Makeup/Nail Polish for Prom?

Prom is coming up and I have a royal blue sleeveless (2 inch strap) dress. I have open toed sandals to wear with it.


I'm not a girly girl AT ALL so IDK what to do makeup wise.


I have nail polish that matches the dress, along with eyeshadow. I also have clear nail polish, glitter (silver) nail polish, and white/pearl nail polish. Eyeshadow I have a variety, but I'm really good at gold eyeshadow. I have blue that matches the dress, blue, purple, pink, 4 gold shades, and a green.





What should I do?





What would you do (eye makeup, nail polish, toenail polish)





I have blue green eyes and shoulder length brown hair.





Please help.

Makeup/Nail Polish for Prom?
One of the best things to do is practice. Don’t try that new look the day of. When you practice ahead of time you can take pictures and write notes on what you used and did to go with each picture. I think if you’re wearing a blue dress and have blue/green eyes, you can put a light blue-green (that matches your eyes) on your lid, and put some navy blue in the crease, then highlight with gold. Make sure you have several eyeshadow brushes, something small/medium/large and be sure to blend. I’m nattering on…check out the sites below and see what you like, have fun playing with it.





I agree with Feone, a nice French manicure will provide plenty of style without getting all matchy-matchy. You could try something with some crystals added on…I also like to use some lash adhesive and put these on people’s face, usually around the eye area…I dunno, just magically extra special... hmm, maybe a clean french with a bit of blue crystals in there somewhere? Neat





The MAC makeup site has a lot of examples of makeups you can do, called "looks". They have edgy, fresh, bold, and understated looks drawn and colored. Each look gives you an idea of how different makeups go together, and if you see something interesting, you can click for more info and it will show you what colors they used. I haven’t tried it myself, but there are links for e-mailing MAC artists and doing live-chat. A bunch of the other sites below offer ideas: all types from subtle to outrageous.





Another way to get some pro help is to go to the makeup counters, make an appointment to try something. If you like it, you can try to recreate it at home, or some counters offer makeup artistry at different rates, you can ask. And sometimes the girls have their own side business too where they do the hair, makeup, and nails if you ask.





I found some interesting videos at Sephora’s site, they also have looks, but the looks are more art than Prom. If you watch the videos, you might see something you want. I watched a couple, the holiday shoot was too out there for Prom, but fun to watch. You might try the summer shoot, you can catch them applying the makeup, and there are examples of subtle sexy, and colorful makeups. In the summer video, I saw this one glittery eye makeup that reminded me of how you said you like to use gold. That might be fun, you can’t miss it: it’s extra gold.





Here’s just a bunch of great links to inspire:





MAC Looks: http://www.maccosmetics.com/templates/lo...


Sephora Videos: http://sephora.com/browse/article.jhtml?...


Urban Decay Looks: http://urbandecay.com/getLook.cfm


Benefit Looks: http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/gp/node/...


Smashbox Looks: http://www.smashbox.com/index.cfm/fuseac...





Hope this helps, have a great Prom!


Margaret





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Reply:Get a french manicure, it definitely works well. Also for make up, try some fresh look like a pink/peachy eyeshadow, a bit of brown eyeliner, some mascara, pink lip gloss, and you're good to go!





p.s. Don't ever wear black nailpolish or black smokey eyes to prom. Definitely a no no.
Reply:think about it! Dont you think gold and blue looks BEAUTIFUL together, So I say blue dress, blue polish, and gold shadow.


P.S- You should express youre self, who cares what some people think! BE YOU! Im sure youd look great with red hair a purple dress and green polish for heavens sake! Good luck!

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