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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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