Ah, November. Time to chuck out those pumpkins in favor of a Christmas tree you just know won’t make it until Christmas (why do we do this to ourselves?). And time to bring these winter makeup trends for 2023 into your rotation.
The biggest trends this season include bright, bold colors like red on lips and blue on eyes. Dewy skin is still everything, but that style is now making its way into eyeshadow palettes, too. Gloss and shimmer are the it girls of the season. You know, after you.
We’re not sure how makeup could be so cool and yet so hot, but here these trends are anyways. Ready to help you heat up the holiday season, since your furnace broke. Again.
9 Winter Makeup Trends to Rock For the Rest of 2023
1. Bright Eyes
You know what they say: “Bright eyes, full heart, can’t lose.” Actually, we think that’s slightly wrong, but you get the point.
Go for bright eyeshadow colors that make your eyes stand out, like cobalt blue or emerald green. Swipe the color on your lids and up toward your brows.
Don’t be afraid to line under your eyes with the same color as well. Keep the eyeliner to a minimum (no winging it) and go for a nude lip and highlighter to keep your eyes the focal point. Unless you roll them a lot. Or maybe, especially so.
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2. Simple and Skin-Forward Makeup
Let your skin shine with a makeup look that’s all about your own glow. No, you don’t need glow-in-the-dark makeup…despite the fact that that would be really cool. More Edward-Cullen-in-sunlight and less Marvin-the-Martian.
Put down the bold colors and stick with a more neutral color palette. After that, highlighter is your best friend, to make your cheekbones stand out. Keep your eye makeup simple with brown colors that accentuate your skin tone.
Pair it all with a just-been-kissed lip color that gives you a nice flush. Another Hinge date? You go girl.
Try these products:
- Urban Decay Naked Mini Eyeshadow Palette
- e.l.f. No Budge Retractable Eyeliner in Black
- Wet n Wild MegaGlo Highlighter Stick
- Revlon Lipstick in Bare it All
3. Dewy Eyes
The term “dewy eyes” makes us think of that gunk in your eyes that you wake up to sometimes. But, when done right, it’s the makeup look of the season. Hey, Beyonce said she woke up like this, and we can too.
Layer highlighter balm on top of a neutral eye look to make your lids all glossy. Skip the shimmer and go for an eyeshadow base without sparkle. Let your eyes pop with a matte lip and skip the highlighter on your cheekbones. Sigh. If we must.
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4. Red Lip
We know, red lips aren’t exactly new. But you remember that time when we were told to put foundation on our lips? Sometimes, we need a reminder that the basics are so much better. We say, as we sip on our Starbucks.
Go for a red lip that complements your skin tone and keep the rest of your makeup fairly neutral. Red lips can look matronly if you pair it with too much makeup, so keep your look light and youthful with a soft smoky eye in a light shade, and a touch of blush and highlighter on your cheeks.
Try these products:
- Urban Decay Naked Mini Eyeshadow Palette
- Wet n Wild High-Shine Lipstick in Strawberry Lingerie
- Milani Baked Blush in Corallina
- Wet n Wild MegaGlo Highlighter Stick
5. Metallics
Tasting metallic? Not great. But rocking metallics is a whole other thing. Metallic designs were all over the Spring 2024 runways, both in clothing and in makeup.
Oh, and you read that right. Fashion is several months ahead of us. Daylight saving time hits her differently.
Pair a metallic highlighter with a seriously pigmented metallic eye shadow for a daring look. For something even bolder, lean into the look with a bronze lip. Finish it off with a gold nail, a metal that tends to look good on every skin tone. Even green, Kermit.
Try these products:
- Wet n Wild MegaGlo Blushlighter Set
- e.l.f. Liquid Glitter Eyeshadow in 24K Gold
- Wet n Wild Perfect Pout Lipstick in First Place Winner
6. Bold Brows
Bold of us to assume that you still have brows after plucking them to heck in the ’00s. But news flash: bold brows are in style for winter 2023. So, ladies, put down the tweezers and apologize to your poor, unappreciated brows. Yes, we want to be friends now. Here’s a Reese’s.
Keep the rest of your makeup simple and neutral to let your brows do the talking. Or wiggling. Skip the eyebrow pencil and go with a small, angled brush and brow pomade instead. It’s easier to get more pigment this way and really let your brows stand out.
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7. Ballerina Vibes
Perhaps it’s the Barbification of our times, but pink is so in. She’s never really out, to be fair, but right now she’s that girl. No, not that one. One to the left.
Keep pink as the root of your look with a soft pink lids accentuated with a soft, winged eyeliner. From there, add a pink-based blush to the apples of your cheeks and highlight your cheekbones with a dewy highlighter.
Try these products:
- Laura Geller New York The Delectables Pink Prosecco Eyeshadow Palette
- e.l.f. No Budge Retractable Eyeliner in Black
- Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush in Rose
- Kyah Beaute Dewy Highlighter Stick
8. Pumpkin Spice
Look, we know that Starbucks has Peppermint Mocha back for the season, but some of us refuse to let go of pumpkin spice. So much so that autumn’s latte-lover look has transitioned to a pumpkin spice-themed makeup trend for winter 2023.
With all the warm tones in this look, it’s a bit like a pumpkin-scented warm hug. We knew that new deodorant was a good call.
Warm your complexion up with bronzer and orange-based blush on the apples of your cheeks. Then top it off with a rust-colored lip, which sounds a lot less pretty than it actually is. Or let your eyes really pop with a nude lip.
Try these products:
- Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer
- Juvia’s Place Two-Toned Blush
- Maybelline Ulitimatte Matte Lipstick in More Rust
9. Witch Looks
Must be the season of the witch. Halloween has come and gone, but whatever. Witchy looks were all over the Spring 2024 runways this year, with dark gothic colors and bold looks.
Lean into eyeshadow palettes with blacks, deep greens, and deep purples. Pair them with bold black eyeliners. Then, go for a matte purple lip. Or, for something more daring, try a matte black instead.
Try these products:
- Tintark Black Eyeshadow Palette
- Maybelline Tattoo Studio Ink Pen Eyeliner in Jet Black
- Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color in Pitch Black
She's also a published short story author who has appeared in anthologies like A Murder of Storytellers and the Abstract Elephant. Jacqueline challenges herself to learn one new skill per year, so you can often find her struggling to master crocheting, knitting, and embroidery when she's not writing.
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