New Year's Eve is just a few days away, and I thought that I would roundup some makeup that is perfect for your NYE festivities, and that can withstand the celebrations beyond the dropping of the ball.
Inglot Jennifer Lopez Brow Liner Gel in Taupe ($17.00 for 0.07 oz. from Inglot and Macy's): If you have been wondering about the Jennifer Lopez and Inglot collaboration, I am pleased to say that the products are lovely. They boast the quality that one expects from Inglot with all of the glowy flair that defines Jennifer Lopez's iconic look. That said, one of my favorite products from this collaboration is actually a wonderful brow gel that is long-wearing, easy to use and it's water-resistant. It's longevity alone makes it a perfect choice for New Year's Eve.
According to Inglot,
Apply the Brow Liner Gel to your brows to achieve your desired shape and to add natural looking volume. Define your brows by precisely outlining the contour for an outstanding effect and layer color to emphasize thicker-looking brows. Enriched with ceramides, this water-resistant gel formula ensures long, comfortable wear. Perfect for a subtle look or a more dramatic effect. Available in two universal shades.
Turn heads with Livin’ the Highlight Illuminator to create a luminous look. Available in two magnetic shades, this loose powder enhances your natural radiance and highlights strategic parts of your face and body for the ultimate glow. The iridescent formula can be effortlessly applied and its stunning effect is perfect for when you’re on the stage or out and about with friends.
Ingredients: Mica, Isostearyl Palmitate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Tin Oxide, Palmitic Acid, Benzoic Acid, [+/- (May Contain): Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Carmine (Ci 75470), Iron Oxide (Ci 77491), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)].
Inglot Jennifer Lopez Breathable Nail Enamel ($20.00 each for 0.37 oz. from Inglot and Macy's): If you are seeking beautiful nude pink nail polishes, then this beautiful breathable formula, which is elegant and long-lasting, is worth wearing long beyond the festivities.
According to Inglot,
Elegance at its finest with a sophisticated, nude manicure. Four chic and sexy shades of O2M Breathable Nail Enamel create a lightweight, subtle manicure to add a final touch to your Jennifer Lopez inspired look. The unique formula enriched with a highly advanced polymer allows water and air to pass through, ensuring healthy-looking and beautiful nails.
Primrose
Beige Pink
Ingredients: Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Phthalic Anhydride/Trimellitic Anhydride/ Glycols Copolymer, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Acrylates/Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylpropyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Adipic Acid/Fumaric Acid/Phthalic Acid/Tricyclodecane Dimethanol Copolymer, Mica, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Citric Acid, Tin Oxide, Talc,Phosphoric Acid, [+/-(May Contain): Red 36 (Ci 12085), Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850),Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)].
Rimmel London's Magnif'Eyes Palette in Electric Violet ($8.99 from CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and Amazon): If you want to wear bold makeup for NYE, that may be out of your regular comfort zone, then I recommend buying an affordable eyeshadow palette from the drugstore. Rimmel London makes some gorgeous bold palettes that are colorful and fun, and that will allow you to be incredibly creative without spending a lot of money. Electric Violet is a gorgeous purple palette, with a stunning pop of aqua, that boasts beautiful pigmentation and richly saturated colors.
According to Rimmel London,
Each palette comes with a mix of 12 super pigmented high-shimmer and matte shades that are crease-proof, smear-proof and has some serious staying power. Available in 5 colorways: Spice, Crimson, Colour, Electric Violet and Jewel Rocks, this palette is bound to bring out your boldest self in the new year.
The palette comes with its own brush.
12-shade palette for multiple eye looks & eye shapes.
Eye contour palette with duo applicator.
A mix of high-shimmer and matte shades, perfect for sculpting, shading and defining
Rich, intense, long-lasting colour
Crease-proof. Smear-proof. Wears all day.
WUNDER2 Perfect Selfie HD Photo Finishing Powder ($22.00 for 0.24 oz. from Wunder2 and Ulta): If you are seeking some high-definition makeup, WUNDER2 has a bronzing powder and setting powder that are camera-ready. These blur imperfections, make skin appear poreless, and yet allow the skin to show through for a more natural look.
