Getting a good night makeup is one of the great challenges when applying makeup, because it goes beyond looking attractive and sophisticated, but rather a series of factors must be taken into account, such as the preparation of the skin, the tones to be used, the techniques and the durability of this in order to achieve a perfect makeup for the night and captivate all eyes wherever you go.
To learn in an easy and fast way how to get that good night makeup, we bring you some tips that will be of great help when the occasion comes:
Preparation of the face: as in any makeup routine, the main thing is to have a clean face and prepared to receive all the products that are going to be applied, this is achieved by following the basic steps for healthy skin: cleanse, tone and moisturize; By doing so, we achieve skin that is free of oil and impurities. Professional make-up artist Amanda Schackleton assures that “if the make-up base is applied to oily skin, it will change its color and it will also be “erased” more easily”.
Likewise, the tone of the foundation and makeup powder for the face should be appropriate for the skin, neither lighter nor darker should be used, the skin should look natural. In addition, it is convenient to avoid these products having sunscreen, since it can cause the camera’s flash light to bounce off your face when taking photos and make your face look very white compared to the rest of your body.
The eyes: makeup is one of the most important steps in any type of makeup, but in a night makeup these have even more prominence since it is generally chosen to highlight them as the center of attention of the entire face, Using techniques such as «smokey eyes» or also known as smoky eyes, with this a more dramatic and undoubtedly more impressive style will be achieved. Smokey eyes can be done with dark shades like black, but earth tones or dark purples can also be used.
It is extremely important that, regardless of the technique you use to make up your eyes, the first thing you should do when starting to make them up is to apply a make-up primer to your eyelids, this will help the products you apply to your eyes stay intact throughout the night.
Lips: the makeup of this part of the face will depend on how you have decided to do your eye makeup, if you opted for dramatic and striking eyes you will have to make up your lips in light tones such as pink or the so-called «nude»; If, on the other hand, your tendency was towards more discreet eyes, you can highlight your lips with red and dark tones to draw attention to them.
In order for your lip makeup to be perfect, it is advisable to exfoliate and moisturize them before applying lip paint, this way you will ensure that they are free of dryness and your lipstick has greater durability on your lips.
Well, by following these simple tips, dare to be the queen of the night with a make-up that made an impact and steal all eyes.