One of my favorite parts of the movie Clueless is when Cher stomps around her room before her driving test whining for her white collarless shirt from Fred Segal...her most capable looking outfit.
Call me what you will, but I truly believe that clothes can make the difference between looking capable in a certain I-really-won't-send-your-office-into-a-shame-spiral.
The same could be said for makeup.
When prepping for an event when "capable" is the image you need to project, it's important to look polished and pretty, but without crossing into sexy territory.
And let me tell you, there are people who think the slightest hint of tackiness in you lipgloss means that you will spend more time picking your hair out of your gloss than writing briefs to win that motion for summary judgement.
Here is my formula for impressing the higher ups:
A light pink, natural looking blush like NARS in Sin, which, despite its name, looks dark enough that no one will worry about you sinking the company health plan with the pernicious anemia, but not so dark that you look like a tavern girl in an old Western movie.
A blend of brown eyeshadows. Usually, I like to layer my MAC Shadesticks in Beig-ing and Cement or a combination of Vincent Longo Baby Love and Sweet Dreams.
A light coat of mascara. Waterproof. Strongest you've got. No whore eyes here.
On the lips, tread very carefully. Keep your lips shiny, but not sticky. Natural colors. This is not the time to test out that lastest Juicy Tube in Poppy Pink or whatever. I will often just use a swipe of Rosebud Salve, but on days when I need a little more color (interviews can make me go paler than I already am), I use a little Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey or Prada Lip Balm #4.
The most important thing is to look nice and well put together, because Lord knows, if you can't put on your makeup...well, it may be terrible and prejudicial and trite...but can you really handle everything else?
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I think I just discovered something - put on gloss first, then dab excess with tissue, before applying lipstick for a subtle shine w/o the tacky "molten plastic" look. Yup, you do need to reapply each time you eat or blow your nose, but applying lipcolor this way really gives a polished shine.
Clinquie Black Honey is my absolute favorite! It has been for years.
Awesome post. I have used this principle with wardrobe for years but never thought about how it might extend to makeup. My boss favors eyeliner done with a sharpie and wears open-toed F-me Christian Louboutin's to absolutely every important client meeting and oh how much do I want to drop her off on the side of the road every single time??
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