From the office stright to the party!

Attending a special event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your ultimate style. It’s now appropriate to expose more skin no matter what your age or weight, and to go that extra step without looking like you’ve tried too hard. Here’s how you can pool a party look, even if you attend the event right after you leave the office.

General Rules

The idea is to take your look up a notch with added polish. Showcase one or two special pieces of jewelry. Concentrate on rich textures in colder weather like brocades and velvet. Warmer weather calls for lace, silk, and sheer. These fabrics instantly present a special occasion feeling.

The Plan

Wear a small amount of makeup during the day so that when you get ready for the evening you are working on a fresher face. It is never necessary to stat from scratch unless you’ve been involved in a job that involves heavy physical activity.
Simple attire is perfect when you’re not sure what the dress code is for the evening. Wear it with one or two pieces of special jewelry.
During the day wear a dress with a jacket or cardigan and opaque hose. Switch to sheer or shimmery hose. Swap your flats or boots for heels.
Avoid shoes you can’t walk in so practice before that event.
When in doubt stick with the basics.
Mix unexpected things like cashmere and shine.

The Right Jewelry

Wearing jewelry is an important touch to a special occasion, especially in the evening because it catches the light as you move. Brunettes look best in white gold or silver. Blonde complexions are most flattered by gold.

Earrings

Use drop earrings when hair is pulled back, but avoid them if you have a short neck.
Studs are always perfect, no matter what the occasion. Increase their size with the formality of the event.

Diamond Hoop Earrings 1/10 ctw in 1oK Yellow Gold at My Jewelry Box

Hair Embellishment

Instead of wearing jewelry, a special occasion is a great time to try different hair accessories. This look works perfectly when your attire is so embellished that any jewelry would be too over the top.

A big silk flower is a great substitute for a hat, and can dress up even the most simple hair style. Use it in a ponytail or to pull back an unruly section of hair.
Give your hair a party perfect finish by spritzing it with shine spray.
Apply shine on dry hair and brush through for even distribution. Ceramic and ionic hair dryers and flat irons also help increase shine.

Save on best-selling flat irons, hair dryers, and hair care + Free Shipping over $50 at StyleBell, your premiere hair resource.

Put On a Party Face

Your regular makeup routine just won’t work at night. You need to double the intensity of your cosmetics or your makeup won’t show up in artificial lighting.
Use a skin luminizer to light up skin under party lights. Apply it to cheekbones, over the nose, or above blush. It also looks great on the inner eye. Apply it over foundation and powder.
Use lip gloss over your regular lipstick. It will give your lips a sultry look and catch the light. Use brighter blush and darker lipstick.

See how you can be more beautiful in just one minute

Choose a Feature

Select one area of your face to focus on when applying makeup. Dark eyes should be paired with light lips. Stars love this look because it blends drama with innocence.

Keywords: added polish, artificial lighting, attend after leave office, blonde gold, boots ot heels, bright blush, brocades, brunettes white gold, cashmere shine, catch the light, catches light, dark eyes, drama innocence, dress code, drop earrings, earrings, expose more skin, flat iron, fresher face, gloss over lipstick, hair accessories, hair embellishment, heavy physical activity, important touch, increase shine, ionic hair dryers, lace, light lips, occasion feeling, office stright to party, opaque hose, party face, party lights, perfect finish, ponytail, pool a party look, regular makeup routine, rich textures, right jewelry, section hair, sheer, shimmery hose, silk, silver, simple attire, skin luminizer, small amount make-up, special event, special jewelry, special occasion, stick to basics, subtitute hat, sultry look, tried too hard, two pieces jewelry, ultimate style, velvet, wear dress