Holiday makeup: 8 Beauty Panel tips on getting party-ready in a flash

by FASHION Staff December 5, 2013

Ah, the holidays! Forget last minute shopping scrambles—the real frenzy comes when your all-business daytime face needs to transform into a head-turning party look in the blink of an eye. With very little time to prepare it’s imperative you have some expert advice on the makeup products and beauty tools you’ll need to be party-ready in a jiffy.

Ideally we’d all have a fairy godmother to wave her wand and make us instantly holiday-stunning, but realistically a well-edited beauty bag will do the trick. First of all, aim for a night look that builds upon your daytime face with the addition of just a few key products: A swipe of your favourite sultry crimson lipstick, a smear of warm, smoky eyeshadows or a hit of bright blush will you have knocking it out of the beauty park. So empty your filled-to-the-brim makeup bag and read on for some essential holiday beauty tips from the Beauty Panel.

Challenge 39: How do you transform you office make up into a holiday party look? See the answers now! »

Definitely turning a few heads is newbie Eugenia Ragas of Ommorphia Beauty Bar, who transformed her office-appropriate natural lip to a gorgeous vivid red. Shayna Wiwierski of A Pop Of Colour focused on the eyes by working in some gunmetal glitter for real holiday sparkle. Also new to the panel is Maggie Ng of Beauty PhD and she minimizes her pre-party touchup time by starting the day with a long-wear foundation.

Have a beauty question you want to see the panel answer? Send it our way at beautypanel@fashionmagazine.com. Read on for the answers to this week’s challenge and for more goodness, get to know all contributors on our Beauty Panel hub page.

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