Own the holiday season with this innovative artistry palette, curated in seven tonal columns to build looks in an instant. Still not sure where to start? We’ve mapped out three artistry techniques we love for this time of year. Choose the column from the palette with the color story you wish for, note the shade numbers from top to bottom, then select your look and begin blending.

HOW TO CREATE A LINED & DEVINE CAT-EYE

On the prowl for a party-ready holiday look? Get lined up for a dramatic entrance with the 35XS No Silent Nights Artistry Palette and these steps for building classic cat-eye makeup. Once you get the basic shade placement and techniques down, there are limitless ways to make the elongating, flirtatious feline flick your own.

 

*The numbers on the above eye diagram correspond to the numbers on the palette look builder.

STEP 1: Select one vertical column of shades from the 35XS No Silent Nights Artistry Palette to complete the look. We love the fourth column for a warm holiday glow.

STEP 2: Press Flurry Up onto the lids from the lash lines to the creases, then blend using a fluffy blending brush, like the H5 Tapered Blender Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 3: Building depth and mimicking a cat-eye shape, sweep In Crowd along creases from the inner corners to the outer lash lines, using a pointed blending brush, like the H4 Pointed Blender Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 4: Smudge Dim the Lights into the upper and lower lash lines, using a smudging brush, like the H2 Smudging Eyeshadow Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 5: Using a detail brush, like the H3 Crease Detail Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set, add a pop of light to inner eye corners with Twinkle, Twinkle.

STEP 6: Clean up your application for a more defined cat-eye with a cotton swab dipped in Eye Makeup Remover or with a small flat brush and Filter Effect Soft Radiance Concealer.

 

 

HOW TO CREATE A SHIMMER & SHINE CLASSIC GLAMOUR EYE

Dazzle your crowd this holiday season with a party-ready eye makeup look full of shimmer and shine. We’re creating this glamourous artistry effect right now with our 35XS No Silent Nights Artistry Palette and these steps. Make the scintillating gaze your own by choosing from any one of the seven color stories packed into this special, limited-edition curation.

 

*The numbers on the above eye diagram correspond to the numbers on the palette look builder.

STEP 1: Select one vertical column of shades from the 35XS No Silent Nights Artistry Palette to complete the look. We love the first column for a golden twist on a smoky eye.

STEP 2: Sweep Toasty Inside along the creases, using a back-and-forth, rainbow-shaped motion and the tip of a pointed blending brush, like the H4 Pointed Blender Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 3: Blend Flicker of Romance from the outer lash lines to the centers of the lids, using a fluffy, flat brush, like the H5 Tapered Blender Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 4: Press Deck the Halls onto the lids from the centers to the inner eye corners, using a dense, flat brush, like the H1 Brow Bone Highlighter Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set, and your fingertip.

STEP 5: Define the lower lash lines with Toasty Inside, using a smudging brush, like the H2 Smudging Eyeshadow Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 6: Pop Festive Flash onto the inner eye corners—from the top to where the lower lash lines begin—using a dense, small brush, like the H3 Crease Detail Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

 

 

HOW TO CREATE A NAUGHTY & NICE HALO EYE

Put your eyes in the spotlight this holiday season, using the 35XS No Silent Nights Artistry Palette and this step-by-step makeup tutorial for perfecting a halo effect. This trending technique pops a beam of lighter shadow at the center of the lids to amp up a dimensional glow—and to make eyes look larger and rounder, as well. Flawless and foolproof, it can also be created using any color story, formula finish, or level of intensity.

 

*The numbers on the above eye diagram correspond to the numbers on the palette look builder.

STEP 1: Select one vertical column of shades from the 35XS No Silent Nights Artistry Palette to complete the look. We love the last column for full-on, entrance-making drama.

STEP 2: Sweep Dusk Whisper over the creases, using a pointed blending brush, like the H4 Pointed Blender Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 3: Using a tapered blending brush, like the H5 Tapered Blender Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set, layer Midnight Masquerade onto the outer and inner corners of the lids. You’ll want to leave the centers bare for now.

STEP 4: Tap Starry Eyes onto the centers of the lids, using a dense, flat brush, like the H1 Brow Bone Highlighter Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set, and your fingertip.

STEP 5: Smudge Midnight Masquerade into the outer corners of your lower lash lines, using a smudging brush, like the H2 Smudging Eyeshadow Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.

STEP 6: Highlight the inner eye corner with Silver Bells and a dense, pointed brush, like the H3 Crease Detail Brush from The More The Merrier 6-Piece Eye Brush Set.