Light Up Your Holidays with Hollywood Lights!

Yes, more thoughts on the holidays.  It's everywhere.  You can't escape it. Television's swarming with ads and heart-warming family movies... and you're still wondering how to add a little festive flare to your look just before the next suare. 

The Holidays should be about fun. When we think about December, images of glistening snow is usually one of the first things to come to mind, even if you live in a warm climate.  Why not add a bit of that shine to your look this season?

Now it's true that as we mature too much shimmer and glitter can be a scary thing, but done just right, it can give you a fresh glow.  I like to use Cinema Secrets Hollywood Lights Shimmers to give a soft hint of shimmer in a few key places: top of the cheekbones, browbone, and inside corner of the eye.

My favorite colors to use for this stay close to natural skin tones such as: Pink Lace, Flamingo Gold, King Midas, or Opal.  This way you suddenly don't have random bursts oddly placed color all over the face.

Why these three spots?

Top of Cheekbones
The top of the cheekbones is a great place for a hint of shimmer because it accents your natural bone structure.  Your blush acts as a natural contour giving the shadows and hollows of your face definition and a highlight right on top emphasizes the look lifting your face upward for a more youthful appearance.  A small amount of shimmer can give a dewy fresh effect.

Browbone
The browbone (the area just beneath your eyebrow and before you hit the crease of your lid) never really gets crepe-y.  It's another high point of your face that's always a great place to add some focus.  A bit of shine in this area catches the eye and draws it up away from the evil gravity that we're all trying to avoid. 

Inner Corner of the Eye
This is usually the place people go "What?!"  So allow me to explain.  Our nose likes to cast shadows so by adding a small dot of shimmer to the inside corner of the eye it brightens things up.  Rather than casting a shadow, you placed in a highlight.  A perfect little trick to give you beautiful bright eyes.

Now you can use one trick, a combination, or all three.  Just experiment with it and remember, with shimmer less is more.  Too much and you'll be shining like the big ball on New Years Eve.  Enjoy yourself, that's part of the beauty of this time of year.