Prom Makeup Tips

Prom night makeup should make your face as refulgent as you feel. Many girls make the erratum of choosing prom makeup that is dramatically different from the makeup they normally wear. While tempting to go all out with an phenomenal new look, or to pile on the products for a flawless appearance, try to resist going overboard.

Prom is not the time to try something new: instead, your intent should be to look like a more glamorous version of yourself: choosing makeup you'll be comfortable in, but which will still make you look your absolute best.

The difficulty with prom makeup is the misconception that it needs to be showy and strong. Apply moisturizer. Use concealer below your eyes. If your foundation wears away simply, try a formula with a little oil -- sounds strange, but it works. Apply a small proportion of foundation to the tip of your index finger, dot on forehead, nose, cheeks and chin then blend in an upward and outward motion without a line. Remember to apply foundation over your eyelids and blend. Translucent powder helps eye makeup and glimpse to go on smoother and blend better. It also keeps your face looking fresh and your makeup will last longer.

Prom night is a special event and most girls would be athirst to get their makeup done to perfection. Make-up initially meant painting and literally making up your face to achieve whatever look you want but in modern it's more like enhancing your own features. So keep in mind, less is always more and the more you look like your best self the better. If you want to be soft and romantic or wild and dramatic, your prom makeup can be suited to your dress and hairstyle.

Take into consideration your features; bone structure, skin tone and hairstyle when trying out the perfect look for prom night. Getting fortify for prom can be exhilerating, but remember that this is supposed to be fun. And you desire your skin to look its best, so make sure to find a good foundation for the big night. Translucent powder helps eye makeup and peek to go on smoother and blend better. It also keeps your face looking fresh and your makeup will last longer.

How to apply prom makeup

• Begin with a natural looking base with a matt effect if you have oily skin or a glossy effect if you have dry skin. Trying to look more tempting will end up making you look years older than your real age.
• Use colors on your eyes which make them coruscate up and not make you look like you got punched.
• Apply blush, it will offer you the virginal blushed look which oh so many women would kill for.
• Matte lip colors will balance the make-up on your face. Wearing glossy lip shades will reflect light and spoil your photographs.
• Wear your best perfume to smell exceptional too.
• Splurge on designer shoes this time, they'll be useful in the future, and without them all other efforts are wasted.
• Remember to get a pedicure and a manicure before the day.

Prom Makeup tips

• For a very dramatic look, try some shimmer on the face and eye. Use Flash powder to add shimmer.
• Select a foundation which is one shade lighter than your own, and gently place around the eye area or any other area with deepening lines.
• Add some shimmer powder on the high points of the face.
• Using a lip pencil (not too dark), draw just outside your natural lip line. Then, fill in with the color of your choice all the way to the lip's edge. Now, place a little shade of white glimmer stick right in the center of each lip, top and bottom.
• If you want to play up your eyes, go all out with liner, shadow, mascara & even false eyelashes.