The holidays are filled with parties and festivities with friends and family. The best part of going out is accenting our personal style and having fun getting ready and dressed up. It is fun styling our hair a little differently and getting an update on make-up techniques. If it’s not fresh and fun, what’s the point? We may choose to go to our favorite hair designer to get the latest trendy style, and then some of us girls go and get our make-up deliciously done.
This holiday season is the time to try something fun and different, like a new lip shade to jazz up your night. Red is going to be the new “It” color this fall and winter and can look fabulously chic and oh-so-sophisticated. It’s fun to try different shades of lipsticks, and you may even be pleasantly surprised to see that some reds look very beautiful on you. Not everyone can pull off the red lipstick look, so begin by trying a soft red and add some gold sparkle gloss to tone down the intense color a bit. You can be clever and do the “bitten lip” look by using a gloss that has a hint of a red sheen. Then, line the lips with a soft red liner to achieve a more subdued, natural, couture look.
THE BLACK TIE AFFAIR
The winter beauty scene offers more than your typical smokyeye trend. High glamour meets high impact for an unforgettable night out this season. To achieve an edgy yet ballroom-glamorous updated look, use shimmer and sparkle on the eyes in deep shades of blues or taupe. Start with the eyelid, and apply a champagne shimmer. Accent the crease with a sultry blue gemstone eye shadow.
Using a sponge tip applicator, follow the crease to the outer corner of the eye to elongate the appearance of the eye shape. Next, smooth the brow area by using a high impact pink shimmer. For sparkling sophistication, line the eyes with a smoldering black liner close to the base of the lash extending the corner upward. And for the finishing touches, add a plum glitter pencil under the eye for a “romantic girls-just-want-to-have-fun” look.
