Holiday Hair and Makeup Tips For 2011

Hairstyles and make up tips continue to grow but styling  your hair and makeup are especially important around Thanksgiving, Christmas and other special occasians.

This holiday season you might say that old fashioned glitter and glamor is back.  A modernized version of the old Hollywood glamour look.

Hair and Makeup Tip #1: Healthy Bronzed Skin

It may be cold and snowy out but you’ll look like you just flew in from sunny California. Achieve the look with a tinted moisturizer or bronzing powder.

Hair and Makeup Tip #2: Sparkling Eyes

Forget twinkle toes. Make your eyes the center of attention with a little sparkle. Achieve the look with glitter eye shadow and eye liner, optional: apply jeweled false eyelashes.Try not to go over board unless your ready to turn heads and not always in a great way…a little goes a long way.

Hair and Makeup Tip #3: Glossy Lips

Plain lips become beautiful lips that look moist and dreamy with the right shade and lots of shine.

Achieve the look with shiny lipstick in shades of pink or plum, or use a non-color gloss over a subtle shade of lipstick.

Hair and Makeup Tip #4: Up swept Hair and Loose Waves

A casual up-swept do adds a bit of sophistication to your holiday look. Achieve the look by sectioning hair into two parts–below and above the ear.Twist and pin the bottom section into a tight bun. Sweep the top half back and tease out individual strands of hair. Loose waves bring back the 1930s era with style.

Achieve the look with a large barrel curling iron.

Hair and Makeup Tip #5: Glitter Nails

All that glitters is golden for nails this season. Glitter adds the perfect finishing touch to beautifully manicured hands. Achieve the look with tinted or clear glitter nail polish. Or, add jeweled rhinestones to polished nails. Again go suttle and sexy..you don’t want to end up in Vouge Magazine uner the dont section.