Date Night Makeup | Looks Good Up Close

Date night makeup has one very specific challenge. It needs to look good from here, but it also needs to look good from here. Because when someone leans in close, the last thing you want to be thinking about is, is my foundation cakey? Does my skin look textured? Does it look like I'm wearing way too much makeup? All those things that have definitely gone through my mind before, we don't want to be thinking about any of that. So today we're putting this makeup through what I like to call the six inch test. Basically, does this still look beautiful when someone is close enough to actually see your skin. We're going for soft, romantic makeup that looks just as good close up as it does in the mirror. And here's the thing, getting that finish does not just start with foundation, okay? It actually started with my routine last night, and this next little section is sponsored by Revive, but the results genuinely speak for themselves, okay? So let's rewind. When I really want my makeup to sit beautifully the next day, I actually start preparing my skin the night before. So this is my skin freshly cleansed before applying any product. For tonight's skin prep, I am reaching for Revive. It is a science-backed, luxury skincare brand founded by plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Gregory Brown nearly 30 years ago. What makes Revive really stand out to me is their huge emphasis on science. They have their proprietary RVGF technology. They use advanced computer modeling to create exclusive I'm going to start by applying the Renewal Moisturizing Night peptides that help visibly renew your skin. Cream first, followed by the Renewal Rescue Elixir Oil, and both of these formulas feature the RV Renewal Peptide. The cream is designed to promote smoother, more radiant looking skin overnight. And then I just press that oil right on top as my final step to support the look of dullness and fine lines. And as you can see, my skin has a beautiful, hydrated glow after applying those products. As I sleep tonight, these products are going to be hard at work, sinking into my skin, really nourishing my skin for tomorrow. All right, off to bed I go. See you guys in the morning. Good morning. Today is a big day. It is state day today. I wanted to show you the way my skin is looking after sleeping in that skincare duo. My skin is still glowing and it honestly feels like saturated with hydration. I don't know how else to describe it. My skin looks very plump, very hydrated, which is so important for how our makeup is going to lay on top of our skin later on. In my opinion, beautiful makeup always is going to start with the way you prep your skin. I've linked the Revive Renewal Moisturizing Night Cream and the Renewal Rescue Elixir down below if you want to check them out. And please, you guys, let me know down in the comments if you've ever tried Revive before. And again, thank you so much Revive for supporting my channel. Let's get into the date night makeup! Alright, so let's jump right into skin. The whole point of this tutorial is to look good up close and personal, so skin is a really huge part of that. We don't want any creasing, we don't want my pores poking through, we want our skin to look flawless but not cakey. There's a lot that goes into date night makeup, so the foundation I'm using today is the Patrick Ta Major Skin Hydra Luxe Luminous Skin Perfecting Foundation. I'm applying this first with a small little spatula brush. This one's actually really affordable, I'm going to link it down below. And I like to apply this foundation all over my face in a very thin layer. This is a technique I often use when I want to avoid any patchiness, any cakiness, over applying. This is the technique I use when I want my skin to look like skin. And this foundation is also very hydrating and very Like so this technique mixed with this product is actually such a good match and then i'm taking a larger fluffier brush I'm using my Anissa dual ended pinnacle brush and i'm using the fluffier side and i'm just going to tap that all over the foundation This is going to melt that into the skin melt in with your skin care and it's not going to leave any streak marks Just make sure you're not dragging. Make sure you're tapping. I love the triangular shape of this brush It makes it really easy to get into those hard to reach places so that no area of your foundation is left unblended Anissa just makes really good brushes. I highly recommend checking them out. I will link them down below as well as everything I use in today's video. I'm going to show you guys my skin up close. My skin still looks like skin. My skin is hydrated. This is how I want my skin to look because if someone's going to be up close in my business, there's no way they're going to look at my skin and be like, whoa, she's wearing a ton of makeup. It does not look like I'm wearing a ton of makeup, but my skin still looks flawless. This foundation basically covers what you need it to and leaves the rest. Little bits of the skin poking through I think is really subtle, makes your skin look natural. But if you go in with more of a full coverage foundation, I recommend starting little and building up. And again, I can't stress this enough, make sure your skin prep is dialed. If you want your skin to look glowy, juicy, and hydrated, and when you apply your makeup on top for it to look like your skin, skin prep, it really is just essential. You can't really achieve this without it. Okay so now time for concealer. The concealer is going to do the heavy lifting for us so that our skin can look like skin. So I chose the Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Concealer. A little bit of this goes a long way so I'm just applying a tiny bit of this wherever I want it, mostly in the centers of my face, and then I'm blending it out with my Anissa concealer brush. This concealer will last you all night long. It truly does stay in place and I feel