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How to look red carpet-ready: makeup secrets from a celebrity makeup artist

With year-end festivities happening at full swing, there’s no better time to break out the glitter gloss and gold. Clarence Lee demonstrates five red carpet-ready looks you’ll need for a glamorous glow up

By Letty Seah - 

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The festive season is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. For us, it’s all about the makeup. While you can’t go wrong with a classic red lip or winged liner, we’re all for experimenting with shimmery eyeshadows, metallic lipsticks and more. Here are five show-stopping looks that will prepare you for all the merrymaking ahead.

GEOMETRIC EYELINER

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Glam up with a negative space eyeliner. An updated take on the graphic eyeliner trend, extend your winged liner and take it close to the temples.

Pro tip: Create the shape outline with a pencil eyeliner (you can also use an eyebrow pencil for this) and clean up any mistakes with a micellar-soaked q-tip before tracing over the outline with a liquid eyeliner.

VINYL LIPS

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A scarlet pout is a holiday classic, but the high-shine, latex-like finish makes this version look modern. All the feasting and chatting during festive get-togethers (and sneaky mistletoe kisses) can leave you with a messy, smudged lip. To prevent any makeup mishaps, prime your lips with a matte lippy in a similar colour to your gloss. That way, even when the gloss starts to come off, you’ll still have a light stain underneath.

MINT EYESHADOW

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Here’s a green eyeshadow look that even the Grinch will approve. A shimmery mint eyeshadow across your eyelids is a subtle nod to the holiday season. Top it off with warm bronze shade at the outer corners to add an edgy touch.

FROSTED POUT

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It might not be cold outside, but you can still take inspiration from a chilly winter wonderland. Take a burgundy lip liner and subtly outline around the pout before filling your lips out with liner. With an iridescent lipstick (or highlighter) dab on a few spots on the centre of your lips and blend it out with a brush.

MASQUERADE BLUSH

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Swap out your statement lip with a statement blush. This ethereal look can be achieved with any colour, but makeup artist Clarence Lee has gone for softer shades like peach, coral and apricot. Placement of the blush is key: besides applying the colour on the cheeks, sweep it over the temples and eyelids for an all-over flush.

ART DIRECTION Adeline Eng
PHOTOGRAPHY Lawrence Teo
HAIR Peter Lee using Goldwell
MAKEUP Clarence Lee using Tarte
MODELS Lina Akintieva/Mannequin and Kalynskye/Now Model Management

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