Christmas Bling

A holiday look is hard to come by. What makeup with what clothes, and which shoes to put with it? We all know there has to be something you can put together to fit the holiday, but where are the right clothes, and for what occasion? With this outfit, we're going for a formally glamorous look.


First, fancy. You want to start with the outfit. Figure out something that looks Christmasy and festive, but not too showy. You don't want to pop too much. One of the best colors to go with is gold. Gold is a formal but chic way to  look Christmasy. If you use bright red or green, even though they're Christmas colors, it can ruin the whole formal thing.

Now, lace is a good way to go when being formal. It's pretty and fab. White lace also goes well with lots of different things. And guess what, we're in luck, because lace is totally in right now. You can use almost any fancy shoe choice with a dress like this. Flats, boots, heels. I went with boots, giving it a western accent:

          To top off the western look, you can add a denim jacket (that's not too casual or sloppy):

Now makeup. You want to choose makeup that will compliment you, but also compliment the outfit. You might like right purple eyeshadow, but does it really go with the outfit? You have to be careful. After you apply your usual foundation and blush, you go to your eyes. First, the eyeliner. Use a color that's festive, but under control. Again, you don't want to use bright red or green (especially red. You know what, just to be safe, never use red around your eyes). A good suggestion for a color is a deep, understated green, that's noticeable but not dramatic. Also, make sure the shade you use doesn't clash with anything on your outfit. If you go green on the eyeliner, you want a calmer color for your eye shadow, something like a sparkly gold or bronze that gives it a little bling. We used shimmery, metallic gold that was somewhat neutral:

One of the rules of makeup is that if you go bigger on the eyes, you go smaller on the lips. A great shade of lip gloss to go with this makeup is a glimmer pink with a hint of gold that doesn't look too flashy. It goes with your eyes but doesn't distract from them. Also, it gives your lips a really cute accent:

Add some bling with fashionable jewelry. You don't want to put silver and gold together, so if you wear gold, wear gold jewelry. I chose off white earrings that match the lace of the dress, outlined with a base of gold, because gold looks great with lace:

Pearls (especially when sparkled up with little jewels) also combine fabulously with lace, because it has the same creamy color:

 I didn't wear a necklace because this certain dress has a collar, but generally, if you wear a necklace with lace, you might want to choose a delicate chain that matches the delicate fabric. Not something really chunky and heavy.

Finally, hair. Really, you can do anything with hair. Poofy hair looks good with the western look, tied back with braids or twisted strands in the front. Hair long and down looks nice with lace, so I recommend using that to your advantage (you can see the twisted side):

                             

   

In this photo you can see how my hair is kind of big and poofy:

 The finished formally fancy look (sorry, me and Ella were just messing around, and this is the only complete picture of my outfit):