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Aren?t graduations the best" They?re one of my favorite milestone events, because not only do they commemorate a major life success, but they also herald the start of a new adventure.
I dunno? I just love that feeling of endless possibilities. It?s like, ?the future?s so bright, you gotta wear shades.? (Extra big ups if you actually get that reference.)
If you?re graduating this year, first, congrats, babe! Second, when you get to the end of the ceremony and everybody is throwing their caps up into the air, please throw yours as high as you can! ? because I never got to do it at my graduation ceremonies (don?t know why, but it wasn?t allowed). And this way I can live vicariously through you. Third, we gotta talk pre-grad hair, makeup and nails (of course), because graduation days, in my experience, tend to be looong.
There are the pre-parties (more on these in a sec), then the actual ceremony, then the post-ceremony celebrations, and then, if you?re a champ, the post-post-celebration parties at night.
That all adds up to a long day and a long night, and seeing as how everyone?s a photographer these days (hello, camera phones!), it doesn?t hurt to be camera ready for all of it.
First, let?s start with your makeup.
Makeup
One word: primer. Before you paint that face, prime that skin.

Two of my go-to primers by Make ...