Hey everyone!
So it's prom time here in the UK and so I thought that I would share with you some tips for makeup and hair and nails and all that good stuff if you are planning on doing it yourself!
I'm really sorry by the way if your prom has already been - mine isn't until the 28th so I just figured that everyone else's is that late in the month too!
So what should I take in my prom bag?
I am the world's worst person for travelling light, in terms of handbags. I'm ever so slightly worried for prom as my bag is rather small and so I'm not going to be able to take everything you could possibly think of with me (as I usually do!).
One thing for certain is the lip product you are wearing. Because you are going to be talking and eating and drinking, your lipstick or gloss is going to be the first thing to disappear - lipgloss especially!
Another thing, for me anyway, is perfume. Now for some reason my skin just likes to eat up (or drink up I suppose...) my perfume and so I always take my perfume with me too!
Make sure...
• ...your skin is powdered, even if you have dry skin! Any shine will show up so much on photographs so you need to make sure that the centre of the face at least is powdered!
• ...your foundation photographs well and has no flashback. What is flashback? It is where your foundation makes you look pale and washed out in flash photography: this is because of the SPF sunscreen that is included in most foundations - the aim of SPF is to either absorb or reflect the light away from the skin, reducing or stopping too much sun exposure to the skin, causing sun burn and eventually causing premature ageing, age spots and possibly cancer. This is all a bit technical now isn't it... It's hard to find if a foundation has flashback to it unless you buy it and then photograph it on your skin. It doesn't tell you in a shop or on the container "this causes flashback" as it would probably scare a lot of people. But yes... I'm rambling now... A foundation though that has been recommended by a lot of people for having no flashback is Illamasqua Skin Base. Now I know that it is a little pricey, however it is meant to be very good and gives a natural medium coverage. A cheaper alternative foundation that gives no flashback (and is one of my go to foundations) is Revlon ColourStay. This comes in two different formulas, one for normal to dry skin and another for combination/oily skin, and sets to a demi-matte finish.
• ... you trial your hair, makeup and nails before the day! Trial it a few times before so that you know how to do it and to make sure that you like it!
I hope you have a lovely prom!
Do you have any other questions? Let me know in the comments! Hopefully I've covered some things. If you're looking for some last minute inspiration I would definitely recommend looking on Pinterest!
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