There are a couple of ways to update your look after a long day of work or school. What’s office-friendly isn’t necessarily what you want to wear when you’re letting your hair down and having a good time on the town, even if it is short-lived and restricted to happy hour.

If You Want to Play Up Your Eyes

If you want to play up your eyes and you’re wearing just a little shadow, liner, and mascara, you can fix it right up before you dash out the door. You can even do it in your car as long as you’re sitting still. In a parking lot. No holding up traffic at a light because it was red when you started your liner and then it turned green and you just. need. one. more. coat. Nah, make sure you’re in the parking lot, for safety’s sake.

Anyway, all you’ll need is a base color (maybe the one you’re already wearing) and either one or two darker colors—one medium and one dark, or just a dark one. Once your base color has been refreshed, you can touch a tapered, fluffy brush into the deep color and then tap it just at the outer corner of your eye. Feather the color in so that it blends with the shadow on your lid. If you’re using a medium shade, apply that to the crease with windshield wiper motions to blend the color up and out while contouring. Line the outer half of the lower lash line with the dark color.

If you have a shimmery shade that’s lighter than your skin tone in your palette or purse, apply that to the inner corners of your eyes to brighten them up.

Use your liner to create a line on the top lash line that gets thicker toward the outer corner, then smudge the dark shadow on top to diffuse the line and get a smokier look.

Apply chapstick and a creamy or matte nude lipstick. Top it with gloss if you’d like, or just wear gloss alone for a hint of color and shine. Don’t overpower the eyes with the lips, but you knew that already.

If You Want to Play Up Your Lips

Use a small brush to line your lips with concealer so the color will pop and any red tones in your skin will be cancelled out. This will ensure that your lip color is attention-grabbing and nothing is standing in its way. Line your lips with a liner that complements your lipstick, then blend the color inward with your fingertip. Depending on how you feel most comfortable, apply your lipstick straight from the tube or use a brush for a more precise application.

Eyes are easy. You don’t want too much here. Keep your base color from before and just add a medium shade to the crease in windshield wiper motions. A little eyeliner to freshen up the previous line after that, and you’re done. You do want a little definition on your eyes when you wear bold lipstick colors so you don’t look washed out, but a little goes a long way.

When you’re trying to transition from day to night, you don’t have to lug around a ton of products or spend a long time redoing all of your makeup. Palettes make things easy, especially when you can customize your own. Be sure to keep some baby wipes for sensitive skin on hand (in your car, perhaps) so that if you do make a goof, it’s easy to fix, even on the go.