like this is really good at being crease resistant, especially for my more mature women. This is This is not going to settle into your fine lines and creases. much as other concealers might. This product in my opinion is pretty highly slept on. It is a wonderful concealer. Do you see how that added coverage without making the skin look heavy or cakey? And no, it does not emphasize any of the texture on my skin. I do have some texture on my forehead right now and this concealer did a really good job of not clinging to it and emphasizing it so that's why I love this for date night. For a date night you really want things that just sit on the skin in a natural beautiful way. I don't know about you guys but if I'm on a date night night. I don't want to be worrying about creasing or a texture or a dryness on my skin, it just really affects my confidence and my ability to be present when you're like focusing on your skin, you know? This is definitely a trust the process kind of makeup tutorial because we're going to be working in really thin layers, slowly building up to the final result. Now, for date night, a very common thing to want in your makeup is to have emphasized kind of sculpted facial features. A lot of the time we want our face to look a little bit slimmer, a little bit more defined. So I'm going in with a Too Faced Melting Bronzing and Sculpting Stick in the shade Milk Chocolate. I've been using this product for many months now and I just love it so much because it seriously melts into the skin like butter. It is so beginner friendly. I especially like the tone of this because it's not too cool, it's not too warm, it defines my features but again it blends out in a way that is sheer and it doesn't really look like heavy makeup. Contour is one of those things that can ruin your makeup immediately. We want our features to look naturally defined, not drawn on. And tools make a really big difference in this process. I'm using the Refi dual ended brush. I'm gonna link it down below. This is my go-to for cream products. Initial blend with the dense side, flip it around, use the fluffy side to airbrush. Okay, so now that we've sculpted and defined a little bit, we need to add color back to our face. I feel like every good date night makeup should have an element of blush. You should be blushing. It looks romantic. It looks cute. So I'm going in with the Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush Stick in the shade Petal. This color is such a flattering color. This is one of my go-to blushes for special occasions, brides, literally anything. This blush looks so good. It lasts all day as well. One small tip I would give you is to follow the technique I used in today's video, which is putting the blush on the back of your hand first and then applying it to your face with a blush brush. Going in straight with the tube can be a little risky. This blush is a little bit on the drier side. It's not super slick, which makes it last a lot longer on the cheeks but makes it a little bit harder to blend out especially if you are a beginner don't get me wrong you can totally get away with using it straight from the stick but for a date night if you don't want your makeup to look overdone again we want to look like we're blushing from within this technique is where it's at real quick before we move on to the eyes i just want to pull you guys in close to look The skin, this, this is passing the six inch test. This looks so good in person. Does not look heavy at all. Is really just enhancing what we naturally have going on. This looks so pretty in person. And in photos we're going to come back to skin a little bit later. We are moving on to eyes I'm going in with the new Patrick Ta Major Dimension Dream Date eyeshadow palette because how fitting for date night, right? I am going to pick up this shade right here as my crease shade i'm picking that up on a Refor 15 brush This is a really nice fluffy brush and i'm going to slowly start to build that up in my crease I'm, just using a very light hand windshield wiper motions. I'm not blowing it out too far towards the temple I'm keeping this pretty defined into my crease and then I'm going to take a clean blending brush and just go over those edges. This is going to give us a very seamless look to the shadow. It's going to make it look more natural. It's going to make it look more effortless. Blending with a clean brush is such an important little tip. And I'm also just going to take that color on a small smudger brush and run that all along my lower lash line, hugging this pretty close to my lower lash line. I don't want this to be too too smoky. Now I'm going to go in with my Dior Backstage Smoky Essentials Palette and I'm going to pick up this soft taupe shimmery shade and on a Refor 02, I'm just going to begin to tap that all over my lid. This is going to be my mobile lid color. This is a stunning Lid shade, it is not too shimmery, it is not like super chunky and glittery, it's not too dark but it still shows up on the eye and I'm just kind of flicking that up into my crease to diffuse those edges. This is going to catch the light really really pretty. Especially on a date where you're looking down, looking up, you want all angles of your makeup to look gorgeous. And then going back into my Patrick Ta palette, I actually want to pick up a little bit of this kind of white shimmering shade. It is so pretty. I'm using this as an eyeshadow topper. I'm just picking that up on my finger and then I'm tapping that right in the center of the lid. Oh, that's pretty. I'm just kind of scattering that on the center of my lid, again, just building up that dimension. This is not like a super pigmented shadow. It's meant to be sort of like an eyeshadow topper. This is going to give the eyes that wet look and if you have dim lighting or candlelight, This is gonna look so good. So because I want the eyes to still look a little bit on the softer side, I'm not going to go in with black eyeliner. I'm