Party Makeup at Home: Super Easy Tips and Tricks

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As the lockdown is starting to ease up and life’s gradually getting back to normal, we’ll all have functions and outings to go for. There was a time when we’d run to our favorite salon or book our favorite makeup artist for a makeup fix. However, due to the infectious nature of Covid 19, having someone work closely on our face isn’t ideal these days. Fret not ladies. We all know the struggle, and that’s why we’ve made an extensive list of easy steps to perfect your party makeup at home. if you have the right products and practice the right technique, you can easily achieve a glamorous look for event for an event without going to a salon.

Here are Some Super Easy Tips to Perfect Your Party Makeup at Home:

Start by Cleansing & Exfoliating

The first and most important step is to start your makeup with a clean slate. Make sure you clean your face properly before you start your makeup. This will ensure there is no dead skin, dirt or oil and will make your makeup neat and long lasting. Start by exfoliating your face with a mild exfoliator. Follow it up with your regular face wash and your toner. You can even put a face mask one day prior to the function for better results. A clean face will make sure the makeup application is smooth and lasts longer.

Prep Your Skin Well

Now that you’ve gotten rid of all the oil and dirt, it’s time to prep and moisturize your face. This will make sure your makeup is dewy and not cakey. Once you use a cleanser and toner, follow it up with a hydrating face cream or a moisturizer. This is an essential step to avoid flakey makeup. Use a moisturizer that suites your skin type and let it sink in for a while before you go to the next step.

Lastly, prep your skin with a hydrating primer. While primer can often be overlooked, it’s a great product to make your makeup long lasting and to help you evenly put on the rest of the products. Primer acts as a barrier between our skin and the makeup, making sure it doesn’t smudge into our skin.

It’s Time for Foundation

Here comes the most crucial step. Foundation is something that many of us tend to get wrong, and it can really make or break your look. First step is to find the right shade for your skin tone. There are many tricks to do this like understanding your undertone or the swatch test. Use one of these tricks to find the right foundation shade and you’ve won half the battle.

Next step is to learn how to blend properly. Your foundation cannot be cakey or uneven as that will determine how the rest of your makeup turns out. Use a damp sponge to evenly dab the product all over your face. Once the foundation is applied completely, gently press the sponge into your skin to give it a natural, weightless finish.

Conceal Those Stubborn Spots

While following these simple makeup steps for a party, don’t forget to conceal those blemishes and dark circles. Start off by using the right shade of color corrector. Majorly, you need the green and the red color correctors. Use the green one to neutralize any redness on your spots including pimples and use the red one to balance out your dark circles or dark spots. Follow this up with the right shade of concealer.

The best way to apply concealer is to dab with your fingers. The warmth of your fingers will help the makeup melt and spread evenly across your face. You can even use your concealer on your jawline, T-zone and around your nose to highlight and add dimension to your face.

Set Everything With Loose Powder

Locking and setting your makeup is crucial when it comes to long lasting makeup for a party. Use a lose powder or compact to keep your makeup in place for a long night out with your friends. This will make your makeup matte and will avoid smudging due to oil production. You can even carry your compact or lose powder to quickly touch up your makeup at a party.

Use a brush or a powder puff to apply the product evenly. Make sure to apply it on areas that tend to get oily like your forehead, noise and the under eye. Do not at all overdo the powder or the compact as that will give your face an unnatural and cakey look.

Time to Dress up Your Eyes

So far you’ve prepared the base of your makeup and now that your skin is even and flawless, it’s time to dress up your eyes. Whether you’re going for a casual brunch or for a happening party scene, there’s an eye makeup look for every outing. Use your eye shadows and liner to dress up your eyes and get them talking. One of the hacks to make your eyes look brighter is to apply a white or light colored shadows on the inner corners of your lids.

You can also add drama to your eyes using your eyeliner and mascara. For formal outings, you can play around with the wing of the liner and for casual outings, keep the liner thin and simple, or add just a little bit of drama with kohl. For the final touch, add a generous coat of mascara for fanned out and fluttery lashes.

Make it or Break it With the Brows

Brows are one the most important features on our face and if your brows are on fleek, you’ve probably nailed you party makeup look. Consider tweezing or threading your brows before starting your makeup. Remember that this step is only to clean your eyebrow area so try not to overpluck your hair.

Once you’re done cleaning your brow follow this up with shaping and filling them. Find the right eyebrow product in a shade that goes with your natural hair color and apply it in stroking motion. Blend the product using a spoolie and perfect the look by applying concealer below your brows to brighten up your brow area and add definition. Remember to make sure the color of the product you use is not too dark as that will give your brows an unnatural look.

Add Color to Your Cheeks

Now since we’ve evened out your skin tone using multiple products, we don’t want your face to look pale. Therefore, blush is the next important steps when it comes to doing your party makeup. While contouring can be a tricky job and is best left to the experts, blush is something you can rarely get wrong. So go ahead and choose a color that goes well with your skin tone and apply it gently on your cheeks. Note that blush is used to not just to add color to your cheeks, but to also accent your face. So always take your face shape into account before applying the product.

Lipstick to Finally Complete the Look

This one is a no brainer. Whether you decide to go through an elaborate makeup routine, or keep it minimal, lipstick is a must use product. It helps you complete your party makeup at home and add just the right amount of glamour to your look. To make your lipstick long lasting, start by smudging a little foundation on your lips. Line your lips with a lip liner that’s one shade darker that your lipstick. Apply liquid lipstick evenly all over your lips and once it dries, lightly dab some compact on it. This will make sure you avoid frequent trips to the ladies’ room for makeup touch-ups and can freely enjoy as many drinks as you want.

So what are you waiting for ladies? Go ahead and start practicing your party makeup at home.

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