Makeup advice, please!!

sairose · #1 03-25-2004, 09:32 PM

Hey ladies,

Our chapter's formal is April 3rd. My dress is a beautiful peach color, long and simple. My question is makeup.

I have fairly light skin, hazel eyes (brown/green), and light brown hair. What makeup colors should I go for? Peach seems to be a hard color to pick makeup for.

ztabchbum · #2 03-25-2004, 09:33 PM

Nice neutral browns...champagne would be nice too.

sairose · #3 03-25-2004, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by ztabchbum
Nice neutral browns...champagne would be nice too.

Yeah, I was thinking champagne and brown for the eyes. What about lipstick though?

veemers · #4 03-25-2004, 09:46 PM

i would go for a simple pale gloss. if you're going for neutrals on your eyes, you could go for an earthy, natural look. it would be fresh and young.

ztabchbum · #5 03-25-2004, 09:59 PM

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Originally posted by veemers
i would go for a simple pale gloss. if you're going for neutrals on your eyes, you could go for an earthy, natural look. it would be fresh and young.

I agree - get a gloss/lipstick with some glitter to it...give you that extra sparkle. Again go with something neutral but with color so you don't look too washed out.

honeychile · #6 03-25-2004, 10:45 PM

My complexion seems similar to yours, only I have red hair. I wear a lot of peach/salmon/brownish blushes & lipsticks, and a neutral brown for my eyes.

Everytime I have the extra time & am in a department store, I have whichever makeup counter is doing free makeup try theirs on me. Over the years, you learn what works with what.

justamom · #7 03-26-2004, 08:39 AM

There are some lovely cream eye shadows out there that offer just a hint of color. I was reading a fashion article a couple of days ago and it said color-especially for the eyes-is in. I'm not a "fad" person, but I have a few color families of this type of product. The colors really are soft and almost undetectable from a distance.

Honestly, if you want to really go for the kill, I'd hit a dept. store with dress in hand and try some different shades of blush and lipstick under their unforgiving light. Go right when the place opens for privacy and attention. HOWEVER-You will be beautiful with what's been suggested.

shadokat · #8 03-26-2004, 03:33 PM

I'm with justamom. get a swatch of your dress and go to the department store counter. they do free makeup consulting all the time, and if you feel badly, buy the lipstick