Fierce Fabulous and Ready for Friday

Day-to-Night Makeup in a Flash: 5 Products, 10 Minutes

Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday…we’ve  all been fans of the best day of the week way before Miss Black made it her anthem, thankyouverymuch. Though Monday has been touted as the day for a “fresh start”, I think Friday marks a new sort of beginning as well – a nightlife renaissance of sorts, if you will. Friday marks the start of yet another weekend filled with new adventures and possibilities. Since there usually isn’t much time between running from your day job to happy hour to wherever else the night takes you, I’m sharing four tips for all the busy girls out there to help you stay looking fabulous all night long. Round of drinks, anyone?!

Products you will need:

          •        Concealer

          •        Matte Powder

          •        Bronzer / Blush

          •        Eyeliner

          •        Lip Gloss

1. Brighten up those eyes, buttercup! 

Pad a little eye cream under the eyes to moisten, reinvigorate stale concealer, and loosen any under-eye liner that may have gotten smudgy. Then apply a touch of concealer to just the inner under eyes. That's where we are all darkest, and lightening that up instantly brightens eyes. You then want to spread the concealer along the under-eye lash line to dodge pink (or red if it has been one of those long days).

2. Mattify that face!

You would be shocked how healing and concealing a light dusting of matte powder is. Suddenly skin appears more even and subtly velvety. Use a sponge or fluffy brush to apply, and remember to go into the hairline if your hair is pulled back.  This is also a great trick to help with shininess on the face!  If your skin is acting badly, you can use a pigmented powder to help with coverage!

3. Bronze and Blush

Every woman SHOULD have this duo: a bronzy shade to wake up skin, matched with a juicy peach or pink shade to give cheeks a healthy radiance. Do a touch of bronzer across the bridge of the nose and lightly all over the face. On the apples of the cheeks, swirl in that blush to give the skin that young, fresh glow and give some life to the skin!  You can even take a touch of bronzer and smooth over your day eye shadow to deepen it for evening (depending on how wild you’re feeling).

4. Smoke out that liner!

This is the easiest, quickest way to add drama to your regular routine eye. Take a pewter eyeliner that has a touch of shimmer. Pewter is great because it's not as harsh as black, but not as soft as a brown, and the extra shimmer catches light and looks instantly modern. Rim the entire eye very close to the lash line and smudge lightly with your fingertip. For extra oomph, rim the inside of the lash line.

 5. Golden Gloss that kisser! 

It's always a great idea to have a sheer, shimmery gold lip gloss handy. Apply over your favorite daytime lipstick or lip liner and suddenly you're fab! For best results, look for a shade of gold that's on the yellowy side. Remember that you're mixing it with another lip color; too subtle of a gold and it will look muddy. Look for something shimmery, but not glittery. You want your lips to look wet and light-catching, not ornate and circus-y!