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Blogmas Day 9: Holiday Red Lip Makeup

Red Lips

During the holiday party season, red lips are a go-to for a classic and simple makeup look.

Face:
1. Apply a light base. Pick a luminous foundation with a light-medium coverage. Jessie's Picks: Nars Sheer Glow Foundation. Becca Luminous Skin Colour Ultra Sheer Foundation SPF 25++
2. Blend a peach cream blush along your cheek bone. Jessie's Picks: Nars The Multiple in South Beach. Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Peach Satin.


Eyes:
1. Apply a cream shimmery champagne coloured eye shadow all over your lid. Jessie's Picks: Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study. Benefit Cosmetics Creaseless Cream Shadow in R.S.V.P.
2. Apply a coat of your favourite brown mascara.

Lips:
1. Line your lips with a brick red lip liner. Jessie's Picks: Mac Lip Pencil in Brick. Clinique Quickliner for Lips in Lipblush.
2. Using a lip brush apply a thin layer of a matte red lipstick. Jessie's Picks: Mac Lip Stick in Russian Red. Bobbi Brown Creamy Matte Lip Color in Red Carpet.
3. Blot your lips with a tissue, dust with loose powder, and apply another thin layer of lip stick. Blot and repeat one more time.
4. If you want you can add a layer of gloss, or you can leave your lips matte.
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