Makeup for Prom
Eyes: Defining and Emphasizing
What's the most important feature on your face? Your eyes! Usually, when you talk with someone, they will look at your eyes. Eyes are the most expressive feature you have. So it's very important to define and emphasize your eyes when you put on makeup for prom.
Eyeliner
Eyeliner is the first step. Your eyeliner color should be harmonious with your coloring. The more intense your coloring, the more intense your eyeliner should be - both in color, and in how heavy you put it on.
Generally, people who have warm coloring will look better with brown-toned eyeliner. People who have cool coloring will usually look great with gray to black eyeliner, and can sometimes wear some colors of brown. Colored eyeliner (purple, green, etc.) can look fine, but it will draw more attention to itself.
Apply eyeliner about 3/4 of the way across the eyelid, keeping as close to the lashes as you can, on both the top and bottom eyelids. Be sure to connect the eyeliner at the outside corner of the eye. Then smudge slightly so you don't have a harsh line.
Eye Shadow
Eye shadow is next. Use an eye shadow compact that has a light, medium, and dark color.
Apply the light color over the entire eye area, from the lashes on up to the eyebrow. This highlights the eye area and makes it easier to blend the rest of your eye shadow.
Apply the medium color over the entire eyelid. Extend it up slightly into the crease of your eye, and extend it out slightly past the corner of your eye. This will make the eye look bigger.
Now apply the darkest color eyeshadow. To do so, look for where the shadows naturally fall around the top of your eyelid; that's where the dark eye shadow should go, right in the crease around the lid, and up and out just a bit, to make the eye look bigger. Be sure to blend the dark eye shadow in well. If you get a "line," just apply a little bit of the lightest color eyeshadow and blend it in. That will get rid of any harsh lines.
Mascara
Mascara plays a big role in making your eyes look bigger, especially if your lashes are naturally light. To apply mascara, first run it along the tips of your lashes, top and bottom, on both eyes. Then come back and apply mascara from the bottom of the lash (nearest your eyes) on out to the tips.
Two light coats of mascara will look better than one heavy coat. It's also helpful to have a small eyelash brush to comb out any clumping. Curling your eyelashes with an eyelash curler will also make them appear longer.
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