How To Make Glitter, Sparkle Make-Up Work

Shimmer and sparkle was all over the spring/summer 2017 catwalks – from glittering pink lips at Fendi to metallic eye make-up at Marc Jacobs. And, with festival season upon us and summer’s parties calling for more playful takes on our usual make-up, what better time to experiment with glitter than now? See how to make glitter make-up work in real life below.

by DCWLifestyle

July 30 2017

Fendi spring/summer 2017
Peter Philips was inspired by cartoon superheroes and Manga characters when creating the glitter lip looks at Fendi, realised in a perfect rose pink.

Topshop
Create your own sparkling look with Topshop’s Lip Kits, which come in six shiny colourways.

Topshop Lip Kit, £18. Available at Topshop.com
Rodarte spring/summer 2017
Creating what was described as “jewellery for the nails” at Rodarte, Tracylee applied glitter polish to the skin around the nails for a subtly sparking effect.

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Smith & Cult
Try the look yourself using a fine brush and an intense glitter polish like Smith & Cult’s Teen Cage Riot.

Smith & Cult Nail Lacquer in Teen Cage Riot, £19. Available at Cultbeauty.co.uk

Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2017
A wash of shimmering colour around the eyes is the perfect route to summer sparkle – just like the glitter shadow François Nars applied at Marc Jacobs, inspired by Eighties club kids.
Christian Dior
Recreate the look your own way with Christian Dior’s Diorshow Fusion Mono in Hypnotique. The colour is buildable, so you can adapt the intensity to suit you.

Christian Dior Diorshow Fusion Mono in Hypnotique, £25.50. Available at Dior.com
Giamba spring/summer 2017
Would you wear glitter on your ears? It sounds crazy, of course, but when Val Garland applied silver sparkle along the tips of the ears at Giamba, it had the effect of jewellery – but without the commitment of a painful piercing.
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
Go on, try it. Use a loose glitter like Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics’s Cosmetic Glitter, mixed with Vaseline to keep it in place.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Cosmetic Glitter, £11. Available at Lookfantastic.com