One particular reason we love the holiday season is that we can wear advanced makeup looks every day. If you’re attending a dinner party or enjoying cocktails by the fireplace, classic holiday makeup looks like winged eyeliner and red lips are still a staple, but you can add a bit of dazzle by adding glitter products and more. Ahead, we mention some cool makeup ideas to try for the holidays, that will offer you all the inspirations you need from now until the New Year.
To get more motivation for the lively party season, we glanced back at a few of our fave celeb makeup looks of the year. The sparklier and more surprising, the better.
Here know Best Makeup Ideas To Try For The Holidays
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Major Golden Glow
We’re all about the glossy, wet-look trend-but have you tried a molten golden glow? This look is basically wet-shine makeup’s ultra-glam sister and it’s perfect for bringing the sparkle this New Year’s Eve. To create it blend a matte peachy-nude eye shadow into an eye crease, then use the super pigmented face highlighter all over your lids. Finish with mascara and lots of highlighter and then you are good to go.
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Shimmery Cat Eye
We love shimmer. And romantic, shimmery cat eye proves that little sparkles go a long way. It is soft enough to wear day or night and lights up your entire face when your eyes catch the light. To create it, just mix matte neutral eye shadows onto the base of your lids and up into your eye crease, and sweep silvery-champagne shadow into the inner corners of your eyes. Use an angled eyeliner brush dipped in deep brown eye shadow to create soft wings, and you have got a festive eye that will light up any room you enter.
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Icy Fuschia Eyes
The bright Fuschia eye look will make your eyes pop like a gorgeous, glass ornament. What makes this makeup look stand out from your everyday all-over eyeshadow is the focus on highlighter and iridescent powder blended onto just the center of your eyelid, and accented by a matching lip. Blend your fave statement-making eyeshadow with your fave highlighter.
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Mulled Wine Lips
This sultry, glossy lip captures all the warmth and spice of cozying up with a glass in front of the fireplace just more glam. Layer a dark cherry red lip lacquer across your lips, and all you need to finish this look is a swipe of eyeliner and a few coats of mascara for an easy smoky eye. Opt to layer either a matter red lipstick with some lip gloss, or use a high-shine liquid lipstick.
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Copper Liner
Give your cat-eye a seasonal twist with a rusty metallic color rather than your usual jet black. On your bottom lid, tight line with shimmery gold or brown pencil. Keep your face matte, cap it off with a soft brick lip, and you are good to go. Create this metallic liner look by using an angled eyeshadow brush and a richly pigmented eyeshadow.
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Golden Halo Lids
You can’t do a holiday makeup guide and not include the universally-flattering glittery gold eyeshadow. Not just does this gold eye makeup look super flattering on a wide range of skin tones, but, it is also great for hiding dark circles around your eyes by catching the light and illuminating your entire eye area. No need to be precise swipe this shadow all over your eyelid, up into and slightly past your eye crease, and onto your lower lash line, add a coat of mascara, and you are ready t rock a glittery holiday makeup look.
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Cherry Red Cheeks and Lips
This look holds onto that glow you get from laughing until your cheeks hurt with the people you love most. With shimmery champagne shadow on your lids and rosy shades on your cheeks and lips, this sheer, your-skin-but-better look is perfectly acceptable for any time of day or any occasion. This look is all about a natural rosy flush, so choose a cream blush that suits your skin tone and blend onto the apples of your cheeks.
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Classic Holiday Glam
This red, glossy lip and shimmery eye shadow pairing might be the most classic holiday makeup look of all time. Any skin tone, any eye color, any occasion it just works. Using a sheer red lip stain offsets the glitz on your eyes for a perfectly balanced look that you can pull off at any holiday party. Layer a red lip gloss on top of your fave lip balm for pigmented, long-lasting color. Top your eyes with shimmery gold eye shadow just a hue or two lighter than your skin tone.
