Special occasions like weddings and parties usually call for some serious beauty prep. Think mountains of makeup and lots of time. But does it have to be this way?

To find out, we challenged Rosie from TotalBeauty.com and Kristin from BeautyRiot.com to create makeup looks for big events they had coming up. The catch? They could only use a few key products: the NP Set Gorgeous-To-Go Palette, $27, foundation, concealer, eyeliner, and mascara. That's it.

Want to see how they did? First up, it's Rosie ...

"I'm heading to a cocktail party and even though the lighting will probably be dim, I still want even, glowing skin. So I used Pixi Flawless Beauty Fluid, $30, and Pixi Wakeup Concealer, $18, to even out my skin tone and perk up my dark circles.

"Since I already have a fair amount of pink in my skin, I used the bronze shade in the bottom level of the palette to contour my face and add a little color to my cheekbones."

"I wanted to create a silvery/blue smoky eye to add a fun pop of color to my look, so I used the shadows in the second column of the palette. I started with the white shadow, using the sponge applicator to press it onto my lid for full coverage."

"Next I mixed the blue and gray shadows with my brush and applied the mixture to the outer corner of my lid and blended it into my crease. I also smudged the shadow out past my eye a bit.

"To finish my eyes I used Pixi Lash Line Ink, $16, on my upper and lower lashlines to define my eyes and applied Pixi Large Lash Mascara, $18 to my lashes."

"Since my eye look is definitely dramatic, I kept my lip color soft and just used a bit of the peach colored gloss in the palette. And with that I think I look ready for a cocktail party! Mixing the two shadows took a little trial and error to get the perfect combination, but I love the finished look, dramatic and very on trend this season."

Next up, Kristin ...