HOW TO GET HOLIDAY MAKEUP LOOKS FOR
EVERY OCCASION

October 25, 2024 by Cat Quinn
From festive Christmas eye shadow looks to flashy makeup looks for New Year’s Eve, this season is all about embracing a maximalist makeup aesthetic. “This holiday is for glam lovers,” says Chantel Miller, M·A·C Director of Artistry and Content. “We’re taking inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood and the 70s Studio 54 era and making it modern for today. It’s definitely a dress-to-impress moment.”

That means dialing classic holiday makeup looks up to full volume with bold metallic shades, exciting textures and finishes, and a more-is-more mentality. Whether you need a soft glam Christmas makeup look or a bold disco eye moment that will last past midnight, you’ll find plenty of holiday makeup inspiration below.
SHOP CRANBERRY MAKEUP
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Get a Cranberry Makeup look with vampy, on-trend essentials.
Channel a 1920s holiday makeup look with the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: Rose To The Occasion.
Finish off your festive look with M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Diva.
M·A·CXIMAL SILKY MATTE LIPSTICK
RM130.00
A silky matte lipstick with full-coverage, pigment-rich colour and 12 hours of comfortable wear.

HOW TO GET THE CRANBERRY MAKEUP LOOK

Vampy Cranberry Makeup is back for the holiday season, along with the juicy burgundy lipstick that has defined the look since the 1920s.

  1. Add a flush of color under the apples of cheeks with Glow Play Blush in Big Diva Energy.
  2. Using the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: Rose To The Occasion, sweep shade Money Mauves over the lids and define creases with Envied Violet, blending up to the brow bones.
  3. Sweep on M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Diva.
Glow Play Cushiony Blush
RM170.00
A bouncy, buildable blush that provides glowy colour in a lightweight formula with skin-conditioning ingredients.
M·A·CXIMAL SILKY MATTE LIPSTICK
RM130.00
A silky matte lipstick with full-coverage, pigment-rich colour and 12 hours of comfortable wear.
SHOP THE MIXED METAL MAKEUP TREND
Fanta wears the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches.
Mix and melt your metallics for an indulgent eye look.

HOW TO GET THE MIXED METAL TREND

Why choose silver, gold or copper? You can wear them all with the mixed metal makeup trend. This holiday season, stack all your metallic eye shadows for a modern look

  1. Using the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches, sweep shade Cash Or Credit? all over the lids and the bottom lash lines. Define lash lines and creases with the shade Keep The Change. Softly blend the shade Terry Gold into the inner corners.
  2. Add Pigment in Copper to the brow bones.
  3. Finish with M·A·CStack Mascara and a strip of 81 Charmer Lash to lashes.
M·A·CStack Mascara
RM175.00
A continuously buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
M·A·C LASH / 81 Charmer Lash
RM95.00
A pair of fanned, banded clustered lashes for the natural flirt.
  1. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Chestnut and sweep on Lipglass / Gift Of Gold in Ruby Sparks.
Lip Pencil
RM125.00
A pencil in a wide range of colours designed for shaping, lining or filling in lips.
Lipglass / Gift Of Gold
RM110.00
SHOP THE MARTINI MAKEUP TREND
Memphis wears ChromaCrayon Eye Shadow Stick in Flirty Martini.

HOW TO GET THE MARTINI MAKEUP TREND

If you like your holiday cocktail extra-dirty, you’ll love the chic Martini Makeup look. Leaning on earthy olive tones, it looks especially cool paired with pouty concealer lips.

  1. Sweep Chromacrayon Eye Shadow Stick in Flirty Martini across your lids and lower lash lines.
  2. Add definition with M·A·C Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eye Liner in Glide Or Die and M·A·CStack Mascara.
M·A·C Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eye Liner
RM128.00
A waterproof, highly pigmented gel pencil eye liner that wears for 24+ hours on lids and 12 hours on waterlines.
M·A·CStack Mascara
RM175.00
A continuously buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
  1. Highlight cheeks with the shade Glutton For Gold from the Golden Hour Glow Face Palette: Medium.
  2. Finish with a generous sweep of M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Honeylove.
M·A·CXIMAL SILKY MATTE LIPSTICK
RM130.00
A silky matte lipstick with full-coverage, pigment-rich colour and 12 hours of comfortable wear.
SHOP THE NEW YEAR’S EVE DISCO
MAKEUP TREND
Nina wears the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches.

