At times, we think that make-up for a specific occasion is a big task, but you do not need all the expensive make-up paraphernalia to look your best. The most important thing to know is what colors remind you of Christmas, and then you can play around with them. The trend this Christmas is definitely a lot of red so you can be assured that a palette of browns, deep and bright reds are definitely in this season. You could try to bring in more festivity by adding glitter around your eyes and doing your nails in a nice nail art. Give yourself a new look and a complete makeover by wearing make-up the right way reflecting the true Christmas spirit. You need not go overboard by using highly expensive brands of make-up and can do with the one that you already have. Here is a quick way to do you make-up without the least bit of fuss and look your best this Christmas.
Complexity level: Easy
Time required: 30 minutes
Resources required:
- Bright red (or whatever color you choose) lipstick
- Eyeliner
- Mascara
- Primer
- Foundation (choose the right color against your skin)
- Body shimmer
- Eye shadow
- Rouge or bronzer
- Lip defining pencil
Instructions
a) Firstly, take a good quality primer and apply it to your face and neck evenly. This will give your skin a nice, smooth and even tone. The primer has the distinction of hiding the flaws of your skin giving it a brilliant tone. After the primer, you can then create the base of your make-up with a bit of foundation and then apply it to your face and neck. Make sure that the foundation tone should match your skin tone, otherwise, it can leave you hopelessly dark or white.
b) Secondly, after the base make-up, it is important to do the eyes first by using a green palette (or whatever is of your liking) for the eye shadow. Green is a color that is strongly associated with Christmas, and green with blue eyes or even brown eyes looks absolutely fantastic! However, first make sure you apply a black/green eye liner to define your eyes. Take the lighter shade of green eye shadow and apply it on the eyelids and darken the green hue as you go upwards. You can then finish the eye makeup by applying two coats of mascara, one after the other to give your eyelashes a wholesome look.
c) Now you can focus on the lips. Take a lip defining pencil and outline your lips clearly and cleanly. Then take the lipstick of your choice and use a lip brush to fill in the shade. You can give your lips a nice pouty look by finishing it off with a clear lip gloss.
d) If you have flat cheeks, you might want to highlight your cheekbones with either some bronzer or a rouge. Also, try to give your nose more definition by brushing in some bronzer in the middle of your nose to give it a nice sculpted look.
Frequently asked questions
1. How should I apply the bronzer or rouge?
In order to highlight your cheekbones well and to give your face more definition, you must suck in your cheeks and apply the bronzer/rouge in backward strokes beneath your cheekbones for the perfect look.
2. How can I get pouted lips?
In order to get more luscious and pouted lips, you must apply more lipstick on the center of your lips and finish it off with lip gloss for the perfect look.
Quick tips
1. Make sure you carry your lipstick, blotting paper and concealer in your purse before leaving for any occasion.
2. When selecting an eye shadow color, make sure it is something that does not match the color of your eyes.
3. If you have small eyes, then use shimmery shades as it gives the impression of bigger eyes. In order to exaggerate bigger eyes, use darker shades.
4. Before using any of the cosmetics, never forget to consult your dermatologist for the same. This will help you prevent any kind of allergy or reaction.