Winter Makeup!

I’m so excited for Christmas, and with each passing day, I’m getting closer to that amazing holiday! So I figured I should come up with a Wintery-Christmas makeup look for all you out there who loves this season as much as I do.

There will be 2 options for this look – either bright cheeks or bright lips. I won’t be including bright eyes because I feel that it’s more for summer. I’ll be using mostly drugstore products, but if I use any high-end, I’ll include a drugstore option!

Foundation. 

I’m opting for a tinted moisturizer because skin gets quite dry during winter so we need something moisturizing and hydrating!

Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer – This works something as a foundation, just lighter and more hydrating. It’ll cover most of the redness, acne and blemishes on the face while hydrating the skin as well, win! Plus it has a dewy finish which can give a healthy glow. Available here.

The Balm BalmShelter Tinted Moisturizer – This keeps the skin hydrated and glowing, which would stand out because everyone else is freezing and pale (haha). This has light coverage, but face it, would you need full coverage during winter? Available here.

Drugstore option :

There aren’t any good drugstore options, but these 2 has been given positive ratings so yeah!

Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream – This claims to “moisturize, brighten and help protect skin from harmful UV rays” and that is always good! You get to save time as well because it acts as a moisturizer, light foundation and sunscreen! Available here. 

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream – This is for combination to oily skin and claims to “immediately mattifies, minimizes pores, and conceals imperfections to give skin a naturally smooth, flawless finish” pretty great uses if you ask me. (However we all know descriptions are dramatized) Available here.

Eyebrows. 

Ardell Brow Defining Powder – Powders tend to give a more natural look and this comes with the slant brush. Joy! Plus it’s pretty affordable too. Available here. 

Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Kit – This comes with 3 different brow powders and that’s pretty amazing to me. If any shade is too dark, mix it with the white! And if any is too light, mix it with the dark color. Plus, it comes with tweezers for plucking your brows. Available here. 

e.l.f Studio Eyebrow Kit – This consists of a wax and powder which is pretty sweet as you can skip the brow gel as the wax would keep it in place. Available here.

For the brows, we want them to look like Demi’s because hers are perfect. They’re really strong and defined, so it’s important to use some brow product.

Look at her, her brows leave me speechless.

Eyeshadow.

Wet n Wild Eyeshadow Trio – I’m sure I’m not the only one who wants all the trios. The colors match so well and are really easy to use (with the words on it). Here are a few options that I’ve chosen because I think they’re great for a subtle eye. Available here.

Maybelline EyeStudio Eyeshadow Quad in Copper Chic – Pretty colors, a staple for every girl’s makeup collection! Perfect for the “no makeup makeup” look. Available here.

Milani Runway Eyes Fashion Shadow in Designer Browns – The colors in the quad are really pretty. They might be shimmery, but it seems like it’ll be able to give a neutral eye. Try to stay away from the copper brown and dark brown for this look. Available here.

Mascara. 

Any mascara would do, your favorite mascara or whatsoever! It’s a pretty opinionated so different mascaras work for different people.

BRIGHT CHEEKS VERSION.

Blushes. 

NYX Rouge Cream Blush in Red – Don’t worry about the color being too bright and scary. Apply a small amount and sheer it out (blending) and it’ll look amazing. Available here.

NYX Powder Blush – I feel as though NYX does one of the best blushes because they’re sooo pigmented. So use a light hand or else you’ll end up looking like a clown. Recommended colors would be : Pinky, Desert Rose, Silky Rose, Red, Rose Garden, Bourgeois Pig ; depending on your skin tone! Available here.

Lips. 

Revlon Lip Butter in Creamsicle – This is a nude tinted lip balm / sheer lipstick. It;s pretty moisturizing as well, which is great for winter as they tend to go all dry. Available here.

Revlon Kissable Balm Stain in Honey – This might seem pretty “colored” but against the color of your natural lip, it blends in nicely and appears pretty natural. Plus it’s a balm, so it’ll moisturize your lips and keep it nice and soft! Available here.

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Stargazer – It’s close to a clear gloss, with some gold color and nearly nude. It might wash you out though, just in case you don’t like that. But I feel that’s the effect we’re going for, for your cheeks to show. Available here.

BRIGHT LIPS VERSION. 

You can choose to go bare for blusher, but in case you want some dimension, here’s an option.

e.l.f baked blush in Passion Pink – This can double up as a highlighter and blush at the same time. The color part is pretty subtle so it’s perfect! Available here.

