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8 Day-to-Night Holiday Makeup Looks That Take 5 Minutes or Less

Give your daytime makeup a festive upgrade with these easy-to-copy holiday looks
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Holiday Makeup Look: Sparkly Cat Eye
Turn a no-makeup look festive with a playful, glittery cat eye that is classy, sexy and sparkly.

A.M. Prep: Hit snooze repeatedly. Roll out of bed, swipe on some lip color (here, Rose is wearing Neutrogena Moisture Smooth Color Stick, $8.49, in Rich Raisin) and a bit of blush, then head out the door, sleep in your eyes and coffee in hand.

P.M. Panache: Even out your complexion with a bit of concealer. Add highlighter to the tops of your cheekbones to give your skin a glow. Next, use a bronze liner to create a cat eye -- feel free to go as subtle or bold as you desire. Trace over your cat eye with a beige glitter eyeliner. Rodriguez uses Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner, $20, in Midnight Cowboy -- a gel that comes with a small brush, so you don't have to worry about fallout.

Next, use a lash primer and mascara to give yourself a false lash look (without the annoyance of actually having to apply false lashes). Top off your look with a hint of rosy lip color. Here, Rose wears Urban Decay Revolution High-Color Lip Gloss, $22, in Failbait.

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Holiday Makeup Look: Glam Grunge
Grunge up your dewy everyday look with '90s inspired eye shadow and lipstick for a sexy, rock 'n' roll vibe that will have everyone doing a double-take.

A.M. Prep: To pull off this radiant look, fake a flawless canvas by mixing your primer and foundation on your hand (this eliminates an extra step, and helps your foundation apply lightly and flawlessly) and applying it to your face using a foundation brush. Assistant Editor Allie uses Urban Decay Brightening & Tightening Complexion Primer Potion, $31, and Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup, $40.

Apply contour powder (Allie likes Marc Jacobs Beauty #Instamarc Light Filtering Contour Powder, $49) under your cheekbones, on your temples and under the jawline before adding blush and shimmery highlighter.

P.M. Panache: The key to pulling off this look is in the warm tones of the eye shadow. First, apply a reddish-brown matte eye shadow into your crease, then apply a matte peach shade under your brow bone. Apply a peachy-pink glitter shadow to the center of your lids. To open up your eyes, use a clean brush to apply a pearly shade into the inner corners of your eye. To get the exact colors used here, try Bitter, Framed, Fast-Ball and Bones from the Urban Decay Vice4 Palette, $60.

The final touch: A killer brown lipstick to rock your inner Courtney Love. Rodriguez uses Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick, $22, in 1993.

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Holiday Makeup Look: Icy Eye Shadow
Baby, it's cold outside. Channel the frosty vibes of winter with this festive blue eye makeup. It adds an unexpected pop of color to an otherwise neutral daytime color palette.

A.M. Prep: Selene's go-to makeup: Perfect winged liner and contoured eyes. Apply matte brown and taupe shades from the Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette, $46, to add dimension to your eyes. Finish with liquid liner to add a feline flick.

P.M. Panache: Use a cobalt blue eye pencil with hint of shimmer to line your upper lash line. Above the liner, apply a metallic violet eye shadow with blue undertones (like Beat Down from the Vice4 palette). Then, use a clean brush to blend a silver-toned lavender shade over your entire lid. This will soften the lines of the shadow and the liner to create a cohesive look. Finish with a pinky-mauve lipstick. To get the same color as Selene, use Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick, $22, in Rush. Bundle up and you're ready for that romantic, snow-studded sleigh ride.

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Holiday Makeup Look: Smoky Eyes and Bold Lipstick
If you rely on colorful lipstick to get you through the workday, change up your look for nighttime with a few strategic swipes of eye shadow and lip gloss.

A.M. Prep: An attention-grabbing statement lips means you can go minimal with the rest of your makeup -- perfect for those who like to sleep in. Apply a mauve-y matte lipstick (Here, Paulina's wearing Inglot Lipstick Matte, $15, in #422). Swipe on some black eyeliner and Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express The Falsies Mascara, $7.77, and you're good to go.

P.M. Panache: Start by applying a superdark black eyeliner to your upper lash line. Then press a shimmery black eye shadow over the liner to blend the edges and give it that smoky feel. Next, use a fluffy crease brush to blend a purple-brown shadow with reddish undertones (Rodriguez used Underhand from the Vice4 palette) into your crease. Add a shimmery neutral shadow to the inner corners of your eye.

Add a dab of pigmented lip gloss in a shade that matches your lipstick to the center of your lips. This is an easy way to make your lipstick look fresh as hell, and also makes your lips look bigger. Rodriguez uses Sheer Revolution Lipstick, $22, in Shame, on Paulina. Throw on a sequined dress and you're ready to dance into 2016.

BY ALLIE FLINN | NOV 16, 2015 | SHARES
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