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Acing your Holiday Glam Look: Smokey eye & red lip makeup tutorial

November 15, 2016

There is nothing that excites us more than the sparkle, shimmer and glitter, that is the backbone of the holiday season. We find it in our clothes, in our homes and most certainly in our makeup. But it’s easy to get overwhelmed with choices or get a little trigger-happy when we have so many options to choose from.

Whether you’re a newbie at makeup, or a pro who wants to get inspired with new techniques, this easy smokey eye & red lip combo makeup tutorial will be your ammunition for party season!

Usually, I wouldn’t combine a bold lip and dark eye, but the subtle green tint in this eye shadow palette perfectly balances the red tones on the lips. There’s a reason why we naturally gravitate to green and red, they are contrasting colours that look great together! If you don’t believe me, ask Christmas!

I love the convenience of a perfectly curated eye shadow palette. They provide loads of options and colour combinations to choose from. And when you’re feeling bold and inspired, you can use them all (just like I did in the tutorial)!

For this look, I used the following products:

Mac Cosmetics new Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow in Greenluxe
Mac Select Lip Palette (Lady Danger mixed with Ruby woo)
Mac Skin base (face primer)
Select Cover-Up (N20)
Studio moisture tint (tinted moisturizer with SPF)
Mac Paint (Untitled)
Blush (Mac Shy beauty)
Mascara
Eyebrow pencil

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If you’re more visual, you can watch the entire makeup tutorial

5 Tips for makeup newbies

Invest in a good set of brushes; you’ll thank me later!
Practice makes perfect. Smokey eye can be a more difficult look to achieve, so start with lighter colours and get used to your technique and application.
Invest in high quality makeup. You’ll be amazed at the pigments, coverage and how easy they are to work with.
Light colours open up the eyes, and dark colours will make them smaller. Use this advice wisely depending on what look you are going for.
If nothing else start your makeup routine with mascara, blush and lipstick. Add more as you see fit!

Dressing up for the Holidays with Addition Elle

Well, I did it again! Today, I presented 4 Holiday looks from Addition Elle. We did a double header on CTV Morning Live as well as Daytime Ottawa on Rogers Channel 22.

I did my first segment on TV a month ago on Fall Fashion Trends for 2015 with Addition Elle. It’s always so much fun, but it goes by so fast. So much prep work, but it’s all worth it!

Now back to what is really important… the clothes! I know… there is a lot of black. But what I can I say, I love black! It’s so flattering, timeless and versatile. I tried to add a lot of metallic notes to lift the outfits. From the metallic dress, to rhinestones, sequin and jewelry, it all adds to the sparkle and glam that is Holiday dressing. As you can see, I also love layering with a cardigan or jacket. It adds a layer of warmth and helps to hide the problem areas, like your arms or your backside. If dresses aren’t your thing, you can opt to wear long and loose trouser. The flowy material gives off the illusion of a long dress and lifts the entire look.

Dressing up for the Holidays with Addition Elle CTV Morning Live Ottawa Daytime Rogers Chantal Sarkisian Ottawa Fashion Blogger — Nadia Aboulhosn Trench Dress $140 Woven Cuff Bracelet $25 Nude BCBG pumps (n/a)

If you missed it, you can watch the CTV segment here.

You can also check out the Rogers Daytime segment here. Note that you must be a Rogers customer to view.

A million thank-yous to my gorgeous models who are always so professional and reliable! You always do a fantastic job XOX

Tag: Holidays

Acing your Holiday Glam Look: Smokey eye & red lip makeup tutorial

Dressing up for the Holidays with Addition Elle