Lips.

Wet n Wild MegaLast Lip Color in Red Velvet – It’s such a strong red, pretty! Available here.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick by Kate in 110 – It’s such an amazing BRIGHT red lipstick that will pop pop pop. Available here.

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Apocaliptic and Stellar – This line is amazing because it’s something like a liquid lipstick. Super pigmented and smooth, love in a tube. Available here.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Love That Red – Another red lipstick. Available here.

Revlon Kissable Balm Stain in Romantic – It’s a lip balm plus color, which can keep your lips moisturized while giving it the pop of color we need. Available here.

Different skintones suit different types of red lips. For a more detailed description, read this!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and got a rough idea of how to do your makeup during winter / Christmas! Remember to slap on moisturizer and lip balm because dry flaky skin and chapped lips is not chic, at all.

Stay tuned for my next post!

Disclaimer : All the opinions are mine and I have not been paid / sponsored to write such a post. Photos aren’t mine and no copyright intended.

Demi Lovato Inspired Makeup.

I absolutely love her look in the Made in the USA music video. She looks like she’s glowing from the inside, and gives off that healthy, vibrant and sporty feel. There’s a look that just makes her look so approachable and fresh, great for an everyday use! Note : this makeup look will do better if you’re tanned!

Also, the music video’s so touching – shows the difficulties a couple faces when one’s off to war.

Look at that gorgeous girl!

{ FOUNDATION }

She seems like she has perfect skin. Not exactly matte because it can come off as cakey, neither is it dewy because there’s a glow in the right places. So the best option would be a BB cream as it has medium coverage but leaves the skin looking young and healthy!

Tarte BB Tinted Treatment  works as a nice light foundation with many skincare benefits! I chose a high-end BB cream just because there isn’t many drugstore BB creams that are good.

If there are blemishes / dark circles that need to be hidden, Maybelline Fit Me Concealer  is the one I’ll choose because it’s just simply fabulous.

Tip : if you have discolored dark circles (duh) it’s good to use a corrector because the concealer would make it seem more prominent whereas the corrector would make it a nice base for concealer.

Benefit’s Erase Paste and the Bobbi Brown Corrector  has been highly raved about!

{ BROWS }

Demi has perfect eyebrows.

 

They’re full and nicely arched, so all of us has to fill them in to achieve this look!

e.l.f Studio Eyebrow Kit is an amazing product for the price you’re paying. It comes with a wax and powder which can be used to set the wax. I feel that this can give a better eyebrow look rather than a pencil because it’s faster and can stay better.

 

Do be light-handed when you’re filling in the arch and towards the end of the eyebrow because they’re much thinner than the inner brows.

{ EYES }

 

She doesn’t have much eyeshadow action going on in this video, so a MAC Paint Pot in Painterly can give be nice base  for the eyelids especially if it’s discolored.

 

Then for some definition, use MAC’s Soft Brown Eyeshadow and apply it to the crease. Be sure to blend well as you don’t want to seem as though you have dirt on your eyelids.

Her lashes do pop so Maybelline The Falsies Flared suits this perfectly. You might want to line your eyes near the roots of the eyelashes to give an illusion of thicker lashes.

{ BLUSH }

She has glowing rosy cheeks that seals the whole “healthy and vibrant” look. Milani’s Baked Blush in Luminoso has been said to be a dupe for NARS’s Orgasm at a much affordable price and Orgasm is the one which I would have used for this look thus the 2 choices!

 

 

A blush with shimmer is the kind of blush we need for this look.

Tip : Be sure to tap off any excess on your brush, because not tapping is the main culprit of the clown look.

She did not do much of a bronzer, but if you’re pale and you want to make it seem as though you have spent more time in the sun than you actually did, Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Bronze is a great shade.

 

{ LIPS }

Her lip color is really simple in this video. Just a gloss! It’s a pretty taupe-y burgundy color and although Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss in Rosepearl isn’t the exact same shade as what I’ve described, I feel like it’s the closest to what she’s using.

 

 

There you go! Demi’s look in the Made in the USA music video which I absolutely love. It’s simple enough to be suitable for an everyday look, yet it isn’t too “normal and mainstream”.

I feel really bad for her that she had to go through her eating disorder and have people criticize her for the weight she had gained. That is a sign that she’s better, everyone should be proud of her!

Anyways, I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and stay tuned for the next where I’m going to tell you how to make your lips seem fuller and more “in shape”!