How to pull off the no makeup look for an office party

Trending makeup tutorials focus on contouring and accentuating your cheekbones, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. While it can be fun and exciting to experiment with makeup and achieve different results, sometimes you don’t have the time or energy to put in that much work. Here’s how to achieve a no makeup look for an office party that will make your skin look flawless with minimal effort. 

1. Nourish Your Body

Many factors, like sleep hygiene and lifestyle, contribute to your skins health. Drinking alcohol can cause skin complications like psoriasis, rosacea and liver disease that can manifest on the skin. Alcohol can worsen existing conditions if consumed for a long time, much like eating too much chocolate or other junk food can contribute to breakouts. What’s more, alcohol can put you in danger of sustaining an injury at the event. 

Ensure you are mindful of what you put into your body to optimize your skin and overall health. Eating nutritious foods can boost your skin’s vitality and keep you looking fresh, whether you want to rock the latest makeup fads or sport a no-makeup look for the office. Before changing your skin care routine, ensure you make good lifestyle choices to achieve a fresh, dewy look with minimal makeup. 

2. Cleanse Your Skin

The first step to achieving a no makeup look is cleansing your skin. A consistent skin care routine can improve your skin health and help you achieve a radiant appearance with minimal effort. 

Ensure you have a cleanser that matches your skin type, like a foaming variety designed for oil and acne-prone skin. Consider trying a gentle wash free of parabens and other harsh chemicals. After cleansing, use a toner to even your tone and reduce redness. 

3. Lock in Moisture

Ensure you moisturise your face after cleansing with a serum that can absorb quickly and give your skin an extra boost of hydration. Follow up with a moisturiser that can boost texture and even out your tone. Ensure that you incorporate an SPF into your daily skin care routine to stay safe from the sun’s harmful rays and premature aging — even when it’s cloudy. 

Some moisturisers and foundations already have an SPF integrated into their formula. However, depending on how much sun exposure you’ll get, you might need to add more to level up your protection. You can mix serum, moisturiser, and a tinted cream or foundation to give your skin a natural and dewy finish. 

3. Prime Your Face

You want to ensure your face has a hydrated base before applying makeup. Prioritising a primer may not seem like minimal effort, but it can be a game changer in your makeup routine. 

A few drops of primer can blur the imperfections on your face and give your foundation or tinted moisturiser a radiant finish that looks natural and allows your skin’s texture to shine through. It can reduce the appearance of your pores and provides a moisture boost. Primer preps your skin for makeup application. 

4. Brighten It Up 

Brighten dark circles and cover blemishes with eye-brightening cream and concealer. Eye cream will reduce puffiness from bags that develop under your eyes and hydrate and diminish those fine lines and wrinkles. It gives your face a more even complexion. 

Strategically place your concealer under your eyes and in your T-zone to give your face a natural, even tone. If your skin tone is already pretty even and you don’t want to use foundation, you can use concealer as a highlighter. Place it on the tops of your cheekbones for a highlighted look. A touch of light blush on the apples of your cheeks can give you a natural flush. 

5. Focus on Your Features

Use light blush to fake the flush on your face and look like you’re naturally blushing. Accentuate your brows with a light gel or liner without going too heavy. Brush them with a spoolie that can give you a natural look that subtly defines your features. 

The same concept applies to your eyelashes — you don’t want to go too heavy on the mascara or you won’t achieve the effect you’re going for. An eyelash curler is essential here — you can opt for no mascara or a light one that just gives your lashes a little lift and texture. For a no-makeup office look, settle on tinted lip balm or gloss and a subtle highlighter accentuating your natural features. 

Polish and finish off your look with your favorite setting spray that will lock your look in place. Although you don’t have much product on your face, you want to retain the products you used and add a little shine.

Nailing the no makeup Look

When trying to pull off the no makeup look, it’s always important to look for cruelty-free skin care products free of parabens and other harsh chemicals. Use these offerings to hydrate your skin, and apply minimal makeup to achieve a natural no makeup glow. 

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Guest post by Beth Rush