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suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

Lots of illuminator? Lots of highlight? Lots of undereye concealer? What is best for pictures like a drivers license? I take awful pictures anyway and need to be in the best light. Also, is blue the best color to wear?

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

Kim Kardashian had her professional hair, make-up and clothing stylists for her License picture so I guess that's one way to go{#emotions_dlg.blink}

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

On 8/29/2014 virgosun said:

Kim Kardashian had her professional hair, make-up and clothing stylists for her License picture so I guess that's one way to go{#emotions_dlg.blink}

LOL! OK... I will give them a call{#emotions_dlg.laugh}

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

It is funny the topic of driver's license came up. I just had mine done over this week. My license picture was taken when my hair was dark. It is now white and blonde (don't ask). I wouldn't have cared except that I am flying in a couple of weeks and thought I should have a picture that actually looks like me. That was my only concern. I really don't care what the picture looks like (facially). Who, that really matters, is ever going to see it?

JMHO

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

Really????

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

I don't think it matters, those cameras have ugly filters on them. No matter what you do. You cannot look good.
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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

Drivers license photos tend to come out with your skin paler and your hair flatter than it is in person.

Based on personal experience, I'd say go for Big Hair that day, whatever that means for you. {#emotions_dlg.thumbup1}

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

In our state they use a very low end camera. No one's pictures turn out well.

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

now that they let you keep your picture for 8 plus years.... I guess I would like one that was not too horrible. At least they are in color...

Costco card pictures are in black and white and they are the worst EVER. I remember when I had my costco pic taken years ago the young guy who took it laughed as he handed it to me and said: ""NICE ONE""

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Re: suggestions for best makeup to wear when taking a drivers license picture.

Your post is well timed!

I was just browsing this Trish McEvoy's makeup artist's youtube channel for some tips on ""triangle of light"" and she has a video on exactly what you are looking for (hair and makeup)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6As47uNP7E