It’s almost that time of the year again. The holiday season is just around the corner and will be filled with parties, family dinners and school dances. This is a great time to play around with different makeup techniques and looks. Switch it up, try something new and have fun! I’m going to share with you, my favourite holiday makeup tips. First thing is first, pick ONE feature to highlight. Focus on your eyes, complexion or lips and make that one feature “pop”!
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Your Holiday Makeup Guide
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EYES
Simple Shadow – I’m a big fan of a pale coloured shimmering eye shadow. It’s simple, natural and adds a little sparkle to subtly highlight your eyes.
Winged Eyeliner – Eyeliner can really make your eyes “pop”! If you want to really focus on your eyes, try this trend! It’s a very popular trend among celebrity actors and musicians such as Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. Play around with your eyeliner. Winged eyeliner can be a simple addition to your make-up look or it can be a bold statement.
Smokey Eye – The smokey eye is a classic make-up trend and it never fails. It’s guaranteed to make your eyes steal the show. Bold, beautiful and gorgeous. This is perfect for a holiday party or school dance!
LIPS
Dark Lip – A dark violet, matte lipstick is one of my personal favourite trends right now. It pairs extremely well with a simple, shimmery eye. It makes for a bold yet classic look.
Classic Red – A bright, red lip is a definite holiday classic. An absolute must for a Christmas party or family dinner. It never fails to complete any look. This also pairs well with a simple, shimmery eye or a smokey eye look.
Complexion
Au Natural – A natural look is absolutely beautiful and is great for fall! Whether you’re going to a family dinner or hanging out with your friends, this look is a winner. A smooth complexion, with a little bit of BB cream or powder, will give a refreshed glow. This look pairs well with a little mascara and red or dark lipstick. I’m a huge fan of BB cream because it does everything – it’s a foundation, concealer and some even have SPF! Best of all it feels light and fresh on your skin, unlike those harsh, thick liquid foundations.
Rosy Cheeks – A little blush to highlight your cheekbones is definitely a fun choice! This pairs well with almost any eyeshadow trend and, of course, a classic red lip.
Whether you choose to highlight your eyes, lips or complexion, have fun! Don’t be afraid to try something new but remember, pick one feature to focus on. Makeup is a great way to express yourself over the holidays. Enjoy!
For more fall fashion and beauty posts, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:
- 3 ingredient homemade facial toner DIY recipe by The Socialite’s Closet
- Affordable cozy fall sweaters by Pretty Opinionated
- 3 totally unexpected ways to style a striped tee by Style on Main
- Fall trends – ponchos and capes for girls by Sweet Lil You
- Embrace your inner lumberjack – mad for plaid by Day by Day in Our World
- How to wear ankle boots with jeans by Philzendia
- Nordstrom mix and match wardrobe for fall by How Was Your Day?
What are your favourite holiday makeup looks? Share them with us in the comments below!
I really love the winged liner look. I’m not very good at it though!
I like the Classic Shadow and love wearing different makeup colors during the Holidays. I like trying the red lipstick with a nice eyeshadow and plum blush. I can not wait to try out some Holiday looks.
I can definitely pull off the natural complexion and rosy cheeks trend 😉 not sure about the others!
I hardly wear any makeup, but I do experiment with lipstick a lot. I really love the dark violet shade above.
I love makeup. Transforming yourself into different loops is fun.
i can just imagine how badly i would mess up the winged eyeliner. i’ll wait for a make up artist 🙂
I love the classic smokey eye make-up! I think it’s perfect for the holidays too! I am very much into the darker shades when it comes to lipsticks.
That dark lip isn’t quite dark enough for me! If I’m going to do a dark lip, I want it to be super vampy!
My go-to is winged liner and I love to do an extra pop of blush on my cheeks in the winter since I tend to get very pale 🙂
I need to add some sparkle to my eyes. That looks pretty on the eyes.
I need to learn how to make that perfect wing eye liner. I love your lipstick color may I ask what shade of color is that?
Love the shimmery eye shadows and the lipstick is amazing
Pretty colors. Love the winged look. Need to try that out. 🙂
That lip color is pretty darn fabulous! I also love the smokey eye look.
I love the violet matte lipstick!
I absolutely love smokey eye but i’m not good with this and the eyebrow was perfect
I really love putting make up on my face. The smokey eye is so awesome. I want to try that. Thank you for sharing.
Do you know what lipstick brand the lipstick is it is beautiful.
i love smoky eye and simple pink lips but it’s really hard to blend it to achieve the perfect smoky eye
I love these colors! I need to get more creative with my makeup 🙂
I usually stick to my typical makeup routine only changing out lip shades when I feel like it. Love the black eyeliner 🙂
Loved the eyeliner suggestions! The other colours don’t work for me but they are lovely!
Thank you for including a red haired, blue eyed example! I usually see these awesome brown eye looks, but when I try them at home they look nothing like them :-). I’m trying that shimmery look soon!
I love the smoky eye around the holidays. So much fun!
I love the makeup – I need lessons
wow, those smokey eyes are stunning! thanks for sharing this holiday make up guide.
Wow. Very impressive. Looks like you really know your way around the makeup kit.