With Christmas concluded and most other December holidays winding down, I wanted to share something a little soft and glowy, perfect for those “end-of-season” parties and gatherings. Or New Year’s Eve since that’s a few days away.
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I’ve always been of two minds when it comes to creating a makeup look: either simple and luminous or in-your-face colorful and avant-garde. I love to play with colors and use them in my looks, but sometimes the best way to use color is to be sneaky about it. Add it like a little kiss of surprise. MUWAH!
Enter this simple, soft, and glowy makeup look…
Ever since I received the new-ish Milk Makeup highlighter in PR back in October, I have found myself reaching for it for almost every look I create. The highlighter is an absolute dream to work with, and yes, I know I’ve gloated about it before – but it’s that good. “But don’t take MY word for it…”
SPOILERS: THIS HIGHLIGHTER IS IN MY TOP 19 PRODUCTS OF 2019 – BUT MORE ON THAT IN A DAY OR TWO.
Back to the look, I wanted to show you guys how to create a simple look by using only a handful of products. Nothing fancy, and the plus side is YOU probably have some dupable products in your stash RIGHT THIS NAOW!
Makeup Used:
– Tatcha Silk Canvas *
– MAC Hyper Real Foundation in FX Gold + Becca First Light Primer
– NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Light 2, Mont Blanc
– Bite Beauty Multistick in Blondie (contour) and Creme Caramel (Blush)
– Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil in Endless Cacao (contour)
– European Body Art Alcohol Activated Makeup in Aged Tattoo and Tendon (Brows)
– Mehron Makeup Paradise AQ Makeup in (Storm Cloud, Teal, White, Blue, Deep Green, and Black)
– Becca Undereye Setting Powder
– Anastasia Beverly Hills Subculture Palette (Dawn, Mercury and Untamed)
– Lime Crime Prelude Palette ( Saturn and Sea Foam )
– Smashbox Cosmetics Always On Liquid Eye Liner
– Haus Laboratories Eye-Dentify Eye Pencil in Punk (Black) *
– Urban Decay GoT Collab 24/7 Pencil in Winterfell Snow
– i-Envy Extension Curl Lashes in KLEC08 (L curl)
– Milk Makeup Waterproof KUSH Mascara *
– Milk Makeup Flex Highlighter in Lit *
– Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
ACCESSORIES:
– Wig: Epic Cosplay Wigs in Apollo (Sage Green) Styled by me
– Dress: Ava+Viv Dress from Target, dyed with RIT
– Contacts: Pinky Paradise Eurasia Contacts in Aqua Blue
– Ears: Ardani Faux Elf Ears via Amazon: https://amzn.to/31Ca35a
Note: I am allergic to latex so I always coat my ears in several layers of prosaide anywhere they would come in contact with my skin to provide some protection and not make me break out so fast, because that’s not cute.
(*denotes items received in PR)
See? Super simple and yet elegant.
If you have a darker complexion, adjust your highlighter shade accordingly and build up a little more of the “Gig” eye pigment from Milk. You could also go for a deeper bronze or shimmery ochre cream pigment.
My favorite part of this look is the little peekaboo color on the lower waterline. It’s subtle yet surprisingly eyecatching. Heh, get it? You can switch this color up to anything you want. Got brown eyes? Try a purple or blue eyeliner. Blue eyes? Try a copper eyeliner. Honestly, use whatever color in the waterline draws your attention the most.
Anyways, I’m going to hop off for now and get a few things done before I go live this evening. I hope I will get to hang out with a few of you awesome folks!
In the meantime, let me know how your holiday season is going. Did you get anything cool for Christmas? What’s your favorite holiday snack? Did it snow where you are? You know the drill, tell me all the things down in the comments. Or don’t. 🙂
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