Happy Holidays! As you may know from my other blog posts, I am a die-hard fan of matte and neutral colored makeup, so this tutorial is not all that involved. This tutorial is essentially my go-to makeup routine for special events, including Christmas parties! It’s also super easy and extremely versatile!
The first thing I do before applying any makeup is wash my face and then apply my skincare products. If I am going to be applying lip product for my makeup look, I will use a lip scrub to scrub away any dead skin to reveal soft lips. If you want to make your own lip scrub, you can check out my last post called Homemade Lip Scrub!
To prep my face, I use the MAC Fix+, wait for that to dry, and then apply my Benefit POREfessional Face Primer. Next, I mix a little moisturizer into my foundation and apply this all over my face and neck with a sponge. *Make sure that you use a damp sponge when applying your makeup!* Instead of using concealer, I usually use the mini beautyblender to apply foundation on top of blemishes, red spots, and dark circles. Once I am satisfied with the coverage, I apply my Sephora 8HR Wear Mattifying Powder Foundation in “21 petal” all over my face and neck.
To complete the face, you can certainly contour or highlight until you are happy. I am not a fan of highlighting because my face is already shiny enough, so I only contour. For my contour, I use the MAC Sculpt and Shape Due Powder in “Bone Beige.”
Onto the eyebrows! I have been religiously using the NYX Tinted Brow Mascara in “Brunette” since August and I cannot live without it. After brushing this product over my eyebrows, I move onto the eyes. After priming my eyelids with Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion, I apply Stila’s eye shadow in “Kitten” all over my lid. I then use a fluffy blending brush to blend the shade “Wanderer” from Tarte’s Tartelette palette into the outer corner. To darker this area, I blend in “Dreamer” from the same palette.
This is where another versatile aspect of this look comes into play: eyeliner style. A sleek cat eye would look perfect with this look (or any other eyeliner style). However, liquid eyeliner tends to take me an extra 15 minutes to apply because I am a perfectionist when it comes to makeup, so when I only have a maximum of 30 minutes, I opt for using a black eye shadow as an eyeliner. Loading up my angled eyeliner brush, I apply “Fashionista” from the Tartelette palette close to my lash line.
Time for mascara! After curling my lashes, I apply my favorite mascara- Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Lashes- onto my top and bottom lashes. If you want, you can finish the eyes here or apply false eyelashes. I decided that since this look was for a special occasion, I would apply 3-4 of those individual lashes to each eye.
Finally, you can do whatever you want with your lips! Since the eyes are so neutral, a bold colored lip would look amazing. Instead, I opted for some lip gloss because I was feeling lazy.
And you’re finished! Since this is my first tutorial, I would really appreciate some input from y’all. For example, would you guys rather videos for makeup tutorials or picture posts like this? Let me know down below, and I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season!
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