Silver Glam Party Makeup | Tutorial

 

Hey Makeup Lovers!

As this year is coming to an end I have one more party makeup look for you.

And this one is full-on with sparkles and lashes. Let's go out with a bang for 2023.

I've shown you Neutral Party Makeup and Bold Party Makeup in the last few weeks.

But, what better way to close out December than with a Glam Party Makeup look?

So, get ready for a party look that will have you sparkling brighter than that sphere we watch drop every year.

You can watch my video tutorial here

What Exactly is Glam Makeup? 

Glam or "Glamorous" makeup is typically derived from classic Hollywood.

The starlets of the day (think Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, even Audrey Hepburn) wore makeup that was pretty but at the same time intense.

Whether it was long lashes and red lipstick (Monroe and Mansfield) or strong eyeliner and nude lipstick (Hepburn) glamourous was not just in the makeup that they were wearing but in they way they carried themselves; with total confidence.

Today's glam makeup has evolved quite a bit. 

From strong pops of color to all over glitter, glam has a much broader definition now.

Just Googling 'glam makeup' will give you a plethora of varying results.

To me, glam makeup will always be that Golden Age of Hollywood look, but with some modern updates.

So, shimmery, sparkly eyes, dramatic lashes, medium to strong contour, pearly highlighter, a blush to tie it together, and a nude or red lip (depending on my mood).

Color Eyeshadow or Not?

This is really more of a personal preference.

For me, when I choose to do a glam eyeshadow I'm leaning more towards silvers or golds.

They just stand out to me as more glam. And they are a bit more versatile than some other colors.

Does that mean it's 'wrong' to use colorful eyeshadow in a glam makeup look?

Absolutely not! If you like color, bring it on, it's your makeup and you should wear whatever makeup you feel most comfortable and confident in.

I would suggest that whatever color you use, go with a shimmer or metallic finish.

You can go with matte and still get a glam look (Marilyn did). But with more modern glam, sparkling eyes sell it a bit more.

How Do I Get a Glam Makeup Look?

I'm so happy you asked because I have a glam makeup tutorial I've been dying to share with you!

Read on for a step-by-step tutorial.

Again, you can see my video tutorial here

1. Metallic Silver Eyeshadow: Start things off by using a fluffy eyeshadow brush to completely saturate your eyelid with silver metallic eyeshadow. Blend from lash line up to about the crease of your eye.

2. Black Shadow + Blending + Cream Colored Shadow: Next, take a matte black eyeshadow on a small crease brush and run it through the crease of your eye. Gently run the shadow back and forth, giving it a slight 'wing' at the outer end of the eye.

Use a blending brush and run it over the black shadow in a windshield-wiper type motion to soften and blend the shadow upwards just a tad.

Then, use a matte cream colored eyeshadow and dust it along the brow bone to give a subtle highlight to the eye.

3. Eyeliners, More Black Shadow + Mascara & Lashes: With a black liquid eyeliner pen draw a thin line across your top lash line and wing it out a tad.

Take a black pencil liner and trace it along your lower water line.

On an angled eyeliner brush take more of the black eyeshadow and run it across your lower lash line to build intensity.

Coat top and bottom lashes with a volumizing mascara.

Apply false lashes to your lash line and if you need to cover the seams (I did) use a little liquid liner.

4. Extra Silver, Conceal & Contour: On a small shader brush take more of the silver shadow and dust it into the inner corners of your eyes for extra sparkle.

Use a concealer in your shade to clean up under the eyes.

With a matte medium brown contour shade run it just under your cheek bone and round it up towards the apples of your cheeks. Blend any harsh lines with your fingertips. 

 

5. Liquid Highlighter & Powder Blush: With a liquid highlighter (I used one from a Charlotte Tilbury set I purchased, stay tuned for that review!) dab it across the tops of your cheek bones and into the temples. Use your fingertips to blend and meld it into skin.

Use a matte neutral toned blush and swirl it onto the apples of your cheeks and blend it into your contour shade, bringing all the face shades together.

6. Nude Lip Liner & Lipstick: Trace the outline of your lips with a nude lip liner.

Then fill in the lips with a matching nude lipstick to finish off your look.

Put all these steps together and we get...

Our finished Silver Glam Party Makeup Look!

The metallic silver and matte black eyeshadows create a dramatic contrast to the eyes that really gives you that "new glam" effect.

