New Year’s Eve is the perfect time to take eye makeup to a whole new level. Whether clients are going out for a night on the town or hosting a small gathering with friends, professionals can help them put their most glamorous face forward. From a dramatic smoky eye to a bold wing eyeliner, these New Year’s makeup tips will leave clients slaying well into 2019.
Master the art of the perfect smoky eye for the New Year. Start with a mid-tone gray transition color and lightly buff eyeshadow into the client’s crease. Starting at the outer corners of the eye, for depth, begin building up the look by packing on a darker matte shade using a pointed blending brush. Grab a fluffy blending brush and continuously blend all over the lid to achieve the ultimate blown out eye. Next, go in with a very pigmented black eyeshadow and build up color along the outer corner, not going above the crease. Continue to blend eyeshadow all over the eyelid. Using a tapered precision brush, with the same eyeshadow, smoke out the lower eyelash line. Now, take a black eyeliner all along the client’s water line. To brighten up the eyes, apply highlight to the inner corners. This creates an instant eye-opening effect. Finish off the look by adding black volumizing mascara and bold, dramatic false eyelashes.
For a long-lasting smoky eye, apply a long-wear gel eyeliner or cream shadow in black until the desired intensity is achieved.
Do not forget to define the client’s eyebrows by filling them in using a pencil, powder, or gel. Shaped eyebrows help frame the eyes and draw focus to them.
To achieve this look, grab a pressed gold eyeshadow and apply it all over the client’s eyelid. To intensify the gold eyeshadow, spray the brush with a setting mist to make the gold pop. Next, take a toffee colored matte shade and begin to blend color into the crease and buff out the eyelid using a fluffy blending brush. Now, using the same shade, apply eyeshadow to the outer corner “V”. To achieve the ultimate cat eye, grab a felt tip black eyeliner and draw a wing starting from the outside and working inwards, applying along the top and bottom eyelash line. To find the right angle for the wing, visually trace a line from the nostril to the outer corner of the eyebrow. Vamp up this look by applying highlighter to the browbone. Complete with a pair of wispy eyelashes.
For faux eyelashes that last, get the eyelash adhesive tacky before applying faux eyelashes to the client’s eyelash line for an easier application and all-night staying power.
These no-fail New Year’s looks wow clients and are easy to achieve. With a bombshell eye or extra sparkle, clients will love their glamorous New Year’s look and will be back again for all of their makeup needs in the coming year.