Christmas pudding? Great. Christmas presents? Terrific. Christmas eyeshadow? Better than both combined!
Okay, fine, that’s a tad dramatic, but what do you want from us?! We’re beauty lovers through and through! Christmas eyeshadow is the perfect outlet for combining your creativity and Christmas spirit, all while practicing your makeup artistry.
So if you’re looking for Christmas eyeshadow inspiration to inform your silly season makeup calendar, here are the looks we’re loving…
Christmas eyeshadow inspiration
Christmas colour combo eyeshadow
Classic Christmas colours work a treat for a traditional festive eye look.
Christmas pudding eyeshadow
Christmas pudding IRL? 10/10. Christmas pudding’s eyeshadow equivalent? 11/10.
Christmas motif eyeshadow
Glazed green colour topped with candy canes, baubles and snowflakes? Chic!
Winter wonderland eyeshadow
Blue is a Christmas colour too, especially when worked in with wintry whites/silvers.
Candyland eyeshadow
A look good enough to eat, with candy canes, gumdrops and gingerbread aplenty.
Holly eyeshadow
Go all out with layers of red, green and gold (adorned with stars and holly designs).
Reindeer eyeshadow
Rudolph’s sweet face and red liner happens to be the perfect Christmas-y combo.
Bow eyeshadow
Neither a present nor an eyeshadow moment is complete without a beautiful bow.
Santa’s sleigh eyeshadow
Santa’s sleigh (and accompanying reindeer) call for precision, but the payoff is strong.
Grinch arm eyeshadow
Add a Grinchy theme to your look by transitioning red liner into his bauble-nabbing hand.
Candy cane eyeshadow
Candy cane stripes add a subtle seasonal twist to a tonal burgundy look.
Main image credit: @nailsdo6
Which Christmas eyeshadow look would you love to replicate?
I love them all but too fiddly for me. I like simplicity.
Me too, I would’nt have the patience.
I like simple too.
I would hate to sit and have these done and then have to remove them before bed??
Beautiful ideas. I doubt my attempts would look as good.
Real perty but would not suit me
I like the candy cane liner, but I foresee a mid-afternoon mess, especially if it’s as humid as usual over Xmas.
I was thinking exactly the same thing! Mind you, these mid-afternoon would probably look like my starting point if I tried it myself. I bet none of these were ‘self done’.
They need to design some with crows feet incorporated into the design.
They look great, but I wouldn’t be able to replicate it.
These are wild. I want to see the full face!
They are all on Instagram.
These are super cute, but I don’t have the skills to do it myself! I could probably try a version of the Candy Cane one though 🙂
These are all amazing!
The candy cane eyeshadow look is my favourite!
Wow!! There’s some incredible talent there. I love the last one… the Candy can one but I’d prefer it without the pearls.
yes without the pearls would be lovely
I love the colours but too overdone for me.
The bow eyeshadow is so cute and pretty.
it sure is
i love the colours in winter wonderland.
They look amazing
Oh my, what a show stopper these are. they are beautiful
Santa’s sleigh eyeshadow is really so lovely. Some people are so clever.
that is pretty
None, because I’d be frightened of getting all that stuff in my eyes.
Too colourful for me and too dangerous for the eyes I believe but they sure are creative and festive looking
Winter Wonderland is my favourite of these
There is no chance I could reproduce any of these/
So pretty!
They look amazing
Thats too extreme for me, putting too much eyeshadow for me looks like i have a black eye or scary dark eyes haha doesn’t suit me at all
I am wondering what my family would say if I came home with one of these designs on my eyes. It does cause a bit of amusement I would think.