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Make up can make a huge difference in your dress up games. When you enjoy the games, you often start by thinking of the outfit you'll be wearing and how you want to look at the end of the games, but just as important is how well you'll be made up as part of the game. To look your best playing dress up games, you'll need to plan on applying make up that truly suits you and the occasion.
Determine the Occasion of the Dress Up Games
If you're playing dress up with friends or just to amuse yourself one afternoon, you can have a lot of fun with your make up without worry about the consequences. If you're playing dress up games as you're getting ready to enjoy a major dance or your cousin's evening wedding, plan on taking a bit more care with your make up to be sure you look appropriate for the occasion. Casual occasions need far less make up than formal occasions although you can get away with a bit more or less if you apply it with a subtle hand. What's most important is how you wear your make up, not how much of it you're wearing.
Make Up for Dress Up Games
When you go to apply make up as part of the games, always start with a fresh face. Wash your face and apply a light coat of non-oil based moisturizer. Then begin your make up routine with a base product. A liquid or cream base spreads evenly and helps to smooth out and blend your skin tones. Once you have the base on smoothly, dust a bit of powder over your face to set the base and to complete the foundation.
Next you'll want to add a bit of color to your face through blush. Choose a pink or peach blush and apply it to the apples of the cheeks. This brightens your face and makes you appear far younger and more vital than you might with a face of a solid, base color. A bit of highlighter, a white pencil or cream, can go in the corners of the eyes to brighten those and to take years off your face.
Finally begin work on your eyes. The eyes are what truly make a face, so spend some time on a careful eyeliner and eye shadow application. You want your eyes to pop but not to be dragged down with too much make up. Apply your eye shadow first and then top with a eye liner. Finally, use a mascara wand to work down into the lash line and pull out the lashes dramatically on both the top and the bottom.
Your lips are the final element of the make up you'll need for dress up games, and you'll want to be sure that your lips look plump and youthful. The best way to do this is to use a shimmering lip gloss rather than a lipstick. The end result is smooth, pretty lips perfect for kissing or just making kissing faces.
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