Holiday Makeup Ideas

The image for a solemn event differs from the everyday in greater expressiveness, showiness, elegance. Makeup for a special occasion also has its own characteristics, it is usually brighter than usual. But it is important not to overdo it and stay elegant and stylish.

The right holiday makeup has the same purpose as any other - to highlight the good looks and mask the bad. In addition, a make-up for a celebration should correspond to the chosen outfit, harmoniously fit into the outfit. There are a few basic features that go with a special occasion look.

• Shining textures... Festive make-up, unlike daytime, allows you to use shimmering textures to the maximum. A variety of glitter, shadows with a shining finish, shiny lipstick look appropriate at the event. Highlighter is actively used. However, you should not combine all this in one composition, otherwise there is a risk of becoming like a New Year's ball.

• Persistent remedies... Of course, the make-up must last at least the entire period of the festive event, taking into account the level of expected activity. Therefore, in the evening make-up, persistent tonal means, fixative powders, persistence sprays, and matching lipsticks are used. If the skin is oily, you should take care of a matting type base under the foundation layer. An under-shadow primer is another great product to keep the shadows from rolling. You can use false eyelashes, in an evening outfit they will not look unnatural, you can not be afraid that the mascara will flow.

• Harmony... Before choosing shades and makeup techniques, it is important to decide on an outfit, a hairstyle. All details of the image should be harmoniously matched to each other. Classic shades of makeup go well with anything, you can choose shades that are as close to the palette as possible. There is one more technique for the most daring - to make a make-up of a complementary type in relation to the outfit. In the latter case, you should be confident in your knowledge of color.

• ​​​Colors... In an evening look, you should not be afraid of dark shades, you can safely use bronzers and highlighters, blush of dark shades. This will make your face more expressive and not faded. Bright lips are most appropriate for an evening out, so use a red palette. The same applies to the famous smokey ice, in dark shades it is harmonious in a festive look.

At home, you can do almost any makeup for yourself, just select the necessary tools and tools, follow the instructions. An evening look is not the easiest to perform, but creating it with your own hands step by step is quite possible. If the event is responsible and the make-up is not easy, it is recommended to practice, apply it in advance and test your strength.

Make-up for any celebration is created in stages.

• Base application. This is the first step when creating makeup of any complexity; the skin must be moisturized and prepared. It is optimal to use special leveling bases, which make the relief smooth due to the silicone in the composition. The primer protects the skin well, gives it a velvety look, mattes.

• Foundation. The second step is always to apply the foundation, and not of any type. If you are planning a holiday indoors, it is better to make a choice in favor of dense products containing reflective pigments. Under artificial light, the skin will look great. But for a celebration in the fresh air, a cream of a translucent type, which is not so noticeable, is better suited.

• Contouring... In the evening look, contouring is still appropriate. If you need to highlight the cheekbones, correct the oval, use sculptors and blush. To complete the procedure, you will have to purchase a beveled type brush. Darken the area along the hairline, sides of the nose, cheekbones and blend thoroughly.

• Highlighter... A radiant highlighter is applied to the cheekbones, the end of the nose, forehead, above the lips. If you are using a liquid, apply before fixing.

• Powder... This product is a must for owners of oily skin, loose powders perfectly fix makeup and hide shine. The product is applied with a brush, while compact powders are best applied with sponges.

• Eyebrow shaping. One of the most important parts of makeup is eyebrow shaping. Even if you have them luxurious, thick and beautifully shaped, you need to emphasize the bend with a pencil, style your hair with gel. If there is a lot of void between the hairs, use shadows. Choose a tone for decoration that either matches the natural one, or is as close to it as possible.

• Eye makeup... This is the most time-consuming part of evening make-up, most often the emphasis is on the eyes. Consider the reason for the celebration and, in accordance with it, select the color, structure of the funds. Means with shimmer and glitter, arrows, rhinestones are used in an evening look. But don't overdo it, one catchy detail is enough. First, the base is applied under the shadows, then the shadows themselves, arrows are drawn.

