Well, the holiday season is always overwhelming. More often than not, the beautiful winters and the many celebrations tend to get you a wee bit more excited than you should be when it comes to getting your makeup right. This is the best time to show off your collection as well as your skill. But you might want to take a few steps back and contemplate between what works for you and what doesn’t. While you do that, I have put together eight things you should definitely avoid while getting dressed up this Christmas. We’ve all been there, done that, so you needn’t cringe if it’s something you did last night.

Take a look at the eight makeup faux pas you should steer clear of this holiday.

1. Matching Your Makeup With Your Clothes

Matching is old-school, and in no way classic vintage. When your clothes are bright and so is your makeup, it only spells tacky. Makeup artists believe that if your clothes are vibrant, it is best you go for a neutral palette makeup-wise. If you pick a metallic wardrobe to dazzle through the holidays, make sure you avoid glossy cosmetics and stick to the ever-so-classic smoky eye.

2. Too Much Glitter Is Not Gold

Shimmer is fun, and it sets the ambience for the festivities. But not if you looked like you smeared your face with glue and dipped it in glitter. That is just a big NO. 

3. Playing Up The Eyes And The Lips

You either let your eyes dazzle or glam up your lips. It has to be one or the other, and not both. If you are going gung-ho with your eye makeup, keep your lips nude or neutral, and if your lips are stealing the thunder, keep your eye makeup natural. Or else, you will be summoning disaster.

4. Overdoing The Bronzer

Never ever carry your bronzer in your purse; you are not going to need it. Bronzer needs to be used minimally just to contour your face and allow the areas that need to shine, shine. Women tend to choose bronzers that are much darker than their skin tone and use them all over. You need to pick the right one. The best way is to select a product that has golden tones, rather than orange or muddy browns. Make sure you know your skin tone and are aware of what will suit you before you invest in a bronzer. Also, take note that you need to apply it only on your jawline, the cheeks, the nose, the chin, and the forehead. Do not overdo the bronzer.

5. Smearing Lipstick Until It Starts To Bleed

Lipstick is lovely, but that doesn’t mean that you need to touch it up every time you visit the bathroom. After a point, it will start to look messy, and then you will hardly be able to tell where your lip line begins and where it ends. Touch up, but be aware of how it looks. 

6. Omitting The Primer

Primers have been around for a while, but women are beginning to use them only now. You might spend all your time perfecting your makeup but unless you have a primer, the chaos of the party will either cause your makeup to bleed or fade, or your face will look like you have just taken a dip in oil and posed. To keep your makeup intact for a fair period of time, and to look flash-ready all the time, it is best you use a primer before you apply your makeup.

7. A Runny Eye

Girls just want to have fun, and when you are all caught up in the heat of the night, dancing away to glory, you might not notice that bleeding eyeshadow. The best way to ensure you look as fresh as a daisy even at 2 am is to use an eyeshadow primer.

8. Trusting A Friend Who Is “GOOD” At Makeup

Yes, she is your best friend, and you don’t want to hurt her. But if she doesn’t know makeup, don’t let her touch your face. Not even if the celebrations have made you woozy. You will end up looking like a clown, and it is Christmas, not Halloween.

Now that you know what not to do, you are sure to have a Happy Holiday!

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by Shirin Mehdi via STYLECRAZE