The glam After Hours looks are created with the right choice of trendy color palettes. Whether the look is created with a color scheme inspired by Dior’s Jazz or Mac’s Baroque Boudoir Collection, Chanel’s Aquatic pastel and silver colors of Venice and Golden Cage collection or Laura Mercier’s club couture collection.
Wherever the inspiration comes from make sure the makeup is party ready and lasts all night long. Fashion in makeup this season is an inspiration from an era when impressing the visitors was a must.
Empress Inspired Makeover
Creating a virtual illusion with show stopping makeup details and accessories layered on the right canvas is the most fun thing to bring to a modern face. Bring the expression of being noticed with a right attitude and one can’t go wrong, if you play with the right color palette.
Creating smoky eyes has always been fun, but think purple and pink as opposed to your novel black. Lips look lustrous, so go glossy, bursting with a twinkle of a star. Glam evening makeup is more than your usual evening out look.
Create a canvas that is well prepped with moisturizer or hydrating primers – primers are made to correct different concerns so use a matte silicon based one on the T-zone to help eliminate shine and halation as it will also help to reduce the appearance of pores and gives skin a velvety effect. Instead of sneaking away from the party- try blotting down the shine with powder or retouching your lip color so it won’t fade away with every sip.
Foundations and cover-ups that are long wear for up to six to eight hours are a must have for this look. Glosses that are transfer resistant are a girl’s best friend this season. Line and fill your lips with a lip liner color close to your natural lip tone, add lip color, go for a dark plum to burgundy if you are keeping the eyes soft or try a pink otherwise.
Add your gloss just before you head to the celebration. Create subtle cheek hues in pinks with only your cheekbones highlighted with a satin shimmer and the rest of the face matte or translucent – this will show off your radiant complexion and dress up your makeup with a veil of soft glow.
Create eyes with a doe effect with purples, pinks and grays or a hue from the soft color schemes that tells more about your personality with taupes and golds of pearlescent textures. A dab of a cream highlighter inside the corner of the eyes will brighten up the eyes. A more sophisticated color choice with that little black dress will create an opulent look perfect for a holiday evening out. Sublime in a pink pout with a glossy full effect that has a pewter shine and imperial elegance.
Beauty On A Budget
Look like a queen without spending like one. An assortment of jeweled collectible makeup packages is always on a girl’s wish list, but most importantly, these collectibles are essential. Jeweled gloss and lipstick holders and compact mirrors are for sure more fun. For that perfect after hours shine try Laura Mercier Lip Glace in After Hours for fuller lips. Mac’s Pro-long wear lip colors for an infinite long wear. Estee Lauder’s Double Wear Foundation has a long lasting color that needs minimum retouching once set with loose or compact powder.
Mac’s Paint in Bare Canvas can be used as an eye shadow base – its transfer resistant finish creates a smooth crease free eye makeup application. Use eye shadow # 92 and #169 to create expressive eyes, Mist and Fix makeup fixer spray creates a shield to help avoid powder replication and sets the makeup – all by Make Up For Ever.
Another great product that is the talk of the town also by Make Up For Ever is HD Elixir, it’s a serum that preps the skin for a long lasting makeup result, as well as keeping the skin hydrated by adding +530% of hydration in 15mintes.
A must have for the season. If you are a party princess and like to keep the mascara on 24/7 than this mascara by Tarte (available through Sephora) is for you – 4 day Stay Lash Stain -mascara that keeps the lashes looking full and fresh for four days. For a healthy glow on the cheeks, use a sheer blush from Mac mineralize powder blush in Superdupernatural.
12 Steps to Achieve this Sultry Look By Makeup Artist – Sanaa Martinaz
Have you always wondered how to make dark lips work for the winter?
Well to get a runway inspired winter look that includes Sultry Dark Lips follow these 12 steps and use the following products. Remember to use minimal product and ensure you blend, blend, and blend some more.
FLAWLESS SKIN
1) Makeup Forever HD Foundation in #140
2) To minimize any darkness under the eyes use concealer by Makeup Forever Full Coverage Waterproof Extreme Camouflage Cream
3) Finish it off by using Makeup Forever High Definition Powder to set
EYES
4) Apply NARS – El Dorado cream eyeshadow all over the eyelid
5) Sweep Lid with gold from the Nars Hula Hula dual Eyeshadow Palette up and over brow bone
6) Using the warm Burgandy gold from Nars dual eyeshadow Pallette Surabaya apply into the crease of the eye and along bottom lashes
7) Next, apply with a very steady hand – thin liquid liner above lashes from Stila Geisha Ink
8) Finally, use Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lash Extending Treatment Mascara
CHEEKS
9) Softly apply Nars Blush in the color of Madly- over the apples of cheeks and blend away into hair line
LIPS
10) Line lips with smooth silk lip pencil #6 from Giorgio Armani
11) Finish with their limited edition #92 High color cream lipstick
12) Optional: Add a Candy Apple Red gloss like Nars Babe to bring warmth and shine to the lips
Sanaa is a graduate of the Blanche Macdonald Global Makeup Program specializing in Bridal Fashion, Stage, TV & Film, and Special Effects Makeup. Her passion for dance and performing has evolved with time to include make-up and hair. Based out of Vancouver, Sanaa has done make-up for many actors, dancers, and brides. Her skills and ability has brought her recognition and an invitation to do makeup artistry at events like Vancouver Fashion Week. sanaamartinez@gmail.com or 604-614-6670.