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The festive season is well underway, and with your calendar gradually getting filled up with events and parties that you’re looking forward to attending, you definitely need an easy makeup look that is up to the standards. So, ladies, without further ado, here’s our step-by-step guide to achieving CHANEL’s bold and glamorous festive makeup look!

• Start off by applying a corrector of your choice to hide any imperfections you may have. The corrector should only be applied to the areas that need perfection.
• Next, cover your complexion with your favorite foundation. Apply it using a brush in order to ensure your face looks as close to nature as possible.
• Now, the brows. Just like the model, we’re looking to achieve natural and feathery brows and Benefit Cosmetics’ 24-Hour Brow Setter is one of the best products to achieve such results. In case you have sparse areas in your brows, the brand’s Precisely, My Brow pencil is great for filling them out with natural hair-like strokes.
• Next up, you need to apply your favorite concealer under the eyes, and if you’re sure that it’s non-creasing, apply it as an eyeshadow primer on the lids as well.
• For the eyes, use CHANEL’s Lumière Graphique eyeshadow palette. Start off by applying the pink-beige hue to the entire lid, extending up toward the brow. Then intensify the look by applying the bronze color along both the upper and lower lash lines, and make sure to blend well in order to achieve a smokey effect. Define the look by using the shimmering black shade along the upper lash line, then finish off by adding the platinum-beige hue to the center of the lid and the diamond-white one to the inner corners of the eyes and along the brow bone.
• Using CHANEL’s Signature de CHANEL Intense Longwear Eyeliner Pen, trace the base of upper lashes from the inner corner of the eye outward with the thin side of the brush – adding definition to the look in a natural way.
• Finish off the eyes with a few coats of your favorite mascara.
• For the cheeks, skip the blush – yes, you’ve heard us right! – and use CHANEL’s Duo Lumière Illuminating Powder Duo instead. Apply it to cheekbones extending out toward the temples, and to the bridge of the nose.
• With these soft eyes you just created, nothing fits better than red lips and CHANEL’s Rouge Allure L’Extrait in Midnight Red is just perfect. Although the case is something you’ll definitely fall in love with, the shade is equally stunning. Apply it directly to the lips or use a lip brush for added definition.

Now, you’re all set to hit your party with a look that will surely leave everyone who sees you in awe!

Article Written by Mirella Haddad