Festive Frolics
As the season changes and the nights draw in we can bode farewell to the fresh face of summer and trying to achieve that ever, illusive barefaced natural look and say a welcoming hello to decadent excess. Big hair, crazy make-up, false lashes, voluptuous lips, and dark varnishes are everywhere and this particular craze is achievable to all.
Sexy tousled hairstyle, dark smouldering eyes, and full glossy lips are the trademarks of the classic vamp. Choose eye shadow from the darker end of the spectrum and concentrate colour around the lash lines and on the lids for extra intensity. Then paint lips a darker nude colour to emphasise volume and definition and add a coat of gloss on top for high shine glamour. Follow our step-by-step guide to easy glamour.
Step 1
Make sure your face is clean and washed, and then pat it dry. You want to start with a clean palette. First, emphasize your eyebrows for a dramatic effect. Use a good quality eyebrow pencil such as Clarins that is similar to your natural colour. Follow the natural arch and lines of your eyebrows, colouring them in to darken and emphasize arches.
Step 2
Apply a light-coloured concealer under your eyes to hide dark circles, if desired. Pat the concealer from the bottom inner corner of your eye to the top of the cheekbone to the outer edge of your eye. Let the concealer absorb for a full minute. I would recommend YSL touché éclat or similar.
Step 3
Prime your eyelids with a dark primer to help create the glam effect a good quality Clarins dark eyeliner pencil will do the job. Using this will help hold the eye shadow on your eyes and prevent a creasing effect. Apply it all over the eyelids, and blend. Next, highlight the brow bone area with a light-coloured eyeshadow, with a smaller soft brush. Swipe a coat of it from your eyelids up to the brow bone and a little outside of the eye's edge.
Step 4
Use a medium-sized fluffy brush to apply the first coat of eyeshadow on the eyelids. Start with a mid colour all over the lid, up to the crease. Next, use a smaller, firmer brush to sweep an eyeshadow that is a couple of pigments darker, into the crease. Also run this colour along the bottom lash line on each eye.
As the season changes and the nights draw in we can bode farewell to the fresh face of summer and trying to achieve that ever, illusive barefaced natural look and say a welcoming hello to decadent excess. Big hair, crazy make-up, false lashes, voluptuous lips, and dark varnishes are everywhere and this particular craze is achievable to all.
Sexy tousled hairstyle, dark smouldering eyes, and full glossy lips are the trademarks of the classic vamp. Choose eye shadow from the darker end of the spectrum and concentrate colour around the lash lines and on the lids for extra intensity. Then paint lips a darker nude colour to emphasise volume and definition and add a coat of gloss on top for high shine glamour. Follow our step-by-step guide to easy glamour.
Step 1
Make sure your face is clean and washed, and then pat it dry. You want to start with a clean palette. First, emphasize your eyebrows for a dramatic effect. Use a good quality eyebrow pencil such as Clarins that is similar to your natural colour. Follow the natural arch and lines of your eyebrows, colouring them in to darken and emphasize arches.
Step 2
Apply a light-coloured concealer under your eyes to hide dark circles, if desired. Pat the concealer from the bottom inner corner of your eye to the top of the cheekbone to the outer edge of your eye. Let the concealer absorb for a full minute. I would recommend YSL touché éclat or similar.
Step 3
Prime your eyelids with a dark primer to help create the glam effect a good quality Clarins dark eyeliner pencil will do the job. Using this will help hold the eye shadow on your eyes and prevent a creasing effect. Apply it all over the eyelids, and blend. Next, highlight the brow bone area with a light-coloured eyeshadow, with a smaller soft brush. Swipe a coat of it from your eyelids up to the brow bone and a little outside of the eye's edge.
Step 4
Use a medium-sized fluffy brush to apply the first coat of eyeshadow on the eyelids. Start with a mid colour all over the lid, up to the crease. Next, use a smaller, firmer brush to sweep an eyeshadow that is a couple of pigments darker, into the crease. Also run this colour along the bottom lash line on each eye.
