Get the Look: Holiday Glam

The holiday glam look is bold, refined and attention-grabbing. With glitter, though, there’s often a fine line between looking glamorous and looking like you’re playing dress-up. Using primer helps to ensure that your finished look is precise, refined and eye-catching. Primer gives your makeup more staying power, prevents your eyeshadow from creasing and makes the colors appear bolder and more pigmented.

Using a dome-shaped blending/crease brush, apply the brownish-tan color from this palette to the crease of your eyelid. You could also use a matte bronzer in place of the eyeshadow. The key here is to blend, blend, blend. You want to give your final look some depth, and this color will serve as a sort of shadow behind the glitter and glam.

While the gold is the real MVP of this look, the winged eyeliner helps to make it pop. Using a black, liquid eyeliner, draw a thin line from the inner corner of your eyelid to the end, extending the line into a wing past your outer lashes. The dark liner creates a striking contrast against the bright gold, adding a bit of sophistication and definition to your eyes.

This gorgeous eyeshadow palette packs quite the punch—if you’re strategic with your application. To really step up the drama, dab color onto your lids, then use a small eyeliner or eyeshadow brush to build upon your base. By using a smaller brush, you can be more strategic with your glitter placement and have more flexibility with your final look.

Finalize your holiday glam look with a coat or two of a volume-boosting mascara, like this one by RevitaLash Cosmetics. It’ll add a touch more drama, while making your eyes look wider and more awake. Va-va-voom!