Glitter guide: 4 hair and makeup gif tutorials to help you master the runway trend

by Alyssa Garrison March 31, 2015

In many people’s books, glitter is regarded as a nuisance—an unnecessary substance that makes a huge mess and never really seems to fully go away. Our humble opinion? Those people are boring.

Whether it be in the form of sequins, chunks, flakes, crystals, or powder, glitter adds a touch of magic and fun to everything it lands upon (including pets, partner’s faces, your kitchen table, etc.). As a result it has pretty much been a constant on the runway (in beauty and the clothing itself) for ages, rising to almost epidemic level over the past few seasons. From Rodarte to local sensation Hayley Elsaesser, designers have been dumping glitter on models without restraint, and we’re far from tired of the trend.

We put together four simple tutorials inspired by some of our favourite glitter looks to help get you (and most likely your entire bathroom) as sparkly as possible.

Photography by Andrew Gould

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Brows

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Step 1: Paint your brows with a gold liquid liner until they take on a subtle gleam.

LUSH Fantasy Liquid Eyeliner ($19, lush.ca)

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Step 2: Dab loose glitter onto your brows.

Make Up For Ever Glitters ($20, sephora.com)

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Step 3: Seal the sparkle in with clear brow gel.

Make Up For Ever Brow Seal Transparent Eyebrow Gel ($22, sephora.com)

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Eyeliner

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Step 1: Using a nail art stamping tool, very carefully make a line of eyelash adhesive dots under your eye, as close to your lash line as possible.

Ardell Lash Grip Eye Lash Adhesive ($5, sallybeauty.com)

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Step 2: With the same tool, apply chunky glitter or small sequins.

Make Up For Ever Extra Large Sized Glitters ($40, makeupforever.com)

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Lips

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Step 1: Start by applying your favourite lipstick.

Dior Rouge Dior Couture Colour Voluptuous Care Lipstick in 475 ($39, sephora.com)

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Step 2: Dab your lips with a shimmery, sparkly lip gloss, ideally the stickiest formula you can find. Either of MAC’s Cinderella collection glosses will work perfectly.

M.A.C Cinderella Tinted Lipglass ($20, maccosmetics.com)

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Step 3:

Using your finger, lightly pat loose glitter into the gloss. We used the super-fine iridescent glitter from MAC’s Cinderella collection, but a coloured glitter would work nicely as well.

M.A.C Cinderella Glitter ($28, maccosmetics.com)

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*Note: This is so NOT a kissable look. Keep your glitter lips to yourself.

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Hair

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Step 1: Comb your hair into a defined part.

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Step 2: Tap a glossing wax into your root area.

R+Co Continental Glossing wax ($27, randco.com)

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Step 3: Sprinkle glitter onto the roots until they are covered in sparkly magic, and comb the glitter through with a wide-toothed comb.

Make Up For Ever Glitters ($20, sephora.com)

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Step 4: Hairspray into place with a strong hold hairspray.

R+Co Outer Space Flexible Hairspray ($29, randco.com)

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