Summary
🦋5-6 products to create the perfect glam look in 5-15 minutes
🦋Multitasking base (optional), multitasking cheek, lip and eye cream, multitasking mascara, brow and eyeliner, shimmer and contour (optional).
🦋 GRWM sample: 3-in-1 Beauty Stix on IG (real-time took 30 seconds).
🦋GRWM sample: 2-in-1 Beauty Stix on IG (real-time took 42 seconds).
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Want to look fab for New Year's Eve in no time? Even if you're staying in, why not throw a look together to ring in the new year? My easy glam makeup how-to for New Year's Eve features the key to all my looks: multitasking makeup! It always comes to the rescue to get your glam on in no time! And trust me, once you start doing your makeup in no time, you'll never look back.
Here are some quick tips for creating the perfect ready-to-wear look for when you want to go glam. It's an update from my summer post.
Easy glam makeup how-to for New Year's Eve
First, start with a moisturized base. The dryness of winter and the wind chill can wreak havoc on your skin. In addition to your moisturizer, you may want to use a mist for extra hydration before or after you apply your makeup.
5 to 15-minute party or event glam look
Five to six products are all you need to create the perfect glam look! I like only pulling out a multitasker once, so I wrote this in the order I use it.
Doing your base first is not always ideal, but I work with creams, so I don't get powder on my face after doing my eyes. I recommend doing these in the order you prefer.
If you're not a fan of foundations or contouring, your glam look should take five minutes. I fall between 7 and 15 minutes, depending on how many layers I use.
Step 1
Start with a 2-in-1 brow and eyeliner cream. Use it to line your eyes, then feather your brows for a natural look. Or you can use an eyeliner pencil and make your mascara a multitasker by using it on your brows as well. See step six for mascara deets.
🦋This step should take one minute or slightly more, depending on how skilled you are with your eye makeup.
Step 2 (optional)
Next is the foundation base. Try a multitasker that also works as a concealer, like our 2-in-1 Beauty Stix. Or, if you prefer something lighter, a mineral foundation powder or bronzer works!
🦋This step should take one minute or slightly more. Layer and build until you reach your desired coverage level.
Step 3 (optional)
Next is the contour. A cream contour kit works, or you can use a Beauty Stix for a semi-contour. I usually use a Beauty Stix 4 shades darker than my skin tone to contour my cheeks and jawline. I rarely do a full contour.
🦋This step should take one to five minutes, depending on the contour level you're doing.
Step 4
Next is the colour (color) pop. Put a natural swipe of colour (color) on your lips, cheeks, and eyes. Try a multitasker that works on multiple areas, like our 3-in-1 Beauty Stix. Or, if you prefer something lighter, something like our Double Duty Cream is more translucent.
🦋This step should take one minute or more. Layer and build until you reach your desired coverage level.
Step 5
Next, I use a shimmer on my eyes to make them pop. I use our lip gloss in Gliterazzi (gold sparkle) or Arsenal (silver sparkle). I swipe it on one eye, fan it to dry, then do the other eye. I also add it to my lips after applying the Beauty Stix. You can use it on your full lips or dot the shimmer in the middle.
🦋This step should take one minute (with drying time).
Step 6
Next is your mascara, which you can also swipe on your brows for a polished look, as mentioned above. For a glam look, I layer coats on my lashes. I do one coat on both eyes (left and then right for me) and quickly follow up with the second and third coats before each has a chance to fully dry.
🦋To layer, your lashes mustn't be too wet or fully dry to help lessen the chance of clumping. It's why I work on both eyes at the same time.
- Coat one - left eye and then right eye.
- Coat two - left eye and then right eye.
- Coat three – left eye and then right eye.
🦋This step should take one to two minutes.
🦋I look tired (I'm not saying it's age!) without mascara on my bottom lashes and my top, so I need both. But I only put one coat on my bottom lashes.
Check out my GRWMs on Instagram for inspo.
3-in-1 Beauty Stix on Instagram (real-time took 30 seconds)
2-in-1 Beauty Stix on Instagram (real-time took 42 seconds)
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