Using a shimmery highlighter but a matte/satin blush and lipstick gives us the glam vibe without overpowering the face with sparkle, which wouldn't be glam, that would be My Little Pony. 

Products I used to create this Silver Glam Party look:

Too Faced: Drippin’ Diamonds Eyeshadow (Chocolate Gold Palette)

Slmissglam: SB68 Eye Brush

MAC: Carbon Eyeshadow

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Too Faced: Rollin’ in Dough Eyeshadow (Chocolate Gold Palette)

Complex Culture: Precision Eyelid Brush

Seraphine Botanicals: Liquid Coal Waterproof Liquid Liner

Beautique: Defining Eye Pencil in Black

Estate Cosmetics: EEL03 - Eye Liner Brush

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics: Smokey Eye Mascara in Black

e.l.f.: Natural Lash Kit

Beau Gâchis: Eye Shader Brush

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Real Techniques: Pointed Foundation Brush

Charlotte Tilbury: Beauty Light Wand in Pillow Talk

Tarte: Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Paaarty

Slmissglam: Rose Gold Blusher Brush

Charlotte Tilbury: Cheat Re-Shape and Re-Size Lip Liner in Pillow Talk

Charlotte Tilbury: Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk

You can see my video tutorial here

And that is my final party makeup look for 2023.

I hope you enjoyed it and find it useful for any parties you may have to wrap up the year.

Also if you prefer a neutral or bold party look:

Thank you so much for reading and for some, reading all year.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support.

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I'll see you in the new year,

XOXO

Ultima Beauty

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Icy Makeup | Tutorial for Winter

Hey Beautiful People! 

December is rolling right along and it's typical here in the north to see a lot of snowy days and nights.

Oddly, so far here in New York it hasn't snowed much yet.

Maybe a day of flakes and two days later it's 50 degrees.

Regardless, my next makeup tutorial is based off of the snowy nights that we normally see a lot of this time of year where I live.

You can check out my fun video tutorial here

What is Icy or Snowy Makeup?

It's pretty much what you would imagine: makeup that has a frosty or icy finish to it.

Also, for a snowy look, anything that would give your skin the appearance of being outside in the cold for a good duration of time.

Eyeshadows with a frost finish that give an iced over appearance.

Eyeliners in white or light blues have the most icy effect (MAC even has a white mascara right now!)

Highlighters with pearl & frost finishes applied heavily to the high points of the face.

Blush in frosty pink dusted intensely on the cheek bones and tip of the nose to give a flushed, playing in the snow kind of look.

Lipstick with an iridescent frost finish is perfect for a winter look (it also gives 2000s vibes).

Icy Makeup? Snowy Night Makeup? 

You really are just making this stuff up aren't you?

Yep.

Hey, how do you think we got latte makeup and smoky eyeshadow?

Someone made it up.

I took the parts of the winter season that I find most beautiful; a snowy night's sky, and put it into an eyeshadow look with other supportive products.

Makeup is supposed to be fun and expressive.

There are no rules.💋

How can I get Icy/Snowy Makeup?

I just happen to have a step-by-step tutorial for you because I like you so much 😏

You can watch my video tutorial here

1. Navy Blue Eyeshadow + Finger Tips & Brushes: Start with a navy blue eyeshadow (preferably a metallic or shimmer finished one) and use your finger to saturate the lid of your eye with color.

Use a small shading brush to work the navy shade into the crease of your eye.

Next take a blending brush and run it through the shadow in the crease just to soften any harsh edges.

This is our night sky.

2. Add Snow (White Pigment): Next add a dusting of snow. 

Take a shimmery white loose pigment and tap it on top of the navy on the lid.

If you add too much pigment (snow storm!), no worries, just press some more of the navy shadow on the lid.

3. White Liquid Eyeliner & Crayon Liner: With a white liquid liner pen run it all the way across the top lash line and wing it out a bit at the outer corners. 

There will be some white liner that gets on the back of your lashes. That is okay, it will actually enhance our mascara in a little bit.

With a frosty white crayon liner or multi-stick line the lower water and lash lines.

4. More Crayon Liner, Mascara & Concealer: Take more of the white crayon liner and trace it onto the brow bone. Blend out with your finger tip for a pearly appearance.

Apply volumizing mascara generously to the top lashes.

Use a concealer that matches your skin tone to clean up any fallout under the eyes from the shadows. Take it down to the cheeks and into the corner of the nose as well for a seamless finish.

