This holiday season, beauty counters are brimming with glittering palettes, shimmery highlighters and bold lip shades that promise to make festive looks unforgettable.
From luxurious limited-edition sets to innovative multitasking products, there’s something to suit every mood and occasion, whether you’re aiming for subtle glow or full-on glamour.
Warm and natural
For softer, effortless glam, Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Cozy Mini Eyeshadow Palette has a selection of neutral to rosy tones in matte and metallics finishes, evoking the feeling of cozines and a gentle, natural look.
Create a gradient eye look using the cool-tone shades of icy pink or silver with the warm-tone antique bronze or cranberry for understated chicness.
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Festive glow
Guerlain’s Ombres G eyeshadow quads have an exceptional texture made up of intense pigments for long-lasting colour, offering unparalleled depth.
This palette adorns the eyes with four different finishes: an intense satin, a deep matte, a luminous metallic finish and a radiant pearl.
Two precious shades – gold and silver with a metallic finish – are teamed with a satin brown and a deep nude.
Party-ready eyes
MAC’s limited edition MACnificent eyeshadow palette is a set of six wintery neutrals encased in a mirrored compact.
With three versatile finishes, Satin, Cream, and Shimmer, you can add a festive edge to your everyday makeup routine or pop on a party-ready look with this ultra-versatile limited-edition lineup.
It includes pigment-rich metallic, shimmer and matte pressed powders, plus an illuminating eye gloss.
Round-the-clock shine control
One/Size’s The Ultimate Blurred & Bright Setting Powder Duo (Holiday Limited Edition) includes the Translucent and Pink editions.
This pair of sweatproof, ultra-blurring setting powders deliver 24-hour shine control and premium performance, smoothing the look of pores and lines.
Designed to deliver all-day makeup longevity with a soft-focus matte finish, its flashback-free formula survives sweat, controls oil and won’t settle into lines.
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High-shine finish
The Hourglass Sculpt & Gloss Duo (Holiday Limited Edition) features a best-selling shade of a full-size Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm in Slip and Shape and Sculpt Lip Liner in Tempt to create the perfect rosy lip.
The Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm in Slip is a three-in-one hybrid that plumps for fuller-looking lips and delivers the high-shine finish of a gloss.
The Shape & Sculpt Lip Liner in Tempt is an ultra-creamy, transfer-resistant lip liner that lines, defines and sculpts lips for full-coverage colour that lasts all day.
