Festive party make-up
easy-to-master trends to try this festive season!
Bold lips
the Five minutes is all you need to create line and perfect statement lip – just prep, slick of colour. Team with fresh skin and a mascara for understated glamour. look that ✽ If you’re heading out, you want a smooth over will last, so prime your lips first to for colour. fine lines and create a neutral base makes the B. Lip Primer, £7.99, Superdrug, perfect blank canvas. your shade ✽ Lip liner is tricky to master – pick an ageing carefully (anything too dark will have Wunder2 effect) and apply with a gentle hand. £9.95, Wunderkiss Gloss Lip Liner in Cherry, used with gloss, wunder2.co.uk, is designed to be shine. giving a softer colour with lip-boosting bullet, ✽ Easy to apply thanks to the tapered in Shiseido Modernmatte Powder Lipstick a strong, Exotic Red, £25, John Lewis, delivers Blot and rich colour with a retro matte finish. re-apply twice for extra staying power.
Nail it
Swap nudes for darker hues – navy and deep reds are neutral enough to go with any outfit. Or for a little extra festive cheer, pick a metallic in classic gold, bronze or silver. ✽ just don’t forget to finish with a high-shine top coat (we love Seche Vite Gel Effect Top Coat, £9.95, John Lewis) for extra staying power.
Highlighted skin
For a glowy look that’s more shine and less shimmer, lay the foundations with a hydrating base and use a silky, liquid highlighter to catch the light. ✽ Max Factor Radiant Lift Foundation, £14.99, Boots, gives a dewy finish that lasts all day. With hyaluronic acid, skin is noticeably plumper. A foundation that makes you look younger as the night goes on? Count us in. ✽ Full of pigment, MUA Luxe Light Lustre Liquid Highlight in Marvel, £5, Superdrug, packs a real punch. Perfect for adding extra glamour to your party look, a little goes a long way. Apply over foundation on your nose, cheeks and brow bones for a look-at-me glow. ✽ Spritzed on to your finished look, Nip + Fab Illuminating Fixing Mist, £9.95, Superdrug, stops your make-up from budging, while pearlescent particles perk up your complexion.
Grown-up glitter
Leave brow mascara and holographic lip paints to the kids and put the focus on your eyes. The key is wearable shades – think shimmery versions of your trusted favourites. Primary colours are best avoided. ✽ Just one swipe of Iconic London Chrome Flash Eye Pot in Mystic, £18.50, iconiclondoninc.com, will leave your entire lid with a foil finish. ✽ For Rimmel Wonder Swipe Eyeliner in Lock ’n’ Loaded, £6.99, Boots, use as a liner or blend when wet for a sparkly shadow. ✽ Mix the mattes and shimmers in Zoeva Premiere Eyeshadow Palette, £18, cultbeauty.com, for a stand-out finish.
Statement eyes
A smoky eye is a beauty fail-safe. Pick soft browns over ageing greys and blacks, and finish with bold, could-be-false lashes. ✽ Prep your lids with a light shadow before dusting a medium hue along the eye socket creases to add definition. Finish with a darker shade across the lower and upper lashlines. Elf Mad For Matte Eyeshadow Palette in Nude Mood, £10, Boots, has everything you need. ✽ Thanks to the narrow nib, Kiko Dark Treasure Waterproof Eye Marker, £8.90, makes it easy to draw a clean line. If you struggle with a steady hand, draw the line in kohl first and trace over with the marker. ✽ Pixi by Petra Lashlift 188 Mascara, £16, M&S, contains a wide brush to load your top lashes and a smaller wand to carefully coat the lower ones.