Party make-up: the materials to adopt to be sublime on New Year's Eve

Satin shine

A silky skin Morphology obliges, not all faces can play the glow card. But, if you have well-defined reliefs and whatever your skin tone, apply a touch of highlighter to the volumes where you want to bring light: cheekbones, bridge of the nose, Cupid's bow or hollow of the chin. Then tap with the pulp of the finger to blur the material. Rather than an iridescent powder, which is difficult to dose, opt for a creamy nude formula that reflects light, in a stick format that is easier to modulate.

A brocade look The gold and silver offer a mirror shine, to simply lay flat and blend with the tip of your finger. But we also love the smoky eyes in burgundy and pink shades, enhanced with gold, superb under electric lights. For either option, in addition to a black volumizing mascara, run a kohl pencil over the upper lining, to give the illusion of thicker lash fringe.

Laminated lips After drawing the outline with a very slippery pencil, fill in the lips with a lacquer or a shiny lipstick. Squeeze them to distribute the material and immediately tap glitter pigments with the pulp of the finger, insisting on the heart of the lips. Don't have glitter? Scrape a glitter or just iridescent eyeshadow to remove the powder. Choose glitter instead of the same color as the lipstick, for a light tone-on-tone metallic finish that reveals the intensity of the color.

Velvet effect

A complexion with a matte finish There's nothing like a velvety complexion to sublimate the skin for an entire evening, whatever the ambient light. After a thin layer of light moisturizer, apply a few touches of fluid foundation, which unifies in transparency, emphasizing the areas with imperfections and melting with the finger, from the inside out. Matify with a translucent powder that tends towards yellow, a shade that neutralizes dark and purple areas (dark circles). To be applied everywhere, except on the volumes (cheekbones, chin), in order to catch the light on the reliefs.

A “bitten” mouth Well colored lips with a blended effect on the contours, this is ideal for avoiding touch-ups during the evening. Take a dark and very pigmented red to obtain a clearly visible gradient. Apply a layer all over your mouth, then stroke the lip with your finger to blend. Blend the material zone by zone: one side of the upper lip with one finger, the other with another finger, then under the lower lip with a third. Newbie? You can dab a satin lipstick insisting on the heart of the lips, but the result will be lighter.

sequin rain

A touch of rhinestones Play with sequins at will. Either with a very fine sequin, by depositing a small rhinestone using a mini rod, with a dot of false eyelash glue or a droplet of castor oil, flush with the lower lashes. Or by creating a glittery border with a liquid shadow, to be diffused with your fingertip. Take a very small amount of castor oil with a fine eyeliner brush and sweep it over the upper lashes. Keep the eyelid closed and pat on some glitter powder using a thicker brush, then apply the mascara.

Jewel nails Flat gold all over the nail, gold details on a nude varnish, or even directly on neat bare nails... let your creativity run wild! To easily create small patterns, take a golden varnish and a precise nail art brush, and draw a simple dot in the heart of the lunula, or draw a straight vertical line from one end to the other. other of the nail. Finish with two coats of shiny top coat to unify the surface.

Thanks to Violette, founder of the Violette_FR brand and director of make-up creation at Guerlain.

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