Christmas is getting closer, so I wanted to show you a pretty makeup look you can wear at a Christmas party, a family dinner, or wherever you want! Our model is the beautiful Caitlin, one of my oldest friends, and my sister from another mister.
1. Start by doing you makeup base like you normally would. Also, do your eyebrows if you want to. Then, take a shimmery gold eye shadow, and apply it on your lids. Apply it on your lower lash line as well, to create a soft and smoky effect. I love how this gold color really brings out the blue in Caitlin’s eyes!
2. Then take your eye shadow brush and wet it with some water. Dip it in the same eye shadow, and pat the color on your lids. This will make the color stronger and bolder.
Be careful not to go all the way to the edges where the gold color ends, so that the edges stay soft and undefined.
3. Add mascara. Then, take a highlighter, and apply it on your brow bone. Blend downwards and with the edges of the gold color. Dab the brush on the inner corners of your eyes as well, and blend in with the gold. Everything should look very soft and hazy.
4. For the lips, I blended together a red and orange lipstick to get the color I wanted. These lipsticks are from Lush.
5. If you have any eye shadow fallout under the eyes, you can just swipe it off with a fluffy brush. Then just dab on some under-eye concealer to finish off the eyes.
6. Finish with an orangey blush on the apples of your cheeks.
And you’re done! Happy holidays!
All photos (c) Katariina Hynninen