Get Pretty for Prom

32 Makeup Artist Tips:

Put your best face forward

1. First of all, there are several things you can start doing right now to help put your skin into tip-top shape, whether it be on the face or the rest of the body
    

2. Drink lots of water or herbal teas, limit your soda consumption, too much sugar.
    

3. Protect your skin from prolonged sun exposure, use sun-screen and bronzers 
    

4. If you smoke, quit quit quit. Smoking causes the skin to look 'sickly'. It makes you sick too. Very sick It can even kill you. Here is a proof.
    

5. Eat more fruits and veggies, juice and milk, cut down on sugary foods, which upsets your metabolism
    

6. Gently & thoroughly cleanse face and neck, removing all makeup, every night before bed. Want to be  blemish free  for prom?  Here's how.

Foundation

1. Before you put on any makeup, condition skin and lips with moisturizers best suited for your skin type, (oily, dry, or combination).
    

2. If you must use concealer, use it sparingly, and blend carefully. Flash photos taken on this night can make your face look ghost-like if applied too heavily. Find a concealer color as close to the color of your skin. Lighter colored concealer will look lighter in a photo, appearing like a mask. Tip: it will be dark, so you need less foundation, really.
    

3. Foundation should never alter or add color to your skin. Find out your best colors first. To find the correct shade, run a stripe down from the jaw line onto your neck. The color should match the neck, to avoid a line along the jawbone. If your skin tone falls between 2 shades, do not hesitate to buy both shades and blend them together! You must use the same brand to do this. In the end, you will have 2x as much of the exact shade! Choose a powder in the same shade as your foundation.
   
    

4. Dab a few dots of foundation over the eyelids to even out the skin tone.
    

5. For flawless simplicity, try one of the new cream-to-powders.
    

6. Loose Powder extends the wear of your foundation, apply with a puff, and use a large brush to remove excess.
    

7. Create a fresh, natural look; opt for powder alone, in a translucent formula. Or you can just get away with a nice moisturizing tint.
    

8. Begin your blusher placement at the apple of your cheeks, the fleshy area that plumps up when you smile. Blend upward towards the temple. Choose your color according to your personal skin tone,  not your dress. Fair skin looks fabulous in sheer pinks, while darker skin is best suited to rose tones, apricots, even reds.
    

9. For the most natural finish, opt for transparent creams and gels.

Eyes

1. The best way to dress up your eyes is to curl your lashes. Curl first, apply mascara next. Find a color that matches your hair, not your dress.
    

2. Before applying your mascara, dab the applicator tip with a tissue to eliminate clumping on your lashes. Use a lash brush to assure a smooth finish. Practice this before the big night.
    

3. Groomed brows are a must. A well shaped brow is the final frame to your gorgeous eyes.
    

4. To avoid the harsh look: use gray-brown brow pencil for brown brows, blondes use taupe. Lighter colors are fine for shaping and filling in and still looking fresh.
    

5. Accent the arch of the brow with a stroke of champagne creme shadow.
    

6. Shadow: Go with  your best neutral shades if your dress and accessories are full of color!  Go with a more  colorful palette  if your dress is a neutral color, like black, white, gray, taupe, cream, navy. For best results, don't use more than two colors for your eyes, it can quickly turn into a clown appearance. Either way you look at it the easiest way to achieve the best contour and shading is with the
   . Pick the kit that goes with your skin tone and you have everything you need for fool proof, highlighting and contouring of the eye. Its the perfect way to go neutral or use as a base palette when you want to add an additional color to your makeup scheme. This will be all you ever need to shape and accentuate your eyes for any occasion.

Basic Shadow Technique for contouring and highlighting

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1. Shape and trim eyebrows along the natural curve of the browbone.
    

2. Apply a medium tone to the entire eyelid.
    

3. Apply the the lightest shadow to inner corner of eye
    

4. Apply the black or brown shadow along the lashline
    

5. Apply black or brown shadow in the crease, as shown, to make the eyes look even bigger.
   
    

Lips

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   To assure the best color result, apply a light coat of foundation to your lips first. If you choose neutral shades for your eyes, you can add drama and elegance to your smile by using a bold color for the lips.
    

2. Likewise, if you are accenting your eyes with lots of color, it's best to keep the lips subdued, by using plain lip gloss, or a natural tone or transparent gel.
    

3. To prevent lip color from traveling, outline your lips with a lip liner pencil in the same color as your lips.
    

4. For the longest lasting effect, apply liner over your entire mouth and then slick gloss over, for a pout that lasts till midnight!
    

5. Apply lipstick with a brush for maximum control.
    

6. Avoid iridescent colors if you are going to have a photo taken

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