HOW TO GET THE NEW YEAR’S EVE
DISCO MAKEUP TREND

Who said you must choose between a bold eye look and a bold lip moment? Embrace 70s glamour with glittering disco eyes and glossy berry lips fit for a night at Studio 54.

  1. Using the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches, sweep Cash Or Credit? and Plumage 2.0 all over the lids and lower lash lines.
  2. Add definition with Brushstroke 24-Hour Liner in Brushblack and plenty of M·A·CStack Mascara.
Brushstroke 24-Hour Liner
RM140.00
a liquid eye liner pen with a precision brush tip that wears strong all day long for 24 hours.
M·A·CStack Mascara
RM175.00
A continuously buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
  1. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Chestnut and glide on Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick in Money Maker from the Golden Girls Mini Lustreglass Lipstick Vault x 12.
Lip Pencil
RM125.00
A pencil in a wide range of colours designed for shaping, lining or filling in lips.
SHOP THE HOLIDAY METALLIC MAKEUP TREND
Memphis pairs Lip Pencil in Cyber with Frost Lipstick / Gift Of Gold in Brushed In Bronze.

HOW TO GET THE HOLIDAY METALLIC MAKEUP TREND

Give your classic neutral smoky eyes and berry lips a holiday upgrade with shimmering metallic finishes.

  1. Using the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches, sweep Dancing With Diamonds onto the lids and define creases with Keep The Change – extending up to the temples.
  2. Create a subtle flick at the corners of eyes with Eye Kohl in Feline and layer on M·A·CStack Mascara.
M·A·CStack Mascara
RM175.00
A continuously buildable, clump-resistant mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length.
  1. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Cyber World and fill in with Frost Lipstick / Gift Of Gold in Brushed In Bronze.
SHOP THE HOLIDAY BOLD GLAM TREND
Memphis pairs the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: Rose To The Occasion with Frost Lipstick / Gift Of Gold in Regal Red.

how to get THE HOLIDAY BOLD GLAM
MAKEUP TREND

A classic red lip look always works for the holidays, but this year, give your go-to style an upgrade with bold berry cut creases and radiant highlighter.

  1. Line your upper lash lines with Eye Kohl in Feline.
  2. Define your creases with the shade Plum What May from the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: Rose To The Occasion.
  3. Using the Golden Hour Glow Face Palette: Deep, add the shade Maraschino Ruby to cheeks and highlight cheekbones, lids and inner corners with the colour Crushed Copper.
  1. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Mahogany and fill in with Frost Lipstick / Gift Of Gold in Regal Red.
Lip Pencil
RM125.00
A pencil in a wide range of colours designed for shaping, lining or filling in lips.
SHOP THE HOLIDAY SOFT GLAM
MAKEUP TREND
NEW SHADE
Nina wears the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches and M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Warm Teddy.

HOW TO GET THE HOLIDAY SOFT
GLAM MAKEUP TREND

Give your go-to holiday soft glam look a supermodel makeover with on-trend cool-toned neutrals.

  1. Using the Treasured Eye Shadow Palette x 6: All The Riches, sweep Cash Or Credit? all over the lids, then top with Keep The Change.
  2. Define creases with Eye Shadow in Coquette and Brun.
  3. Enhance cheeks with the shade Richer Rose from the Golden Hour Glow Face Palette: Medium.
Eye Shadow
RM110.00
A highly pigmented powder that applies evenly and blends well.
  1. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Cork and fill in with M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Warm Teddy.
Lip Pencil
RM125.00
A pencil in a wide range of colours designed for shaping, lining or filling in lips.
M·A·CXIMAL SILKY MATTE LIPSTICK
RM130.00
A silky matte lipstick with full-coverage, pigment-rich colour and 12 hours of comfortable wear.
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