I like to complain about the wintertime, but honestly, there’s a lot to love about the season, like the holidays, the cozy winter outfits, and of course, all the parties. But you know what I love even more? Trying all the cool winter makeup trends to pair with those winter fashion trends and holiday party outfits. During a time of the year when your hair’s usually shoved under a beanie and your nails are constantly covered by gloves, what better way to get in on the winter beauty trends than with bold eye makeup looks and fun, new lip colors? From toned-down everyday looks to turned-up holiday makeup and NYE makeup ideas, here are the nine best winter 2021 makeup trends to remind you that this time of the year isn’t so bad.
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I don’t know about you, but from the month of November until late April, my skin and lips are one big dry, dull mess. But this winter, highlighter and lip gloss should be your new BFF. Instead of the super-shimmery formulas of years past, grab moisturizing formulas that’ll give your skin a dewy finish and a healthy glow—even in the dead of winter.
✨ Recreate it with: Makeup By Mario Master Secret Glow Highlighter
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This winter’s makeup trends are all about mixing up the norm, so don’t be afraid to play around with bright, vivid colors and fun textures and finishes from your eyeshadow palette. It’s like a little mosaic on your eyelids.
✨ Recreate it with: Ace Beaute Slice of Paradise Palette
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If you’re looking for the perfect daytime winter makeup trend to wear with your matching sweatsuit set, try Hailey Bieber’s soft wash of color on your eyes, which can be dressed up or down. The more you blend out the pigment with a fluffy makeup brush, the softer and more diffused the finish, so spend some time with this one.
✨ Recreate it with: Coloured Raine Vivid Pigments and Shadows Palette
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It would just be wrong if we made a list of winter makeup trends and didn’t include red lipstick. But how do you make a classic feel fresh and cool for winter 2021? Easy—you experiment with a few different shades of satin lipsticks and creamy pencils to enhance the shape of your lips while creating dimension.
✨ Recreate it with: NARS Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencil
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I call this metallic, emerald-green smokey eye look a mix of glam and grunge makeup. It’s got the smudginess of a grungy look, but the shimmer and drama of full glam—the best of both worlds, IMO. All you need is a shimmery green shade, a black pencil liner, and a smudge brush. See? Easy.
✨ Recreate it with: Pat McGrath Mothership II: Sublime Palette
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Tell me, what holiday party is complete without a little sparkle? Transform your eyelids into little festive party decorations with a swipe of chunky glitter (keep it safe with cosmetic glitter and not the craft kind, k?). Leave the rest of your face simple and let your eye look shine.
✨ Recreate it with: Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Gel in Disco Daydream
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Matte shadows, matte lipstick, matte skin—everything about this look just oozes the ’90s. But the diffused wing, brushed-up brows, and subtle hint of shimmer on the eyes give it that 2021 twist so it doesn’t feel like a costume.
✨ Recreate it with: Melt Cosmetics Allday Everyday Lipliner
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Not into eyeshadow? All you need is a swipe of icy blue-colored eyeliner to pull together the perfect winter 2021 eye makeup look. Case in point: The graphic liner shown here. Instead of lining your eye at the base of your lashes, get creative with the placement.
✨ Recreate it with: Haus Laboratories Eye-Dentify Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Priscilla
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If you’ve done the whole glam thing for past New Year’s celebrations, change it up this year with a softer glam look made with monochrome colors. This neutral eye and nude lipstick look very much still says, “glam,” but like, whispers it instead of screams it.
✨ Recreate it with: Mented Cosmetics Semi-Matte Lipstick