make up advice needed

[little_unicorn]

i dont usually wear much make up and when i do its usually black eye liner and mascara....i got a wedding on friday and brought a really nice dress thats black with little red butterflys on but im not sure what make up to wear with it......any ideas anyone?

Thanks
Lauren

[Detour. Derail]

Personally, I would choose a pale eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara and maybe a pale lip/cheek colour.

The rule I follow is that if you have a dark colour on your eyes/lips etc, keep the rest of your makeup light.

Maybe have a play around with different styles between now and Friday?
Hope this helps!!!
Alexx

[little_unicorn]

thank you for your reply...will have a play around with make up tonight...hopefully i'll find a good look.....does it matter what colour eye shadow i wear???

[Steel Magnolia]

I think a creamy coloured eyeshadow, and liquid eyeliner with red lips. Sorta like the Dita Von Teese look. It would be very pretty with the dress youve described.
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[glitter]

Thats exactly what I was thinking! ^^
Just play around with a few looks, see what looks best :)

[over and out]

ok depending on skin tone go for a pale pink eye shadow, black eyeliner and maybe a brown mascara. lipgloss tends to be better than lipstick but either clear or a pink (lip colour)

[Rubylou84]

I think a pale eyeshadow would be nice like what has been suggested! With a brighter lipstick. At the min fashion in makeup is really bold clashing colours on the eyes and lips so dont be scared of colour! also if you wear your normall eyeliner and mascara you could make it more special by adding a glitter liner over the liner or a bright colour mascra instead of black.

Whats your skin tone like?? Are you pale (more pinky) and burn rather than tan if so pastel colours will be more subtle on you with bolder colours really standing out.

If your skin has more golden tones (yellows +oranges) then pastel colours will stand out more and bolder colours wont stand out as much. hope that makes sense

[confuzzled]

It all depends on your skin tone really.
I would go for the smokey eye look.

[limey.]

I wouldn't go for pink eyeshadow.. it barely suits anyone.

[little_unicorn]

thanks for all your suggestions

so far ive decided to go with red nail warnish (quite bright) and i really like th eidea of the smokey eyed look but have no idea how to achive it....any tips

Lauren x

[Kame]

Grey/silvery eyeshadow is good for a smokey look. I normally apply quite a light silvery colour to my eyelids, then a darker grey above my eyelashes, but if you do liquid eyeliner around your eyes you won't need it.
Hope this helps a little.
xx

[Rubylou84]

try looking on youtube or videojug loads of people upload how to apply make up videos there will defo be a smokey eye one. or go in to a deparment store loads of counters do free makeovers or they will just show u how to do smokey eyes if you dont want the works

Yeah totally.

A pale lip...shadow with a white blonde eye...mascara.

No, I mean, what?

Dicky!

[Kurea]

I agree with what everyone has said so far. Especially the smoky eyes. The way I do smoky eyes is this: Pick a colour just a LITTLE darker than what you want it to turn out like. Use a brush opposed to a sponge applicator. Get a good amount of the eye shadow on the brush and then do quick, smooth movements to get most of the lid covered. if you want it to taper off the outside edges, use quick jerky movements to get it to taper as far as you want it to.

And I agree with limey. about the pink. It doesn't look good on everyone, so if you want to use pink, test it out before hand so you can decide if it works with your complexion and bone structure.

[little_unicorn]

thank you to everyone for the ideas....ive decided to go for bright red nail varnish on fingers and toes, smokey greyish eye shadow with black eye liner and mascara. i even surprised myself when i tried the look out!

once again thank you
Lauren x

[Steel Magnolia]

Very nice! I agree with l0zer0 - Videojug are great on how-to videos for makeup. Have fun at the wedding!
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