LUX Beauty Guide: Holiday Beauty Bar
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to look extra luxe! So, of course, LadyLUX has found the best beauty products so you can look your best at any holiday celebration. These trends will create the ultimate festive look—and a pretty and polished you.
Highlighter
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For that perfect holiday face, you need a great canvas. These picks will have your complexion glowing. For a halo effect, use the Smashbox Halo Highlighting Wand to highlight key features. The Nars Multi Stick in Luxor will have your cheeks and lips glistening for fun holiday parties. Use YSL Touche-Éclat to replace all your lines and flaws with flawless brilliance.
Rouge Lips
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Want your lips to make a festive statement at nighttime events? Wear a ruby red lipstick such as Estée Lauder's Lipstick in Rose Exposed. If you want a softer red, choose Chanel’s Glossimer in Braise—its golden flakes will make heads turn. For Hollywood-style lips, use Lancôme ‘L ‘Absolu’ Golden Hat Holiday Rouge in Caprice.
Frozen Lips
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Another “cool” way for your lips to steal the show is with a frozen look. The Dior Lip Maximizer gloss in Apricot will make your lips look heavenly with its gold, silver and champagne flakes. For the ultimate icy lips, use MAC Glitter & Ice Dazzleglass in She-Zam. For frozen lips with some kick, use Too Faced’s Glamour Glosses.
Fierce Flush
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Look as if you’ve been sitting by the fire all evening with some bright flushed cheeks. Use Trish McEvoy Liquid Face Color to pinch some pink into your cheeks. For brightening on the go, take the Cinique Quick Blush in In-A-Rush Blush. The brush swivels up, pre-loaded with dark rosy cheek color right inside the cap. Toss it in your purse for quick touch-ups at a party. For really rosy cheeks, try Benefit Posietint Cheek Stain for its pretty poppy shade.
Sugarfrost Eyes
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Frosting is not just for Christmas cookies. A sugarfrosted eyeshadow in silver and champagne shades will have you shining throughout the night. For icy silvers, try the Trish McEvoy Deluxe Platinum Diamond Eyeshadow or the MAC Glitter Ice Mineralize Eyeshadow in Frozen Blue. For a subtle champagne frost, choose Sephora’s Eyeshadow in Wheat.
Luminous Liner
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Adding a luminous liner widens your eyes and adds extra oomph. For a smooth line in several flashy shades, use the Sephora Flashy Liner Waterproof. The Stila Kitten Glitter Eye Liner will add a twinkle to your eyes with sparkling champagne, rose gold, pink and bronze tones. For a perfect cat-eye look, apply Shiseido Accentuating Cream Eyeliner using a precision brush.
Jewel Tone Eyes
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Add an extra splash of color to your eyes with some rich jewel tones. The Dior Blue Tie Palette is perfect whether you are looking for some serious color or a more toned-down look. Highlight your eyes in a metallic purple hue with the Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow in Retrograde. The NYX Eyeshadow in Irises will pump up the sparkle in your eyes for any party.
Opal Nails
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Don’t let your fingers miss out on some holiday beauty. Opt for some opal-tone nails in silver, gunmetal, gray and gold. The Sephora by OPI nail polish in Only Gold For Me will flatter your fingers with its bright gold notes. OPI’s Your Royal Shine-ness and Servin’ Up Sparkle polishes are perfect for any occasion, while the concrete gray Essie polish in Cocktail Bling is appropriate for everyday wear.
Glam Gold
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Turn yourself into a shining angel by stroking some glamorous gold onto your skin. The Laura Mercier Mineral Illuminating Powder in Candlelight can be applied for an all-over golden glow, while the Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick is better for applying golden sparkle to the cheek bones. Dip a wet brush into the Make Up For Ever Gold Glitter for high-impact gold accents around your eyes and the apples of your cheeks.
Eye-catching Accents
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Be the belle of the ball with an eye-catching beauty trend like wild false eyelashes by NYX. Opt for some silver tinsel lashes or some funky feather lashes for a fab flair. After decking the halls with ornaments, deck your face with some jaw-dropping jeweled rhinestones. Add some Strass Crystals by Make Up For Ever in different colors as substitute to eyeliner or to create some intricate designs.
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