According to WUNDER2,
Our PERFECT SELFIE HD Photo Finishing Powders, create the ultimate finish to your makeup look, without the use of a photo filter.
Simply buff the translucent PERFECT SELFIE into the skin after applying the rest of your makeup with the WUNDER2 Kabuki Brush and your finished makeup look will appear poreless, free of fine-lines and smooth without camera flashback!
For a sunkissed makeup look, use the PERFECT SELFIE Bronzing Veil with the WUNDER2 Kabuki Brush to warm up your skin, sculpt & finish. Bronzing effect is buildable.
WUNDER2 Glitter Gelly ($15.95 each from Wunder2 and Ulta): Now if you are seeking a look that is over-the-top and filled with glitter, then the gorgeous Glitter Gelly glitter pots is the way to go. Rather than loose and messy glitter, this is suspended in a gel that allows you to create a dramatic look without all of the fallout and mess. They can be worn on the eyes, face and body.
According to WUNDER2,
Create a sophisticated, sparkly makeup look with these mess-free, long-wearing glitters. Wunder2 Glitter Gelly's are formulated in a gel for precise application, the chunky glitter texture applies to the skin perfectly smooth and soft to the touch. Comfortable enough to be used all over, these head to toe wonderful glitters will give you that extra pop for a beautiful makeup look that lasts all day.
Directions: Take a small amount of Glitter Gelly from the pot with finger or brush and tap gently on desired application area. Allow 2 minutes to dry. Apply additional layers of product for a more intense, glittery look.
WUNDER2 Caviar Illuminator ($29.95 each from WUNDER2): If you are looking for a liquid highlighter, rather than a powder, then this one is made with a creamy and soothing serum-like formula. When each sphere bursts, it releases a beautiful liquid highlighter that is moisturizing and gorgeous on the skin.
According to WUNDER2.
Add a touch of natural radiance with CAVIAR ILLUMINATOR, a pearlescent, creamy highlighter to give your cheeks, eyes and skin a candle- lit appearance. Simply bounce your brush or finger over the mesh to release the product from the illuminating beads.
Directions:
Step 1: Touch the mesh using the tip of your finger
Step 2: Tap gently onto cheek bones, bringing up to the temples.
Step 3: Leave on for 30 seconds to dry for a gorgeous glow! (Apply additional layers for a more intense look)
WUNDER2 Pure Pigments in Midnight Blue ($9.95 from WUNDER2): This loose pigment eye shadow offers buildable coverage, gorgeous pigmentation and the perfect amount of sparkle for dramatic effect.
According to WUNDER2,
PURE PIGMENTS are ultra-fine, highly concentrated loose color powders that work to create both a soft and intense makeup look. Beautifully lightweight, each shade is easily blended when applied to the skin, resulting in subtle or dramatic shimmer. When applied over PRIME & BEHOLD, PURE PIGMENTS are locked to the skin. Completely waterproof, transfer-proof and smudge-proof, each shade will last for up to 24-hours.
Directions: Apply your chosen pigment color to the skin, using your makeup brush to gently blend to both the inner and outer corners of the eye. If blending shades together, apply the first pigment color to the skin, covering the entire eyelid and blending out. Apply the second color with a clean brush, starting at the outer corner of the eye. Move the brush in small circles blending inwards for a unified finish.
Pro Tip: First, apply a primer as your base to deepen the color pay off. Try Prime & Behold Professional Primer as it locks into the skin to create a crease-free, soft and even base for your pigment. Completely waterproof, transfer-proof and smudge-proof, each shade will last for up to 24-hours.
Ingredients: Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77007 (Ultramarines), Ci 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide).
WUNDER2 WUNDERKISS Gloss Lip Liner ($11.95 each from WUNDER2): I am a bit tired of all of the nude lipsticks and lip liners, and I am so happy to see more glosses and glossy lipsticks available. These lip liners are such a treat for anyone who is looking for a glossy finish, and they are highly pigmented, long-wearing and don't require touch-ups after each drink or meal. I will be reaching for these long after the ball drops!
