One of my friends is getting married this weekend.  Although this day is going to be filled with plenty of fun and exciting moments, it poses a problem for me: how do I transform my daytime makeup into nighttime makeup without completely redo

ing it all?

I have my typical daytime look, as well as my nighttime look, but I don’t have a good “in between” look that can carry me from day to night.  But, for this wedding, I need a look that will need to do double duty  So, I will attempt to take my daytime makeup to nighttime without adding too much.

To start off,

I used a very light gold shadow over my lid.  For this look, I am using shadows from Lorac’s Bejeweled Eye Shadow Collection.  I am using the Topaz Bronze shades.  I primed my eyelid with NYX’s Eye Shadow Base in Skin Tone.

The top left is the base color used; the bottom left is the highlight color used on the brow bone; the lower right is the color used with the Cream Shaper.

Once that was done, I used my Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Chocolate Lustre to line my lid.  I then used a chocolate sparkle shadow in the same Lorac Topaz Shades to fill in and darken the Cream Shaper near my lashes.

NYX Eye Shadow Base in Skin Tone and Clinique’s Cream Shaper in Chocolate Lustre

I then added a bronze shadow on my brow bone.  I blended the base shadow and this bronze color.  I also added some of the Cream Shaper on my lower lash and water lines. I finished out the look with filling in my brows with my usual Benefit Brow Box (just the powder, not the wax and powder combination) and added a coat of Cargo’s Triple Action mascara to both my top and bottom lashes.

“Daytime” Look (without mascara)

I was satisfied with this look and it seems appropriate for the church side of the ceremony.  But, what could I add to this for the reception?  Looking in my cosmetic bag, I found a silky eye shadow from Victoria’s Secret.  This sparkly, neutral color is called Provocateur.   I dabbed a little bit of this cream shadow with my finger onto my lid.  It instantly added a little color and a night time feel to this day time look.  I plan on darkening my lips and adding another coat (or two) of mascara before the ceremony, but I think this simple addition will take my ceremony look to reception look in no time!  I will post a picture of the finished look tomorrow!

Creamy Eye Shadow (for Nighttime Look)

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Elizabeth Klassner is a recent college grad from Scranton, Pennsylvania. When she isn’t working as an administrative assistant, she’s working part-time at a cosmetics store. Some of Liz’s favorite cosmetic and skincare brands include Benefit Cosmetics, L’Oreal, Clinique and Philosophy. Working in cosmetics, Liz has been able to test a variety of different products, as well as discuss products with her amazing co-workers. Although she loves finding and learning about all cosmetics, she really enjoys finding new lip products and creating the perfect smoky eye. Her style inspiration is Adele. When she isn’t working, Liz enjoys watching some of her favorite television shows, which include “The Golden Girls” and “Downton Abbey.”