Erica was given the Pixi Eye Glow Cube - Lucent Lid Light, $28, available at Target, to create her day look. She opted to mix a few of the shadows together for a work-appropriate smoky eye.
Step 1: She used the shimmery mauve shade on her eyelid (1). Step 2: Then she applied the champagne shade in her crease (2) and up into her brow bone and the inner corners of her eyes to highlight. Step 3: She finished it up with a little brown eyeliner and mascara and a swipe of the pink blush included in the palette (3).
"I think this makeup look is perfect for the office," Erica says. "I loved how the eyeshadows blended for a subtle, understated look that still gave my eyes some definition. Likewise, the lip gloss looked very natural, but still added just a hint of color and shine that made everything look pretty and polished."
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Jenny's day look
Jenny was given the NP Set Glam Set, $24, available at Target, for her look.
Step 1: After applying her usual foundation, she used the pink blush shade (1) on the apples of her cheeks. Step 2: Then she used the light beige shadow (2) on her lids, blending up into her brow bone. Step 3: She used the rose gold shade (3) in her crease and along her lower lashline. Step 4: Jenny added a little brown eyeliner and mascara and finished with the rose lip gloss from the palette (4).
"I love this as a day look for work, especially for days when I have meetings," Jenny says. "It feels very put together, but the colors are subtle enough to not make me feel too done up for daylight hours."
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Zuzana's day look
Zuzana was given the Pixi Fake Awake Kit - Power-Nap, $28, available at Target. For her day look, she opted to bring out her blue eyes and go with a soft pink lip.
Step 1: After her usual foundation, Zuzana applied the concealer (1) to her eye area. Step 2: Then she used the nude setting powder (2) on her eyelids. Step 3: She applied the cream highlighter (3) and brightening cream (4) to her cheeks. Step 4: Zuzana topped that with a little of the peachy cheek and eye awakening powder (5). Step 5: Then she finished the look with the pale pink lip gloss (6).
"I liked how this palette helped me create a natural, pretty look," Zuzana says. "It was very appropriate for the office and made me look fresh."
Do you really need an overflowing bag of makeup to look put-together each day? Or can a few simple palettes -- filled with the right products -- get the job done much more simply? That's the question we're aiming to answer with this two-part dare.
We gave three staffers one of three makeup palettes and challenged each to create an office-ready look. Then we handed over these same palettes to the team on our sister site, Beautyriot.com, to see what sorts of night looks they could come up with.
Keep clicking to see all the day looks from TotalBeauty.com or if you want to skip ahead, you can see BeautyRiot.com's night looks here.
