Night Makeup Dos and Don'ts

I saw a video on Facebook featuring Filipino couturier, Monique Lhuillier, as one of CNN's Powerful Women. This led me to Lhuillier's Facebook page and to her magazine features, and ended up on an article about nights out in London.

I was fascinated by the photos, especially on the makeup and fashion. I consider myself a newbie in the makeup department. My challenge really is to make my made-up look stay longer. This make me think about the dos and don'ts of evening makeup.

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Night Makeup Dos

• Moisturizer - Moisturize your skin before applying makeup.
• Foundation - Pick a foundation that matches your skin tone.
• Highlight a feature - Choose a focal point to emphasize. It can be the eyes or the lips. I suggest that you choose whichever is your asset. For instance, in my case, I would often highlight my eyes, as they are my best facial feature. I'd go for smoky eyes, and apply a heavier mascara on my eyelashes and curl them just right. 
• Shimmer - A little shimmer on your skin will look gorgeous at night. You may use a shimmer lotion or shimmer blush. What I do is to splotch glitters on the exposed portions of my skin like the shoulders and cleavage part. I would also put some on my eyelids for added drama. Other times, I'd apply a shimmer mascara. 

Night Makeup Don'ts

• Mascara - Don't overdo that mascara. Make sure to follow that mascara application with a good brush to avoid clumping. 
• Highlight a feature - Don't choose to highlight the eyes and the lips. If you put dark, heavy makeup on the eyes, the lips should be in neutral color. Or if you choose to highlight the lips, because you have those Angelina Jolie-like lips, then leave your eyes a little lighter, perhaps just some glitter eye shadow on the eyelids will do. 
• Blush - Don't stripe on blush. Use a good blush brush and do some sweeping strokes on your cheekbones. 
• Eyebrows - Although night makeup requires a heavier makeup, don't overdo your eyebrows. Don't make it strongly arched or thick, unless you're going to a themed party.

The general idea is to know all the angles of your face and the type of your skin, to be able to put on that great makeup for any occasion.

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