Hi pretties! I hope you had a great holiday! 2014 was a great year, but I’m so looking forward to 2015 – and all of those New Year’s Parties!
Experimenting with new makeup looks is one of my favorite things. I have just one rules for new makeup looks. I want to wear the makeup, not have the makeup to wear me. Bare Minerals is always my go-to when I’m buying new makeup. I know I can trust them for high quality, good-value looks that will look great and stay on all night.
Holiday kits are a great way to load up on new makeup without spending a fortune. I looked to the selection from Bare Minerals to help me try out a new look that will be perfect for ringing in the new year! Most of the makeup I used for this look is from the Bare Minerals Vision of Light kit. As a bonus, the kit is on sale right now meaning you can get an entire look worth of make up for next to nothing.
This look is all about highlighting your natural glow and making your eyes pop, without having to cake makeup on! Think yourself, just with a few gentle upgrades! The eyes are the stars here, with a brown smoky eye complimented by a pretty mauve lip. Highlighter is a must for flawless skin. Who needs photoshop when you can just dab on some highlighter!? This look is perfect for those upcoming New Year’s Eve parties.
Start with your face prepped. For me that means primer, concealer and Bare Minerals bareSkin foundation.
Blend a loose dark brown eye shadow into the outer contour of your eye. To do this I used a tapered eyeshadow brush.
Next, apply a loose champagne or gold shimmery eyecolor over your entire lid, blending it with the brown. Line the upper lash line and lower outer lash line with a bronze eyeliner.
Coat your lashes with your favorite volumizing mascara. I made my eyes pop by using multiple coats on the top and the bottom of my lashes.
Using a blush brush, buff a small amount of a warm peach blush over the apples of your cheeks.
My favorite part – dab a tiny bit of highlighter anywhere the light hits – your cupid’s bow, the bridge of your nose, your brow bone and your cheekbones.
Finish by dusting your face with finishing powder and coating your lips with a mauve lipgloss!
You glow girl! Go ring in the new year with confidence that you look flawless!
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P.S. – Like this tutorial? Here’s another one for flawless skin with a subtle smoky eye:
This is cute! Great look.
XO Julia
http://technicallysweet.com
Thanks Julia! I bet it would look great on you too!
So natural and such a pretty and complimentary look! Thumbs up.
Thank you, thank you lady!
Your eyes are stunning in these! I’ve heard that brown shadow can help blue eyes pop…I guess it works! Lovely post Kelly!
Awww, thanks so much Tiffany! You’re too sweet!
Love the natural hues and stunning overall look 🙂
Yay! Thanks Cara!
My face really does better with Bare Minerals, I gotta try this set out!
You should Lauren! They are having some crazy post-holiday sales right now.
I’m not much of a makeup person but I am a big fan of bare minerals. I use a lot of their products.
They are the best aren’t they?! I feel like you can’t go wrong – it’s always just giving a better version of yourself!
Beautiful!! I feel like I am so bad at applying makeup so it is always very helpful for me to see posts like these 🙂 You have gorgeous eyes!
Awww, thanks Lindsay! It was my first make up tutorial and I have to say it was wayyy more fun than I thought it would be!
Your make up looks great. It is not too much so it highlights your beauty.
You are too sweet Beth! Thanks!
Sooo pretty! Love it!
Thanks so much Kimberly!
Beautiful look! I like that you keep it simple with the peach blush.
Thanks Deidre! I didn’t want to go too over-the-top. Even for New Year’s I still keep things pretty tasteful! 🙂
Awesome tutorial! A perfect look for upcoming New Year’s Eve parties!
Thanks so much Brenda!
This is such a cool tutorial and so easy to follow.
Thanks Mia!
Thanks for making it look easy
Hahah, it was! I promise I’m no makeup guru!
Thanks for sharing the steps, I too love bare minerals.
Thanks Cori! They are the best!!!
So natural and beautiful! Love your eyes!
Thank you so much Rachel! You’re too sweet!
A lot of people struggle with figuring out a make-up routine, this is a great tutuorial.
Thanks Andi!
So so pretty! You are glowing and I love how fresh and natural the makeup looks:) Elegant and perfect for all the NYE parties!
Thanks so much Kelly! This was such a lovely comment to wake up to!
Very natural! Love it 🙂
Thanks Rebekah!
Your eyes are GORGEOUS! Love how simple but effective this look is!
Aww, thanks so much Shannon! 🙂
so pretty and natural… this is my kind of make up
Me too! I feel too old and serious to pull off a lot of the makeup fads.