Get party-perfect hairstyles and flawless makeup with these quick and easy holiday beauty tips.
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With the holidays just around the corner, now is the time to start perfecting some beauty techniques that will help you look your best while hopping the party circuit. ELLECanada.com rounded up the five biggest beauty trends you should focus your energy on this holiday 2011 season.
Holiday beauty tips #1: Smoky eyes
This dramatic eye look can take an outfit from day to night and can convey a little bit of mystery to guests. When working with eyeshadow, Sandra Milligan, founder of boxx cosmetics, says it’s best to avoid eyeliner. “An eyeshadow is much easier to work with than a pencil liner and is forgiving on the delicate skin of our eyelids.”
To get a smoky eye look this season:
• Trace your top lash line from the outer corner to the inner using dark eyeshadow and a makeup brush.
• Sweep a dark coloured powder shadow across your eyelid and into your crease.
• Dust a lighter shadow into the crease blending into the darker eyelid colour with your finger.
• Sweep a neutral eyeshadow shade across the brow bone, blending with the colour in the crease.
• Finish with mascara.
Holiday beauty tips #2: Undone bun
The messy bun is one of the hottest hairstyle trends for this holiday season – and for spring/summer 2012. According to L’Oreal Professional hair guru James Busby all you need is your hands and hairspray to perfect this look. You can check out his online hairstyle tutorials at lorealprofessional.co.uk.
• Spray some hairspray into your locks and rub into your hair.
• Sweep hair back into a ponytail, securing with an elastic.
• Spray more hairspray into your ponytail, working it into your locks with your hands (this will help your hair look “messier”).
• Now you want to twist your ponytail in a rotating, clockwise motion until it forms into a chignon. Twist until the bun sits at the nape of your neck.
• Take a long pin and sew it through the newly formed chignon. Pinch the edges of the bobby pin with your fingers to secure the bun in place.
• Now that your loose bun is secure, lightly pull strands of hair from the bun to create a messy, undone hairstyle look. You can also mess up the top of your head so it doesn’t look as slick.
More holiday beauty tips for getting a gorgeous makeup look for your next soiree, on the next page...
