Essential beauty: Party-ready beauty bits

by Taryn Davies | 5 December 2012

Which beauty look will you be trying for the party season?

You have your dress, bag, shoes and jewellery but what about the beauty look?

There are lots of different aspects to getting ready and prepared for a night out, especially over Christmas, and it's helpful if you think of these things beforehand. It helps ease the stress the night-of said event.

We love these few pieces that you need to invest in to make sure that you always have an on-trend look for a night out.

Lily Lolo Limited Edition Shimmer Eyes

Three shades of shimmer mineral eyeshadows which glide over eyes for a strong pigmented look.

There is a deep purple with golden undertones, a midnight blue with silver undertones and a shimmering intense silver grey.

This set is perfect for different looks for yourself or a Secret Santa that you still need to get.

Ted Baker Blue Moon nail duo

Long-lasting, strong colour and on-trend shimmer eyes for the party season. It's the perfect little set really.

£14.99 www.lilylolo.co.uk

Ted Baker Duo Nails

Ted Baker Cherry Bomb nail duo

Each of these duo nail shades are made up of a beautiful base shade and a complimentary sparkling companion.

These little packs are perfect to transform your nails from day to night in just one sweep.

Wear the plain colour on your nails during the day, then for the evening add the glitter shade on top to all of your nails, or just the one for a decoration nail.

The colours are long lasting and really pretty, available in both of the shades shown and a gold option too.

£8.50 Boots

Arbonne Bronzer and Sheer Glow Highlighter

Highlight your beautiful cheekbones with the Arbonne Sheer Glow Highlighter, the gorgeous glistening glow it adds to your skin makes it look dewy and refreshing - something that's hard to achieve on your own with plenty of lates nights and lots of alcohol.

And if you don't have defined cheekbones, create some with the silky-light bronzing powder. Sweep this over the face for a flawless-looking finish, then you build up the look by adding it along the jawline and under the cheek bones to create a contoured look.

All Arbonne products are available through an excellent nationwide network of Arbonne Independent Consultants. www.arbonneinternational.co.uk

Yves Rocher Pure Light Foundation and Eyeshadow Duos

The Light and Luminous foundation provides you with sheer and beautiful natural coverage. This foundation is like a silk veil on the skin that you leaves your skin instantly radiant. Each time you use it, your skin regains vitality and radiance, becoming softer and more luminous.

The Intense Colour Eyeshadow Duos are perfect to create a smoky eye that will take you from work to the bar - just build up the colour from light to intense. I tried the basic chic plum and powdered taupe. I used the lighter colour sweeped all over the eye lid, then created a smoky look by applying the darker shade along the lash line and smudging it out. The colour lasts all day and works beautiful with green eyes.