cassys MAC attack

creating a photo-ready look for the holidays

between sending out Christmas cards, attending holiday parties where you're sure to want to snap a photo or two and our mothers inevitably trying to get all the "kids" together for a family picture it might be a good idea to have a trick or two up your sleeve to look photo-ready in moments.. so I've given you three!

1.

do yourself a favor and put on your lips. Even if you have gorgeous, full lips likely in a photo they will look washed out and, lets be honest, a face without lips is kinda freaky. So- Step One: either use a lip liner or a lipstick. Make sure to pay attention to the natural lines of your lips, nothing looks worse in photos than lining too wide and looking like you did your makeup drunk, you'd probably be better off with the-face-without-lips option. Step Two: use a complimenting, somewhat sheer gloss ( I love MACs lip conditioner in Sweet Tooth) with your fingers, rubbing it in a bit so it isn't just sitting on top of your lips looking uber shiny and detracting from your other features. Don't forget to blot- I always use the back of my hand to prevent tiny pieces of tissue sticking to your lips.

2.

Smile with your eyes. Practice looking in the mirror and looking happy without smiling. So many of us (myself included!) show our stress, worry, anxiety, fatigue- the list is endless- on our face and in a photo it is more obvious than ever. If you can nail down smiling with your eyes you will look so much more sincerely happy in photos and happy is beautiful, plain and simple.

3.

This tip I learned from my gorgeous husband- laugh while you take pictures. Brandon always, and I mean always, giggles when people take his pictures. He says he does it because otherwise his smile just looks cheesy and, although I am usually always right and he is usually always wrong, he is right- just this once. So the next time you hear the words "say cheese!", don't! - just giggle a little and your smile will turn out so much more genuine.