It's come to that time of year again where parties are in full swing and a 'superman style' fast change from office chic to party glam is the order of the day. With so many parties to go to and dresses/make-up/hair-do's to consider who wants to spend time thinking about the finer art of achieving the look in the 5 minute dash from office to party?
Well, fear not my soon to be partying friend, getting the look that takes you seamlessly from the office to the pub is easy to achieve with a few basics so let us take you through our top tips for a graceful transformation.
1) A great base!
Keeping your makeup to a minimum during the day gives you a great base that can be quickly topped up come evening. Apply your foundation with a brush and top it with powder and you can guarantee it will still be stuck fast after an eight hour day. Keeping colours nude means you don't have to remove and reapply your make up, just add a bright eyeshadow or lipstick to instantly freshen up the look.
2) Dress to impress
Nothing makes you feel more ready to paint the town red than a change of clothes but who wants to take a full outfit into work in the morning (more to the point, is anyone this organised?)? Starting with a good set of basics such as a black pencil skirt and a shirt for the office lets you glam it up in the evening simply by changing into a slinky top and accessorising to your heart's content. Better yet, if you are in a pencil skirt, make it even foxier with some fancy patterned stockings! Rarrg!
3) High maintenance shouldn't be this easy
So, you're all glammed up and almost ready but what about your hair? A good set of cordless straighteners lets you have a quick straightening fix without having to fight with a pound-a-pop set in the pub's toilets. The Freedom 24-7 straightener heats up in only 15 seconds and allows 60 mins of usage per charge - so you have no excuse for anything other than the perfect look. The Freedom 24-7 is small enough to fit in most handbags (small clutches aside...) so you don't even have to worry about being caught in the awful British weather just restyle after each exposure to the elements and laugh in the face of frizz!
4) Tired eyes and sleepy-byes
Ok, so an 8 hour stint in the office does not make for the best start to a night out, we'd all prefer to spend a few hours in a nice hot bath having a pamper but you've gotta' work with what you've got. For tired eyes try Optrex, it really soothes eyes that have been infront of a computer for a few hours and makes you feel fresh, awake and reaqdy to throw some shapes.