12 New Evening Makeup Ideas

Get in on the '80s retro-beauty action by playing up your cheekbones. "More is more this season, especially for evening," says Matthew Nigara, makeup artist for NYC New York Color, who suggests using cream blush instead of powder to make the look current. Apply it with an angled blush brush, sucking in your cheeks and following the hollows under your cheekbones, moving up toward your ears. Feeling really, really daring? Put Scotch tape on each cheek to establish the angle you want for your blush, then apply the color on top of (and over) the tape so you get a strong edge. Then remove the tape and gently blend the powder in. "This will give you a great punk-rock look and add an instant glam-rock edge," Nigara says. As for the color, try a deeper shade than your usual, or go for it with bright fuchsia.