Graduation can bring on a lot of mixed emotions. You’ll be
glad you are finally getting out of school but you’ll be sad to leave all
your friends you’ve made. With graduation comes hundreds of pictures, and knowing
which makeup to choose can be daunting. So I’ve come up with a few suggestions
I think will help ease your decisions on what makeup to wear.
1. Try
to avoid a sunscreen in your foundation or moisturizer. SPF is meant to reflect
light; this is why we wear it- to reflect the sun’s bright rays. Obviously,
you’ll take pictures at graduation with your friends and of you actually
receiving your diploma. Wearing a sunscreen can wash your face out in pictures
because the flash from the camera will reflect back from the sunscreen and can
make you look ghostly.
2. Wear
a moisturizer and a primer (choose one without SPF. Going without SPF one day
won’t kill you.) You want to make sure your skin is moisturized so your makeup
goes on evenly and stays on longer. The day of graduation can be long and drawn
out. You want your makeup to last and don’t want to worry about how it looks
every 30 minutes.
3. Wear
a waterproof mascara and eyeliner. It can be upsetting to see all the friends
and memories you’ve made, walk away. You may get a little emotional and don’t
need a total makeup meltdown. Avoid this by wearing waterproof mascara and
eyeliner, so if you do get teary-eyed, it won’t run down your face. (I like L’Oreal
Voluminous Waterproof Mascara in Carbon Black.)
4. Go
for a more classic, pretty look. Avoid trying out a new trend when it comes to
graduation. In pictures, a new makeup trend may not photo as well as what you
had hoped for. My recommendation is to go for a smoky eye with a neutral lip. Make your eyes the main focus. This
brings me to my next tip…
5. Avoid
bold, bright lips. The last thing you want is to take pictures with red
lipstick staining your teeth. It can be hard to touch up makeup when at
graduation so stick with makeup you know won’t cause any major letdowns. Bold
lipstick can be messy and can get everywhere. It can get on your teeth, smear on your face, or on other people’s faces, on your clothes or gowns… just
don’t.
6.
Go
for a natural or soft pink lip. To make your lipstick last, prep your lips by
exfoliating them, and apply a lip moisturizer. Put on the rest of your makeup
so your lips have time to soak in the product. After you’ve finished the rest
of your makeup, wipe off any excess lip product and line your lips with a
natural-colored lip liner. Also, fill in your lips with the liner to create a
base for your lipstick. Apply lipstick, blot, and then reapply again. This
layers the lips with thin coats of lipstick, which makes it stay on longer.
Avoid tons of gloss. Adding lip-gloss will make lipstick wear off faster. If
you feel like you can’t go without a little gloss, place a thin layer of gloss
in the center of lips.
7.
Finally,
use a setting spray. At graduation, you will say plenty of goodbyes and give
hundreds of hugs. After applying makeup, use a setting spray so your makeup
won’t transfer onto other’s clothes. No one wants his or her gowns to be
stained with a smear of makeup. So avoid this by finishing your final look with
a quick sprits of setting spray. (Try Model in a Bottle or Urban Decay’s
All-Nighter.)
Have fun at graduation and reflect on the wonderful memories you had. Look forward to all the new people you'll meet and growing into your new adult life. Best wishes!
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