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Home • Beauty

9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve

These celebrity inspired looks are too cool not to copy.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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By Jennifer Ford · Updated November 4, 2020
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The holiday season is not a time to be modest with your makeup. It’s the most festive time of the year, so you have every reason to go all out with your glam.

If you’ve been playing it safe, now is the time to explore new territories of your makeup palette because New Year’s Eve calls for the boldest and brightest looks. Think eyelids that shine as bright as time square and lips that pop.

Luckily, we have a pool of beauty looks for you to draw inspiration from, and we’ve rounded them up in the gallery below.

Check them out!

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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
With white eyeliner, you’ll look wide awake even at midnight.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
No party look is complete without a little sparkle and shimmer. Dust it onto the inner corners of your eyelids or across your décolletage for the ultimate glow.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
Smoky eyes don’t always have to be done with black eyeshadow. Try this vibrant purple pigment instead to make your look pop.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
Revamp the negative space eye makeup trend with an eye-catching liner.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
Bold brows are must for standing out from the crowd.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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06
New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
Double your liner and lashes, double your fun.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
This cat eye is pearl-fect.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
This metallic look is mesmerizing.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve Makeup Ideas
Let all makeup looks be this festive and fabulous.
9 Party Makeup Ideas For New Year's Eve
Photo: Getty
TOPICS:  New Year’s Eve