Night Aura

I ventured out in good-ol' P-town with a good friend last night and of course, one of the things I pay attention to is how people apply their makeup for a night out. I saw a group of beautiful blond women looking a bit washed-out in evening light. Although they had many strengths in their features, they were not enhanced by the color (or lack of) that were used.

A lot of people with light hair or skin may be timid about putting on extras as there have been rules in magazines that speak such nonsense. First, we have to consider the colors that look best on you which depend on your undertone (whether you are more warm or cool in coloring...please contact me if you have a question about this). This is also balanced out by the undertone of your hair color. Another consideration is that evening light tends to be less harsh than day light and casts shadows differently on your facial curves and contours.

Because of this, when you where your daytime, neutral-toned matte at night, it becomes duller looking from the shadows that are cast. You do not need to completely change your foundation or most of your makeup. A little highlight goes a long way (whether through a slight dab of gloss on the middle of the lips, a little bit of glow on the cheeks with some subtle sheen on the eyelids or browbone) both on the face and body. This will help the soft or dark lighting hug and highlight the contours of your face better...allowing you not to blend into the background.

When you don't have a lot of light to work with, it becomes extra important for you to define your best feature(s), whether it's your lips, eyes or cheeks with an extra pop of color. For lips, it is generally safe to go about two shades deeper than your natural lip shade, but then again, there are no rules. You may find that just a dab of lip-enhancing gloss will do the trick. This especially works well with played-up eyes.

Please make sure to blend, blend, blend...as you do not want the appearance of streaks but a certain aura that is emphasizes your best.

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Portland, OR 97209