Prom Makeup

[pinksmartie]

My prom is coming up soon and I can't decide what make-up to have. I have light brown curly hair, greeny brown eyes, a normal complexion and a black dress. Any ideas on colour themes? I'm doing it myself as opposed to getting it done by someone else. Thanks

[Eve]

How about a lovely sparkly green and gold for eye shadow with a nice gold tinted shimmer on your cheeks? Make sure you use a good mascara on both top and bottom lashes and preferably a liquid eyeliner with a bit of a cats eye look for a nice sharp finish.

Keep the lips quite muted but shiny, a nice light metallic brown colour (some lip gloss in the middle for a bit of glam).

You could have some kind of emerald colour accessories and in your hair to catch the colour of your eyes and have a gold and/or green evening bag.

Have a fab time!

[pinksmartie]

thanks :)

I was thinking something along the lines of green..
maybe some urban decay stuff?

[Eve]

They have a site here...

http://www.urbandecay.com/categories/eyes.cfm

MAC do some gorgeous colours and the assistants are fab and will try them out on you and show you how to put everything on together and which colours match the best.

http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/home.tmpl?ngextr edir=1

[mrs_overall]

Most department stores (and the BodyShop) do free makeovers.

[Eve]

Found this video.

There are loads of tutorials on Youtube, just put something like green and gold makeup in.

[Eve]

Sorry...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m0RHRpRGPnQ&feature =related

[pinksmartie]

Thanks all

[SRH]

Hope I'm not too late! I have similar colouring and the best thing to make green/brown eyes 'pop' and really stand out is rich plums and purples. With a black dress you could got for really dramatic eyes with deep colours and then a lighter gloss on your lips - a pinky, fleshy colour, with subtle rosy pink cheeks. They're not particularly cheap but Mac counters and shops are the best for getting ideas - the staff really know what they are talking about and will give you ideas that are not run-of-the-mill.

There's no pressure to buy and after getting advice you can always nip to Boots to find cheaper alternatives! I got my makeup done at a Mac counter for a TV awards show (had to look my best!) and the results were incredible. It sounds weird but they used deep red (!) and navy eyeshadow on my eyes and my green/brown eyes really stood out!

Whatever you go with - hope you have a great prom!

[pinksmartie]

Thanks :)

[pink1983]

it depends on wether u want a natural, subtle effect or a dramatic effect. no matter wot effect u choose u either have 2 make a feature of ure eyes or ure lips and not both.

for a subtle, natural finish use light browns/purple shades of shadow on ure eyes blending ure colours. as a general rule ure darkest colour will be closest 2 ure lash line. to add extra emphasis on ure lashes use a kohl pencil to draw a fine line on ure upper eyelid where the lash and lid meet before applying ure mascara. a light dusting of peach/soft pink blush on ure cheeks but a little goes a long way. lips should b a natural shade. choose a more dramatic lip shade if u only choose mascara as only eye makeup.

for a more dramatic appearance the eyes could be made up with more intense colours eg blending charcoal/dark grey/silver etc. a more prominent line can be drawn with the kohl pencil if u use the more intense colours. highlighter can be applied on the brow bone just underneath ure eyebrow towards the outside edge. a glitter can be applied over ure eyeshadow and lashings of mascara can b used. highlighter or blush applied to emphasise cheekbones. either or suits colouring/choice of dress colour so u should probably choose according to the colour of ure accessories. anything silver-go with the darker colours, anything gold-go with the lighter, natural colours, or incorporate golds/bronzes into ure eyemakeup