According to WUNDER2,
Define your glossy lip look with the first lip liner designed specially to go on glossy and be used with your favorite lip gloss! WUNDERKISS GLOSS LIP LINER can be used to define the shape of the lips, creating a beautiful, long-lasting lip contour that keeps your lip gloss in place.
Rose Ingredients: Diisostearyl Malate, Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Isocetyl Stearate, Polybutene, Polyvinyl Stearyl Ether, Synthetic Beeswax, Glyceryl Caprylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol, Mica, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 15850 (Red 7), Parfum.
Splat 1 Wash Temporary Dye ($7.29-$8.99 each from Splat Hair Color, Amazon and CVS): Looking for temporary, single wash hair color in vibrant fun and bright shades for the festivities? If so, these offer a low commitment and easy to use temporary hair colors in 9 bright shades that you can enjoy on NYE and wash out on January 1st! Splat 1 is cruelty-free and vegan!
According to Splat,
Splat 1 Wash Temporary Hair Dye is easy and fun to use. You get vibrant color that works on all hair colors, and when you're done, simply wash it out with warm water. 1 Wash Temporary Hair Dye by Splat is the best way to express your color, but without the usual commitment to permanent color. This product will wash out of your hair with warm water.
Overall Assessment: If you are looking for fun makeup with the longevity to make it though your New Year's Eve festivities, these products definitely deliver.
From the first moment that I saw Osmosis Colour Azure Water Color I fell madly in love with it, it is the most sublime hue between cyan and blue that I have ever seen, and I couldn't wait to try it. Below you will find a step-by-step tutorial to fashion the look created by Osmosis Global Corporate Educator, Ami Mallon, whose magical "Midnight Glitz" is a dramatic glimmering smoky eye for New Year's Eve.
If you love the color, but find the look too bold for your liking, then simply line your upper and lower lids with the black eye pencil and then apply Azure Water Color over the liner. It is a high-impact color that can be used more sparingly, if you prefer a more subtle approach. If, however, you are willing to take a bold approach for the festivities, then you will find this tutorial easy to follow and recreate.
Step 1: Prep the eyes by blending a small amount of the Age Defying Treatment Concealer with the Concealer Brush. Using the Blender Brush, sweep the darker shade from the Lustrous Contour Duo into your crease to create definition.
Step 2: Apply the Osmosis Colour Black Eye Pencil on your lid from lash line to crease. Don't worry about precision in this step, we'll be blending it in the next!
Step 3: Blend the Osmosis Colour Black Eye Pencil using the Contour Shadow Brush. TIP: Our Eye Pencils are long-wear and will set quickly, so get to blending as soon as you can!
Step 4: Then, apply Osmosis Colour Black Eye Pencil to your lower lash line and blend under your eye using the smudge brush at the end of the Eye Pencil for a natural smokey look.
Step 5: Using your finger or our Smudge Brush, dab Osmosis Colour Azure Water Color onto the center of your lid and blend into your crease and outwards.
Step 6: Take the same Smudge Brush and apply a small amount of Osmosis Colour Azure Water Color to the center of the lower lash line to make the eye look larger.
Step 7: With your finger or a clean Smudge Brush, dab a small amount of Osmosis Colour Opal Water Color in your tear duct area as well as under your brow to brighten and highlight! Then, apply several coats of the Osmosis Colour Volumizing Mascara to complete the eye look.
Left to Right: Black Eye Pencil, Azure Water Color, Opal Water Color and the shadows layered over the Black Eye Pencil.
Overall Assessment: This dramatic smoky eye would be perfect paired with a nude pink lip and a light flush of color on the cheeks. Have a safe and Happy New Year!
With New Year's Eve just around the corner, I thought that I would share a few fantastic, and affordable, makeup finds to complete your festive looks. If you take some makeup with you, for touch-ups, you won't have to fret if you lose anything during the countdown since they aren't expensive to begin with. Additionally, I see little need to splurge on luxury makeup when seeking festive products for the holidays since you won't likely use them very often. Some of the products that I selected are perfect for daily use, but others may be more bold than you would want to use with much frequency, and therefore their low-impact on your wallet makes them justifiable purchases if you are seeking a bit more impact for your New Year's Eve festivities.
