Every year, holiday beauty tends to follow the same formula with glittery lids, glossy lips and enough highlighter to outshine the tree topper. But this holiday season, Byredo, and its creative makeup director, Lucia Pica , are swapping sparkles for serenity. With the launch of Polaar Harmony, the brand is rewriting the rules of festive beauty. Inspired by the shifting light and contrasts of the Nordic Sea, the collection captures that stillness in color form.

At the center of the collection is the Ocean Haze eyeshadow palette , which balances iridescent turquoise with soft mauve tones that feel more like winter’s changing skies than holiday tinsel. “It becomes easier when all the tones are brought together in one palette,” Pica says. “You don’t need to analyze it. You can follow wh

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