New Year's Eve: 20 Glitter makeup ideas as seen on Pinterest

New Year’s Eve: 15 Glitter makeup ideas as seen on Pinterest

Morgane Klein Forest

29 Dec 2014

updated the 4 May 2019 à 04:49

To ring in the New Year, we’ve spotted a multitude of ways to make your makeup shine in the limelight as the fireworks go off above you.

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Gold top coat
Easy to achieve, we like the big square sequins and mini gold leaf. It'll look even prettier against black lacquer.
Pinterest via Brenda Lebron
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Reinterpreted cat eye
Instead of going all black, line your lower lash line with a glittery eyeliner.

Pinterest via Byrdie
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Shiny false eyelashes
Experiment with false eyelashes that are loaded with gold sequins and place them on both your upper and lower lashes for a dramatic effect.
Pinterest via Emmanuelle Weyand
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Chameleon lips
Mix a multitude of metallic lip colours to achieve this look. To top it off, use a high-shine gloss for the ideal package.
Pinterest via Adia
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Gold dust
Create a blue metallic smoky eye and place a hint of gold powder on the edges for a romantic and magical look.
Pinterest via CELINE.
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Golden temples
It's a bold look that will look great in natural sunlight. But when night falls, it'll still hit the lights perfectly.
Pinterest via Trisha Riley
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Gold glitter
Have your eyelids decked out in gold glitter and pair it with a little black dress for optimal effect at your New Year party.
Pinterest via Miss Paillette
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Nude sequins
Probably the most discreet makeup (if you consider the flakes to be be discrete). Re-create this alongside the Cleopatra eyeliner and you're good to go.
Pinterest via Stefanie Batista
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Sixties eyeliner
Chic and classy, an ideal version of the golden cat eye look.

Pinterest via Co Ella
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Rhinestones
For a slightly offbeat look, the rhinestones add a touch of whimsicality.

Pinterest via anne-sophie planet
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Gold lips
Pair the gold lips with a subtle white outfit to tone down the dramatic effect.
Pinterest via Komal
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Sparkly smoky eye
Instead of the usual smoky eye, go one step further and add glittery eyeshadow that'll sparkle in the light.
Pinterest via Sabrina Barichard
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Snow queen
Completely covered with white flakes, this look reminds us of Dior and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac SS15 shows where we came across golden eyebrows. We say skip the silver brows but do experiment with silver liner instead.
Pinterest via Kayla Young
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Metallic
It'll be great to load your lids with metallic glitter but be wary of it flaking off and falling on your face throughout the night.
Pinterest via Sharleen Cloarec
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Fairy dusted manicure
Just a small dose of glitter for the perfect year-end manicure. Only have the glitter at the cuticle so that it creates the illusion of stardust.
Pinterest via P.Reporter

Every year as we inch closer to the end of December, it becomes trendy to sport glitter and flecks of sparkly dust in your makeup look. Whether it’s colourfully flamboyant, downright dramatic or subtle in its glamour, we do like how glitter makeup essentially glistens in the light and creates an alluring shimmer. Hence, by taking inspiration from Pinterest, we’ve highlighted how to use square sequins, gold, glitter, false eyelashes, large and tiny sequins, eye shadows, nail art and lip shades to shine bright like a diamond. Rihanna would be so proud.

There’s no time to be reserved now, hop on the bandwagon and ring in the New Year with a bright flash.

Morgane KLEIN

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