Top Makeup look for Prom 2012…
My all time favorite makeup look is a smoky eye paired with a light lip. For a fresh prom look this year try a bronzed smoky eye with a golden bronzer and peach lips and cheeks. For all you brown and hazel eyed girls try warm shades of browns, coppers, and golds. Blue eyes pop with rosy pinks with golden undertones mixed with bronze hues and green eyes stand out in plum and violet shades. The Smoky eye– referred to as the little black dress of makeup– elevates your evening look to something truly dramatic.
To start your smoky eye, determine which eye shadows complement your eye color. A touch of rosy gold in the center of the lid or at the browbone can open up the eyes tremendously and impart a glowy summer goddess look. The same goes for shimmery bronze. Plum is dramatic enough to work with in lieu of brown or black eye shadow and it looks gorgeous on green eyes. Play around with a plum smoky eye by applying a light mauve color to the lid, and a deep plum in the crease.
Before putting on your eye makeup, prep the surface of the skin with an eye shadow base for stay-put power. As a general rule of thumb, it’s wise to apply your foundation and undereye concealer after your smoky eyes, since the color so easily falls down around the eyes. Dark colors have a tendency to smear on freshly applied foundation. If you carefully apply your foundation first, all your efforts could be wasted when bits of shadow come raining down.
Begin with eye shadow. The darkest eye shadow can be applied all over the eye lid, and in the crease, depending upon the shape of your eye and the look you desire. Apply the dark color in the crease and blend it upward and outward toward the brow-bone. Apply a medium shade in and slightly above the crease and keep the brow bone light with a light skin tone shadow.
Line the upper lashes from corner to corner and line the lower lashes beginning from the outer corner of the eye. For an intense smokey eye use a classic black liquid eyeliner (dark brown or plum if you have green eyes) and push it into the lashline. Do the same with black powder eye shadow (dark brown or plum if you have green eyes). Layering your liner with different formulations (pencil, powder, liquid) will give your look staying power. Of course, finish the look with two coats of mascara— better make it waterproof for prom night!
