Party Makeup So Good You Can Wear A T-Shirt
You can throw on a dress and heels, but you’re not really party-ready until you’ve amped up your makeup. In fact, if you wear a thick cat eye, gold shimmer shadow, and glittering earrings, you’re ready to go—whether you’re wearing a ball gown or a cool T.
Step one:
Counter any darkness and brighten underneath your eyes with corrector and concealer. Use a brush to apply a small amount of the former followed by the latter underneath the eye. Gently blend with your ring finger.
MAC Studio Finish Skin Corrector ($13)
Revlon Photoready Concealer ($10)
bareMinerals Correcting Concealer ($20)
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Step two:
Define brows using a brow brush and a brow shadow that matches the natural color of your brows. Brush the brows up and over to define the shape of your brows.
Step three:
Use your fingers to blend a medium coverage foundation into the skin. Many women are darker on their chin and forehead and lighter on their cheeks and nose. Mixing two foundations—one that matches the lighter area and another that matches the darker skin—will create the right shade.
Clinique SuperBalanced Makeup ($23)
Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation ($48)
Step four:
Use a black pencil liner to draw all the way across the upper and lower lashline from the outer corner to the inner corner.
Sonia Kashuk Eye Definer Pencil ($6)
NARS eyeliner pencil ($23)
Step five:
On the top lash line, apply black gel liner with an ultra-fine eyeliner brush in smooth long strokes, from the inner corner across the upper lash line making the liner wider as you go across. To create the wing, continue the line on the upper lid so it goes up and out past the outer corner of the eye, tapering to a soft point. Make sure the two sides match in length.
Sonia Kashuk Dramtically Defining Long Wear Gel Eyeliner ($9)
MAC Fluidline ($16)
Step six:
Use a cream shadow brush to apply gold shimmer cream shadow just above the liner to the crease. Then draw a pencil liner over the previously drawn line to keep the line crisp.
Shiseido Shimmering Cream Eye Color ($25)
Makeup For Ever ($23)
Step seven:
Apply a light dusting of bronzer in the contours of the cheeks for a natural flush.
Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Bronzer ($38)
Neutrogena Custom Glow Bronzer ($10)
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Step eight:
Choose a lip gloss in the natural shade of your lips.
Covergirl Colorlicious Lipgloss ($6)
Georgio Armani Lip Maestro ($33)
Step nine:
Finish with two coats of volumizing mascara.
CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Mascara ($6)
Le Volume de Chanel ($30)
