Party Season Make Up Must Haves

Hello lovelies,
Hope you're all well.
Party season is almost upon us! well for me, it is here already! November is a packed month for me. I have my cousin's birthday, my older sister's birthday (this year it's a big one, her 21st), and my mum's birthday over three weeks. Thrown in there is end of semester parties and some friend's birthdays and then we roll into Christmas parties and finally New Year's Eve! The party season is a time to get dressed up and have a little fun. Through all the drinking and eating and dancing the last thing you want to think about is "omg is my make up still ok?!" So I've decided to write a post about my make up must haves over the holiday season. Hope you all enjoy :)

1. Lips
I think it is essential to have a go-to lip stain over the holiday season. Like I said, there's a lot of eating and drinking involved and it just gets painful having to reapply lipstick. Outdoor entertaining is big in Australia but wind, curls and lipgloss are just a bad combination. So that leaves a stain! It'll last you the longest with the least amount of hassle.
Two which I really like are the Covergirl Outlast Lip Stain in the colour 435 and the Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain in the colour 9 Rouge Laque. Both of these are very Christmas-y colours, the Covergirl one is slightly more subtle, and both last forever!

2. Face
Christmas is over summer here in Australia so I'm not too fussed about having a very heavy coverage foundation. But to go with your freshly tan bodies, I think a good bronzer and concealer/highlighter is essential to keep shape and give glow to your face.
Since I'm very pale, bronzer doesn't quite suit me. So instead I use a red toned blush from the Napolean Perdis Cheek to Chic Blush Duo in the colour Sand. And as I've mentioned before, my favourite concealer/highlighter is the Rimmel London Match Perfection 2-in-1 Concealer and Highlighter in the colour 010 Ivory. I think the contrast between the two as well as my foundation gives me a bright and glowing look.

3. Eyes
Heavy eye makeup is not essential in summer. I think it's important to have one or two shimmery colours that you like to use on a night out but for the day time, I often like to just wear super natural, matte browns and a good coat of mascara.
I recommend the Maybelline Eye Studio palette in the colour 80 Pink Persuasion for a night look. The colours are gorgeous and make a beautiful classic smokey eye. For the day, the Models Prefer Beauty to Go Colour Palette has such a wide range of matte browns that you can create a very natural look no matter your skin tone. And for mascara I simply cannot go past the Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes mascara. It is perfection

4. Hair
A big trend in summer is textured hair. I think the best way to get texture is with either dry shampoo or sea salt spray. If you are heading out at night and need your hair to hold a particular style, you can even try something stronger like a hair mousse which you simple comb through damp hair after a shower and then blow dry for heaps of volume and a slightly tacky feeling to your hair
I love the Polished London Dry Shampoon and the Lee Stafford Beach Babe Sea Salt Spray. I use Taft Styling Mousse for extra hold.

5. Body
Over summer, no one wants burnt skin. Nor do we want dry skin. A good quality sunscreen is absolutely necessary every day in Australia. After a day at the beach I think an after sun spray is really great too or perhaps even a body mist. To moisturise, of course you can use your regular cream but I think a tinted moisturiser helps to bring out your tan and keep your glowing. It gets quite hot here in Sydney and we all get quite sweaty (ew) so I think now is the time to find a proper deodorant that really works. Finally, finish off with a gorgeous summery perfume!
I recommend using any Cancer Council Sunscreen. They are the best because they are designed to protect your skin from cancer by those who know most about it. My favourite after sun spray is by Nivea. I use the Dove Summer Glow moisturiser. And I use a Rexona Invisible Dry Diamond Deodorant because it doesn't leave white stains on black clothes or yellow stains on white clothes making it the perfect deodorant throughout the entire holiday season. For perfume I love the Juicy Couture 'Couture Couture' perfume. It's so fresh smelling.

And that's it!!! Hope you got some nice tips from this,
Happy Holidays,