The Purely Pro Cosmetics Blog by founder Margery Krevsky - Founder

The Holiday season means many invites coming your way! It’s gathering time and time to see people!
Whether you are catching up with family or friends or meeting new people there are some makeup suggestions I have for these social rounds.

Your Holiday calendar may include several types of parties and there is a makeup appropriate and fabulous pattern for each social occasion. So let’s look at some of your options:

Holiday Drinks with Friends

Go with a casual touch here. It’s usually a casual environment so let your inner beauty and friendliness show through. Focus on looking good, but not over the top. Go prepared with some past photos of things you and your friends have done together or vintage photos of you in past Holiday mode. Also, learn a new joke or short witticism pertinent to the Holidays. Always bring a token gift for the hostess and remember lip-gloss is for everyone. I like to bring new lipsticks for everyone and we all have fun trying out the shades and commenting on them.

Use one coat of mascara. Here is a time for you to shine with your own natural self.

Holiday Cocktail Party

The cocktail party invitation is an excuse to add drama to your look. You have probably found the perfect dress and now it is time to add some glamour. Focus on your eyes and add generous dense eyeliner like Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. Then add a thin line of sparkle eyeliner at the base. This will give you a diva look, but also will be a point of conversation. People will comment on your festive eyeliner – it is the Holidays and it adds sparkle to your evening.

 

 

 

I suggest:

 

 

The Black Tie Affair

This is the ultimate dress up affair. It could be New Year’s Eve, a friend’s Christmas wedding, or a special dinner invitation. You will want to glow with sophistication and panache. Black is usually the color most women will wear, we know the men are all in their standard tuxes. Try a pale pink mouth – tawny glowing cheeks and Smokey power slightly under the eyes. Wear one piece of great shimmer or sparkly jewelry like dangle earrings. It will reflect light next to your face and heighten your glow.

I suggest:

 

 

 

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