HOW TO GET A MIXED METALS
MAKEUP LOOK

December 1, 2024 by Cat Quinn
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Choosing metallic eyeshadow for your New Year’s Eve makeup might feel a bit “florals for spring” – but this season, the classic look is getting an overhaul.

After years of dainty, matchy-matchy gold and silver looks, we’re embracing maximalist metal makeup. Rather than stick to a single shade, we’re stacking and layering our metallics like vintage costume jewellery.

“For so long, mixing metals was seen as a fashion faux pas,” says Victor Cembellin, MAC Global Senior Artist. “Now, these metallic colour combinations feel extremely modern as we embrace the unconventional.”

Whether you want a bold flourish or something a little more delicate, the secret to this more-is-more makeup look is in the Artistry. Mix and melt metallics into one another, creating harmony in the imperfection. “Precious metals don’t need to be ‘precious’ when it comes to makeup application,” says Cembellin. “This is the unpolished movement of polished metals.”
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“THIS IS THE UNPOLISHED MOVEMENT OF
POLISHED METALS.”

—VICTOR CEMBELLIN, M·A·C GLOBAL SENIOR ARTIST

Fanta wears Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance.
Metallic Eyeshadow
£22.00
This ultra-pigmented powder eyeshadow has a molten metallic finish with 10-hour wear and a crease-resistant formula.
Recreate this metallic lip look with Lipglass in Oh Baby.
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Lipglass
£22.00
A gloss in a wide colour range that can create a glass-like finish or a subtle sheen.

HOW TO GET THE MIXED METAL MAKEUP LOOK

LOOK 1: Bling in the New Year with a metal makeup look.

  1. Prep and hydrate your complexion with Hyper Real Serumizer™ Skin Balancing Hydration Serum.
  2. Even skin tone with Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation.
  3. Sweep Extra Dimension Blush in Cheeky Bits across cheeks, bringing upward toward temples.
  4. Tightline lash lines using Eye Kohl in Feline.
Hyper Real Serumizer™ Skin Balancing Hydration Serum
£32.00
The new, never-before-seen serum-moisturiser hybrid! Its breathable formula improves skin texture and strengthens skin barrier, to reveal petal-soft skin for a makeup-ready canvas.
Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation
£36.00
A moisturising foundation with buildable coverage in 61 luminous shades. Features a 10% hyaluronic acid solution to deliver plump, hydrated skin with all-day radiance, it smooths skin texture and evens out skin tone.
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Extra Dimension Blush
£28.00
A liquid-powder blush with prismatic reflections in five shimmering shades. Impact ranges from sheer crystallized light to a highly polished metallic effect. Lasts up to 6 hours.
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Eye Kohl
£20.00
An eyeliner with rich colour and a silky smooth, matte/pearl finish.
  1. Sweep Eye Shadow Metallic in Discotheque across lids and along lower lash lines. Then, bring Eye Shadow in Print through creases.
  2. Highlight with Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance on inner corners and onto brow bones.
  3. Coat lashes with a generous amount of M·A·CStack Mascara, then add M·A·C Lash / 81 Charmer Lash for a winged-out effect.
  4. Line lips using Lip Pencil in Chestnut, then smooth on Lipglass in Oh Baby.
Metallic Eyeshadow
£22.00
This ultra-pigmented powder eyeshadow has a molten metallic finish with 10-hour wear and a crease-resistant formula.
(46)
Eyeshadow
£20.00
A highly pigmented powder that applies evenly and blends well.
Metallic Eyeshadow
£22.00
This ultra-pigmented powder eyeshadow has a molten metallic finish with 10-hour wear and a crease-resistant formula.
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MACStack Mascara
£27.00
An endlessly buildable, non-clumping mascara that stacks on infinite layers of volume and length. Now available in Chesnut Stack, our brown mascara!
81 Charmer Lash
£12.50
A set of three customizable lash sections that allow you to go from casual to kinky with this ménage à trois of lashes.
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Lipglass
£22.00
A gloss in a wide colour range that can create a glass-like finish or a subtle sheen.
Go grunge by mixing metallics with smoky black liner.
Darian wears Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance.
Metallic Eyeshadow
£22.00
This ultra-pigmented powder eyeshadow has a molten metallic finish with 10-hour wear and a crease-resistant formula.

LOOK 2: Master your New Year makeup with metallic eye shadow and highlighter that glimmers.

  1. Prep and hydrate your complexion with Hyper Real Serumizer™ Skin Balancing Hydration Serum.
  2. Even skin tone with Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation.
  3. Sweep Extra Dimension Blush in Cheeky Bits across cheeks, bringing upward toward temples.
Hyper Real Serumizer™ Skin Balancing Hydration Serum
£32.00
The new, never-before-seen serum-moisturiser hybrid! Its breathable formula improves skin texture and strengthens skin barrier, to reveal petal-soft skin for a makeup-ready canvas.
Studio Radiance Serum-Powered™ Foundation
£36.00
A moisturising foundation with buildable coverage in 61 luminous shades. Features a 10% hyaluronic acid solution to deliver plump, hydrated skin with all-day radiance, it smooths skin texture and evens out skin tone.
(33)
Extra Dimension Blush
£28.00
A liquid-powder blush with prismatic reflections in five shimmering shades. Impact ranges from sheer crystallized light to a highly polished metallic effect. Lasts up to 6 hours.
  1. Tightline lash lines using Eye Kohl in Feline, gently smudging with fingertips.
  2. Using a 212S Flat Definer Brush, press shades Eye Shadow Metallic in Allowance and Eye Shadow in Print onto lash lines for a smudged, mixed metallic finish.
  3. Smooth MACximal Matte Lipstick in Yash onto lips.
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Eye Kohl
£20.00
An eyeliner with rich colour and a silky smooth, matte/pearl finish.
Metallic Eyeshadow
£22.00
This ultra-pigmented powder eyeshadow has a molten metallic finish with 10-hour wear and a crease-resistant formula.
(46)
Eyeshadow
£20.00
A highly pigmented powder that applies evenly and blends well.
(11)
MACXIMAL SILKY MATTE LIPSTICK
£25.00
Our iconic Matte Lipstick is now bigger and better – with more colour, more comfort, more wear. The matte formula you know and love is upgraded to a silkier, smoother texture in pigment-rich hues – from iconic to new. Glide on for maxed-out colour with 12hr wear.
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December 1, 2024 by Cat Quinn