Christmas party makeup doesn't have to mean pouring glitter pots all over your face and finishing the look off with a Rudolph red slick of lipstick. Fashion blogger (and Kendall Jenner doppelgänger) Doina Ciobanu, who launched The Golden Diamonds in 2010, shows us how to create three sophisticated but very simple looks for the festive season. A perfectly polished party face made easy...
Photographed by Cojocaru Dragosh
"The Parisian smokey eye needs a special twist for the holiday season. So instead of staid black, I converted the look into a shade of blue with a late night shine. This look is inspired by Tom Ford’s cream and powder eye colour in Night Sky. Just like the name suggests it has two parts, one is dark and creamy which I use as a base on the eye. The second is a beautiful glitter powder, which I take all the way to my eyebrow and blend in very well. Blending is the key here. Whenever I create a smokey eye I’ll add a wing and black pencil on the inner part of my lower eyelid."
Th e Kit:
Tom Ford Traceless Foundation in Alabastar, £64, from House of Fraser
Givenchy Magic Kohl Eye Pencil, £17, from Feel Unique
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Gel in Espresso, £16.50, from Cult Beauty
Charlotte Tilbury Mascara, £22
Aerin Concealer, £25, from John Lewis
Tom Ford Skin Illuminating Powder Duo, £56, from Harrods
Bobbi Brown Pale Beach Lipstick, £20
Tom Ford Liquid Eyeliner, £43, from Selfridges
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade in Ebony, £15, from Culty Beauty
Tom Ford Cream and Powder Eye in Night Sky, £50, from Selfridges
"Who doesn’t want to look like they own the room? The seductive vamp is one of my all time favourite make up styles! It’s one of those looks that fits so many skin and hair colour combinations, and is perfect for evening. Best of all, it doesn’t take much time to do. I’m a big believer in balancing your face by wearing heavy makeup on either your eyes or your lips. Since I wanted to accentuate my lips with a dark ombre look, I went for slight shimmer on the eye followed by a winged black eyeliner and a brown pencil half way along my lower lid."
The Kit:
Jouer Matte Moisture Tint in Porcelain, £30, from Cult Beauty
Estee Lauder Magic Smoky Powder Shadow Stick in Scorched Gold, £18
Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyeshadow in Warm Taupe, £8
Charlotte Tilbury Liquid Eye Pencil in Barbarella Brown, £19
Burberry Oxblood Lip Velvet, £26
NYX Nude Matte Shadow in Stripped, £3
Charlotte Tilbury Unleash Me Lipgloss, £16.50
Aerin Concealer, £25, from John Lewis
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit, £39, from Cult Beauty
"Graphic eyeliner is everything at the moment. But as much as I love all the creative styles I see on the Internet, the reality is that they’re too complicated for most of us. It’s far better to keep the whole trend minimal and easy to wear. For an ‘evening party’ interpretation, I opted for an empty wing on the outer and inner corners of my eyes. This is the kind of eyeliner that could look great in a metallic, but as I went for a classic black, I decided to go for something special on the lips and added the metallic there instead courtesy of a gold sheen."
The Kit:
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation in Shade 3, £29.50
Nars Illuminator in Hot Sand, £23
Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen, £43, from Selfridges
Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyebrow Gel in Espresso, £16.50, from Cult Beauty
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade in Ebony, £15, from Cult Beauty
MAC Lip Pencil in Spice, £12.50
Tom Ford Eye Cream Colour in Platinum, £29, from House of Fraser
Aerin Lengthening and Volumising Mascara, £24
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