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5 Fashion-Forward Beauty Looks for Your Holiday Parties

Hit the holiday party circuit in style with these stunning beauty looks
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The Vintage Vixen Lip
Dark lips are expected once the temperatures drop, but this season's look involves a retro shape and a berry wash, giving your holiday statement lip a refreshing update.

This bold lip is sharp and precise, which means it looks best with other crisp elements like edgy elongated brows, wide-awake eyes and a contoured cheek.

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How to Get The Look: The Vintage Vixen Lip
Use a foundation brush or blending sponge to blend a medium- to full-coverage foundation over your entire face. Then, use a face brush to swipe a matte bronzer onto the hollows of your cheeks. Next, closely line your upper lashline with a dark brown eye liner, highlight the inner corners of your eyes with a shimmery highlighter and curl your lashes to make your eyes pop.

The key to this lip is in the prep work. Before you reach for your lipstick, use a soft lip pencil in a deep berry shade to line your lips in a rounded shape, especially around your Cupid's bow -- this will get you that 1940s vibe. Next, fill in your handiwork with a creamy lipstick in a matching shade and be sure to do the tooth stain test: Put your finger in your mouth, close your mouth around your finger and slide your finger out.

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The Gemstone Smoky Eye
The holiday season is no time to tame your smoky eye. Up the glam factor by swapping matte grays and blacks with shimmery jewel-toned shadows, like the festive emerald green look that appeared at Anna Sui's fall/winter 2014 show.

Oftentimes, a dramatic statement eye is paired with a muted lip to ensure the overall look doesn't get too overpowering. But this 1920s-inspired smoky is meant to be part of an all-out statement look. Channel your inner flapper by pairing it with an oxblood lip for a color combo that is festive but still very fashion-forward.

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How to Get The Look: The Gemstone Smoky Eye
Use a liquid foundation to even out skin tone, and cover up any lingering redness with a concealer.

Next, line inner rims with black eyeliner, then blend metallic emerald green shadow on the lids and upper and lower lashlines. When you reach the outer corners, use a blending brush to pull the shadow into an exaggerated, smudged cat-eye shape. Pat a frosty pale green shadow along the inner corners of the eyes to create an eye-opening highlight. Load black mascara on top and bottom lashes.

Finish the look by applying a deep red lipstick. Blot and repeat to build fullness.

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The Checklist
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BY ERICA SMITH | NOV 24, 2014 | SHARES
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