5. Contour, Blush + Lipstick: For just a light contour use a pearly bronze cream in a stick and just run it under your cheek bones and blend it out with fingertips.

Dust a frost pink powder blush onto the apples of your cheeks and blend upward. 

Really pack on the color because we want that just-came-inside winter flush. 

For the same reason blend more of the blush onto the tip of your nose.

Use an iridescent magenta lip color to cover your lips.

Take the frosty white crayon from before and top your lips for extra frost.

And finally you will have...

A finished Icy Makeup Look! Featuring Winter Night Eyes ❄

All about the icy and frosty finishes. 

From eyes to lips it's a pretty consistent winter wonderland theme!

You can see how the excess white liquid liner on the lashes creates a cool contrast with the black mascara.

Not intentional, but it ended up working better than I had expected.

Products I used to create my Icy Makeup:

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Mysterious

F.A.R.A.H: Short Shading Brush 45 E Rose Gold Collection

Glamour Dolls: Blending Brush #10 Sperm Whale Edition

MAC: Pigment in Vanilla

Luxie Beauty: 205 Rose Gold Tapered Blending Brush

Colourpop: bff liquid liner in Graceland

NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Stick in Vanilla Ice Cream

UOMA by Sharon C: Badder Boom Au Naturel Volumizing Mascara

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Stick in Lemon Meringue

Pixi Beauty: Fresh Face Blush in Frosted Fleur

Luxie Beauty: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush 522

NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Stick in Blueberry Muffin

Again, you can see my video tutorial for Icy Makeup here

And there you have my Icy, Snowy, Frosty, Winter Night Makeup tutorial 😅

It's a very fun look to create.

As for how wearable it is... I suppose that depends on your level of adventurousness when it comes to makeup.

I'd feel conformable wearing this one almost anywhere, but that's just me😉

Thank you so, so much for checking out my post!

And stay tuned for one more very party inspired makeup tutorial for 2023.

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I'll see you soon,

XOXO

Ultima Beauty

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Bold/Dramatic Party Makeup | Tutorial

Hey Makeup Lovers!

It's time for more party makeup and today I have the perfect party look for you that is a lot of fun to create.

It's a bold party look that will have all eyes on you.

With blue smoky eyeshadow and red lips you will be the center of any party.

So break out your favorite colors and shimmers and get ready create an unforgettable party look that will turn heads.

You can watch my video tutorial here

If a bold makeup look is a little much for you, you can check out my neutral party makeup look here

What Exactly is Bold or Dramatic Makeup?

It pretty much describes itself; makeup that is intense, vibrant, and draws attention.

It's reminiscent of the makeup that was worn in the Roarin' '20s when parties were over-the-top and inhibitions were few.

I don't find myself attending such events in my current era, but that doesn't mean I don't want my makeup to be dramatic and strong.

With dramatic makeup you can choose to keep the eyes intense and opt for a more neutral lip color, or you can go bold with both eyes and lips (like I do in the tutorial below).

Should I Use Colorful Eyeshadow or Stick to Classic Black?

It's really more of a personal preference, but there are advantages to both.

Black Eyeshadow, offers that classic dramatic effect. It can look more sophisticated and polished. 

It also lends itself to go with any lip or face colors you choose.

Colorful Eyeshadow, gives you greater creativity and really allows you to express your individuality.

You can choose complimenting or contrasting colors that lets your personality shine.

Depending on the colors you choose, it may limit the shades you want to use for lips and face.

How do I Create a Bold Party Makeup Look?

I have a step-by-step tutorial just for you so you can achieve the dramatic makeup look of your dreams.

It's easier than you think, it just takes a little extra patience.

You can watch my video tutorial here

1. Navy Blue Eyeshadow & Blend: First take a navy blue eyeshadow on a crease brush and buff it through the crease of the eye, blending and building color until you get a soft navy shade.

Use a blending brush to diffuse the navy shadow and soften the line.

2. Shimmery Blue Eyeshadow: Next take an admiral blue shimmer shadow and pack that onto your eyelids. Build a really strong saturated shade, taking it just into the crease.

Add a bit more navy blue to the crease.

Then go back in with your blending brush to blend the seams of the two blue shades.

3. Charcoal Eyeshadow and more Blending: Take a shimmer charcoal shadow on a small brush and apply it to the outer 'V' of the eye, creating a bit of a wing.

