The Holiday Makeup Look That Works On Literally Everybody

‘Tis the season! Between dinners with your sweetheart by a roaring fire, Secret Santa gift exchanges at work, and spiked eggnog with your girlfriends, the holidays are awash in festive opportunities to look your best. I especially love party makeup during December, when makeup is designed to turn heads.
“Holiday parties are when you can really have fun with your look and make a bold entrance,” says Gabriel Almodovar, Maybelline celebrity makeup artist who works with Vanessa Hudgens, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kristen Bell, and Brooke Shields. Whether you wear bright red lips, a flushed cheek or a smokey eye, you can have fun and go all out because this is the most festive time of the year!”


“This is the ideal time to have some fun and spruce up your makeup routine,” agrees celebrity makeup artist Tia Dantzler, who counts Jennifer Hudson, Gabourey Sidibe, Mary J. Blige, and NeNe Lekes as clients. “The holidays are a perfect excuse to step out of the mundane and be daring and festive. Add some shimmer to your cheekbones, and a bold bordeaux lip with fluttery lashes for a look that sparkles.”
Here, more of our favorite holiday makeup tips—that work on literally everybody—to keep the party going all month long.
Step 1: Prep the Skin

Glowy skin is gorgeous skin, so start by using an illuminating cream designed to diffuse light and make your complexion look Photoshopped. Try (1) Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint ($40) or (2) NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator in Gleam ($8), concentrating on cheeks and the tip of the nose.
Step 2: All About That Base
Everything feels more special during the holidays, so why not take your foundation game up a notch, too? New airbrush foundation technologies are goofproof—all you do is hold the nozzle about 6 inches from your face and work in circular motions. They make your skin look so perfect, you’re all but guaranteed to get a kiss under the mistletoe. Try (3) Temptu Air Cordless Airbrush Foundation ($195) or (4) Sally Hansen Airbrush Face Makeup ($7).

Step 3: Rosy Cheeks and Everything
Flushed, rosy cheeks are the hallmark of holiday makeup. Try a peachy-rose blush with flecks of gold in it, which will draw the light and make it look as if you’ve been doing something naughty. Try (5) NARS blush in Orgasm ($30) or (6) Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso ($7).

Step 4: The Eyes Have It
Can you ever go wrong with classic, always-alluring smokey eyes? Dark, heavily-lined peepers are, quite possibly, the sexiest makeup look to be found anywhere. The easiest way to get smokey eyes is with a kit, designed to help you create the gradations of light-to-dark sure to stun, and shades of plum are perfectly on point this season. Try (7) MAC Cosmetics Enchanted Eyes in Mauve ($40) or (8) Maybelline Eye Studio Color Plush Silk Eyeshadow in Purple Icon ($9).

Step 5: The Perfect Pout
Nothing says sexy like a red pucker: Full, crimson, pouty lips are a universal symbol of fertility and youth. However, a red lip is one of those things that women love and men hate—mostly because they can’t kiss you when you’re wearing it! Find the perfect middle ground with a kissable waterproof red lip stain that will last through several cocktails and well into the smooch fest. Try (9) Makeup Forever Aqua Rouge Waterproof Liquid Lip Color in Burgundy ($24) or (10) Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipcolor in Top Tomato ($7).

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