Mary Cram Helps Us Get Ready For Formal

Screen-Shot-2014-04-03-at-10.46.56-AMFormal season is right around the corner, so what is a girl to do when she’s simply makeup-clueless? Mary Cram can help you there. Earlier in the semester, The Hub introduced the beauty icon to the world and now she’s back to help Tech students and women everywhere look their best for that special event. In this tutorial, not only does Cram show us how to look flawless with our makeup, she also shows a short hair tutorial at the end. Is there any makeup or hair trick this stylish lady can’t do? To get Cram’s formal look, watch the video below. If you like the products she used, be sure to check out the links at the bottom.

The products Cram used in her video include:

-The “Prore Fessional” by Benefit to put on your t-zone and fine lines.

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-Foundation primer “Radiance” by Laura Mercier, to make one’s foundation have more of a “glow” to it.

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Revlon Color stay foundation. Mary said she likes this foundation a lot because it doesn’t have sunscreen in it. When foundations have sunscreen in them, she said they can leave a sheen to your face — which most don’t want for their pictures.

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Color Tattoo by eye studio in “Too Cool”

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Lorac Pro Eye Shadow. She used the white and cream colors.

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-The original Naked pallet by Urban Decay. She used the colors Naked, Buck, Smog, Half Baked, and Dark Horse.

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MAC Pro long wear concealer

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Beauty Blender

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Clear Brow Gel by Anastasia

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Ambient lighting Powder in Ethereal Light

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Loose setting powder in translucent by Laura Mercier

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Hoola by Benefit

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Maybelline “The Rocket Volum’ Express.” Because Cram used false lashes, she said to apply a light layer of mascara before you apply the actual lashes. She used Glamour “Wispies in Black.”

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Mar Jacobs Lipstick in “Seduce Me”

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Nars Place Vendome gloss

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Mac “Stay Pretty”

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About Lauren Estlinbaum

Entertainment Director    —    Journalism major, Class of 2014
Lauren Estlinbaum grew up in Pearland, Texas, south of Houston (go Texans). She is a journalism major with a minor in apparel design. Lauren would like to work for either a fashion or lifestyle publication post-graduation. As she likes to say, she considers fashion magazines survival guides.