Pretty, Easy Glam Makeup
Hey guys!
I went out the other night for my architecture school’s formal and my roommate’s birthday. I was surprised when they said they wanted to go out for dinner before formal after I had just taken my day makeup off, so I had all of about twenty minutes to get ready. Despite that, I still thought this turned out well and decided to recreate this.
I think this would probably be a good prom look, and is easy to recreate depending on your eye and dress color.
I’m using this look for Day 8 of the Instagram #100daysofmakeup challenge, which I’m trying out. Come follow me on Instagram here!
So step one: The base. I start out with a Supergoop CC cream because this seems to be one of the few things that works well as a long-lasting primer. Most actual primers and foundations break up a bit on my nose after a few hours. I used the Anastasia concealer in 3.5 under my eyes more as color-correcting. This color is darker than my skintone, but it actually manages to cover my dark circles well and evens my color. I then mixed the CC cream with the L’Oreal Infallible makeup and e.l.f. Illuminating Primer. Because the CC cream has physical SPF in it, I normally wait a few minutes for it to sink into my skin, even though we were leaving after 8 PM and it was getting darker.
Step two: The eyes. Normally I like doing eye makeup last, but needed to use the waiting time.
I started with the original Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion, followed by a transition color, which is BareMinerals Rhyme.
Next, I took a Fyrinnae shadow called Sloth Snuggles, which is a shimmery purple-brown, and used it mainly on my lid and blended it into my crease.
I added a darker brown-purple with sparkle, Fyrinnae Steampunk, into the outer corner and up into the crease. I didn’t really have time to blend these shades out, but the transition shade really helped these look okay.
Step three: Finishing the face. I’ll usually only conceal my under-eye circles a bit more, if anything, and don’t go over my acne because I don’t care if it’s fully covered or not. Since I was short on time, I didn’t want to try anything else. I used the Anastasia concealer in 2.5. I used the Maybelline Fit Me powder in 130 to set my face, and then the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess bronzer in Medium as a contour. I only highlight under my cheekbones, up to my temples, and then only sometimes along my jawline. I usually keep my contour a bit higher along my cheekbone and then curve it upwards to better fit the planes of my face. Because this bronzer is red-based, it acts almost like a blush in that area.
For my cheeks, I went with the Balm’s Fratboy blush. I wanted something a bit lighter and pink because my dress was red, and I didn’t want to have my blush match too much. I finished it off with a bit of the Nyx Illuminator in Ritualistic for a very soft, light glow, mainly on my cheekbones, nose, and browbone.
Step four: Finishing the eyes. I used Sloth Snuggles and Steampunk on my lower lashline, and then highlighted with Fyrinnae’s Polar Bear, which is a sparkly white-yellow gold, in my inner corner.
I used the Clio Kill Black liner for a soft wing, and the Rimmel VolumeFlash ScandalEyes mascara.
Step five: The brows. I normally just use a pencil to fill my brows in, and that was fine today. I used the Universal Brow Pencil by Ofra.
Step six: Lips. With six hours of eating and drinking, I wanted something long-lasting. And since I had a red dress and red glasses, I decided that red lips would be overkill. Enter the Balm’s Meet Matt(e) Hughes liquid lipstick in Committed.
The finished look:
What I love about this look is that it’s versatile (I originally thought I’d be wearing a black dress, but changed my mind at the last second). I love purple for my green eyes, and these more muted shades act kind of like a neutral. If you go for a different dress color, you can still change the colors using what you think works well with it, or you may want to just use browns or neutrals.
Thanks so much!
Great post!! I have green eyes too and I forget to wear purples!!