Sharmili Rajput, marketing director, Oriflame India, tells all the girls out there that an evening, out with friends

Sharmili Rajput, marketing director, Oriflame India, tells all the girls out there that an evening, out with friends, requires you to know your makeup well...

1. For fair-skinned ladies, start with a light shade whitening powder foundation to create an even and smooth complexion

2. Once the base is set, play up the eyes with a pastel coloured eye shadow on the eye lid. Choose a darker shade for the outer lids, smudging it outwards to lend a cat-eye look. Use dark kohl or eye pencil to create a broad, defined line around the eye contour and volumising mascara for that luminous finish for your lashes

3. Keep the rest of base features simple. To complete the look, apply a soft cheeky blush and a high shine lipstick/gloss in shades of fresh pink, peach or rose.

4. Style your hair by applying hair mousse, scrunch and leave to get a bouncy look.

5. For the wheatish skin tone, use sand tone foundation as base. For the eyes, start with bronze coloured eye shadow along the inner contour of the lid, and then apply a silky grey shadow on the middle and outer area of the eye lid. Glide the eye liner along the surface of the lid in a thin line and apply one or two coats of mascara. Add a shading effect to the eye by applying kohl. Ensure that the kohl gets darker as it moves towards the outer edges of the eye

6. Apply two to three strokes of gold bronzer for that glamourous touch and complete the look with a dark rust or brown lipstick

7. Blow dried hair will work best with this look

8. For all those dusky beauties out there, select a shade of foundation that is lighter than the colour of your hand. Apply it in an even manner across the face and the nape. Accentuate your eyes by using a grey eye shadow on the upper eye lid as base and a brown shade of eye shadow to highlight your brow bone. Then, put a fine layer of kohl. Apply silver powder eye shadow with the tip of the brush on the inner corner of the eye, moving it along the edge of lower lid. Glide on a black mascara to add that perfect definition to your lashes

9. Use a natural bronze blush to highlight the cheeks and add sheen to your lips by using a nude shade gloss

10. Curl your hair using a styling hair gel and you are ready to hit the floor!

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