Here are some tips on getting a festive holiday makeup look this season.
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This post is all about how to get a great holiday makeup look that you’ll remember for years to come.
Aside from indulging in cookies and decorating your Christmas tree, the holidays are a great time to think about what to wear as you celebrate the holiday season.
Holiday makeup looks are a big part of dressing when it comes to the holidays, whether you go for understated, minimal looks or you prefer fun, colorful, or dramatic looks to celebrate the holiday season.
Chances are that you’ll want a memorable look for the festive season, when you may find yourself socializing more and taking plenty of photos to share with family and friends. Now is the time to experiment with holiday makeup looks that may help you create memories.
This post describes holiday makeup looks that go beyond the usual, everyday look. It’s time to sparkle and shine, and perhaps even show off a dramatic smoky eye.
If you want to be noticed, then makeup is a great way to do it. Use subtle techniques to create a look to remember. Or bring a fun, colorful note to holiday makeup with dramatic style like that of the candy cane eye makeup look or snowflake painted nails.
Holiday makeup kits make it easy to get a great look for the holidays. The kits often come with a variety of colors and textures that help you create a unique, festive look that is great for parties and photographs.
Use the season’s hottest colors to create great looks. Most importantly, use makeup to highlight your fabulous and unique look this season.
Tips on Creating Your Best Holiday Makeup Looks
Here are some tips to help you create your best looks this holiday season.
- Let sparkling or shimmering eye makeup be the star of the show by keeping other types of makeup, like your blush and lipstick, minimal.
- Highlight the colors of the season. Popular holiday themes make a great guide for choosing colors. Rich red, bronze, gold, and emerald green bring to mind a Christmas tree, while pinks and purples make us think of the Sugar Plum Fairy. A combination of red and white—or pink, green, and white—give sweet candy cane vibes. Frosty blue, silver, and white are perfect for an Ice Queen look, while gold, silver, and bronze give a luxurious, minimal “nude” makeup look for the holidays.
- Be sure to remove your makeup each night, to let your skin breathe and rest.
Best Holiday Makeup Looks
Here are some of the best ways to sparkle and shine this holiday season.
1—Go for a dramatic look with red lips.
A dark red lip gives a perfect, dramatic look for the holiday season. For deeper color, try lining and filling in your lips with a matte lip pencil before adding a lipstick over the top. Once you have a great red lip look, wear minimal makeup that lets your lips shine. Here are some tips on how to get the perfect red lip.
2—Go monotone with your makeup.
Monochromatic looks have been a trend in fashion for a few seasons now, and you can also get the look with your makeup.
Choose a color family to highlight—such as red, bronze, tan, beige, pink/blush, or gold, and create your holiday makeup look around the theme.
Examples include using gold eye shadow, bronze eyeliner, bronzer on your face cheeks, and a warm caramel color for your lips. This creates a lush “nude” holiday makeup look that is a step beyond what you may normally wear for an everyday nude makeup look.
Apply the makeup with a light hand for a subtle look that makes people look twice to try to figure out what you are wearing.
3—Make your eyes sparkle.
Extend a line of glitter makeup beyond the outermost corners of the eyelids. Shimmer eye shadow is a great way to make your eyelids shine.
4—Go for shimmering nudes.
Sparkly, shimmering makeup can be worn as a nude look for the holidays. Look for shimmer eye makeup in neutral tones like gold, silver, or bronze.
Nude lips and makeup that makes your skin glow and look dewy are perfect for finishing a sparkly, minimal look.
Use nude makeup to accent your face and highlight whatever you are wearing.
5—Wear colorful smoky eyes.
Rather than going for a usual dark, smoky eye, try new colors like indigo blue, emerald green, or silvery gray to create a smoky eye look. Use eye shadow to color the top and bottom eyelids for maximum effect.
6—Wear red nail polish.
Rich red nail color is in this season, as one of the top nail color trends this season. Give your hands and nails a nourishing manicure, and then paint your nails vibrant red.
7—Use volumizing mascara to help bring out your eye lashes.
In addition to dramatic lashes, here are some tips to help fill in your eye brows for a fuller look.
8—Bring out your best holiday makeup colors and gradient nails looks.
The holidays are a perfect time to paint your nails in gradient colors, according to your favorite holiday themes.
Ideas include colors inspired by Christmas trees, Ice Queen-inspired frosty hues, and sugar plum pink and purple gradient colors. Red, green, and gold are great colors to highlight, as are candy cane stripes, and snowflakes.
This post was all about how to get a great holiday makeup look that you’ll remember for years to come.
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