Beauty How-To: Sultry New Year's Eve Makeup

We like to think of New Year's Eve as the one time a year we have carte blanche to go all out with glitter, glitz and drama when it comes to our makeup. Our friends from StyleCaster show you how to get a sexy, smoky-eyed party on your agenda that night.

New Year's Eve only comes once a year, so obviously we have to be dressed up to the nines. And, with the hopes of being kissed when the clock strikes twelve, it's also the one time of year that taking an extra minute or two on your makeup is definitely called for. When that boy gets all up close and personal, you better make sure everything looks just right.

Makeup artist Jordy Poon shows us how to add a little sparkle to our NYE look -- try his tricks at home for your festivities!

Click the image to watch the video tutorial!

Step 1: Smudge a soft black line along the bottom eyelash line with eyeliner.
Step 2: Continue along the top lash line.
Step 3: Take a damp brush and trace over the eyeliner with a dark eyeshadow.
Step 4: Line the inside of your eyes.
Step 5: Accent the inner corners with a silver glitter.
Step 6: Finish off with black liquid eyeliner and mascara.
Step 7: Wipe off any fall-outs from under the eyes.
Step 8: Apply your base foundation.
Step 9: Use a soft bronzer as a blush to contour under the cheek.
Step 10: Highlight the cheek bones and brow with a warm cream highlighter.
Step 11: Balance the eyes with a warm lipstick.

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Stephanie | Reply

LOVE that glittery silver color in the picture - looks awesome in contrast with the black liner. Some of my top picks for NYE makeup are...

Urban Decay's All Nighter Spray - keeps all that beautiful makeup in place after you spent all that time applying it. This is a total must have if you'll be dancing in a hot, humid club.

If you have oily skin like me, you’ll need some products that help you stay shine free all night. The best powder for oily skin that I’ve found is Mattify Ultra from Mattify Cosmetics. I use it underneath my Clarins Matte foundation as a primer, and then over the top as a setting powder. Without the Mattify, I’d be shining like the disco ball within an hour!!

One of the best eye liners around is Stila Cosmetic’s Smudge Stick. This works AWESOME for lining the inner rims of eyes and lasts for 6-8 hours. The pencil is automatic and kind of a cooling gel texture, so it doesn’t irritate the inside rims. They have a color that looks identical to the silver used in this pic – it’s called Silver Dollar. Or, if you want to use a shadow, a good one to try is Mattify Cosmetic’s Summer Storm or Snow Bunny. Those two colors work really well to brighten up the inner corners of eyes. Anyways, yay for New Years Makeup, everyone have a fun night!!

Posted 1:37 PM on 12/29/2010

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