Embrace the unexpected this holiday season with these Chanel beauty tips.
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Black, red, gold and green. The collection of colours is as common during the holidays as a festive, decorated tree.
The festive party season, she urges, can be a perfect time to try a little something new with your makeup look.
“Holiday resonates with festivities,” Cusson says. “It’s the moment of the year where everyone wants to shine and add a little ‘je ne sais quoi’ by trying out a new makeup look, like the gesture of applying lipstick to celebrate, or emphasize eye makeup to be festive and chic.”
“A good tip is adding highlighter in the corner of the eye, on the centre of the eyelid and on the upper cheek,” Cusson says. “This is a simple and quick action that can bring glow and lustre to any makeup look.”
The effect, she promises, will be “dazzling.”
“Lipstick is timeless and always efficient when we want to impress,” Cusson says. “It is easy to accomplish and will always be relevant with any beauty look.”
“Or simply matching lipstick and blush in the same shade can create a perfect monochromatic makeup look,” Cusson advises.
When prompted to point to the lip look that will be her go-to this festive season, Cusson gestured toward a tried-and-true hue.
“The holiday season is the perfect time to dare and enjoy. Choosing a creamy, moisturizing texture is a good go-to when using intense lipstick colours. We should never resist a rich and powerful lipstick.”
With holiday gifting in mind — after all, a beauty gift is always a wonderful thing to unwrap come Christmas morning — we asked Cusson if there was a favourite beauty product she would recommend wrapping up this year for the beauty lover on any gift list.
Thankfully, for anyone who loves a direct recommendation, she had two perfect picks.
Cusson recommends mixing the coppery coral shade with the plum hue, or the silver with the pink, on the eyes or cheeks to get started with this multipurpose palette.
“If you feel confident, my secret is blending the four shades together in a counterclockwise and clockwise motion with a fluffy blush brush, and adding the special colour combination on the cheeks and swept across the eyelids,” she shares. “The result will be simply spectacular and irresistible.”