insideKENT Magazine Issue 80 - November 2018 | Page 156

FASHION+BEAUTY
WINTER BEAUTY FOR THE PARTY SEASON
WINTER MAY HERALD DARK NIGHTS AND COLD WEATHER, BUT WITH THE SEASON’S FROSTY
TOUCH ALSO COMES A PACKED DIARY OF PARTIES…SPECIFICALLY CHRISTMAS PARTIES THAT SEEM
TO START FROM MID-NOVEMBER, RUNNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO NEW YEAR’S EVE. CHRISTMAS
PARTIES ARE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THE ONE TIME OF YEAR THAT YOU CAN DON YOUR MOST FABULOUS
FINERY AND TRY OUT ALL SORTS OF MAKEUP LOOKS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE
TO AT LESS GLITZY TIMES OF YEAR. WHETHER YOU PREFER A SUBTLE, GROOMED FINISH, OR WANT TO
MAKE A STATEMENT WITH SPARKLES, SHINE AND COLOUR GALORE, WE’VE COMPLIED A LITTLE BLACK
BOOK DETAILING THIS YEAR’S WINTER BEAUTY TRENDS, WHAT YOU SHOULD WEAR TO ACCOMPANY
YOUR LOOK AND EVEN HOW YOU SHOULD DRESS YOUR HOUSE IF YOU’RE THE HOST. BY POLLY HUMPHRIS
Your face:
SAY GOODBYE TO CONTOURING
Did anyone ever really get to grips with
contouring? Did it even work? I can only go
from experience and the one time I tried to
fake my own razor-sharp cheekbones, I ended
up looking less like Kim K and more like Kryten
from Red Dwarf…which shows both my age
and my skill level. Anyway, if you nailed it,
good for you and if not, rejoice – less sharp
makeup looks have made a comeback. All
about highlighted natural and glowing skin,
use flushes of colour on the apples of cheeks
and a shimmer of golden or silver-toned
highlighter on cheek, brow and collar bones.
SHINY OR SMOKY
There’s no denying smoky eyes are timelessly
smouldering and, like the ubiquitous LBD,
will never go out of fashion. If you’d prefer
to opt for this tried-and-tested look, prime
your under-eyes with some concealer and
loose powder before swiping on a dark
shadow, smudging any harsh lines and
highlighting your brow bones and inner
‘V’corners with a lighter, pearly hue. If you
want to try a more current, shiny look,
shimmery textures and metallic accents are
your best friends here – go for bronze and
pewter over dense, matte colours.
GET GLITTERY
This year’s beauty shelves have been awash
with leading brands bringing out special
edition lipsticks in sparkly, glittery shades,
notably gold and silver, and the trend has stuck,
but been elevated to an even broader, more
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striking colour palette – go for plum or ruby.
It’s not restricted to lips either; forget gently
sparkling eyeshadows though and be bold
with proper dazzling swathes of colour,
rhinestone-style gems applied artfully and
glitter dust kissing cheek and brow bones.
DEWY EYES
There’s a fine line between glossy lids and a
sweaty makeup mess, so this one takes a little
bit of effort to get right, but the key is for your
eyelids to look dewy with a slight sheen –
there are lots of eyeshadows being brought
out to help you accomplish such a look, but
if you can’t find one in the particular shade
or brand that you love, try adding a small
amount of Vaseline to your already applied
eye makeup and rub it gently over the top.
Don’t attempt this with winged eyeliner
because every time you blink you’ll smudge
it further up your eyelid.
THINK PINK
Throw out your autumnal sunset shades of
burnt orange, red and yellow and embrace
your inner Barbie – this Christmas is set to
be dominated by lips in bright bubblegum,
ultra-pink eyeshadow and cheeks brushed
with cotton candy. Not for everyone,
admittedly, but what a look if your skin tone
can pull it off.
UNDERLINER
For over two millenniums, since Cleopatra’s
reign in fact, winged eyeliner flowing along
the top lash line has graced the eyelids of every
bombshell from Marilyn to Angelina Jolie, but
every dawn has its day and winter 2018 has
subverted the look. Bold sweeping makeup
statements in bright hues and thick, glittery
strokes now belong below the lower lash line
– straight lines, kohl smudges or flashes of
neon; anything goes.
BLURRED LIPS
Phew. We can all give our hand-eye
coordination a well-earned rest as the days of
perfectly applied lip liner encasing matte
lipstick in shades of berry, plum and nude are
over – instead, women all over the world are
being encouraged to embrace the naturally
blurred edges of their lips and apply lipstick in
a far more carefree fashion. Fuzz up your liner
with a cotton bud and apply lighter pink and
brown lip tints and stains rather than heavier
matte shades for a healthier, more natural look.
FUZZY BROWS
If you were fortunate enough to avoid The
Great Plucking Disaster of your teenage years
and have been left with brows that actually
still grow, this trend bucks the sleek, over-
groomed eyebrow that seems to have become
a global beauty obsession and instead urges
you to let them grow to their thick, fuzzy and
uneven best. Avoid plucking or waxing when
they get to that awful random sprouting stage
and you’ll find the gaps will fill leaving you
with a thicker brow in your natural shape that
you can then tame slightly with a bit of gel.