The most wonderful time of the year always seems to be the busiest. This holiday season it seems like the holiday shopping list never ends along with the list of parties you have to attend. With so many things to do and places to be it’s easy to fall into boring makeup routines. This season spice up your make up with these holiday looks that you can wear to the Holiday work party, Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve, or for a girl’s night out. Let Fashion Weekly, with the help of the Murale team, get you from dull to dolled with these quick and easy steps.

The time has come when employees can gather around the eggnog instead of the water cooler, when your boss can finally stop talking business, and where you and your coworkers can celebrate the relaxation of the holiday season. The Holiday Work Party is the place to be! With this look you can be sophisticated and classy but still have a hint of the holidays. Give the conservative colours and buttoned up shirts a rest and try this bold look that will make heads turn and hopefully get you that raise you deserve.

• Apply a gold cream eye shadow base all over the lids
• Pat on a gold shimmery loose powder on top of the cream base previously applied
• Blend a matte rust eye shadow in the crease
• Add depth to your eye by putting a dark brown eye shadow in the outer corner of your eye
• Outline the water line with a black eye shadow and apply your favourite mascara
• Next take the rust and gold eye shadows and apply that to the waterline
• Apply face primer and your go-to foundation.
• Apply concealer on any blemishes and under the eyes if necessary
• Lightly fill in your brows and contour your face with bronzer and highlighter
• Finish off by applying a cool red lip liner and a red lip gloss over top

What was used for this look Shiseido Cream Eye shadow Base in GD803, GOSH Loose Pigment in Glamour, Chanel Eye shadow in Gold, Bobbi Brown Blush in Fling, Stila’s Eye shadow in Gilded, Smash box’s Eye shadow in Blackout, YSL Shocking Mascara, Cargo Face Activating Primer, Chanel Matte Lumiere, Chanel Eclat Lumiere Highlighter and Concealer, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Bronze, Benefit Instant Brow in Deep, GOSH Pigment in Copper, Chanel White Platine, Stila Lip Liner in Passionate, and Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Sailor.

With all the time you’re spending to make everyone else’s holiday season run smoothly, you never have time to spend on you. Instead of slaving away cooking Christmas dinner or stressing about the ultimate Christmas party you have to plan, take the time to simmer down with the girls. Now when you and your best friends go out you can stand out in a crowd with only one bold and colourful stare.

• Prime your eyelids and apply a sheer white cream shadow on the lid and brow bone
• Apply a matte lavender eye shadow on the lid and a lighter matte purple eye shadow in the center
• Make a thin line along your lash line with a black gel liner making a slight wing
• Blend a matte black eye shadow to the outer corner of the eyes and gradually blend into the crease
• Stick on your favourite false lashes and apply a shimmery white shadow cream in the tear duct
• Prime your face, buff on your favourite foundation, apply concealer, and set the foundation with a translucent powder
• Contour using a highlighter on the apples of your cheeks and bronzer under the cheek bones
• Take a hot pink blush and sweep it on your cheeks, we only want a subtle hint of colour
• Prime your lips to prepare for the hot pink liner and lacquer you will brush on

What was used for this look Nars Eye Primer, Chanel Fantasme Eyeshadow, Lancome Pallet in Amethest Glam, Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black Ink, Smashbox Blackout Eye shadow, Quo Lashes in #806, GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer, Chanel Lift Lumiere, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Bronze, Chanel Terre Ambre, Stila Custom Colour Blush in Pink, GOSH Lip Primer, Stila Obsessed Lip Liner, Stila Lacquer in Petal, and Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Hot.

When you smell the turkey, hear the sweet sound of reunited greetings, and feel the rumble in your stomach, you know that it’s time for Christmas dinner. With this simple yet dramatic look, you won’t have to worry about touching up your makeup. This holiday season, while the family concentrates on how stunning you look you can concentrate on trying to get that last piece of turkey.

• Prime your eyes and take an ivory eye shadow and brush it all over your lid, brow bone, and tear duct
• Line your eyes with a black gel liner and subtly wing the ends out
• Apply your long false lashes and apply your favourite mascara to blend your fake and natural lashes together
• Prime your face and buff in your go-to foundation
• Highlight the apples of your cheeks, forehead, and the bridge of your nose
• Put on a rosy blush with a little bit of shimmer on the apples of your cheeks
• Moderately fill in your brows and delicately contour your face with bronzer
• Smack on a bright pink lip gloss on your lips

What was used for this look Nars Eye Shadow Primer, Chanel Ivory Eyeshadow, Bobbi Brown Black Ink Gel Liner, Quo False Lashes #804m, YSL Shocking Mascara, Cargo Face Activating Primer, Chanel Matte Lumiere Foundation in 20 Claire, Chanel Crystal Poudre, Chanel Blush Espiegle, Benefit Instant Brow in Medium, Nars Bronzer in Laguna, and Chanel L’exuberante.

New Year’s Eve always has the loudest and craziest parties. Everyone is awaiting a new year, a fresh start. At the same time everyone is celebrating the year that comes to close, that flew by all too quickly. This look will help you shimmer like the streamers, confetti, and the New Year’s Eve ball that drops in Times Square. So celebrate all the success, all the friend’s you have made, lessons you have learned, and the new year that will pass with a blink of your glamorous eye.

• Prime your eyes and apply a sparkly silver cream shadow base all over your lids
• Next, apply a sparkly black cream shadow base on the lower lids of your eyes
• Take a shimmery black eye shadow and seal the dark cream shadow, bringing it towards the brow bone
• Take a gold shimmery eye shadow and brush it under your water line and tear duct
• Line the eyes with a black gel liner and apply your favourite fake lashes.
• Comb through the top and bottom lashes with a dark waterproof mascara
• Prime your face and apply a liquid foundation along with your concealer
• Moderately fill in your eyebrows and apply bronzer to contour the face
• Apply a reddish brown lip colour onto your lips to complete the look

What was used for this look Nars Eye Primer, Chanel Emmerville cream shadow base, Chanel Mirifique Eyeshadow, Chanel Black Star Eyeshadow, Bobbi Brown Black Ink Gel Liner, Quo False Lashes #809, Chanel Waterproof Inimitable Mascara, Cargo Face Activating Primer, Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation 7.5, Bobbi Brown Concealer, Benefit Brow Zings in Dark, Bobbi Brown Bronzing Powder in Deep, and Stila Rendezvous Lip Colour.