MakeupTutorialIndian

The weekend is coming closer! And I'm sure most of you are planning to go party hopping! Who doesn't like attending parties eh! Okay enough of the exclamation marks. Time to get straight to business. Today I'm going to share with you two of my favorite makeup looks for both traditional and western outfits. When you have to attend so many parties back-to-back, you tend to worry about looking the same in all of them. Nope. That won't do. So why not try these two super easy looks this weekend? Once you ace your base makeup routine, achieving these beautiful party makeup looks is just a few steps away! So here we go! Sorry about the exclamation marks again.

Makeup for western dresses (gowns):

If you're headed to a fancy restaurant, a cocktail party or your BFFs pre-wedding bash, you may want to wear elaborate dresses or bright flowy gowns. So here's a look you could try.

Step 1: Step one is always getting the base right. This tutorial will help you out:

Important tip: Now that you've nailed your base makeup, it's time to proceed with the finer nuances. Since you're going to wear a red dress, bear in mind that you need to stay away from bright colours. Choose a palette in nude or neutral shades. Always do your eye makeup before your cheeks or lips as you can tone them down or lift them up later. But if your eye makeup has gone wrong, it's Dooms Day.

Step 2: So let's begin with the eyes! Apply some concealer on your eyelid so that the eye shadow stays put. This look is going to be neutral so a brown smokey eye is perfect for it! Start with a dark brown eye shadow and using an eye shadow brush, apply it close to your lash line first and then spread the rest of it on your entire eyelid just till the crease.

Step 3: You may notice some harsh edges on your eyelid after step two but don't worry about them as you'll be smudging them off in this step. Pick a lighter brown eye shadow on your brush and gently apply it in your crease smudging out the harsh edges as you go. Notice how your eye immediately looks softened?

Step 4: This would be the last step that you need to do for a smokey eye (apart from the liner and mascara of course!). Before you begin adding the finishing touches to your smokey eye, use a fluffy blending brush and blend your eye shadows well. Then finally, pick up a nude shade that is very close to your skin tone and work your way into the crease and above it. Buff out any harsh lines and soften your smokey eye all over.

Step 5: Now for the fun element! Just because it's festive season, a little bit of glitter won't hurt anyone right? To amp-up the glam quotient of this makeup look, apply some brown glitter only on the centre of your eye lids and you're done! Finish your eye makeup with a dash of mascara and your favourite eye liner. Here's another great tutorial for eyeliner.