot-mess’.

Never start piling on more layers of makeup, this is a recipe for disaster – a cake recipe! You’ll find that your base will begin to ‘cake’ or crack – not a good look.

Start by using blotting papers to readdress your base/ face which will remove any excess oils that have built up during the day. Also address any smears or smudges around the eyes that may have appeared throughout the day. I like to refresh what I already have on with a facial spritz like MAC Mineralise Charged Water mist available in a cute travel size container which is always in my bag. There’s also Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water that works just as well.

To enhance your eye for that nighttime look use a darker shade of your daytime shadow to your outer ‘V’ and lower lash line, and smudge the lower with a soft brush or your fingertip. You could also extend to your crease above your eyes to give a more intense look. You could also try applying a black Kohl pencil in the waterline of your eye and topping up your mascara. If you wear a cat eye liner during the day to transition just extend the the cat eye just a little. This will add drama to the eye instantly. Remember, always apply colour lightly as it’s often easier to apply more, than to remove excess.

Often creating a statement lip is the easiest way to transition. Switching to a bolder lip colour usually does the trick but you can also easily apply a lip colour a few shades darker and finish off with a lip gloss to add that glam factor.

I would leave any blusher renewal alone at this point, as the idea with this is to warm up the face. After a full days work I’d say you can’t get any warmer, so I’d rule this out.

I have one rule of thumb and it’s served me well over the years. If you intend to go heavy on the eyes, go light on the lips and a statement lip always packs a bigger punch when served with a understated eye.

Denise Campbell

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