Beauty: Velvet compiles the ultimate New Year’s Eve makeup kit




It’s party season: cue bold lips, blushing cheeks and a generous sprinkle of sparkle. . . Alice Ryan compiles the ultimate New Year’s Eve beauty kit

Get your glam on for New Year's Eve
Get your glam on for New Year's Eve
OPI Terribly Nice Nail Duo
OPI Terribly Nice Nail Duo

OPI Terribly Nice Nail Lacquer Duo Set, £21.90, John Lewis & Partners, Grand Arcade, Cambridge and johnlewis.com
Containing both a timeless classic (Rebel With A Clause, a rich crème red ideal for New Year’s Eve) and this winter’s top-trending colour (Shaking My Sugarplums, a cute metallic lavender which screams ‘girls’ night out’), consider this a festive capsule wardrobe for your nails.

Ciate London Glow-to Blush
Ciate London Glow-to Blush

Ciaté London Glow-to Illuminating Blush in Perfect Match, £22, ciatélondon.com
The handiest of hybrids, Glow-to is blush and illuminator in one, delivering a flush of colour and a shimmer of pearl in a single swipe. Thanks to the ultra-fine pigments, application is super-smooth and the finish incredibly natural; it’s radiance in a pot.

ICONIC London Radiant Concealer and Brightening Duo
ICONIC London Radiant Concealer and Brightening Duo

ICONIC London Radiant Concealer & Brightening Duo, £24, iconiclondoninc.com
This is a proper desert island product. With a brightening crayon at one end (dubbed ‘sleep-in-a-stick’ for its ability to bounce light and blur imperfections) and a medium-full concealer at the other (which covers a multitude without caking), it doesn’t just work wonders on under-eyes - it doubles as both highlighter and concealer.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Mascara
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Mascara

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Mascara, £26, anastasiabeverlyhills.co.uk
There’s nothing this mascara doesn’t do. Infused with collagen, biotin and peptides, which combine to both nourish and gloss the lashes, it lengthens, sculpts, volumises and gives full blackest-black coverage without *any* flaking, clumping or heaviness, instantly defining and opening the eyes.

Sisley Le Phyto Rouge Limited Edition Lipstick
Sisley Le Phyto Rouge Limited Edition Lipstick

Sisley Le Phyto Rouge Lipstick Limited Edition in 200 Rose Zanzibar, £36, sisley-paris.com/en-GB and johnlewis.com
Known for delivering unrivalled colour, coverage and comfort too - camellia and jojoba oils give it a balm-like texture - Sisley’s Le Phyto Rouge lipstick is a true beauty hero. This limited edition, a cool-toned wintery pink, encased in festive red and gold zebra print, is available only until year’s end.

Emolyne Defining Lashline Kohl
Emolyne Defining Lashline Kohl

Emolyne Defining Lashline Soft Kohl Pencil Eyeliner in Bobende Black, £18, emolyne.com
Creamy to apply, swift to dry, intense in colour: this is a top quality kohl. While it buffs out well, so will suit you if you favour a softer/smokier look, it can also be used to create clean and clear graphic lines. Staying power is impressive too.

Sigma x Disney Beauty and the Beast Palette
Sigma x Disney Beauty and the Beast Palette

Sigma Disney Beauty And The Beast Eyeshadow Palette, £49, sigmabeauty.com
You don’t have to be a Disney devotee to be charmed by the latest collab from US brand Sigma. Spanning soft nudes to statement-making plums, purples and blue-black, buttery mattes to seriously sparkly shimmers, metallics and glitters, this 14-pan palette is a one-stop eyeshadow shop for the festive season and beyond.

ICONIC London Glaze Crayon
ICONIC London Glaze Crayon

ICONIC London Glaze Crayon in Goddess, £24, iconiclondoninc.com
With a silky-soft eyeshadow crayon at one end and a wet-look glitter gel at the other, this is another nifty two-in-one from ICONIC London. The crayon is loaded with pigment and buffs beautifully without fallout; the gel is super-sparkly and super-shiny without being horribly sticky. Love it.


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