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While this may not be the opinion of your own superior, it may not be a bad idea to keep in mind some office-friendly makeup tips from the professionals, to keep your look polished, approachable and in line with your corporate dress code. I’ve compiled a few great tips and suggestions from some key movers and shakers in the beauty biz, and hope they can help create a look that works just right for you. These are also great makeup tips on how to style a workplace appropriate look for an interview!
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“Leave the beauty experiments with bleaches, self-tanners and the like for the weekend, in case something goes amiss.”
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“Send the right message to others by keeping makeup light and fresh. Heavy makeup under office lighting does not do any woman justice, in fact, if your office has fluorescent lighting any makeup you wear will appear heavier than it would under incandescent lighting.“
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Check out his awesome video featuring Beauty 101: The Allure Beauty Editor Palette. The easy guide helps you create an office-friendly and soft makeup look with pretty colors including champagne, peach and pink.
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“Wearing shimmer, sparkle, or frost eye shadow. Save this look for office parties and happy hours. At work, use more matte colors in neutral tones.”
Last thing I wanted to mention: I love interacting with other fashionistas in cyberspace! While monitoring some of my favorite fashion Twitter users, I saw Bergdorf Goodman’s handle
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Love this advice and plan to use it next week when I pull some outfits together for work (which is a good tip!). If you have some time to spare, pull together a few full outfits, top to bottom, accessories and shoes, and hang or place them together in your closet or dressing area. When you are getting ready in the morning, it saves a bit of time not having to figure out what to wear!
Emily Alexandria Burns is a State University of New York Fashion Institute of Technology graduate and started her career in New York City working for companies including Giorgio Armani Le Collezioni, Christian Dior and Jones Apparel Group. She is now e-marketing communications specialist for Freed Maxick & Battaglia CPAs in Buffalo, N.Y., and recently named the Association for Accounting Marketing's 2011 "Rookie of the Year." Follow her on Twitter @FreedMaxickPR or email her at