Afternoon beauty fix: Take some inspiration from silent films for New Year’s Eve makeup

I want to wear old Hollywood makeup on New Year’s Eve to look festive and fashionable. Problem is, I’m pretty amateur when it comes to application. Have any guidelines to follow?
You know, it’s so common to hear the 1950s referenced for retro makeup but we think it was the ‘20s that had the most desirable techniques. Whereas beauty trends of the ‘50s—like heavy black eyeliner and cherry-red lips—have been unearthed by everyone from Dita Von Teese to the quirky girl next door, the ‘20s look is far more eccentric and certain to wow your friends, while also being perfectly festive for NYE. First, select two eye shadows in the same colour family. Stay away from subtlety and opt for jewel tones like aquamarine and royal blue, packed together in L’Oreal Paris HiP Bright Shadow Duos in “Showy” ($10 at drugstores). Eye shadow in the ‘20s wasn’t about perfection, so you can be rather casual in applying the dark shade from your lashline to the crease and marrying it with the lighter shade at your inner eyelid, pulling all the way up to your brow and ignoring your instinct to leave room for a highlight. For silver screen-worthy eyebrows, pencil a thin line into your brows using a dark eyeliner—such as Clinique Quickliner for Eyes in “Roast Coffee” ($15, at clinique.com). Finally, use a deep-plum or violet lip pencil, like M.A.C Cosmetics Lip Pencil in “Vino” ($14 at maccosmetics.com), to fill in your lips, creating a bow shape, a technique aptly named after silent film actress Clara Bow. Next step? Learning the Charleston so you can ring in the New Year just like the screen sirens of the roaring ‘20s! Good luck!

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