Celebrities like Kareena Kapoor have set the scene with the red makeup Christmas look. However, a Christmas makeup look is not only necessarily red makeup, but anything festive or shimmery. In fact, Christmas makeup comprises color bursts of shimmery greens, reds, gold, and sometimes a melding of red and green makeup. While this may seem too glamorous to attempt for a beginner, there are easy Christmas makeup looks you could try. Here is our guide on simple Christmas makeup ideas, to help you shine at Christmas time.
How to Apply a Red Christmas Makeup Look
- Prepare your face with primer, concealer, and foundation prior to applying your makeup.
- Shape your brows with an eyebrow stencil, eye pencil, and tweezers.
- Apply a hint of light, rosy colored blusher.
- Put on a bold red liquid or crème lip color.
- Apply lip gloss over those red lips for even more glamor appeal.
- Use an eyeshadow palette like Rimmel’s Magnifeye’s in crimson, or something similar to this in another brand. These shades are not matte and are on the glittery side. You can also use a red glitter eyeliner pen for better emphasis.
- Apply a shimmery light or light pink eyeshadow under your brow bone, and along the inner corner of your eye. Apply that same color over the base of your eyelid.
- Take a darker pink eyeshadow and apply it along your crease. Don’t forget to blend in the lighter and darker pink shades to soften any harsh lines.
- Take the brightest red or red glittery eyeliner and apply it along your lower lash line. Use the same red glittery eyeliner to create a line and cat eye wing along your upper lash line.
- Apply a pair of false eyelashes.
- Apply a few coats of your favorite black mascara for dramatic effect.
Products You Will Need for This Look
- Primer
- Concealer
- Foundation
- Eyebrow pencil
- Eyebrow shaping stencils
- Tweezers
- Pink blusher
- Bright red lipstick
- An eyeshadow palette
- A red glittery eye liner
- False eyelashes
- Black mascara
How to Meld Green and Red Christmas Makeup
Some of the best Christmas makeup looks consist of easy green eyeshadow looks with a bold, red lipstick. Note that you can achieve a gold Christmas look by using the same techniques discussed here, with a gold eyeshadow palette and gold glitter lipstick. This is how you can achieve the red and green Christmas look.
- Apply primer to your entire face, including your eyelids.
- Apply your favorite foundation to your entire face.
- Then apply concealer over your eyelids and underneath your eyes. You can also apply concealer to any other imperfection on your face.
- Choose an eyeshadow palette that has varying shades of green, ranging from light to dark green. Remember that these easy Christmas eyeshadow looks are best when your eyeshadow is highly pigmented. It’s even better if it has some shine or glitter.
- Once you’ve primed your eyelids, apply the lightest green shade underneath your brow bone with your eyeshadow brush.
- Apply a darker green to your crease, all the while creating a “V” shape, and blending it with the light shade underneath your brow bone. Remember that blending makes the look appear softer.
- Apply a medium hue of green all over your eyelid and blend.
- Use a black eyeliner to create a cat eye winged look.
- Apply some glittery green eyeshadow to your lower lash line to complement the rest of the eyeshadow.
- Put on a pair of false eyelashes.
- Add a few coats of black mascara.
- Add a touch of light or natural shaded rouge.
- Define your lips with a red lip pencil for a full pout.
- Apply your red lip color.
- Apply a coat of lip gloss.
Products You Will Need for This look
- Primer
- Concealer
- Foundation
- Your eyeshadow palette (Either green or gold)
- A black eyeliner
- False eyelashes
- Black mascara
- A light color blusher for the apples of your cheeks
- Bright red or glittery gold lipsticks.
FAQs
Christmas makeup looks easy when you use a simple technique. Simply prime and prep your eyelids and purchase a red and pink eyeshadow palette. Be sure to keep your brows in peak shape too, as unruly brows may spoil this red eye makeup look. Apply the lightest pink shade to the area underneath your brow bone, and to the inner corners of your eyes. Apply a medium pink eyeshadow over your whole eyelid. Use the darkest shade of pink to apply to your crease and apply a “V” shape. Be sure to blend all your eyeshadow for a more subtle look. Take a glittery red eyeliner and create a bold cat eye winged look. Take the same red eyeliner, and line your bottom lash line with it. Add your favorite pair of false eyelashes, and a few coats of black mascara to complete the look.
Prime your eyelids and your face. Then apply some concealer over your eyelids and underneath your eyes, to brighten up your face. Use a gold, red, or green eyeshadow palette for the most festive effect. Use black eyeliner to create a winged cat eye with your green eyeshadow. Alternatively, use a gold eyeliner to create a cat eye wing effect with your gold eyeshadow, and a red eyeliner to create a wing with your crimson eyeshadow palette. If you’re a beginner, you don’t need to use many shades in your eyeshadow palette. You can just select two shades.
Women usually wear bold, shimmery makeup at a Christmas party. Red lip color is popular with matching red eyeshadows, and lightly flushed cheeks. You can also go for a bronzed makeup look for a Christmas party. Here you would opt for gold eyeshadows, preferably the shimmery type. Add some bronzer to your cheeks, or you can contour other parts of your face with the bronzer. For a final touch, complement the golden look with a glittery gold lip color. Don’t forget to add a pair of false eyelashes, and your favorite black mascara. You can also choose a red and green makeup look for a Christmas party. Simply apply green eyeshadow with a black winged eyeliner look. Then add a touch of blusher and some bright red lip color.
First prime your eyelids and apply a concealer. Then select two shades from your eyeshadow palette. One of these shades should preferably be the lightest shade in the palette. Use this light shade to apply underneath your brow bone. You can also use this light shade to apply in the inner corner of your eye. Take the darker shade and apply it over your entire eyelid. Then use that same shade and apply it with a greater intensity over your crease. Keep applying more of the same shade over the crease in a “V” shape, to intensify the contour of your crease. Be sure to blend the two shades to remove any harsh lines, and to promote a seamless eyeshadow look. Clean up any fall out, before applying your foundation and the rest of your makeup.
