It’s party time.

Between office-wide white elephant swaps and New Year’s Eve blowout bashes, the December calendar can book up quickly, with one social obligation after another, all with the same dress code: festive. In fashion terms, this can mean anything from velvet minidresses to fur-trimmed pantsuits and sequin halter-neck tops. Beauty -wise, this calls for icy eye shadow , dark lips and rosy cheeks (so rosy they look like they’ve been pinched by the cold).

“ Holiday makeup feels special because it gives you permission to go bigger, bolder and more intentional than any other time of year. It’s a mix of mood, lighting, textures and the whole festive atmosphere,” Georgie Eisdell — makeup artist to Gwyneth Paltrow , Dakota Johnson and Jennifer Aniston — told WWD.

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