Holiday Season
Make-up Tips
TEXT Crisger Santley
D uring the holidays season,
make-up gives you a chance
to do something fun, new
and creative, and this year’s
hot make-up trends offer lots of options
for creating exciting new looks.

With such a wide variety of holiday
activities, no single make-up look will
work for all occasions. For a dressy,
black tie event, you may want a more
dramatic, glamorous look, but for
neighborhood get-togethers or outdoor
activities, a more natural, wholesome
look works better.

No matter the occasion, here are some
tips to achieve your best possible
holiday make-up look.

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Winter Skin Care
Maintaining a healthy winter skin-care
routine is the single most important
thing you can do to make sure your
holiday make-up looks great. Applying
make-up to dry skin accentuates
flakiness because the make-up sits on
top of your face instead of blending
in. Daily use of a rich, high-quality
moisturizer is a must (Embryolisse Lait-
Crème Concentré is a good choice).

It’s also important to exfoliate your
face twice a week to remove dead skin
cells, and consider a monthly facial
during the winter months to freshen
and rejuvenate your skin. Your skin-care
routine should still include SPF, because
even indoor light can damage skin.

Getting the Right Look
When choosing a foundation for the
holiday season, there are a number of
factors to consider. The first is color.

During the winter, your skin can be
up to four shades lighter than in the
summer, so be sure to adjust the color of
your foundation if necessary.

The next thing to consider is what
products to use and how to apply them.

For dressy evenings out, waterproof,
silicone-based products last longer, and
in most cases, won’t smudge off on to
your fancy clothing. For professional
holiday photo shoots, water-based
foundation is usually the best choice,
but it should be applied with an
airbrush, because high-definition
cameras will pick up hard brush marks



or other imperfections. For outdoor and
casual events, the best approach is to
apply foundation very lightly. In fact,
“barely there” make-up is one of the
hot trends showing up in New York
and other fashion centers.

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The “Smoky-Eye” look never goes out
of style, and you can use this technique
year-round. During the winter months,
when we tend to wear heavier, darker
clothes, try experimenting with bolder,
more dramatic smoky eye effects to
help build a glamorous, eye-popping
overall look, particularly for dressy
events. bright red, burgundy, berry-color, etc.

These are also great holiday colors, so
if this look works for you, now is the
time to go for it big! If you’re looking
for a subtle, less dramatic look, another
popular trend is to go for a matte, nude
look with just a whisper of soft rose
color to create a bloom effect. And don’t
forget to make lip moisturizing part of
your routine for combatting dry, cold
winter weather (Elizabeth Arden Eight
Hour Cream Lip Protectant is a great
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_________________ On the other hand, if you want to try
a glamorous, nude eye look, a very
popular trend this year is to create
swooping “cat eye” effects in the
corners of the eyes for dramatic flair.

Be sure to use long-lasting, waterproof
eyeliner for long evenings out or any
activity where your eyes might get
watery in the cold weather.

Holiday make-up can be fun and
glamorous, and just a few adjustments
to the products and techniques you use
can help create looks you’ll love. So this
holiday season, be gorgeous!
Crisger Santley is a licensed esthetician and owner
of Star Makeup Studio in Vienna, VA (www.

starmakeupstudio.com). She provides make-up artistry,
skin care and hair styling services to TV, film, media,
fashion and bridal clients in the greater D.C. area.

E-mail her at starmakeupstudio@gmail.com, and follow
her on Twitter: @StarMakeup, Facebook: Star Makeup
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