Step 5
Use a darker eyeliner to line the bottom and top lash line. Draw a thicker line on the top lash line, starting from the inner corner and gliding to the outer corner, a little outside the edges. It you wing it outwards slightly, it will create a more dramatic effect. Wipe a cotton swab lightly under your eyes to remove makeup dust.
Step 6
Use a makeup sponge to apply a concealer that matches your skin tone to your blemishes or entire face, depending on what you desire. Add more lighter-coloured concealer to your under eyes if necessary to remove dark makeup smudges.
Use a darker eyeliner to line the bottom and top lash line. Draw a thicker line on the top lash line, starting from the inner corner and gliding to the outer corner, a little outside the edges. It you wing it outwards slightly, it will create a more dramatic effect. Wipe a cotton swab lightly under your eyes to remove makeup dust.
Step 6
Use a makeup sponge to apply a concealer that matches your skin tone to your blemishes or entire face, depending on what you desire. Add more lighter-coloured concealer to your under eyes if necessary to remove dark makeup smudges.
Step 7
Use a large, soft makeup brush to sweep light to medium pink-toned blush such as Clarins Raspberry from the apples of your cheeks, sweeping up to your temples. Dot bronzer if desired, on the creases underneath your cheek's apples, the tip of the nose, the forehead and chin. Step 8
Apply a dark brown or black mascara to the upper and bottom lashes, starting at the base, then wiggling the mascara wand outwards to cover all of the lashes. Use at least two coats. If you require a more dramatic effect use false lashes or Clarins Wonder Perfect Mascara.
Use a large, soft makeup brush to sweep light to medium pink-toned blush such as Clarins Raspberry from the apples of your cheeks, sweeping up to your temples. Dot bronzer if desired, on the creases underneath your cheek's apples, the tip of the nose, the forehead and chin. Step 8
Apply a dark brown or black mascara to the upper and bottom lashes, starting at the base, then wiggling the mascara wand outwards to cover all of the lashes. Use at least two coats. If you require a more dramatic effect use false lashes or Clarins Wonder Perfect Mascara.
Step 9
Use light to medium hues for your lips, depending on your skin tone. For this type of Glam makeup, you do not want to use a brightly coloured red or pink lipstick and lip liner. It's best to use more subtle tones, such as a pinkish tan or a light pink First, line your lips with a lip pencil that matches the lipstick shade you chose. Apply the lip liner just on the outside of your natural lip lines to create a fuller effect for your lips.
Step 10
Apply the lipstick over your lips, and top it off with a lip-gloss that adds sparkle, shimmer or shine. I would recommend the Joli Rouge range of matching lipsticks and liners.
Use light to medium hues for your lips, depending on your skin tone. For this type of Glam makeup, you do not want to use a brightly coloured red or pink lipstick and lip liner. It's best to use more subtle tones, such as a pinkish tan or a light pink First, line your lips with a lip pencil that matches the lipstick shade you chose. Apply the lip liner just on the outside of your natural lip lines to create a fuller effect for your lips.
Step 10
Apply the lipstick over your lips, and top it off with a lip-gloss that adds sparkle, shimmer or shine. I would recommend the Joli Rouge range of matching lipsticks and liners.
Complete the look ..
To work the look from tip to toe add big hair, with Racoon Hair Extensions or add volume and curls to your own with Velcro rollers or ghd straightening irons, add a shimmer to your skin with a good quality indulgent body lotion such as Clarins Eau Dynamisante, and add Eau Dynamisante fragrance for decadent layering, finally don’t forget that all important matching manicure and pedicure in something like Jessica’s Glamorous Gladiator for polished perfection.
To work the look from tip to toe add big hair, with Racoon Hair Extensions or add volume and curls to your own with Velcro rollers or ghd straightening irons, add a shimmer to your skin with a good quality indulgent body lotion such as Clarins Eau Dynamisante, and add Eau Dynamisante fragrance for decadent layering, finally don’t forget that all important matching manicure and pedicure in something like Jessica’s Glamorous Gladiator for polished perfection.
Now all you need is a little black dress, some killer heals and a venue!
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