Running around my house looking for my nail file, I came across a ziplock bag in my bathroom cabinet today. It was chock full of random makeup (so there's my M.A.C. coral blush!!), and toiletries. I instantly remembered my "kit" from the office.
As I've been a working city girl for years now, it seemed every Thursday or Friday (or both), I had happy hour, date, movie, dinner, etc to go to after work and I always felt so...bland going to these events. At one point in time it finally dawned on me to make myself a "Day-to-Night" kit. A little baggie of saving-face makeup and tools for evening play.
1. Liquid Eye Liner (easy, fast and affective)
Dress up the eyes for post-work dates, and happy hours
2. Bronzer (I go very easy on this one making a circle with my kabuki brush around my face)
Gives a fabulous glow. Bronzer does magic in bar/restaurant lighting giving a toned, soft, sexy look
3. Clear Gloss
Dramatize whatever lipstick you're wearing by sweeping a clear gloss on top
4. Lipstick (preferably in the rouge family)
It gives a more ladylike look to anything you've been wearing during the day
5. Tweezers
Edit those brows
6. Highlighter
Use on the eyes and nose for a beautiful glow
7. Blush
If you're looking a bit drained from the day
8. Earrings
I have a pair of cheap dangle earrings to dress up my day outfit
9. Bobby Pins / Hair Elastics / Hairband
Work great if you're hair has been battling humidity that day or oil build up, like greasy bangs - pin it ip or pull it back! A girlfriend of mine uses powder shampoo for these circumstances.
10. Deodorant
Just incase you skipped it that day
Side Note: Brushes are very expensive. Ugh. Since I'm not a makeup artist, I refuse to spend the money on such things. You can buy the smaller travel versions of brushes and tools, they're much less expensive but luckily I found a site that sells full size makeup brushes for a fraction of the cost:
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