Again, use your blending brush to soften the charcoal shade and blend it with the blue shadows.

4. Shimmer Shadow, Liquid Liner & Concealer: Dust an off-white shimmer eyeshadow onto the brow bone for a nice highlight and contrast.

Take a black liquid liner and trace it across the top lash line. It doesn't need to be too intense, we're going to add false lashes soon.

Use a bit of concealer along the outer corners of the eyes to get a stronger wing shape to our charcoal shadow.

5. Pencil Liner, More Charcoal Shadow, Mascara & Lashes: Trace a black pencil liner along the lower water line.

Then on an eyeliner brush, run more of the charcoal shade along the lower lash line of the eye, about 3/4 of the way across.

Add a generous amount of volumizing mascara to lashes.

Apply false lashes to lash line and gently add a little extra liquid liner to merge the false lash line to your own.

6. Champagne Shimmer, More Concealer, Bronzer: On a pencil brush take a shimmery champagne shadow and dust it along inner corners of the eyes.

Use more concealer under the eyes to clean up any fall out from the shadows.

Then take a matte brown contour shade and run it under your cheek bones, using your fingertips to blend the shade.

7. Liquid Highlighter + Shimmer Blush: Dot a liquid highlighter across the tops of your cheek bones and use your fingertips to blend and smooth it up towards your temples.

Dust a shimmery pink blush onto the apples of your cheeks and blend upwards.

8. Bright Red Lip Liner & Lipstick: Trace a red lip liner around your lip line to prep lips for your lipstick.

Fill in lips with a bright red lipstick.

Finally we have...

Our finished Bold-Dramatic Party Makeup Look!

A few more steps then one of my typical makeup tutorials, but tons of fun to create.

Most of the time I would probably opt for a more neutral lip to balance the bold eyes, but I figured go big or go home, it's a party!

Probably not a look you would were everyday (or would you?), but it is the perfect look for a night out.

The dark eyeshadow draws attention to the eyes and the bright lipstick really makes the rest of the makeup pop.

You will not be overshadowed by any lights or colors.

Products I Used to Create this Dramatic Party Look:

Tarte: Eyeshadow in After Dark

Shades by Shan: Precision Blend Brush

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Wild

Laura Makeup Labs: Queen Blending Brush

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Nightfall

Sonia Kashuk: Small Eyeshadow Brush No.7

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Desirable

Complex Culture: Precision Eyelid Brush

Kab Cosmetics: Liquid Liner in Matte Black Duo

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

Beautique: Defining Eye Pencil in Black

Estate Cosmetics: EEL03 - Eye Liner Brush

Milk Makeup: Kush Mascara

Kiss: MLBB My Lashes But Better False Lashes in So Real

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Fascinate

Costal Scents: Precision Pencil Brush

NARS: Bronzing Powder in Laguna

Real Techniques: Concealer Brush

YC Collection: Authentic Glazed Liquid Highlighter in Cocoflakes

Ciaté London: Glow To Illuminating Blush in Matchmaker

YC Collection: Y02 Glow Brush

NYX: Slim Lip Liner in Hot Red

MAC: Satin Lipstick in MAC Red

And you can watch my Bold Party Makeup Tutorial here

That is my Bold/Dramatic Party Makeup Look.

You are now ready for any black tie, night out, gala, fun Thursday that come your way.

Thank you so much for checking out my post!

I hope you enjoyed it.

If drama real isn't your thing you will love my Neutral Party Makeup Look

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See you next time 😉

XOXO

Ultima Beauty

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Neutral Party Makeup | Tutorial

Hey Beauties!

 

Now that we’re in December it’s a good time to start talking about party makeup (although, any time of the year is a good time for a party!)

Today I’m going to do a tutorial that is counterintuitive for me; a neutral, less-is-more party makeup look.

My go-to makeup for any type of party is very colorful and/or dramatic.

But, it occurs to me that not everyone wants to wear over the top, intense makeup. 

Or some parties and events are better suited to more subdued makeup.

Too much for a football party?

So, I have a neutral party makeup tutorial for you. 

But just because we are using neutral shades doesn't mean it has to be boring!

You can watch my video tutorial here

What are Neutral Shades Anyway?

Neutral tones and shades are browns, taupes, grays, beiges, white, off-white, black, creams, and similar colors (or lack thereof).

