Look great with these homecoming makeup tips

Homecoming makeup doesnt have to be expensive- look great with these quick tips.

Photo Katherine Weck

Homecoming makeup doesn’t have to be expensive- look great with these quick tips.

Katherine Weck, Staff Writer

Want to look good at homecoming. but don’t want to spend up to $75 on getting your makeup done? Follow these steps to get glam for homecoming.

  1. Prime the skin with your favorite moisturizer.
  2. Use a BeautyBlender to blend out a full coverage foundation.
  3. Use concealer two shades lighter than your natural skin tone to highlight under the eyes, on the chin, down the bridge of the nose and mid forehead.
  4. Set concealer with a translucent powder.
  5. Use an angled powder brush to apply a cool-toned bronzer shade under the cheekbones, on the temples and under the jawline.
  6. Contour the nose with the same bronzer shade.
  7. Apply a warm toned bronzer on the perimeter of the face.
  8. Apply highlight to the cheekbones and bridge of the nose.
  9. Prime the eyes and set with a skin-colored eye shadow. 
  10. Take a fluffy tapered eye shadow brush and apply a cool-toned brown shade into the crease using windshield wiper motions.
  11. Take a denser crease brush and apply a deeper brown color to the outer-v of the eyelid and into the outer third of the crease. Take the fluffy brush and blend in the cool-toned shade over it.
  12. Keep adding and blending the two shadows into the crease until you get desired depth and deepness.
  13. Wet your brush with Mac Fix Plus and apply a light gold shadow all over the lid.
  14. Use a long wear eyeliner to apply a winged cat eye line.
  15. Apply two coats of water proof mascara.
  16. Set and tint your brows with a tinted brow mousse.
  17. Spray a setting spray all over the face.
  18. Use any long wear lipstick and top it off with a gloss.
  19. Look beautiful at homecoming!