Blogmas 2020 Day 6
Makeup is a skill I’ve been practicing for a while now, and it’s safe to say I’ve mastered the natural beat with drugstore products. But I always seemed to fall short when it came to glam looks. Christmas/New Years and glam makeup go hand in hand, so I was determined to get the look for less this year!
What is a classic holiday glam look? I’d say there are 3 parts- a full coverage foundation, a smoky metallic eye, and a bold lip. Here’s my rendition:
Let’s break it down! (Before we begin, note that I purchased every product with my own funds and this post was not sponsored in any way. Links to the products on Amazon, however, are affiliate and I may receive a small commission for purchases from those links).
Full Coverage Foundation
When you’re doing a dramatic look like this, priming your face is not optional- unless you want it to crack and slide off in an hour. I used my tried and true Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser for this job.
Lately the foundation I own has needed a little tweaking to match my skin tone. I don’t know if it’s from being indoors for months on end, or just the seasons changing, but my skin appears a lot lighter than usual. So for foundation, I mixed two different colors- Black Radiance Color Perfect Liquid Makeup in Espresso and the Black Opal True Foundation Stick in K46 (Hazelnut). It was still a little warm, but nothing a little highlight couldn’t fix.
Since glam looks require full coverage, I went for both a creme and powder highlight and contour. I highlighted with L.A. Girl PROconceal in Warm Honey, and set that with my original Sacha Buttercup Setting Powder. For contour, I went in with Maybelline FITme concealer in Dark Coffee and set it with the darkest shade in my Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette. To finish the face, I used the glitter highlight from the same palette.
Smoky Metallic Eye
I won’t spend too much time on the frame of the eyes- the eyebrows. I used a beauty supply pencil and filled them in to the shape and thickness of my linking. Then I cleaned them up with PROconceal (Toast on top, and Warm Honey on botttom).
For the eyes, we had to go dramatic. I am definitely not on “loose glitter cut-crease” level, but in three simple steps I achieved this look! I started by placing the sculpting shade from the True Complexion Palette in my crease. Can you tell that this is the holy grail of my makeup routine? Next, I dipped into my Hipdot Zion pallette and grabbed the dark brown shade Vibration to smoke out the outer corners of my eye. Then, I took the shade Virgin (in honor of mother Mary, lol) and pressed it all over my eyelid. To blend all of that in, I tapped into the browns once more and went on top of the glitter.
Next are lashes. One of the reasons why I am so proud of this look is that for the first time, I applied falsies with no assistance! For this look, I used Ardelle Demi Wispies in the style 025. Demi wispies are perfect for smaller eyes like mine, and give you all the glam, minus the fly swatter action.
Bold Lip
There’s no argument that red is an OG Christmas color, so of course I went red for my bold lip! I did a heavy lining of my lips in brown lip pencil, and went in with Milani’s Amore Matte Lip Creme in Devotion. Check out my review of the color and other melanin-friendly lippies here!
That’s the look! Full glam can definitely be achieved with affordable drugstore products, it just takes more creativity. Stay bougie on your budget this holiday season and give it a try!
Glamourously,
