Desk to Dance Floor: Top 6 Makeup Products For Party Season

Party season is officially here and it’s time to start planning for those festive nights out! Whether you’re heading out for a fancy dinner or hitting the town for cocktails and dancing, we’ve got you covered with some of the best Christmas party makeup products around.

From buttery soft eyeshadows to enhance your eyes, to luscious lipsticks for those mistletoe moments, our top six makeup products for party season will take you from your desk to dance floor with ease. It’s time to get glam!

Create a flawless base

1. Illamasqua Beyond Veil Primer

Great party makeup starts with a great base, and once your skincare routine is complete, it’s time to prime! If you’re looking for a product that will give your makeup the perfect base with a beautifully healthy glow, then you’ll love Illamasqua’s Beyond Veil Primer.

A brand bestseller, this multi-tasking makeup base hydrates your skin, brightens your complexion, and veils your skin in a beautifully smooth base for a flawless finish.

If you’re not a fan of foundation, don’t worry – this gorgeous primer can be worn on its own, too, to give your skin a radiant glow.

Enriched with haematococcus pluvais extract and vitamin C to enhance elasticity, the primer treats your skin as you wear it.

How to use
Before applying foundation or concealer, use the spoon provided to apply one scoop of the primer to the palm of your hand.

Using a foundation or highlighter brush, gently brush the product from your hand and apply all over your face, right up to your hairline until the product is absorbed. Alternatively, gently massage in with your fingertips with light, circular motions.

2. Oxygenetix Oxygenating Concealer

If you’re looking for an effortless flawless finish, the Oxygenetix Oxygenating Concealer could become your new secret weapon this festive season and beyond!

Whether you’d like to cover bothersome blemishes, or even cover your tattoo for an evening, this non-caking, non-creasing, and non-pore-blocking concealer is super high coverage - a huge five times more than foundation, in fact. And, thanks to the long-wearing formula, you don’t have to worry about it slipping away mid dancefloor-drop either! Sweatproof, transfer-proof, and water resistant for up to 90 minutes, you can wear your concealer with confidence all night long.

This innovative high coverage concealer has been formulated with specialist ingredients that treat your skin as you wear it, leading you to healthier skin. Ceravitae®, a supercharged oxygen complex, helps to promote your natural production of collagen and connective tissue growth to aid in smoother, firmer, more youthful skin. The addition of titanium dioxide delivers UV protection, but don’t worry, the specialist formula won’t give you a white cast or ‘flashback’ on flash photography – so you’ll look fabulous in every photo.

With the addition of aloe vera, the formula has anti-bacterial properties, while grape seed extract and glycerin help to soothe and heal your skin whilst replenishing moisture loss.

How to use
For the ultimate flawless coverage for skin discolouration and pimples, apply small dots of concealer over the desired area and lightly tap in with your clean fingertip, or a makeup sponge or makeup brush to gently blend into your skin.

To conceal and brighten under your eyes, apply a few dots of the concealer onto your under-eye contours, and one on your eyelid before gently blending in with your ring finger (as this ensures a more delicate, lighter touch), or a small concealer brush, or mini makeup sponge.

3. Jane Iredale GreatShape Contour Kit

Create a beautifully sculpted, contoured, and highlighted look with this set of three party-perfect face base essentials.

Available in three variations, Warm, Cool, and Deep, the Jane Iredale GreatShape Contour Kit allows you to enhance your gorgeous features.

The kit contains an illuminating highlighter, a natural, shape-enhancing contour, and a lit-from-within blush.

How to use
Use the contour shade to add extra definition and shape to your cheekbones before adding highlighter to the high points of your face. Finish your look with a soft flush of colour with the blush for a healthy, radiant glow.

Enhance your eyes with ease

4. Sigma Beauty Ambiance Eyeshadow Palette

This gorgeous palette will allow you to create almost 2,000 looks using three or more shades from the selection. And with 14 neutral to bold eyeshadows in a range of matte, shimmer, and metallic finishes, you’ll be spoiled for choice for your Christmas party eye makeup ideas!

To help you create a flawless, professional finish (whether you’re a makeup pro or total beginner), the palette comes with a dual ended brush to help you apply and blend your eyeshadow to perfection.

Inspired by sunlight, this set helps your eyes to look luminous from sunrise to sunset. So, whether you’re heading out for an afternoon lunch or evening event, there’s a combination to suit every celebration.

How to use
Using the dual-ended brush, use the flatter brush to apply your favourite shade to your eyelids. Use the fluffy brush to blend your eyeshadow and diffuse any harsh edges.

5. Eyeko Black Magic Mascara

There’s a great reason why Eyeko’s Black Magic Mascara has a cult-following amongst brand-fans! Thanks to it’s super dark black finish and lash-boosting ability, this well-loved mascara creates volume, drama, and curl with just a few strokes. And with a formula enriched with shea butter and keratin, your lashes will be conditioned as you wear it, leaving them more supple and defined.

The curved brush is shaped to easily create a 90-degree curl to help you to intensify your lashes and transform your eyes effortlessly. 

How to use
Place the brush at the root of your lashes and wiggle slightly to ensure to capture every lash. Slowly pull the brush upwards to the tip of your lashes to coat each lash in a deeply defining black hue.

Perfect your pout

6. Perricone MD No Makeup Lipstick

Add a glossy tint of natural colour to your lips with this solid-to-serum formula that will keep your lips feeling hydrated and smooth all day or night.

Containing mineral-based broad-spectrum SPF 15 protection, the lightweight formula is enriched with neuropeptides to support your skin’s barrier function, and hyaluronic acid to give deep hydration and a plumping effect.

How to use
Apply to your lips straight from the bullet as often as needed and enjoy the comforting, hydrating effect.

Bonus recommendation!

7. Rose & Caramel Skinstant Instant Bronzed Tanning Stick

We couldn’t resist adding just one more product for those of you who love a healthy, sun-kissed glow all year around. Suitable for all skin tones, this instant tanning stick gives a mess-free bronzed glow to your face or body.

Instantly drying and imperfection-blurring, the tan stick comes with a mitt to allow you quick and easy application in record time. Weather not on your side? Don’t panic – the formula is waterproof, splash-proof and sweat-proof, but will easily wash away with soap and water when you’re ready to remove it.

Perfect for those last-minute invites or tanning on a timeline!

How to use
Apply the tanning stick directly onto  the tanning mitt provide before applying to your skin in circular motions. Wait a few moments for the tan to adapt to your skin tone. If you’d like a deeper, fuller coverage, gently apply another coat on top.

Ready to indulge in a little festive self-care? Our deluxe party prep edit will have you feeling merry and bright from top to toe! Discover our Top 10 Christmas Party Prep Skin, Hair and Nail Essentials here and enjoy a pampered countdown!

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