Holiday MAKEUP LOOKS

By Hillary Knipstein

New snow, ornaments, twinkling candles—everything seems to shine a little brighter during the holiday season. November and December present an opportunity to be deliberate about making things beautiful. It’s not just limited to holiday decorations—holiday parties are a perfect time to add some glamour to your makeup routine.

Several local industry professionals provide insight into easy ways to make your face both merry and bright for every holiday celebration.

Michelle Childs-Fernandez, owner of the Hair Dept. and Art 22 Academy, said that trending holiday makeup looks are “anything but subtle.” This season, the traditional evening smoky eye with wingtip liner is finished off with glitter. She said another hot seasonal eyeshadow trend involves a brick red shadow (it’s surprisingly flattering). For a strong, dramatic, eye, don’t forget to accentuate the eyelashes—either with strip lashes, clusters or extensions. For lips, she sees rich, bold deep burgundies and cranberry hues in a matte finish. Additionally, she sees bronzer being used over makeup to create a dewy look.

Adams has a hack for a bold holiday lip: “Don’t just outline and overdraw your lips. Go ahead and color in your lips, as well. It’ll make liquid lipstick last longer.”

For eyes, Adams likes bold and gold. After applying an eye primer base and blending all over the eyelid, gold ups the ante. “In your crease, outer corner, and underneath your lower lashes, add a gold color. Blend, blend, blend your eyes of gold.”

To intensify the shimmer, Adams suggested adding a highlighter to the inner corners of the eyes and to the cheekbones (she likes Elizabeth Mott’s Show Me Your Glow shimmer shadow and highlighter).

For those racing from work to celebrations, Shirley Williams, cosmetologist and owner of Southwest Hair & Day Spa, has suggestions. One recommendation involves using a base eye shadow that can be added to when applying makeup in the morning. Then, when it’s time for the event, build the eye makeup by either brightening the eyeshadow color or creating a smoky eye. For more drama, go for a silvery shadow under the eyes and in the crease of your eyelid. An additional option involves playing on another holiday makeup trend—minimal makeup with a strong matte lip. To revive daytime makeup going from day to night, Williams also recommended using a mineral powder (she likes Mirabella’s Pure Press) to freshen foundation.

Here’s to a little extra holiday shimmer. a

Resources:

5 Elements, Fort Wayne, 260.969.6955, 5elements-spa-salon.com

Hair Department, Fort Wayne, 260.432.3505, thehairdept.com

Southwest Hair & Day Spa, Fort Wayne, 260.459.2739, southwesthairspa.com