HOW TO GET A MIXED METALS MAKEUP LOOK
Choosing metallic eye shadow for your New Year’s Eve makeup might feel a bit “florals for spring” – but this season, the classic look is getting an overhaul.
After years of dainty, matchy-matchy gold and silver looks, we’re embracing maximalist metal makeup. Rather than stick to a single shade, we’re stacking and layering our metallics like vintage costume jewelry.
“For so long, mixing metals was seen as a fashion faux pas,” says Victor Cembellin, M·A·C Global Senior Artist. “Now, these metallic colour combinations feel extremely modern as we embrace the unconventional.”
Whether you want a bold flourish or something a little more delicate, the secret to this more-is-more makeup look is in the Artistry. Mix and melt metallics into one another, creating harmony in the imperfection. “Precious metals don’t need to be ‘precious’ when it comes to makeup application,” says Cembellin. “This is the unpolished movement of polished metals.”
“THIS IS THE UNPOLISHED MOVEMENT OF
POLISHED METALS.”
—VICTOR CEMBELLIN, M·A·C GLOBAL SENIOR ARTIST
Fanta wears Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance.
Recreate this metallic lip look with Lipglass in Oh Baby.
HOW TO GET THE MIXED METAL MAKEUP LOOK
LOOK 1: Bling in the New Year with a metal makeup look.
- Prep and hydrate your complexion with Hyper Real Serumizer™ Skin Balancing Hydration Serum.
- Even skin tone with Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation.
- Sweep Extra Dimension Blush in Cheeky Bits across cheeks, bringing upward toward temples.
- Tightline lash lines using Eye Kohl in Feline.
- Sweep Eye Shadow Metallic in Discotheque across lids and along lower lash lines. Then, bring Eye Shadow in Print through creases.
- Highlight with Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance on inner corners and onto brow bones.
- Coat lashes with a generous amount of M·A·CStack Mascara, then add M·A·C Lash / 81 Charmer Lash for a winged-out effect.
- Line lips using Lip Pencil in Chestnut, then smooth on Lipglass in Oh Baby.
Go grunge by mixing metallics with smoky black liner.
Darian wears Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance.
LOOK 2: Master your New Year makeup with metallic eye shadow and highlighter that glimmers.
- Prep and hydrate your complexion with Hyper Real Serumizer™ Skin Balancing Hydration Serum.
- Even skin tone with tudio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation.
- Sweep Extra Dimension Blush in Cheeky Bits across cheeks, bringing upward toward temples.
- Tightline lash lines using Eye Kohl in Feline, gently smudging with fingertips.
- Using a 212S Flat Definer Brush, press Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance and Eye Shadow in Print onto lash lines for a smudged, mixed metallic finish.
- Smooth Retro Matte Lipstick in Bronx onto lips.
