HOW TO: Classic Holiday Party Look | MAC Cosmetics

Rock around the holiday season with this classic festive look by Director of Makeup Artistry Romero Jennings!

PRODUCTS:
Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Soft Ochre
Nutcracker Sweet Smoky Eye Compact
Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline / Nutcracker Sweet
Eye Kohl in Powersurge / Nutcracker Sweet
Extended Play Gigablack Lash
Haute & Naughty Lash
Nutcracker Sweet Copper Face Compact
Prep + Prime Lip
Nutcracker Sweet Red Lip Bag
Double-Ended 213/214 Brush included in the Nutcracker Sweet Smoky Eye Compact
217 Brush
224 Brush
242 Brush
209 Brush
219 Brush
205 Brush
197 Brush
168 Brush

STEPS:
1. Prep the eye with Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Soft Ochre using a 217 Brush, blending upwards and outwards toward the brow bone.

2. Tap and blend Eye Shadow in Kid from the Nutcracker Sweet Smoky Eye Compact over the eyelid, using the fluffy side of the 213/214 Brush from the same palette.

3. Define the crease using Eye Shadow in Cake & Biscuits from the same palette, and blend outward.

4. Take Licorice Lane Eye Shadow from the same palette and make dots in the outer corners of the eye using the 224 Brush, and blend.

5. Using the 213 Brush from the palette, connect Eye Shadow in Licorice Lane to the lash line.

6. Using the 242 Brush, press Eye Shadow in Too-dle-oo from the same palette into the centre and inner corner of the eye, blending upwards.

7. Line the upper lash line with Eye Shadow in Licorice Lane using a 209 Brush, then blend using a 224 Brush.

8. Using a 219 Brush, apply Eye Shadow in Cake & Biscuits along the lower lash line.

9. Using the same brush, make a soft “C” in the outer corner of the eye with Eye Shadow in Dance In The Dark, to wrap the smokiness around the eye.

10. Apply Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline to the waterline, stopping before the inner corner.

11. Highlight the inner corner of the eye using Eye Kohl in Powersurge.

12. First, apply Extended Play Gigablack Lash to the upper lashes, then layer Haute & Naughty Lash over the top, using the 205 Brush to really coat the lashes.

13. Using the 242 Brush, dab Eye Shadow in Too-dle-oo under the high point of the brow.

14. With the 219 Brush, mix Eye Shadow in Kid and Cake & Biscuits, and wrap colour along the lower lash line for a smoky ombré look.

15. Apply Haute & Naughty Lash to the lower lashes with a tapping motion.

16. Using the 197 Brush, gently press Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Whisper Of Gilt from the Nutcracker Sweet Copper Face Compact to the high points of the cheekbone and under the brow bone.

17. Using the 168 Brush, contour Extra Dimension Blush in Pleasure Model, from the same compact, in the hollow and on the apples of the cheek, diffusing out.

18. Prep the lips using Prep + Prime Lip, lining the outer edges of the lips.

19. Lightly apply Lipstick in Candy Cane from the Nutcracker Sweet Red Lip Bag, then gently diffuse the colour with your finger.

20. Apply Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Trust In Red over the lips to build the colour.

21. Finish the look with Vamplify in Suggestive.

22. Go back and add more Pleasure Model to the cheeks if desired.