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Night Makeup Tips

Focus: Lips or Eyes

When doing your makeup for an evening look, most makeup artists
recommend that you choose either your lips or your eyes as the
focus. Heavy eye makeup and dark lipstick looks something like
the pages of Vogue circa 1984.

If you like intense eye makeup with layers of different shades,
thick liner and mascara, then you are better off toning down
your lips by doing a neutral shade or keeping them sheer and
glossy. If you have great lips and want to play them up with a
sassy red or deep plum, then you can use just a touch of liner
on the lash line, and a neutral sweep of shadow. If the focus
is on your lips, make sure to take care of them by moisturizing
and exfoliating so your lip color doesn?t look flaky on dry lip
skin.

Shiny Skin Fix

If you don?t happen to have to have a compact of powder or oil-
blotting papers with you, and you notice your skin looks like a
gleaming like an oil slick, there is a solution. You're probably
familiar with the toilet seat covers found in public restrooms.
Well, they are good for more than one thing! Those handy seat
covers also absorb the shine and oil from your face, giving your
skin a matte look without ruining your makeup. Oil blotting
papers and toilet seat covers are made out of the exact same
thin tissue-type paper, and if you are in a pinch, either one
will fix shiny skin!

Eyeliner That's The Cat's Meow

Have you ever seen old renderings of Cleopatra? She always had
on that thick, dark, winged eyeliner that was intense, sexy and
yes, even a little dangerous looking.

The cat-eye look is a superb way to make your eyes dramatic for
night. You can use either a regular eyeliner with a fine point,
a cream-based liner with a fine lining brush or when you get
more comfortable you can try a liquid liner. A liquid liner
tends to create the most dramatic effect, but it is also the
most difficult to master. If you have trouble getting the outer
wing straight, a little trick is to grab a thick paper business
card and use that as your guide. Ideally, you want to hold the
card at a 45 degree angle from the outer corner of your eye.
Then, just trace the liner right along the edge of the card.
Make sure you also apply multiple coats of black mascara,
especially paying attention to the longest lashes at the outer
corners of your eyes for a super sultry look that is truly the
cat?s meow.

Create Your Own Shimmer Body Lotion

A light, shimmery body lotion looks pretty when your skin hits
the light just right. It also minimizes the appearance of flaws
in your skin. But what if you don?t have any shimmer body lotion
on hand? It?s simple to mix up a batch of your own.

First, pick a lightweight lotion. Get out a small bowl for one-
time use, or empty travel bottle if you intend on making a
larger batch. Add some loose, shimmery eye shadow to the lotion
and mix well. If pressed eye shadow is your only option, dig
some eyeshadow out with a knife, crush it, and add it to the
lotion. Work gradually so that you don?t go overboard with the
shimmer. If you are a warmer skin tone, stick to shadows that
have gold or pink shimmer to them. If you have a cooler
undertone, a silver shimmer complements your skin tone the best.
You want it to be a subtle glow that just ever-so-effortlessly
lights up your skin for that perfect nighttime effect.

Secret Lip Gloss Hiding Place

If you are out going out for a night on the town and you don't
plan on carrying a handbag or clutch, where in the world will
you put your lip gloss? Thank goodness for jeans. The "fifth
pocket" was originally made to hold a pocket watch. But, a mini
lip gloss fits perfectly into that tiny space! If you are
wearing a dress or skirt, hiding your lip gloss is a little
trickier. But that's why man invented underwire bras (or at
least, we think that's one of the reasons). Stick your mini
lip gloss or lipstick in the front-middle section of your bra.
The underwire helps hang onto it so the gloss stays secure
against your skin and doesn?t fall out. Now, you can always be
sure to have lip gloss on hand for touch-ups throughout the
night. Don?t worry?it will be our little secret!

Colorful Eye Shadow

A jewel-toned eye shadow looks especially beautiful and
glamorous at night. Consider violet, green, gold, aqua, or
even hot pink for a radical pop. Press this color onto the
center of your lid for a pop of bright color. Do not put the
jewel tone colors in the crease of your eye.


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