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Best tips for event in two weeks

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Sandsnake · 20/09/2025 20:44

Hi all. I was wondering if I could ask for some help? Been on MN years but never posted on style and beauty. It’s not something that I’m hugely in to or good at and am very much a shorts and T-shirts, simple make up type person. Sometimes despite being an adult woman I feel like I’ve missed some fundamentally important stage where I should have learned how to make myself look nice!

Anyway, I have a friend’s posh cocktail / dinner birthday party in two weeks and I’d like to try and look a bit nice. Does anyone have tips as to what relatively simple and not too time consuming things I could do to help that. So far I am planning:

  • Hair done (desperate for it anyway)
  • new cocktail dress (luckily I have a decent ish body shape)
  • False nails for for horrible bitten nails

Is there anything else anyone would suggest? Especially with regard facial beauty? I’m 41 and feel like my skin isn’t great and I’ve aged quite a lot over the last five years. I’ve never had a facial of any type - would that help?!

Sorry for the slightly vague post… Would just be hugely grateful for if anyone has any tips for what they do when they want to look nice for an even. Thanks in advance for any help!

OP posts:
Bunnie007 · 20/09/2025 20:54

Eyebrows and eyelashes really help. I have eyebrow shape and tint and then lvl (colour and lift eyelash). Makes me feel so much better. Also drinks lots of water and exercise (just walking ok) and I feel like I’m more ‘glowy’ and healthy looking : )

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