The Perfect Makeup for Your Party Dress

The best part about dressing up is wearing insanely glamorous clothes that you normally don’t wear and experimenting with eye and lip hues that you never thought you could pull off. We asked top makeup artists to come up with the best party makeup ideas to complement your dress color.

By Ariana Finlayson

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Dress Color: Silver

Take a cue from the dress when selecting your eye shadow, especially since metallics are so on-trend right now. Keep the cheek bronzed, and play with color on the eye. For any skin tone, select a shimmery shadow and accent with a bold, black liner. (Try Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel CreamLiners, $10.95; physiciansformula.com) For light skin tones, sport a pink blush; for medium, try peach; and for dark, a plum looks gorgeous.

Joanna Schlip, celebrity makeup artist

Pictured: Peter Soronen Silver Glitz Corset Dress, available at renttherunway.com.

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