Now if I was a betting girl I would say no matter how fantastic your outfit is if your makeup is wrong, well... Operation Houdini has a better chance at winning the "Best Dressed"!! It's a dead cert every year, the ladies that win prizes in Galway are immaculate from head to toe so instead of freaking out about your shoes matching your handbag get your makeup in order!! Here's a few tips and tricks to help you along the way alternatively leave the hard work to me and just make an appointment (087) 2129216!
O.k the chances are we will have two major dilemmas 1. Heat(highly unlikely) and the 2nd the dreaded "Rain" da da daaaa!!!!! Easy peasy follow the steps and blow the rest of those losers(the ones that don't read my blog) outta the water! :-)..now thats fightin talk!...soooo gonna win sumthin :-)
First off "Rain" as it is more likely...pessimist!:-(
Lets start with the "Eyes":
Probably the very first thing that runs down your face is your eye makeup. There's black everywhere and it gets in your eyes and they turn red and within minutes you're a mess....men have it sooo easy!
There are two things you can do to prevent this:
Firstly, use water-proof mascara. You can still layer it and use the colour of your choice. It doesn't run off in the rain and your eyes continue to glow with distinction and beauty in spite of the weather.
Secondly, instead of using an eye liner, use the water- proof mascara to emphasize your lower eye lashes. Regular eye liner runs very quickly in the rain and even if you're fortunate enough to be able to keep your face wiped with a tissue, the bottom eye lashes have lost some of its outline. When you apply the mascara, the lashes stay full and coloured and you maintain the outline of your eyes.
Eye shadows add highlights to the eyes but some wipe off or run very quickly in the rain, adding more colour the black that's running down your cheeks. Instead of using powdered eye shadows, use a cream eye shadow. There are products on the market that are cream based yet are light like a powder and that don't rub off. These are perfect for rainy days.
Your "Foundation":
You definitely don't want to use powder foundations in the rain because they will run off easily. You need to purchase a product that is cream based and yet doesn't rub off. Since your eye makeup won't be running down your face, you won't be touching your face and a foundation that won't run will mean that it's staying where you put it.
Your "Blush":
When powdered blush gets wet, it becomes dark and matted and it looks terrible. You will want to choose a blush that is cream based so that it remains on your face just as you put it there. It doesn't matte together or run and you continue to look lovely.
Your "Lipstick":
Most lipsticks aren't affected by water, in that they don't run or smudge because of it. However, you might want to avoid very dark coloured ones just in case you wipe your lips by accident in your efforts to keep the water off. Otherwise, the dark colour could be accidentally wiped onto your face.
So, even though the rain is falling all around you, you will look beautiful because your makeup will be in tact.
Now for the sunshine pop over to May's post on how to keep your makeup perfect in the heat with some really cool products available at affordable prices!
Here are some visual makeup ideas for those all important out-fits!
Natural Makeup
Soft Pinks
Dark Smokey Eye
Blonde/Brunette/Redette..rock that red lip!
For the "dare not to care" kinda gal!!
Enjoy your makeup, don't make it a chore, express yourself through your makeup, you'll find it can be quite fun! Experiment with colours who's going to see but your reflexion! If your happy with a look then you will wear it with confidence and this in turn will show to others!!
Till' next time amigos happy racing and remember the sayin/question;
"Did ya ever see a bookie without a bell on his bike??"
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