[VIDEO] Valentine’s Day: Day to Night Beauty

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I told myself in 2015 I would do more videos for you guys, and I’m holding to that promise! I’m planning a complete relaunch of my YouTube channel so I’m really excited to kick the year off with a fun behind-the-scenes video like this one from my lookbook shoot. Check it out:

Get The Look: Hair by Seto McCoy
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I tapped my hairstylist Seto McCoy to give his tips on creating the ultimate hair look for Valentine’s Day from day to night. Check it out:
The perfect daytime look is meant to be fun, flirty and subtle! For this look I wanted to create a loose curl. So I used a curling iron as a wand and slightly curled the hair. I used a Paul Mitchell Super Clean to hold the loose curl. To finish this look I put the hair to one side to add the fun and flirty portion of the look.
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Going from day to night was really easy. The goal was to achieve sexy big hair. So I enhanced the curls created during the daytime look. I moved the hair from only one side to both. Then I played in the hair to add volume. The messier the sexier!
Makeup by Sisi Nike
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Makeup artist Sisi Nike literally got me from day to night in 5-10 minutes flat. Complete transformation! Here are her secrets for doing it at home:

Going from day-to-night in no time is all about starting with a good base! I started Christina off with soft flesh tones in my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. I pumped up her eyes a bit with mascara and then gave her a fun, bright lip using a MAC “Magenta” lip pencil. Using solely mascara for the day look gives room to make a noticeable impact for a glammed up evening look. When switching it up, I went back to my trusted Naked 2 palette.

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I used a dark shimmery brown eyeshadow to deepen the look for the night. I gave her double-stacked Monda Studio lashes for volume. Lashes can truly make any look sexy and flirty! It’s all about eye contact on a hot date! To finish off the evening look, I relied again on a MAC lip pencil called “Currant”. I topped it off with a burgundy gloss, blush and she was ready to go!
There you have it – day to night Valentines Day beauty glam for those who are on the go and need to be fabulous in 30 minutes or less! Happy Valentine’s Day guys!
Follow my Lookbook glam squad:
Seto McCoy: @SetoMccoy on Instagram | Website
Sisi Nike: @Sisi_Nike on Instagram | YouTube | Website
Christina Brown

Lifestyle influencer and digital mompreneur Christina S. Brown is a New York native, LA resident, and the founder of LoveBrownSugar.com and BrownGirlsLove. She's an award-winning storyteller, a motivational speaker and an advocate for confident millennial black women.