Makeup Essentials to Dazzle on the Holiday Party Circuit

The holidays are fast approaching, and with it comes party season! There will be plenty of opportunities to glam up your makeup look, between holiday entertaining with family and friends and office Christmas parties. ‘Tis the season to rock festive manicures, dramatic lipsticks and dazzling eye looks.

To help prep for the ever-growing list of social outings and soirées, Beauty Advisors from London Drugs have curated a list of the biggest beauty trends and colours that work best for the holidays.

 

Festive Nails
kiss-nailsessieYou can’t go wrong with the classics when it comes to holiday manicures, but try upgrading to a formula that will survive the Christmas party hop. Essie’s new 2-step Gel Couture luxurious wear formula lasts longer than the 12 Days of Christmas (up to 14 days, in fact). Essie’s Gel Couture in Hang up the Heels and Gala-Vanting are both beautiful classic shades that will match any holiday outfit.

Got a last minute party invite? Throw on a set of Kiss Gel Fantasy Ready-To-Wear Gel Nails in Faux Real for gorgeous nails in a pinch.

 

Sparkling Eyes

glitter-linerpaletteWith so many events and varying dress codes, London Drugs’ Beauty Advisors recommend an eyeshadow palette with a wide range of shades to adjust your look accordingly. A favourite is L’Oreal’s Colour Riche La Palette in Nude 1. With a selection of 10 neutral matte and shimmery shades, you can play your look up or down depending on the event. Creating a cat-eye with L’Oreal’s easy to use Superstar Eyeliner is the perfect way to amp up the look.

If a party calls for a little more sparkle, add a touch of glitter to the cat-eye. A long-time favourite is Lise Watier’s Eye Glitter Liner.

 

Holiday Face

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The easiest way to light up the room at any party is with a flawless glow. Our beauty experts suggest Makeup Revolution’s Vivid Baked Highlighter; it gives a beautiful shimmery golden glow to the cheekbones in just one sweep.

 

 

Holiday Lips

lip-paletteInvesting in a lip palette with a variety of shades will make switching up your look between parties that much easier. The L’Oreal Colour Riche La Palette Lip in Ruby Red has the perfect gradient of bright to deep reds that will compliment all of your holiday eye looks. For an extra trendy pout, London Drugs’ Beauty Advisors recommend applying a coat of Maybelline’s Lip Studio Shine Shot Lip Top Coat in Clear Vinyl over top.

 

Products to Last the Party Circuit

cargosetting-sprayTo make sure your makeup lasts from secret Santa exchange to cocktail hour, it’s worth adding these beauty products to your holiday makeup routine. Applying an eyeshadow primer prior to your eye makeup will ensure that the shadow (and your super glam glitter liner) don’t budge all night. Try the Cargo HD Picture Perfect Eye Shadow Primer: eyeshadow will appear more vivid and will be locked in place. Once makeup application is complete, don’t forget to mist your face with L’Oreal’s Infallible Pro Mist & Fix Makeup Extender Setting Spray. This spray will keep your makeup looking flawless all night long.

 

For more holiday beauty inspiration from London Drugs’ beauty experts, watch this L’Oreal Holiday Makeup Tutorial!

Christmas Gift Ideas that Will Make Any Beauty Lover Swoon

We all have that one makeup obsessed friend or family member in our life. Their vanity table is overflowing with brushes, creams, fragrances and palettes, but don’t tell them they have enough: that new red lipstick has an entirely different undertone than the 20 others they own. The Beauty Advisors at London Drugs get it: as self-professed beauty junkies themselves, they know what it’s like to lust for the perfect fragrance or fancy new eyeshadow palette. To help make Christmas shopping easy, they have rounded up the top gift ideas to make any beauty lover’s Christmas merry and bright.

For the Fragrance Fanatic

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Juicy Couture’s I Love Juicy Couture Eau de Parfum is the perfect fragrance for the glamorous rebel on your list, according to London Drugs’ expert Beauty Advisors. The scent has jasmine and pink honeysuckle at the heart, with notes of taffy apple, lively red currant and sparkling mandarin: it’s hard not to feel boldly glamorous while wearing this scent!

 

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For the sophisticated and confident woman, Giorgio Armani’s Si Eau de Parfum Limited Edition makes an excellent gift. This scent, which is new and exclusive to London Drugs, has a chic yet intense scent with notes of black current nectar, modern chypre and blond wood musk. Perfect for the free, passionate, vibrant woman.

