Your Personal Makeup Artist Make Up Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from Professional Make Up Artists

The wildly exotic look of Alicia Keys is perfect for a Christmas party, and it will bring out your most gorgeous features guaranteed!

• Start out with a foundation that complements your skin tone, and highlight your cheeks with pink blush in a sweeping motion. The key here is to be subtle in your foundation and blush application.

• Next, apply a black eyeliner very close to the lash line for a dramatic effect. Smudge the black eyeliner on the lower lash line with a contour brush or Q-tip.

• Curl the eyelashes, and then apply several coats of a volumizing mascara. If this look is for a special event, then consider using false eyelashes to provide even more glamour to your makeup application.

• For the eyeshadow color, use a bold metallic, like a blue or vibrant purple, and apply over the entire eyelid. Blend this eyeshadow into the brow with a neutral eyeshadow shade that matches your skin tone.

• For the lips, apply a sheer candy shade of lip color with a lipstick brush. Top this with a sheer or pink lip gloss for a fun and flirty effect.

• Last of all, use an eyeshadow shade that matches your natural hair color, and lightly color in your eyebrows with a contour brush. This is a very subtle finish to your makeup application, and you will hardly be able to see a darkening to your brows, but it will make a noticeable difference in polishing and grooming your look.