Holiday Looks for Day and Night!

Every holiday season I turn to my favorite fashion magazines for inspiration on holiday gifts, fashion and beauty. Marie Claire magazine is a fabulous resource for fashion trends, tips, and must-have pieces as well as a constant fashion guide for me. I appreciate Marie Claire’s editorial content, fashion coverage, and how-to guides. The December issue is filled with holiday style, gift guides and pretty party makeup. Marie Claire is offering 2 subscriptions for the price of 1! Get one for yourself and give one to a friend!

I did my own version of “Gilty Party” shown on page 143. This party look is for those that want a subtle but glowing rosy gold look. I would wear for a day party, like a work party.

Rosy Gold Day Look 

Face: I started with my favorite foundation then brightened my under eye area with BECCA Under Eye Brightening Corrector, warmed up my pale complexion with bareMinerals The Magic Moment bronzer, and added a pretty peach blush with Milani Awakening Rose blush.

• Too Faced Born The Way Foundation (reviewed here)
• BECCA Under Eye Brightening Corrector (reviewed here)
• bareMinerals The Magic Moment Bronzer
• Milani Awakening Rose Powder blush (reviewed here)

Eyes: I used MAC Vapour as an overall wash from the lash line to the brow bone, then used Ardency Inn Rose Gold on the lid and up into the crease. I lined my upper lid with Pixi eyeliner in Café Gold, a bronzy antique gold and made a little wing like the model on page 143. Marc Jacobs liner is Sunset, a peachy gold went on the lower lash line and tarte Inner Rim liner in black went on the waterline. Two coats of Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara completes the look.

• MAC Vapour Eyeshadow
• Ardency Inn Modster Manuka Honey Pigment in Rose Gold (reviewed here)
• Pixi Endless Silky Eye Pen in Café Gold
• Marc Jacobs Highliner in Sunset
• tarte Inner Rim Liner in Black
• Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara (reviewed here)

Lips: to complete the gilded look, I used Mirabella gloss in luminosity as a base and then topped it with LORAC peach lustre gloss.

• Mirabella Luminosity
• LORAC Lip Lustre Gloss in Peach Lustre

For a night time holiday look I was inspired by the bold lip and heavily lined eyes of Amber Heard on the Marie Claire cover. Incidentally, the December issue has two cover–one side of the magazine is formatted one way and the other cover is flipped.

Sparkly Night Look

Face: I started with the same products as the day look but I added the Josie Maran Argan Elightenment Illuminizing Wand on my brow bone, above my eyebrows and on top of my cheek bones.

• Too Faced Born The Way Foundation
• BECCA Under Eye Brightening Corrector
• bareMinerals The Magic Moment Bronzer
• Milani Awakening Rose Powder blush
• Josie Maran Argan Elightenment Illuminizing Wand

Eyes: I used the Josie Maran highlighter under the brow bone, Eddie Funkhouser eyeshadow in silver lining on lid with the sparkly ColourPop cream eyeshadow in Prickly Pear. Prickly Pear is a frosty mauve with silver sparkles. I lined with the Mirabella eyeliner and smudged it under the lower lash line too. Again, tarte Inner Rim liner to make sure it lasts all night! Lastly, two coats of my fav Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara.

• Josie Maran Argan Elightenment Illuminizing Wand
• Eddie Funkhouser Hyperreal Eye Color In Silver Lining
• ColourPop Super Shock Shadow in Prickly Pear
• Mirabella Blackmail Eye Crayon Liner
• tarte Inner Rim Liner in Black
• Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

Lips: I am a smitten kitten over this new La Créme lipstick from Too Faced. WHAM! is the exclusive shade in the Le Petit Tresor Lipstick Set from the Christmas in Paris Collection. It’s a metallic berry and has become my jam! That’s it–no liner, no base shade…nothin’ but WHAM!

• Too Faced La Créme Lipstick in WHAM!

Sparkly Holiday Night Look:

What holiday look will be rocking this season?

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