Essence the Metals Eyeshadow ($3.99 each from Essence Makeup): These gorgeous metallic eyeshadows are very finely-milled, beautifully pigmented and they have a velvety-smooth texture. These three shades have amazing color pay-off with a luminous metallic shimmer. Available in 9 shades, these twinkling beauties are vegan and cruelty-free.
Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Mascara shown in Blondy Brows 01 and Browny Brows 02.
($2.99 from Essence Makeup, Ulta and Target): The tinted gel formula, which contains fibers to fill in gaps, tames unruly brows, and creates the appearance of fuller brows.
Left to Right: Essence the Metals Eyeshadows in Rose Razzle-Dazzle 06, Silver Twinkle 05 and Rockin' Glamour 08.
Note the gorgeous shimmer and luminosity!
How to Make Bright Eyes Palette ($9.99 from Target): This palette includes 6 shimmer shadows that range from a warm apricot to shades of beige and brown. The shades offer a light, ethereal glow. This is an easy-to-wear neutral palette that comes with two instruction cards to recreate nude eye looks.
Left to Right: Light Up!, Eyes Bright Open, Team Bright, Vanilla Eyes, Natural Beauty and The Irresistible.
Essence Blush Play Palette ($5.99 from Essence Makeup and Amazon): These palettes each feature three tonal shades to highlight, define and sculpt the face. Play it Peach is a warm peach palette and Play it pink is a cooler leaning mid-tone pink palette.
Left to Right: Play it Peach 10 and Play it Pink 20.
Essence Shine Shine Shine Lip Gloss ($2.99 from Essence Makeup and Ulta): These cruelty-free and gluten-free glosses, which are available in 6 shades, offer incredible shine, a wet light-reflecting finish, and the perfect amount of cushion for comfortable wear. Furthermore, these twinkling beauties are non-sticky, long-wearing, and they are available in a range of colors from nudes, to shimmering pinks to bold vampy shades– they even have a high shine clear gloss that is the perfect topper for your favorite lipsticks.The flocked doe-foot applicator, which is heart-shaped, glides across the lips effortlessly and deposits color evenly.
Left to Right: Essence Shine Shine Shine Lip Gloss Runway, Your Way 12, Friends of Glamour 03, Happiness in a Bottle 01 and Behind the Scenes 01.
Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipsticks ($2.99-$3.99 from Essence, Ulta and Target): These matte lipsticks have a velvety creamy texture that enables them to glide across the lips effortlessly, deposit color evenly, and they offer full opaque coverage in a single pass. They are long-wearing, non-drying, and have the right amount of cushion for comfortable wear. Furthermore, they neither bleed, nor feather.
Top to Bottom: Matt Matt Matt Lipstick in 04 and 02.
Essence Out of Space Stories ($2.99 from Essence): Outta Space is the Place 01 and Across the Universe 02 are gorgeous twinkling iridescent shades that capture the sun and moonlight perfectly. Across the Universe is a stunning dirty lavender with a multi-colored shift, and Outta Space is the Place is a whitened pink with a vibrant green shift. Both are fun and festive, and New Year's Eve perfect.
Essence Moon Glitter ($4.99 each from Essence): Add some fun to your make-up with these gorgeous glitter pigments. It can be used as a highlight, topcoat or all over for a stunning night out look. Simply apply the glitter to freshly painted nails, cover with a top coat and voilà!
01 Outer Space (gunmetal grey)
02 Cosmic Love (burgundy)
Essence...In a Bottle Glitters ($2.99 each from Essence): Loose glitter particles that can be used for a complete festive manicure, or only a statement nail this New Year's Eve.
Melanie Mills Hollywood Gleam Radiant Dust in Rose Gold ($15.00 for mini 1.5 g and $60.00 for 1 oz. from Melanie Mills Hollywood and Amazon): This ultra-luxe finely-milled loose powder, which can be used on the face and body, gives skin a gorgeous ethereal glow. It can be used as a bronzer, blush, eyeshadow, highlighter or body powder. Melanie Mills Hollywood is Cruelty-Free.
