Runway to Real Life: New Year's Eve Beauty Inspiration

New Year's Eve. It's expensive, anti-climactic, and you spend much of the night freezing cold and muttering profanities while waiting for a cab. Nevertheless, it's still special. Not only is this rebirth of the annum representative of our own new beginnings and resolutions for the future, but it's one of those rare occasions when us non-red-carpet-frequenting folk get to inject a little glamour into our lives. Thus, you find the perfect dress, the perfect pair of heels to pair with your perfect dress, and you plan your accessories accordingly. You're destined to look amazing on the eve of the New Year, but the pressure is on to make your face match the rest of you. Not that you're not already beautiful -- you all are: inside, outside and inside out -- but you want to amp up the wow! factor in that beauty regime of yours. Therefore, I have put together a few of my favourite looks from runways past, present and (seasonal) future to inspire your New Year's Eve face.

Dominatrix hair meets Crazy Grandma blush with this look, and I think it's the perfect complement to a highly embellished, backless or shoulder-detailed dress.

Marc Jacobs, Fall 2011


It may be how Kim Kardashian or a racoon look everyday, but for us humans, it makes a statement and our peepers pop.


Chanel, Pre-Fall 2012


I call this Ice Cream Face and it's my favourite look by far, and not just because it reminds me of my favourite food. Blue-eyed beauties, you were born for tangerine shadow. Trust.


Donna Karan, Fall 2011


So you want to do something a little bit different but not as cray as the Donna Karan ice cream face above? Do this. Brown, green, or hazel-eyed girls: this one's for you.


Jil Sander, Fall 2011


Monochromatic Make-Up in Rouge: Is it your make-up or have you been drinking? No one will tell. Beauty and practicality, folks.


Anna Sui, Spring 2012


Hollywood-hair and heavy lashes. For the girl who wants to grab somebody sexy and tell them "hey".


Dolce & Gabbana, Fall 2011


Old-Hollywood glamour with a modern twist that screams "I'm a pretty freaking fancy lady!" -- but in a much classier way, of course.


Christian Dior, Spring 2012

If none of these work for you, let's just pretend this never happened -- you'll look a haute mess anyway, and I mean that in the most complimentary sense, of course. Happy New Year!

All photos from Style.com

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