• Arrows... This element should be highlighted separately, since there are a lot of options for arrows - from the thinnest to wide graphic, shaded, soft and colored. Choose an option that is appropriate for a special occasion and your type of face; for a celebration, you can safely draw shiny, unusual-shaped, double arrows.

• Lip makeup. If nude tones are most often used in daytime makeup, then they are too pale for an evening look. Choose bright shades, matte textures to complete the ensemble. Long-lasting lipstick will allow you to dine and not worry about the condition of your lips. The red palette, wine and berry tones are considered classics of a solemn outfit. Here, it is most important to choose a shade according to the color type that will decorate your face. Prepare your lips in advance, scrub them, moisturize. Scarlet tones emphasize all the imperfections of the lips, any peeling and unevenness.

• Fixation... The last stage, which is the final one when creating an evening make-up. In order not to worry about the state of cosmetics on your face, use fixing type sprays. If you have to shine for more than 3 hours, you cannot do without this tool. You do not have to often look in the mirror and correct this or that remedy. Fixing sprays do not dilute the cosmetics, but fix and fix it on the face.

There are different types of evening make-up, among which you can choose an option for any occasion: birthday, wedding, New Year, theme party.

• Classic... A classic evening make-up is perfect for a date, a photo shoot or a theatrical performance. Here you should take care of an elegant, but not too intricate hairstyle and not too bright makeup. In a classic make-up, saturated shades are used, but a natural plan, a graphic arrow is created. Red lipstick is great for this type of makeup. Retro composition with arrows and bright lips or smoky ice with muted are the most popular ensembles.

• For the club... Club make-up is more extraordinary and very expressive, here you can not be afraid to use catchy shades. The format of club events provides for a special artificial light, under which even the most juicy pigments, glitter, shimmer, rhinestones, and body art will be appropriate. For a club party, you can use fake eyelashes, neon eyeliners, bright mascara. Resilience of funds is very important here.

• For a corporate party... In most companies there are corporate parties not only on New Years and March 8 - in any case, you need to prepare for them responsibly. When the party is scheduled after work, there may not be time to visit the hairdresser and makeup artist. If you need to turn a nude daytime makeup into an evening one, use catchy details. Draw arrows, paint a dark blush over the cheekbones, or simply complement the look with bright lipstick. You should not wear makeup at corporate parties as you would in clubs; after all, the situation requires adherence to a number of restrictions.

• A special case. This can include a wedding, a birthday, a reception, a reception when there are a lot of people around, an individual harmonious image is very important. For a birthday, you should choose a catchy but comfortable image, give up experiments, this applies to any special celebrations. Think over the wedding image in advance, ask yourself to take pictures to see how you will look in the photo. Shadows of heavy textures, too dark shades, dense foundation creams are not suitable for such events.

Beautiful bright makeup needs to be selected for each woman individually, taking into account her color type. Therefore, the color of the eyes is very important, the make-up should look harmonious, not contradict, look like a single whole.

• For brown. Girls with dark eyes look quite bright and catchy, it's easy to create evening makeup for them. You can use rich, saturated shades, bright colors of the shadows. It is optimal to focus on the design of the eyes. Create arrows with black or brown pencil, eyeliner.Smokey ice in brown tones is what you need.

• For the blue. Owners of this shade of eyes should rely on pink and blue tones. So your face will look more expressive, more voluminous, your look will acquire depth. Among the dark palettes, purple and golden are optimal.

• For the green... Green eyes are best emphasized by blue, gray, black tones. The blue color is refreshing, and the black, graphite color gives the face a spectacular look.

• For the grays... The gray-eyed ones will be decorated with silvery shades of metallic, gray, graphite. You can safely combine such shades with each other, complement the makeup with black arrows.

The idea of ​​a festive makeup in the video below.