going to go in with like a cool taupe liner. This is the Urban Decay 24-7 Glide-On Eye Pencil. This one is waterproof and long-lasting. And because this is waterproof, we need to work kind of quickly with this because once it's on there, it is going to set into place. I am just blending that out with a pencil brush. Okay, so that didn't really show up as much as I wanted. I'm gonna grab something a little bit darker. Okay, so I found something we can build some depth with. This is the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Multi-Use Sculpting and Defining Pencil in the shade Chocolate Espresso. This is kind of like a dark grayish brown. And I just wanna build up a little bit on the outer half of my eye. You wanna hug this tight to the lash line. You don't want to make it too thick. And you also don't wanna wing it out too much. Just like that is pretty much all that I'm going for. And then same thing, just blending the edges, smudging it out but not too crazy. You basically want to blend just enough so that the edges soften but the pigment remains. This is a Roper 03 brush by the way. Okay that is perfect, it's not too much but we added a little dimension so a little A little sultriness. Let's just do the same thing on the other eye. And again, especially for liner, less is definitely more. You can always add more, but it is quite difficult to take liner away once you've laid it down. It's really all about the details here. I'm going to pick up this shade right here, which is like a smoky charcoal shade, and I'm just going to tap that right on top of that liner we applied. This is going to soften that up even more and add some nice dimension because this has a nice subtle shimmer to it. I promise we're almost done the eyes, now we just need the finishing details, okay? I'm going in with the Dior Dior Show Stilo Waterproof Creamy Eyeliner Pen in the shade Matte Black, and I'm taking that right into my waterline. Trust me, ladies, this little step will make such a difference. It's going to make your lashes look longer, it's going to make your eyes look like they were done by a professional makeup artist. Just take your time here, it takes a little bit of practice, don't poke yourself in the eye, but trust me, this is a step you don't want to skip. And speaking of details you don't want to skip, this is another one of those details, another liner. This is the Suede Bright Satin Kohl Eyeliner and this is going to make your eyes look so much more open, awake, it's going to make the whites of your eyes look more white. You take this little pencil, this is a pinky sort of pencil, it's not white, it's not beige, this is the perfect shade. I've never found anything like it. And you're just going to pop that right in the center, only in the center of your lower lash line. You're not going to bring it all the way out to the inner and outer corner. Just in the center like that. It's a very subtle effect but this little detail will really draw attention to the eyes. The reason I don't bring it out to my outer and inner corner is because sometimes it can make your eyes look a little bit like creepy doll-like. This makes it just a little bit more subtle, wearable. You can't quite tell what it is but it's there. We're going to add a couple little falsies, nothing crazy. I'm going to go in with the Ardell Seamless Under Eye Extensions in the faux mink style. And I don't know why I was using the black version of this glue. I didn't even know they made a clear one, but this is so much better. Really quickly, I'll show you. You're going to start by applying the clear glue to your lashes. You do want to make sure you really coat them, especially at the base. You don't need as much at the tips, but you do need it at the base. I really just like to get in there. Between every lash, also really focus on the outer corner. Then you're gonna take your lash tweezers. I picked up a 12 millimeter lash. I'm gonna put that on my outermost corner and then right next to it, I'm gonna put a shorter lash. This one is 10 millimeters. I have a whole video on how to do this, by the way. If you wanna learn how to do like the lash extensions at home thing, I'll put it on the screen. And then taking one more lash right next to it, another 10 mil. And then you're going to take the other side of the glue, this is the seal side, you're going to go in on top of everywhere you apply glue because this glue does not dry, you need to seal it and then it's not sticky anymore. Oh, the way this is so much better than the black. And then just to finish this eye off, I'm going in with a little mascara, I'm using the Ilia Limitless Mascara, and I'm just applying the tiniest bit of that, mainly focusing it on my inner corner where I don't have lashes, but also blending the falsies with my lashes with just a little tiny coat. As you can see lashes make such a difference. I'm going to go off camera and do my other side and I'll be right back. Okay we're back. Eyes are done. I'm so happy with the way they look. They catch the light. So stunningly, I hope this camera is doing it justice. I don't know if it is because in dim light, it actually looks even better. But anyways, moving on. You might be thinking, Amanda, your skin is awfully glowy, maybe a little too glowy. You might be right. We need some powder, especially if we want our makeup to last all night long. Setting your makeup is conducive to it lasting a long time. But we don't want to lose all the glow, so we're going to be strategic about it. I'm going in with my one size ultimate setting powder in the shade Baby Pink because I'm loving this shade. I'm dumping a little bit in the cap. And this is going to be my more like heavy duty setting powder vibe. I'm just going to go in and tap out any creasing under my eyes. There honestly really isn't any, but I'm just going to smooth everything out. And then taking that powder on a one size setting puff. These are my favorite setting puffs. I'll link them down