According to Melanie Mills,
Made from high grade pearls and all-natural ingredients that draw light in rather than reflect it, Radiant Dust is gorgeous on its own, or as a finisher with other Gleam Body Radiance products. Each shade of Gleam Radiant Dust blends beautifully and seamlessly, and can be used by every skin tone as bronzer, blush, highlighter and eye shadow. Apply with a makeup brush or powder puff to diminish fine lines and create a warm rich glow.
Melanie Mills Gleam Body Radiance in Rose Gold ($16.00 for 1 oz. and $42.00 for 3.4 oz. from Melanie Mills Hollywood and Amazon): Described as a, "revolutionary all in one makeup, moisturizer & glow for body and face"– this tube of gleaming goodness comes in 7 shades for a wide variety of skin-tones. It offers the skin a stunning luminous glow, it blurs imperfections and offers the skin a sun-kissed color.
Claims:
○ Wrinkle Filler and skin tightener
○ Makes skin look like velvet perfection
○ Perfect for spray tans to enhance, even out skin, add depth and extend
○ Create an instant tan that lasts all night
○ Highlight, create a subtle glow, enhance natural skin tone, tan , perfect
○ Diminish flaws like varicose veins, small stretch marks and discoloration
Left to Right: Melanie Mills Hollywood Glean Radiant Dust in Rose Gold and Gleam Body Radiance in Rose Gold.
Still Standing Foot Spray ($35.95 from Still Standing 15% discount Use Code: COMFORT and Amazon): This is an ingenious foot spray that has cooling, anti-inflammatory and pain relieving attributes that are absolutely perfect if you are going to be wearing stilettos or high heels on New Year's Eve. It comes in two sizes, and the purse size spray is perfect for your handbag.
15% discount at checkout Use Code COMFORT
According to Still Standing,
Still Standing is a natural, patent-pending proprietary formula spray made of cooling menthol and certified organic eco-distilled Arnica, Aloe and Ilex. These three herbal remedies are time-tested natural anti-inflammatories and pain relievers. Along with other ingredients including Vitamin E and Tea Tree Oil, they come together in a greaseless, colorless, stain- free spray that keeps feet feeling great. The eco-distillation process insures that the resulting herbal extracts have the highest potency and efficacy, keeping your feet calm and cool so your feet feel like they do when you first put on your shoes.
Still Standing should be generously sprayed on the top, sides and bottom of your feet prior to putting on your shoes. It is important to let it dry which takes a few minutes. The large size features an eco-friendly, non-aerosol, and continuous spray technology. This delivers the most potent, highly penetrating mist from any angle, making it easy to use. It also comes in a small size for touch-ups on the go, which will be needed generally in 2 to 4 hours depending upon the shoe type. You should not use the product if you have open blisters or cuts on your feet. It is designed to work with shoes that fit properly. If your shoes pinch, rub or cut into your foot, Still Standing will not solve your problem.
Directions: Apply this clear, stain-free gel spray generously to top, sides and soles of feet BEFORE you put on your shoes. It works on bare skin or through stockings or tights. (But NOT on broken or irritated skin please!) The comfort effect lasts up to 6 hours depending upon the person. Touch up as needed.
Everyone Hand Sanitizer ($17.94-$17.99 for a 6 pack from EO Products and Amazon): If you are going to be out and about on New Year's Eve, it is definitely worth bringing a hand sanitizer with you since you will undoubtedly be exposed to lots of germs, and will be in close proximity to lots and lots of people.
According to EO,
Share the love, not the germs! Everyone sanitizers are 99.9% effective against most common germs and not made with any nasty chemicals. Everyone sanitizers are made for every body and priced for every budget, so use generously. Only the subtle scent of Orange, Lavender, and Peppermint essential oils are left behind—no sticky, stinky residue.
Overall Assessment: What are your beauty picks for the New Year's Eve festivities? Are you going out, or staying in this year?
