’Tis the season of kites, bonfires, sweets and savoury dishes, and chilly January festivities. With Pongal, Sankranti and Lohri coming up this week, we’re all set to bring in the harvest season in delight, albeit from inside our homes. And to deck up right for this festive season, we’re thinking of immersing ourselves in sunny colours, a little bit of glitter and some floral inspirations.
Listed below are some fun ideas for your makeup that are perfect for at-home celebrations.
1. Rusty Deep Rose
Dark rusty red lips, pinched and blushing cheeks, power brushed brows and a brick shade on your eyelids is the look we’re thinking of. Use one tint or balm to set the perfect base on your lips and cheeks with Daughter Earth 100% Vegan Super Antioxidant Lip & Cheek Tint - Amor. Add a rust smoked look to your eyeshadow like the Lottie London 9 Piece Eye Shadow Palette - The Rusts and finish with a dark brown eyeliner like the Incolor Scandaleyes Gel Eyeliner. Pick a red lipstick of your choice (we recommend L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Moist Matte Lipstick - 266 Pure Rouge). You can pair the look with a matching multi-coloured outfit, just like Sara Ali Khan’s bold look.
2. Shimmery Pinks
Neutral yet dramatic, a shade of dusty pink that suits your skin and some sheer shimmer in nude brown or gold can create miracles, just like this heritage look by Aditi Rao Hydari. Keep the eyes bold and lips nude for this look. Get the perfect eyeshadow set with the blush, petal rose and rustic shades of the Kay Beauty Eyeshadow Palette - Self Love. Dust your eye and highlight the edges with some shimmer from the Flower Beauty Shimmer & Shade Eyeshadow Palette - Gimme Gold. Add a pink blush and highlighter to your cheeks like the Swiss Beauty Baked Blusher & Highlighter - 02 and complete the look with a nude pink lip colour like Nykaa So Creme! Creamy Matte Lipstick - Break a Leg.
3.Sunflower Goddess
January is all about fresh, warm sunshine and we’re looking to add something yellow to our festive look, like this regal look by Nargis Fakhri. Paired best with deep gold and nude browns, this look is all about the eyes. While a yellow eyeshadow is stunning, you can try a different look with brownish nude eyeshadow and bright yellow waterline (lower eyelid) with a palette like the Too Faced Light My Fire Eye Shadow Palette. Make statement black winged eyes using the Maybelline New York The Colossal Liner - Black. You can try an illuminating look with dewy cheeks and some gold shimmer with the M.A.C Prep + Prime Fix+ (Shimmer) - Goldlite and the Revolution Pro 4K Highlighter Palette - Gold. Add a pink lip gloss to finish like the NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss - Angel Food Cake.
4. Wine Smoky Eyes
A jewel colour like no other, this deep and dark rouge is truly royal. If you’re looking for a simple yet colourful look, we’d suggest trying this one. Create an all-nude look first with a matte base and neutral brown eyeshadow with the Kay Beauty Metallic Eyeshadow Stick Pencil - Special Effects and then add a bright and shimmery wine-hued shadow from the Nicka K Nine Color Eyeshadow Palette - Mocha Mix and blend it in to create smoky eyes, just like Kriti Sanon’s ethnic look. You can try a lower waterline with red too kajal pencil like the Colorbar All-Rounder Pencil - Rich Ruby. Finish the simple yet regal look with a Korean-style tinted nude lip colour with the Just Herbs Enriched Lip and Cheek Tint - 05 Soft Nude.
5. Dewy Fresh Gloss
Glassy skin, flawless base and minimal colour, but with some shine. Yes, we’re talking about an all-nude and all-gloss makeup look. The key is the perfect sheen on your cheeks, nose and eyelids, just like Alia Bhatt’s stunning look. Perfect your base with a satin finish semi-sheer foundation like the e.l.f. Cosmetics Flawless Satin Foundation. Make your cheekbones glow with the Nykaa Strobe & Glow Liquid Highlighter and add some extra shimmer to the bridge of your nose and cheeks with the M.A.C Mineralize Skinfinish - Global Glow. Get a soft pink lip gloss for your lips as well as eyelids for a glowy look, such as the DIOR Lip Glow Oil - 001 Pink.
Your makeup look can feel incomplete without an equally stunning outfit. If you're going for a party at night, we recommend shopping for a shimmer dress or black saree online, to ensure that you make heads turn.
