Date Night With Dad

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If you could choose one day of the year to let him choose your makeup look, Father’s Day would be it. Whether he likes smoky eyes, cherry red lipstick or natural makeup, once you’re a makeup lover, I’m sure you won’t mind. Whether you’ll be going for dinner, on a movie date or you’ll simply be spending the day with your husband, father or family, I have some suggestions as to what you can do with your makeup. I asked several fathers, and found that they liked three specific looks. Today we will be learning to do these looks. The consensus was that generally, men are not fans of false lashes.

Natural Makeup This is what most fathers say when it comes to their daughters. If dad likes natural makeup or no makeup, stick to a glowing, bronze look. Use a foundation or tinted moisturiser to even out your skin tone. Conceal any blemishes with a concealer that matches your skin tone. Apply the same concealer under your eyes. You don’t want to use a lighter concealer under the eyes because it will look too highlighted and unnatural. Only apply powder to areas of your face that get oily.

Apply bronzer to add some structure and warmth to your face. A soft champagne highlight will add some radiance to your complexion. Keep the eye makeup minimal; blend a little bronzer into the crease of the eye and apply the champagne highlight onto the eyelid. You can apply eyeliner however you like. A cat eye will look nice with the minimal theme of your makeup, if you think dad won’t mind. Fill in your eyebrows if necessary using a pencil. Create short, feathery strokes in the direction your hair grows, as opposed to hard lines as those will look unnatural. Apply mascara and a tinted lip balm for a soft, natural look.

Smokey Eyes If dad likes smoky eyes, you can be a bit more adventurous with your makeup. Apply your foundation and concealer however you desire. You can brighten under the eyes with a concealer one or two shades lighter than your skin tone. Apply a heavy amount of powder under the eyes using a damp beauty sponge. Since we’ll be using darker eyeshadows, this excess powder will catch any fallout.

Apply an eyeshadow primer to your eyes, from lashes to brow bone. Rim your eyes with a black kohl eyeliner on the top lid and lower waterline; smudge your eyeliner with a cotton bud to create a smoky effect. Apply a mid-toned brown to the crease of the eye and fade it out towards the brow bone. Apply a chocolate brown shade to the entire eyelid and blend it into the crease. Blend a black eyeshadow to the outer third of the eyelid, fading it up into the crease slightly. You can dust away the powder you applied under your eyes now. Apply mascara, natural blush, and contour and highlight if you desire. Finish your look with a soft, muted lip colour like rosy pink, nude or soft peach.

Red Lips If dad likes red lips, try a vintage or bombshell type of look. Either minimal on the eyes with winged eyeliner, or bronze and smoky on the eyes, paired with your red lip. Apply your foundation and concealer however you desire. Brighten up the under eyes with a concealer that is one or two shades lighter than your skin tone. Set the face with loose powder on a powder brush. Apply an eyeshadow primer to your eyes.

If you’re doing the vintage look, apply a matte cream colour to your eyelid and a soft brown shade to the crease. Apply a dramatic winged liner and mascara. If you want to do a bombshell look, apply a golden bronze shade to the eyelid. Blend a medium brown into the crease to add some definition. Apply a black pencil eyeliner to the upper lash line. Use a cotton bud to smudge and soften the line. Smoke the bronze shade on the lower lash line as well. You can add blush, bronzer and highlight as you desire. Curl your eyelashes and apply mascara to complete your look.