Here is a fun way to do your makeup for the holidays, especially if you are looking for the perfect holiday party makeup style.
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This post is all about how to get the candy cane eye shadow look.
With the holiday season coming up, you may have started to receive invites to holiday parties and special events. That means that it’s time to start thinking about the best holiday outfits to wear for this season.
Festive holiday makeup looks are the perfect way to accessorize your look this season. Popular holiday makeup ideas include creative manicures, perfect red lips and elf-inspired lips, and the candy cane eye shadow look.
I love this holiday makeup idea because it’s an easy way to make a simple outfit—like a little black dress and black booties—look festive for the holidays. Top things off with a perfect red lip and a manicure featuring dark red or green fingernail polish and you have a great look for the holidays.
Tip: When trying new makeup or skin care products, do a spot test on a small patch of skin to make sure the new product doesn’t irritate your skin or cause an allergic reaction before applying the product to a wider part of your body.
If you have trouble drawing the eyeliner design or applying the eye shadow, then consider asking a friend who is experienced in applying makeup to help out. Sometimes team work makes the dream work, especially when it comes to getting ready for a party.
How to Get the Candy Cane Eye Shadow Look
Here are some tips on how to get the candy cane eye shadow makeup look.
1—Start with an eye primer.
An eye primer helps to keep your eye shadow and other makeup in place. Eye primer helps to create and even base for smoother makeup application. It can also help makeup colors to look more vibrant.
Cover your eyelid with a thin layer of primer before applying your makeup. Use an invisible primer or a neutral primer that matches your skin tone.
Leaving the eye primer slightly tacky helps to hold the makeup better, but setting the primer with pressed powder can make it easier to blend makeup on the eyelid, especially if you have oily eyelids.
2—Use red and white eyeliner as a guide.
Use red and white eyeliner to draw a candy cane outline on your eyelid. Alternate red eyeliner and white eyeliner to create a candy cane stripe design on the eyelid.
Some ideas include drawing short vertical lines, straight up and down from the edge of the eyelid, or drawing horizontal lines that compliment the curve of your eyelid.
The eyeliner gives you a guide for applying the eye shadow, plus once the eye shadow is applied over the eyeliner, you end up with a richer, more colorful look.
Waterproof eyeliner is great to use for drawing makeup outlines, especially if your skin tends to be moist or oily.
Waterproof makeup, like waterproof eyeliner or waterproof mascara, is generally designed to smudge less and stay on better than other types of makeup.
It is generally recommended to use powder eye shadow for oily lids.
3—Decorate the mid tone with festive colors.
If desired, draw in a complimentary holiday-inspired look above your main candy cane design. Place this design in the area where you would normally apply mid tone eye shadow, the space above the eyelid and below the brow bone.
Ideas include filling in the mid tone with red or green eye shadow, or using a complimentary metallic eye shadow tone to add color and flair above the candy cane design,
Leave a small gap of about ¼-inch below the brow bone when creating your eye makeup design. Use a small, angled eye makeup brush for finer detail work.
Use a blending brush to blend makeup into the area above the crease where you usually place your mid tone eye shadow color.
Use a slightly darker tone to create a contour that travels from the outermost edge of the eye, up toward the brow bone. But don’t draw the contour up to high—it just needs to compliment your mid tone.
Use the blending brush to blend the mid tone into the contour using a couple of brush strokes.
Use a flat brush to apply highlighter—or eye shadow in a lighter color tone—to the innermost corner the eyelid. If desired, pat a small amount of glimmer eye shadow over the highlighter for a more festive look.
4—Apply red and white eye shadow to fill in the candy cane makeup design.
Once the eyeliner design is done, apply red and white eye shadow to help fill in the lines. Use red eye shadow over the red eyeliner design and white eye shadow over the white eyeliner design.
Another candy cane makeup idea is to alternate red, green, and white candy cane stripes. Use a green eyeliner to create a green stripe between the red and white eyeliner stripes, and then use green eye shadow to fill in the green makeup outline.
5—Add a metallic touch.
For a hint of sparkle, use a small line of glitter eye makeup to accent the top of the eyelid, where your eyelid meets the brow. Or line the lower lash line with metallic eye shadow.
Metallic eye shadow can be applied gently above the mid tone and below the brow bone, edging or leading up to the gap below the brow bone.
Metallic eye shadow can also be used to accent the crease of the eyelid, which occurs at the top of the lid.
Use the cut crease makeup technique—blending the makeup up and away from the eyelid, rather than onto it—to add drama to your holiday makeup look.
6—Add depth to the candy cane makeup look.
To add more depth to the candy cane eye shadow look, use a pencil brush to apply a darker eye shadow shade or tone to the inner and outer edges of the eyelid and to the crease.
The crease is the area above the eyelid, where the eyelid starts to crease into the eye shape. Sometimes the term crease is used to refer to the area that includes and is above the crease to the area that is just below the brow bone.
For a dramatic look, draw a curved shape from the crease upward toward the brow bone.
7—Now repeat the candy cane eye shadow look for the second eyelid.
Once the first eyelid is done, then you can move onto the second eyelid. Finish the look with mascara that helps to accent your eyelashes. Fill in your eyebrows to help them look fuller and highlight the dramatic look of your eye shadow.
Carry your makeup in your cosmetics bag or purse to touch up makeup when needed.
It can also be a good idea to carry blotting papers to blot the face to absorb any moisture or oil that builds up on the face or eyelids.
This post was all about how to get the candy cane eye shadow look for the holidays.
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