Coal-colored eyelids, colorful mouth and zero defect: in the evening the makeup is voluptuously intense . But it is often difficult to find the right dosage. How to make the right make-up combinations without doing too much? The tricks of pro Karim Raham, makeup artist for L'Oréal Paris will allow us to shine in the evening with intense makeup, long-lasting and glamorous.

What, in your opinion, is characteristic of evening make-up?
It is a make-up that is assertive and more sustained than what we are used to wear during the day. It is a make-up in which one feels comfortable and particularly sexy and feminine.

For an evening, can we load both the makeup of the eyes and that of the lips?
Of course ! Everything is a question of dosage. If one wants to focus on both the eyes and the mouth, one must, for example, work his complexion very lightly.
My advice for an ultra sophisticated evening make up: we opt for a tinted cream or a BB cream that we work on the finger, for an even more natural look. The whole is fixed with a transparent free powder, for an anti-gloss effect and tightened pores.

Can a nice make-up be enough to make an evening look?
For shootings or red carpets, I usually work according to stylists and hairdressers. So yes, even for an evening with friends or a dinner in the restaurant, I think there needs to be some harmony between dress and make-up. If you want to place special emphasis on the latter, I advise to remain very sober on the outfit and the hairstyle.

How to make an evening make-up?
By making a pretty red mouth. It's ideal to go from a day makeup to an evening makeup in just 5 minutes. I advise women to always have a pretty red lipstick on them in case of improvised evening.

How to keep his makeup up to the end of the night?
Waterproof materials should be preferred, especially for mascara which often tends to flow in the middle of the evening. On the eyes, too fat and glossy materials are avoided and powder textures are preferred. Lastly, we take a small compact, to make some adjustments during the evening and matifier the zone "T" of the face (forehead, nose and chin).