For the Makeup Maven

For young beauty buffs, it’s all about experimentation when it comes to makeup. For tweens or teens, the Beauty Advisors recommend a compact makeup kit like Beauty 101’s 25-Piece Kit, which comes packed with a huge variety of shades and products for them to play with.

To really wow the budding makeup lover, Beauty Scene’s whopping 181-piece makeup kit is a fantastic find. The kit includes everything from cream and powder eyeshadows to blushes and face powders, not to mention two handy cards with tips for creating some classic makeup looks.

For the Skincare Savvy

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If their vanity is covered in serums, face masks, skin creams, eye creams, and a whole bunch of other creams you didn’t even know existed, then it’s safe to say your giftee is probably a skincare junkie. Surprise them with a collection of the most pampering skincare gifts from Bliss Spa, like their Multi-‘Face’-eted All-In-One Anti-Aging Clay Mask, and Blood Orange + White Pepper Body Butter Maximum Moisture Cream.

 

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Every beauty lover knows the importance of good skincare, to create a flawless base for makeup application. The Lise Watier Mini Glam Set comes complete with a Lift & Firm 3D Flash Lift Radiance Vial and a pair of 3D Lift Eye Patches: perfect for some at-home pampering. The Radiance Vials are like a beauty makeover in a jar, instantly restoring skin radiance, while the Eye Patches will give an instant mini-eye lift. The set also comes with mascara, lipstick and eyeliner to complete a flawless look.

For the Stocking Stuffer

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Ask any self-professed beauty lover, and they’ll tell you beauty blenders really are a girl’s best friend. Stash a set of e.l.f’s Blended Beauty Sponges in their stocking and you’ll win some serious brownie points.

Liquid Suede Cream Lipsticks are one of the hottest items recently launched by the mega-hot beauty brand NYX Cosmetics. Add a limited edition set of 3 to a beauty lover’s stocking, and they’ll be swooning over these of coveted lipsticks that are both super-pigmented and waterproof.

 

 

 

To see more Christmas gift ideas from London Drugs’ beauty experts, watch these videos!

L’Oreal Holiday Makeup Tutorial

Between office Christmas parties and holiday entertaining with family and friends, there will be plenty opportunities to get glammed up this season! Our Beauty Advisor Sara takes us step-by-step through a classic yet festive makeup tutorial that’s perfect for the upcoming holiday party circuit. Plus, she’s sharing her tips for making sure your makeup stays put through every last social outing and soirée.

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Fall Makeup Tutorial Featuring High-Shine Glossy Lips

Sorry matte lipsticks, but glossy lips are in! Get the on-trend high shine look with Maybelline’s new Lip Studio Color Jolt Intense Lip Paints and Lip Studio Shine Shot Lip Topcoat. Our Beauty Advisor Suman will show you how to style the bold lip look in this makeup tutorial.

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Fall Makeup Tutorial with Kiss Professional Make-up

Our Beauty Advisor Siena is showing us a step-by-step of her fall makeup look, using products from Kiss Professional Make-up, a brand that is new and exclusive to London Drugs! The line of affordable makeup products has a great variety of basic neutrals for every day wear, as well as fun, bolder shades for the adventurous beauty buff. Watch the video to get a peek at the newest Kiss Professional Make-up products in-store, from their compact Contour Kit to their ultra-popular Egoism Matte Velvet Lipstick.

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Get Ready with Me: What’s New from NYX Cosmetics

Did you know: London Drugs has the largest selection of NYX Cosmetics in Canada, outside of the NYX stores? Our Beauty Advisor Sara is excited to show you her favourite new NYX Cosmetics products, just launched at London Drugs! She is head over heels for NYX’s Lid Lingerie Eye Tints which dry quickly and don’t crease, and NYX’s brand new Cosmic Metals Lip Creams, which come in beautifully bold shades to glam up any look. See which other new NYX Cosmetics products Sara is loving by watching the video!

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Get the Kardashian Glow!

The secret to Khloe Kardashian’s gorgeous glow? Makeup Revolution’s Vivid Baked Highlighter. Makeup Revolution recently launched at London Drugs, and for only $9.99, you can purchase the same highlighter that Khloe uses!

Her makeup artist, Joyce Bonelli used it on Khloe for her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Joyce says, “I applied Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked as a highlighter to her cheekbones, and bronzer to her jawline and around the hairline.”

The highlighters are incredibly pigmented and with just a swipe of a brush, you’ll be glowing!

For a less than subtle glow, try wetting your brush or sponge, swirling in the highlighter, and apply. That’s sure to give you a gorgeous glow all night long!

Shop all colors of Vivid Baked Highlighters here.

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