Glam Eye Looks For Your New Year’s Eve Makeup Inspo

Glossy Eye

The glossy eye is perhaps 2018’s biggest eye trend, and we’re absolutely living for it. Not only does it look super chic and high fashion, but it’s simple to recreate and can be adapted to your personal style. It makes for an absolutely perfect New Year’s Eve makeup look!

Start off by priming the eyelids, as you really want the colours you place to pop. Then, pick up your favourite shade — brights definitely recommended — and wash it over the lids, blending out any harsh lines liberally. Some of our favourite shadows for this look include the Napoleon Perdis Colour Discs in Pink Silk and Days of Disco.

Then, to achieve the gorgeous finish, you’ll need to layer a gloss over the top. The Lanolips 101 Ointment, in addition to being an amazing cure-all for cuts and dry areas, makes a stunning eye gloss that MUAs have been known to love. Finish the look off with mascara and a touch of glitter on the centre of the lower lash line.

Metallic Gold Sheen

Gold is bound to be the choice of many party-goers this New Year’s Eve, as it’s the perfect way to add drama and opulence to your look. Create a gold or bronze eye using gradient tones for a stand-out eyeshadow creation that will have everyone talking.

Start off with a sand shade, buffing this into the crease and tracing the outer V. Darken it up with a mid-brown that will provide depth. If your lines are looking a little too stark, pop a pale, creamy shade on a blending brush and fluff away ’til you’re perfectly happy.

Next up is the focal point of the look — your lid. The above features a gradient effect that sees darker, almost bronze shades on the outer and inner corner, with a true gold directly in the centre. Pack each shade tightly with a short shader brush, wetting the fibres if you need to intensify colour payoff. A cream shadow, such as the Maybelline Eye Studio Tattoo Cream Gel Shadow in Bold Gold is another way to ensure your gold is bright and has the desired effect.

Wrap up your New Year’s Eve makeup look with a blinding inner corner highlight and some jet black liner traced lightly along the lash and water lines.

Dramatic Liner

Throw things back to the 60s with a graphic winged liner look that’s sure to turn heads at any event. Perfect for nighttime ‘dos, you can keep it simple with no shadow or add a little glam with a soft shade on the lid and a touch of glitter.

You can use whatever liner medium you want to create this massive wing, although we’d recommend the good old shadow and pen combination. Start off by sketching out your wing using an angled brush and the deepest, darkest black shadow you can find. If you struggle with crisp lines, adhere a little tape at the desired angle and have at it. Once you’ve achieved your perfect, thick wing using shadow, intensify the colour and staying power with a felt-tip pen liner.

Top off your stunning eye statement with a little mascara and false lashes for even more glam. If you need a little colour, smudge something sheer and subtle from the inner corner to where the wing begins to extend.

Coloured Smoky Eye

We all love a good smoky eye, but things seem to be straying away from traditional blacks and browns in the beauty world. What we’ve been seeing lately is coloured smoky eyes using jewel-toned shades like purple, blue and green. How gorgeous do they look!? We’ve even seen celebs such as Selena Gomez out and about rocking this trend.

A smoky eye with a rich colour focus makes for the perfect New Year’s Eve makeup look. A plus is that they’re also super easy to create, giving you more time for the important stuff, such as choosing what to wear…and pre-drinking, of course.

Start off by dipping your brush into your focus colour and placing around the outer corner and the lower lash line. Then, with a clean brush, buff out the edges, dragging the shadow slightly inwards to create a gradient effect. Take a complementary colour a few shades off from your first selection and buff all over the remainder of the lid, blending well.

Finish with mascara and a little black liner smudged along the lash line. This look would also be stunning with a touch of glitter on the inner corner.