One could even argue that silver, gold, or even copper can fall into the neutral shade category.

 

Neutral shades aren’t limited to just makeup products. 

Home décor and fashion have many neutral toned palettes that are sleek and classic.

What is a Neutral Makeup Look?

Pretty much what is sounds like; a makeup look that consists of more neutral shades of eye and face products.

Sometimes it refers to using less intense or bold shades and sticking to more earthy, cool colors.

Neutral eyeshadows would be browns (can also include bronze & copper), beiges/creams (can also include peach shades), black (charcoal as well), grays/taupes (silver too), white/off-white.

Typically, a matte finish is what comes to mind when one thinks of neutral eyeshadow.

I break this "rule" a bit in my tutorial.

Neutral lipsticks are where "nude" lipsticks come in as they offer a subtle hint of brown shades with the smallest addition of pink, peach, or mauve. 

It's as if you are just wearing your own natural, naked lips but with a little extra help.

(I completely deviate from this part of the trend in my tutorial).

Finishes are typically satin or matte.

Neutral face products, like blush, highlighter, and contour shades. 

They would definitely be matte, not shimmer and have more muted shades of pinks, browns, and off-whites/creams.

How do I create a Neutral Party Makeup Look?

 You have come to the right place! 

Read on for a fun, yet more subtle, party look using (mostly) neutral-colored products.

Again, you can watch my video tutorial here

1.  Muted Brown + Blending: Start with a matte muted light brown eyeshadow and take that all the way through the crease of the eye, rounding slightly at the outer edge of the eye.

Take a blending brush and use it to soften and diffuse the brown crease shadow, eliminating any harsh lines.

2. Champagne Sparkle Eyeshadow: Press a shimmery light champagne shadow all over the eyelid meeting the crease shade.

3. Off-White & Black Eyeshadow: Take a matte off-white shadow and dust it along your brow bone for a subtle eye highlight.

Then use an angled eyeliner brush to press a matte black eyeshadow into and along the top lash line, winging it out just a tad at the outer end.

(To keep things more neutral I used the shadow instead of a liquid liner that would make the lash line too intense for this look.)

 

4. Volumizing Mascara & Concealer: Take a mascara that gives lashes volume and definition (I like Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest) and apply two coats to the top lashes, really building volume.

Gently run the same mascara along the lower lash line just to give subtle definition.

With a concealer that matches your skin tone, clean up any fall out under the eyes from any of the shadows.

5. Matte Contour, Highlight, and Blush: With a matte light brown contour shade on a concealer brush just lightly run it under cheek bones and blend it out with your fingertips for a soft contour.

Next use a matte off-white highlighter and just dust it on the tops of the cheek bones and under eyes.

To finish off the face swirl a matte pink blush onto the apples of the cheeks and blend for a rosy glow.

6. Berry Red Lipstick: Here is wear I take a slight turn away from neutral tones. But I think with the eyes and face being neutral, a pop of color is needed.

Grab a liquid lipstick and trace out your lip shape with the wand. Then fill in your lips with the red color.

And finally we come to...

Our Neutral Party Makeup Look!

Although I opted for a shimmer shadow on the lids, the eye colors are still in that neutral tone family and are very wearable for any event.

I chose to hold off on false lashes and liquid liner and instead go with a lightly defined lash line and extra volumized lashes from mascara.

The face shades are very neutral and matte, so there is just subtle hints of color and contour.

The lips are red -- not a neutral nude shade -- but I think it warms the whole look up and ties it all together nicely.

Products I used to create my Neutral Party Makeup Look:

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Cat Nap

Vasanti: Contour Eyeshadow Brush 4

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Fascinate

Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush

Tarte: Eyeshadow in Pounce

Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush

MAC: Carbon Eyeshadow

Beau Gâchis: Eyebrow Brush

Benefit Cosmetics: Fan Fest Mascara

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Real Techniques: Concealer Brush

Beau Gâchis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)

Lottie London: Blush in Zayn

Slmissglam: Rose Gold Blusher Brush

OFRA COSMETICS: Mini Liquid Lip in Santa Ana

And you can see my video tutorial here

Now you are all set for any party or event coming your way in the next few months🥳

Be it brunch or an evening out, this look is wearable and easy to achieve.

Not into the neutral look?

Stay tuned for next party makeup look that will be anything but subtle 😉

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See you next time,

XOXO

Ultima Beauty 

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