I don’t know about you, but December is the busiest time of the year for me. Between being a mummy, work and holiday festivities, its pretty insane. In order to look semi presentable when I walk out the door, I called on my friend and makeup artist genius, Cheryl Gushue, to teach me how to take my look from day to night. Hope this helps inspire you…check out Cheryl working her magic!
Love,
Jennifer
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DAY
Cheryl: I started with Brite Prep FX – a pearlized primer that provides a base for foundation and gives skin a fresh glow. When choosing your foundation, always match the colour to your jaw line. Using a shade by Armani, I lightly applied the foundation using a sponge.
For cheeks, I find the skin looks more natural when you use creme blush, and my favourite is Lokoum from NARS. I applied this with a blush brush to Jennifer’s cheeks.
For eyes, I usually kept the bottom bare to draw the attention to the top of the eye. Doing this gives the illusion of a lift. On Jenn, I used a charcoal grey pencil from Lancome, topped up with Lancome Gris Noir shadow. The shadow finishes the line so the texture is more concentrated.
Curling the lashes before you put mascara is a must for that wide-eyed look. I like the Shu Uemura lash curler because you can get right into the eye area easily. My usual mascara is good old Great Lash in Blackest Black.
For daytime, I used Jennifer’s Tom Ford Blush Nude lipstick. It has a creamy finish and the pale colour makes her lips look larger.
NIGHT
To transform this into an evening look, I used a black Lancome pencil all over the lid, up to the crease, then smudged it with my finger. This helped give the shimmery shadow, that was applied next, a dark base to sit on. I then blended a grey Stila shadow out at the crease in a cat-like shape. In order to keep this look fresh and modern, I didn’t apply any shadow above the crease.
To finish off this night look, I suggest:
Piles of mascara to darken and lengthen lashes.
Add a little more blush, since it will have worn off during the day, and because you will be in lower light.
To bring sexy back to the lips, add a clear or nude gloss just in the centre of the lip.
photos of Jennifer by Tara Noelle