Nightclub Makeup - Top Tips Ever!

Sometimes your makeup just seems to work - the mascara doesn't clump, your foundation goes on smooth and your eye shadow application is deft and delicate. Other days … lets just say the Priscilla, Queen of the Desert would hang her head in shame! To save you much frustration in prepping for your night out at a nightclub in London, memorise these best-ever makeup application tips and commit them to your Saturday-night memory!

1. Always exfoliate first
   Even the littlest lumps and bumps on skin can make it more difficult to evenly apply your base makeup. Time your exfoliation for a nightclub night - you should only do it 2-3 times per week.
2. Stick with the colours you know
   Your hands need to learn a different level of touch for every different makeup colour you use. Just before you go clubbing in London is not the time to try and learn to apply a new colour - practice first!
3. Prep your pout
   Your lips need exfoliation and moisturiser as much as the rest of your face - but we tend to forget about them! Use a specialised lip exfoliant as part of your pre-club shower, and make sure you moisturise your lips every single day.
4. Invest in a good brush kit
   Brushes are not the place to be improvising with less-than-adequate products. It is very important to have a range of sizes … and almost as important to have good quality fiber brushes.
5. Choose ONE focal point
   This can’t be your lips, eyes AND cheeks! Resist the temptation to try and 'balance out' the various parts of your face. Let one feature do the talking (and it doesn’t necessarily have to be your mouth!).
6. Practice with a friend
   Practice is essential to putting on makeup well - and especially essential if you want to branch out your look to include anything other than a signature day style, and a signature night style. Practise on yourself - but also get a few girlfriends round and have a styling party! See how you do putting makeup on someone else - you can instantly see what you’re doing wrong.
7. Grab some makeup wipes for after the club
   Because if you don't, then your skin will breakout or look dull for next time round … and you'll have a harder time prepping for your London nightlife experience next time round!