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Lasting Makeup Tips for a Night Out

Sep 8th, 2008 | By The Conscious Snob Community | Category: Conscious Beauty
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Many of my friends often ask me how my makeup stays so beautifully intact at the end of a long night of partying. Here, I’ll share a few of my techniques that I rely on to help me stay looking good through many occasions!

Double Your Eyeliner, Tight-line Your Lashes

Eyeliner that smudges or disappears altogether is a problem many girls experience, and the biggest complaint I’ve received. Although there are many products out there that claim to be waterproof or water-resistant, I think that the combination of body sweat, the natural oils produced by the skin, and the humidity in bars and clubs is still too strong a force for most eyeliners. I’m sure many of you will agree with me! To combat this, I suggest two techniques: (1) layering your eyeliner and (2) “tight-lining.”

To layer my eyeliner, I use both a pencil liner and a liquid liner to line my eyes. I first generously trace my eyes with an Almay eyeliner in “Black Brown” two or three times, making sure the product goes on nice and thick. Then, I carefully go over it once more with a M.A.C. Liquid Liner. This really helps seals the eyeliner in its place and makes it more immune to the destructive nature of the skin’s oils and body moisture.

“Tight-lining” requires putting liquid liner in between the roots of the lashes and closer to the eye. I would highly recommend using a liquid liner with a foam tip to reduce discomfort and irritation to the surface of the skin around the eye. Try Lancome’s Artliner in Noir. To apply, look down into a stand mirror so when you gently lift up your eyelid you can clearly expose and see the roots of your eyelashes. Carefully and gently reach in with your liner tip from beneath your lashes and make dots in between the roots. Make sure to let the product fully dry before you release your eyelid. So even if the rest of your eye makeup disappears during your night out, your eyes will still look striking because they’re defined with liquid liner from underneath your lashes.

Prime Your Lids to Make Colour Stick

Instead of using products that are specifically designed and advertised to be primers, I use what works best for me. I prep my eyelids with a bit of foundation and Shiseido’s Spot Concealer. A thin, well-blended mix of each product on top of each of my eyelids helps my shadow and liner stay put.

I know many girls are opposed to using foundation for a variety of reasons. Ironically, these are the same girls who tend to need it the most. For girls who have oily skintypes or for those who are prone to sweat easily, I encourage you to do a little bit research for a sheer foundation that controls for both oil and shine. Foundation helps control the excretion of oil, fills in pores, and creates a matte surface for a smooth and long-lasting application of makeup for your eyes and the rest of your face. I discovered that Paul and Joe’s Light Cream Foundation actually gets enhanced when mixed with the skin’s natural oil and moisture, and gives the skin a very dewy look!

Conceal the Flaws

To avoid looking excessively haggard, drunk or sweaty at the end of the night, you must conceal any signs of blemishes, bags, dark circles, or pores at the beginning of the night. Not only that, you must not be lazy in touching-up periodically. I am lucky – my only major problems are dark circles underneath my eyes. I highly recommend Amazing Cosmetics’ Amazing Concealer in Ultra Light. This is my holy grail of all concealers, and believe me, I have tried A LOT of concealers. A little bit of this product gives a lot of coverage. And best of all, it is both emollient and waterproof!

Be Sure to Mind These “Don’ts”

Don’t use a product (particularly eye shadow) that is both in powder form and has a lot of shimmer. I guarantee that by the end of the night, the shimmer particles will end up all over your face in all the unwanted places.

Don’t attempt to blot away sweatiness and redness in your skin with your compact powder. Trust me, everyone will notice the thick, cakey mask you’ll inevitably end up with. Instead, take a few seconds to blot away moisture on your skin either with blotting paper or paper towels from the ladies’ room. Don’t forget to touch up the skin along the areas around your hair and jaw line. I’ve seen many girls, both in pictures and in real life, who have evidently sweated off their foundation or powder and are left with distinct lines of exposed skin of another shade along their foreheads, and the sides of their cheeks and jaws. It’s extremely unsightly!

Don’t rush through your makeup application. Beauty comes at a cost and in this particular case, if you want longer-lasting makeup, careful and precise application is key. I know that we busy girls don’t always have the luxury of having a lot time in getting ready to go out, but if you do, be sure to prime your lids, tight-line your lashes, and make stops to the ladies room throughout the night. If you adopt these beauty habits, I promise you will be walking away from the night with a beautiful, streak-free face even if the party ends at 3 A.M.!

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This article was contributed by Kimberly Chu. Be sure to also check out Kimberly’s piece on Beauty In The Morning, Fresh At Night.

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