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:
Julia Framel says
This is cute! Great look.
XO Julia
http://technicallysweet.com
Kelly Egan says
Thanks Julia! I bet it would look great on you too!
Carla (@charliesue) says
So natural and such a pretty and complimentary look! Thumbs up.
Kelly Egan says
Thank you, thank you lady!
Tiffany Ingram says
Your eyes are stunning in these! I’ve heard that brown shadow can help blue eyes pop…I guess it works! Lovely post Kelly!
Kelly Egan says
Awww, thanks so much Tiffany! You’re too sweet!
Cara of Stylish+Geek Blog says
Love the natural hues and stunning overall look 🙂
Kelly Egan says
Yay! Thanks Cara!
Lauren says
My face really does better with Bare Minerals, I gotta try this set out!
Kelly Egan says
You should Lauren! They are having some crazy post-holiday sales right now.
Karissa Ancell says
I’m not much of a makeup person but I am a big fan of bare minerals. I use a lot of their products.
Kelly Egan says
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!
Lindsay says
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!
Kelly Egan says
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!
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
Your make up looks great. It is not too much so it highlights your beauty.
Kelly Egan says
You are too sweet Beth! Thanks!
Kimberly Bonham says
Sooo pretty! Love it!
Kelly Egan says
Thanks so much Kimberly!
Deidre Emme says
Beautiful look! I like that you keep it simple with the peach blush.
Kelly Egan says
Thanks Deidre! I didn’t want to go too over-the-top. Even for New Year’s I still keep things pretty tasteful! 🙂
Brenda says
Awesome tutorial! A perfect look for upcoming New Year’s Eve parties!
Kelly Egan says
Thanks so much Brenda!
Mia Myrabev says
This is such a cool tutorial and so easy to follow.
Kelly Egan says
Thanks Mia!
Becky says
Thanks for making it look easy
Kelly Egan says
Hahah, it was! I promise I’m no makeup guru!
corisbigmouth says
Thanks for sharing the steps, I too love bare minerals.
Kelly Egan says
Thanks Cori! They are the best!!!
Rachel Hay says
So natural and beautiful! Love your eyes!
Kelly Egan says
Thank you so much Rachel! You’re too sweet!
Andi Fisher says
A lot of people struggle with figuring out a make-up routine, this is a great tutuorial.
Kelly Egan says
Thanks Andi!
Kelly @ Life made Sweeter says
So so pretty! You are glowing and I love how fresh and natural the makeup looks:) Elegant and perfect for all the NYE parties!
Kelly Egan says
Thanks so much Kelly! This was such a lovely comment to wake up to!
Rebekah says
Very natural! Love it 🙂
Kelly Egan says
Thanks Rebekah!
Shannon Peterson says
Your eyes are GORGEOUS! Love how simple but effective this look is!
Kelly Egan says
Aww, thanks so much Shannon! 🙂
yaitza says
so pretty and natural… this is my kind of make up
Kelly Egan says
Me too! I feel too old and serious to pull off a lot of the makeup fads.