The festive season is closer than you think; it’s going to hit us like a storm within the blink of an eye. And the worst part would be if you were underprepared when the time comes. Store your nudes, browns, and minimal makeup in the back, because it’s time to embrace bold colours, metallic shimmers, and glittery pigment that deserve the spotlight come festive season. Here are some festive makeup essentials that you need to stock up on before they run out.
Festive Makeup Essentials To Stock Up On
Dream Beauty Celestial Glow Foundation
This newly-launched, cosmically glowy skin-like foundation offers a sheer to medium coverage that blurs out imperfections, blemishes, and uneven skin tone and texture. The skin-adapting technology gives your skin a luminous, radiant glow that’s perfect for the festive season.
Milani Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation + Concealer
If you’re looking for more generous coverage, then this multitasker is your best bet. It acts as a base, conceals, and corrects so you never have to worry about under-eye circles, redness or an uneven skin tone ever again. The creamy formula sets into the perfect matte finish with zero mess.
NYX Professional Highlight & Contour Palette
Once you’ve got on a radiant base, the next step is amplifying those key features you adore. Create the illusion of a stronger jawline, more chiselled cheeks and a slimmer nose with this magic pro palette. Use the darker shade for a sleek contour and the lighter for a brilliant highlight.
MARS Glowzilla 6 Shade Face Highlighter Palette
Since the metallic bug just isn’t showing any signs of slowing down, why not go for glow? This never-before-seen gradient highlighter draws attention to already defined features with a touch of shimmer. Add warmth and a dash of shine to all those light-reflecting areas of your face to stun.
Praush Beauty The Showstopper Eyeshadow Palette
For full-on glittering lids, use this diamond eye shadow that has three strips of colour. Use the lightest on the inner corner of the eye, the neutral shade to the centre and the darkest colour along the creases to contour. Beyond a glittery brown look, this 18-shade, highly pigmented eyeshadow palette is for the bold and vibrant girlies who want that festive pop of colour with their outfits.
Maybelline New York Colossal Bubble Waterproof Mascara
Want the longest, darkest, deepest black lashes? Sweep this waterproof mascara from root to tip to lengthen, curl and build volume. Wave goodbye to smudges, drips, and even runs with this foolproof formula.
Nykaa Get Winged! Sketch Eyeliner Pen
Quivering fingers to apply a winged liner used to be such a pain to deal with, but that’s a thing of the past. Say hello to this innovative slanted felt tip liner that gets your cat-eye on fleek every single time. Super long-lasting, it gives you the classic, most coveted flick with absolute ease.
Parul Garg Beauty Featherlite Matte Liquid Lipstick
Pretty up that pout with these on-trend metallic shades that are highly pigmented and offer long-lasting coverage. These intensely tinted lip creams up your makeup game so you’ll never have to worry about caking, feathering or flaking. Pucker up!
DeBelle Gel Nail Lacquer
Finish off your look with hi-shine gel nails at home! Yes, you read that right. These game-changing nail lacquers available in 9 popping shades have in-built light-reflecting pigments that just don’t chip. The patented PRO-UV formula provides each fingertip with an intense, glossy finish.
Nykaa BlendMaster All-rounder Makeup Perfecting Sponge
Want to look #InstaReady in a jiffy? There’s only one applicator you can trust. Unveiling the queen of blending, the Nykaa BlendMaster Sponge. This unique tear-drop sponge offers optimal grip, creating an air-brushed finish in under a minute! It’s non-disposable and boasts of buildable, streak-free coverage.
Parting Thoughts
There’s no more minimal or subtle when it comes to the festive season. Glitter and glam are the only options you can and should choose when it comes to fun-filled high-fashion events with friends, family, and your beloved. Don’t be subtle for hydration alone, opt for dewy, radiant finishes that make your skin shine most naturally.
FAQs
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How can I make my skin glow in the festive season?
To make your skin glow during the festive season, you can make sure you cleanse and hydrate your skin thoroughly. Focus on glow-inducing ingredients such as vitamin C, glycolic acid, niacinamide, alpha arbutin, and ceramides. You can also bring an instant glow to your skin with the right highlighters and contour.
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How to remove heavy makeup without skin damage?
First, use an oil-based cleanser to emulsify and melt away the primer, setting spray, and even sunscreen. Follow it up with a gentle water-based cleanser to remove all the impurities and fine particles from your pores.
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How to ace festive makeup?
To ace festive makeup, ensure you start with a hydrating primer that ensures your makeup sticks and stays all through the night. Apply your cream-based products such as concealer, foundation, cream blush, contour, and bronzer and follow it up with a few sprays of the setting spray. Then move on to powder-based products like the powder blush, setting powder, and some more setting spray.
