Makeup for Graduation Ceremony: Look Your Best

It is finally graduation day! It’s time to celebrate this and create memories that will last a lifetime. Of course, this day isn’t just about filing caps, or hug some loved ones. It’s also a little about looking good for all the pictures you’re sure to take forever. Ready to make a perfect graduation makeup look? Let’s dive in!

Achieving a Natural, Long-Lasting Look

The graduation makeup should enhance your natural beauty and look good from morning to evening. Here’s how to ace that perfect, polished look:

Start with skincare

Start with a clean moist face. Having graduated, I know how long graduation ceremonies can be! Hydration is extremely important. Use moisturizer and always follow with a good SPF. If you plan to snap photos outdoors, then you’ll need sunscreen.

Prime time

Primer is a must! They smooth your skin, minimize pores, and make sure your makeup doesn’t budge. If you have oily skin opt for a mattifying primer on top, and if your skin is prone to dryness, go for a hydrating primer.

Keep it light

The makeup for graduation should feel breathable, not heavy. Pick a medium coverage foundation or tinted moisturizer that matches with the exact skin tone. The way to do this is to blend it well for a natural finish. It’s ok to use concealer sparingly to cover any blemishes or dark circles if you need it.

Set it to stay

A translucent setting powder which keeps your makeup in place, and blurs the appearance of shine if there is any. End by spraying a setting spray to keep it all fresh throughout the day.

Best Makeup Products for Graduation

Choosing the right products can make all the difference for your graduation look. Below you’ll find a hand picked list of needs to make the day picture perfect.

Top Graduation Makeup Products

• Foundation: Start with a long wearing, transfer proof foundation that won’t budge through hugs and celebrations. An Estée Lauder Double Wear or Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless work through Frameologie.
• Concealer: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer is a concealer that works like a charm under the eyes.
• Blush: An easy way to brighten up your complexion is to apply a cream or powder blush in very soft pinks or peaches.
• Highlighter: Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector is a delicate highlighter that highlights your cheekbones and gives you a shiny finish.
• Mascara: To tearful moments your best friend is waterproof mascara. L’Oréal Lash Paradise or Benefit BADgal Bang are also good to try.
• Lipstick: Pick a lipstick that is long lasting and natural shade. Normally, a rosy nude or mauve will flatter everyone.
• Setting Spray: Uban decay all nighter has staying power and is a cult favorite for few.

Makeup Tips for Photogenic Looks

You’ll be in the spotlight (and under the camera lens) all day. So, here are some tips to make sure you look fabulous in every shot:

• Focus on your base: The key to looking flawless in photos is even, well blended foundation.
• Go easy on shimmer: Some highlight is fine, just don’t make yourself look shiny under flash photography.
• Define your eyes: Volumizing mascara with a stealth winged liner bring definition and heighten the eye without being too much.
• Choose the right lipstick: Soft shades look more natural in photographs — bold colors are tricky.
• Don’t forget your brows: It’s your face – groomed, filled in brows, the whole bit.

How to Create a Radiant Graduation Look

The name of the game for graduation makeup is radiance. What you really want is to glow in joy, or maybe it’s a little help from the highlighter. Here’s how to achieve it:

Glow from within

Looking for a more glowy base? Start with a luminous primer or a glow boosting serum. Adding that subtle sheen, products such as Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter are perfect for this.

Fresh-faced blush

Apply the peachy or pink blus to the apples of your cheeks. For a dewy finish, cream blush is the best. And apply while smiling to ensure the perfect placement.

Highlight smartly

Highlight the high points of your face (cheekbones, bridge of your nose, and inner corners of your eyes), using a highlighter. For a natural glow go for a soft, champagne shade.

Enhance your eyes

Radiant look? Soft neutrals work well. For dimensional shadows, apply a light shimmer shade over your lid, and a matte shade in your crease. Complete with a thin line of eyeliner and plenty (or more!) of volumizing mascara.

Perfect your pout

Preparing our lips with a scrub and balm helps us before putting on some lipstick. Select a shade which can be in sync with your skin tone and spread over with subtlety. The center of your lips get a plump touch of glossiness to give yourself a youthful effect.

Graduation Makeup: Radiant & Ready for Photos

Graduation day is about celebrating you and your achievements and capturing those moments for the rest of your life in pictures. With these tips, you will end up with a makeup look that compliments your natural beauty. This will last you all day and you’ll be glowing in every picture.

Stay there and soak it in as you sweat in that cap and gown. You’ve got here through grit, and you deserve to feel confident with and proud of yourself. Congratulations, grad! 🎓