By TheBishop added on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 10:11am
You want to look like you have it all right? Well, you have to remember to dress up your face as well as your wardrobe! It’s no secret we love to play with different looks when it comes to clothing. But we also love to use the Holidays as a time to play with our usual makeup routine. Because it tends to be such a fun festive time filled with parties and events, you can play up your makeup to be just as glamorous as your outfit. Think about it; Where would Lady Gaga be without the whole look? She would be just another girl wearing a see-through lampshade around town as an outfit, but put on that eyeliner and lipstick and you have a star! Makeup trends for this Holiday season aren’t as dramatic as GaGa but are really fun and can be incorporated into any personal style.
Heavy blush is a major trend you can participate in this year without blaming it on too much eggnog. It’s a great way to add color to winter drab skin and really play with different colors that you may not have had the bravery to try earlier in the year. Below is Beyonce’s version of a winter flushed face;
Long lush over dramatic eyelashes are not just for drag queens anymore, they have made their way into everyday holiday style at last. For those of you who are dramatic dare taking Gomattas, you can try eyelash extensions which give you the look of lashes coated with mascara all day everyday. For those of you who just want a temporary kind of drama, try falsies like Eva Longoria’s.
A trend that we love, love, love this season is the smoky eye paired with glittery eyeshadow. Use the Holidays as an excuse to play with different colors. Line your eyes with a dark liner and use a touch lighter of a glittery shadow on your eyelid and blend upwards. It’s a fantastic way to play up your eyes for a huge celebration or for a night out dancing with the girls.
Of course, if expertly executed, all three trends can work together pretty well without looking clownish. Check out the picture below for an idea of what we’re referring to.
Whatever makeup you choose for the holiday season remember to have fun with it!
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UH UH UH! As a make-up artist....I believe that regardless of the season or the function, less is more!
If you have that wonderful below 30 flawless skin...go for a nice lip/cheek stain duo, then finish, ALWAYS, with a swipe of mascara and lipgloss!
If you have a couple of troubled spots...INVEST IN A CONCEALER BRUSH! Apply a concealer slightly lighter than your natural skin tone. Apply it around the troubles spots and blend inwards. Follow with a slight dusting of translucent powder. WaaaLaaa...PERFECTION! Follow with the ever so important mascara/gloss swipe!
If you want to go a little further for a extravegant event....Do a smokey eye in a gray shade. The black smokey eye is soooo over rated! You can go from cover of VOGUE to mugshot pic VERY fast! If you start off with a nice smokey gray and layer, you will eventually get what your looking for! Now, you WILL not stop here! A nice apricot blush (perfect for all complexs), nude lip, mascara and gloss (something with shimmer in the under 30, shine in the over 30). You can then follow with a nice bronzer!
As for the hangover hair holding, kissing the bathroom floor, feeling kinda green day...Lip/Cheek stain, Mascara, Plum Lip. Take a nice Frost eye shadow shade and apply to these four important spots...outside corner of eye in shape of V, inside corner of eye in shape of V, on top arch of eyebrow and down center of nose. BLEND AWAY!!! You will look like you spent the night in watching our favorite flicks with a big bowl of popcorn! Not dancing on banquets, popping bottles of bubbly, with the ease of a gazelle (even half in the bag).
Hope this helps! It is truly easy! The mags make in look impossible when they have an arsenal of touch-up guys/gals that make the most imperfect into perfection at it's best!!! Trust me! I know first hand!
xoxo