Makeup for your new look and life

You just spent four years wearing jeans and a tee-shirt .... now it's time to dress in appropriate office apparel and finish the look with a classic finished makeup application

What's on our model: Heather Heisley of Donna Baldwin Talent

First a light tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 was applied.

Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage: A double pan concealer to match both your skin's undertone and your skin color. Secret Camouflage is dry enough to cover any pesky circle, splotch, or blemish and stay put. In six shades at Neiman Marcus $26

Vincent Longo Water Canvas, cream to powder foundation is 75% water. This lightweight foundation has the look and feel of a liquid with the coverage of a cream. Containing sea weed extract, Water Canvas sustains moisture all day without any oily feeling. $45 Travel case $12. The Gel Base Primer $40 goes on before the foundation to smooth the skin surface and minimize the look of large pores. Available at Sephora.com

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent. Press in with a soft puff, or brush on with a large powder brush. $30

Tony & Tina Silent & Unspoken - Matte-Taupe/Soft Shell pink eye shadows contains chamomile o prevent tired eyes and reduce puffiness, plus Vitamins, A, C & E. $18

Trucco Jade matte eye colour $11

CoverGirl CG Smoothers gel eye Color pencils, in Deep Heather $5.39

Awake Lipscape for cheeks, lips and eyes in Coral. Dot it on with your finger and blend into apple of the cheek for a soft blush. $16 available at Neiman Marcus or at http://Awake cosmetics.com

Awake Lipstick in Wild Raisin, $17.50 and Lip pencil in Oak $15

Clinique Liquid lipstick with SPF 15 in WildFlower $12.50

What's in your touch-up kit:

Keep on hand several items for touch up and going out straight from work

Mon America Facial Blotting Tissues: From Japan, these blotting tissues remove oil and shine from the face without removing makeup. The tissue leaves no powder residue, can be used on both sides and are great for mid and end of day touch-ups. Available in 20 and 50 sheet sizes at Nordstrom's, $8-$16.

Olay Facials Keep a few of these cleansing cloths in your touch-up bag. Just wet the cloth and lather up to remove makeup, cleanse, condition, and exfoliate. $7.50

Lint remover roller. Those sticky paper rollers that remove, lint, dog/cat/your hair from your clothing.

Concealer

Blush

Black Mascara like MaxFactor 2000 calorie

A few lipsticks in stronger colors like Trucco Divinyls, or Bedhead new liquid lip color.

• How to apply:
• Start with a light weight moisturizer with SPF protection, or a tinted SPF moisturizer.
• Use a brush to apply concealer. Be sure it's very close to your skin tone. A dryer concealer with good pigment coverage is best for blemishes.
• Use your fingers or a cosmetic sponge to apply your foundation, or use a dual finish powder.
• Powder with a puff or brush to set your makeup. (skip this step if you used a dual finish powder as foundation)Apply powder blush with a brush.
• Apply cream, or liquid blush with a sponge or your fingers.
• Keep with soft neutral colors.
• Eyes: Again, stay with neutral tones - soft browns, champaign, pink. Stay away from too much glitter, but a little shimmer is fine. Use long lasting pencils like the new gel eye color pencils, you can always layer a little powder shadow on top to intensify and set the liner.
• Lips: Using a skin toned brown, bronze, or pink neutral lip pencil line and fill in entire lip. Add lipstick, blot, add a little more lipstick, blot, and add some gloss to the center of the lower lip and smoosh your lips together. The additional layering, blotting and pencil will keep your lipstick on longer.
• Freshen up during the day by removing the oil and shine from your face with out removing your makeup with Facial papers from Mon America
• Invest in a good hair cut, or trim and give your hair some style. Keep it off your face, and neat.
• Don't overdo your makeup and clothes with avant guard styles either. A sundress, or plunging neckline is hardly office wear. Neither is glitter eyeliner. Bring out your features with neutral, pretty shades that compliment your skin tone.
  
• Keep a touch up kit in your desk or purse with facial wipes, a little concealer, translucent powder, a lip pencil, lipstick, and lip treatment. For changing over for the evening, add a little undereye soothing gel like Estee Lauder EyeZone, concealer if needed, smudge in a darker eyeliner, add some mascara and a stronger lipstick. Bring a softer, silkier blouse and you're set to go.