below. I'm just going to set my concealer with that setting powder and what I like about this pink setting powder is you can use it even if you have very fair skin like me. This doesn't leave a pink cast but it does brighten underneath the eye and it gives you a little bit of extra coverage which is nice plus it locks in your makeup all day long. I also like to use a more heavy duty powder around my mouth and nose area because this This area moves around a lot. Especially when you're on a date. This is like the zone. We want to keep looking good So I'm just using that setting powder to set all around the mouth really well And other than that, I still want my makeup to look quite glowy So I'm going in with the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Unlocked Palette in the shade Wish and I'm just taking a Makeup by Mario F2 Brush and I'm picking up the powder shade. This is a classic Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder. This is so good for setting the face when you want to maintain a little bit of glow but you want your makeup to still last all night long. This is just going to finish your makeup and make it look so beautiful. I'm putting this on top of my blush a little bit just to like melt everything together. I'm really just taking this all over the face. And while we have this palette I'm gonna layer a little bit more blush on top of my cheek and I'm gonna mix these two shades together. I'm just gonna tap that right on top. Where we applied that blush earlier. Oh these Hourglass blushes are just so pretty. I do think these palettes are worth it but some of you guys said you were interested in seeing like an Hourglass blush compared to like a Morphe or maybe some other dupe so give this video a thumbs up if you want to see something like that. I will definitely do it if you want it. Oh and one more thing you guys I forgot to mention I'm wearing colored contacts. If You are into colored contacts and you haven't tried this brand. I will link it down below. I'll link the exact color. You are missing out because these look so natural, especially on a date. Sometimes colored contacts can make you look kind of freaky, like eyes are the window to the soul, and then contacts just make you look weird. These are so natural. I don't even think in person you could tell that I'm wearing colored contacts, but these just give my eyes a little bit more, I don't know, like a brightness dimension. They're so pretty. I'm going to do lips in just a second, but before I do that, I'm going to go off camera and do my brows. The reason I'm not doing brows on camera is because I think brows are so, so personal. I'm just going to do a Morphe brow pencil, nothing too crazy, but if you want to see, like, maybe a specific video on brows, I'd be open to doing that. Leave a comment, thumbs this up so I know you want it. Be right back. Alright, I'm back. Let's do some lips. Lips are pretty important, especially if you anticipate you might be doing some smooching on your date, okay? We need long-wearing lip products. And this one just happened to be from the drugstore. This is the Maybelline Lifter Liner in a shade on it. I love this liner so much. Mine is a little numb. I am over lining my lips with this liner. This liner, you do have to work a little quick because once it sets down, she is there to stay. This is a beautiful, cool brown kind of contour-y lip shade. So it really makes your lips look more full. It defines them so nicely. Look how much fuller my lips look. I love lip liner. I always say, why get lip filler? When you can get lip liner, especially drugstore lip liner, way cheaper and truly so much less risk involved. For my actual lips, when I go on a date, I like to go in with matte lipstick because they tend to last a little bit better. This is the Morphe Teddy Lip Filter Lipstick, and I love this lipstick. This is such a good drugstore affordable option, and they last so long, and can we talk about this color? Gorgeous. One thing about me is I love a pale nude lip. I'm going in with the Super Boost Gloss by Makeup Forever in the shade Latte Glaze. And this will turn any lip combo into the prettiest nude lip ever. This gloss is a little bit pigmented and this is a super pale shade. I just love it on me personally. I think it is so unique. I haven't found another gloss quite like it. Did you think that was it? Wrong. We need to add some glow to our cheekbones. This step is so important for a date night look. Again, remember think dim light. Every angle of your face you want to be perfectly sculpted and accentuated. I'm going in with the House Labs highlighter in the shade Glassy Pink Opal. I've used this before on my channel, but in case you haven't seen it, watch. Just gonna pop that. Kind of in between where our blush would meet our highlighter and then taking a small brush you're just going to pat that in. I like to almost bring it up underneath my eye like on my brow bone a little bit. Since that highlight has a little bit of a pinky tone it really melts the blush in with the rest of the face nicely. It's like a transition almost and look at that glow. You're gonna have people looking at you from across the room looking at your cheekbones. It is so good. And again, a little bit on the other side. You don't need much of this, just a little bit, and just tap and melt that in. I'm so obsessed it's not even funny. You guys, I'm so curious. Let me know what kind of makeup you guys wear on date nights because I would love to create more of a variety of makeup looks. Do you like more matte skin? Do you like more glowy skin like me? Do you wear more like intense smokey eyes? Do you always reach for a red lip? Let me know down in the comments. I read and respond to all of you so I'll meet you there. And I do have a bit of a crazy goal. I want to hit 100,000 subscribers before the end of the year. I know it's a little crazy but with your help we can do it. 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