Formal Makeup

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If you're looking for the perfect makeup to complete your formal look, look no further than this collection of formal makeup. Whether you're attending a wedding, a gala, or any other special occasion, we have everything you need to create a stunning and polished appearance. From long-lasting foundations to glamorous eyeshadows and bold lip colors, this formal makeup selection offers a wide range of options to help you achieve a flawless and sophisticated finish.

Benefit CosmeticsGoof Proof Waterproof Brow-Filling Powder

Size: 0.06 oz / 1.9 g·ITEM: 2662377

Color: Shade 4.5 - neutral deep brown

201 Reviews

$31.00

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It’s not too harsh and it’s great for those no makeup makeup days. The color is perfect for dark brows that don’t want to look boxy with brow product gifted by Benefit Cosmetics....It’s blendable, buildable, and gives a great look for everyday or formal makeup.

What it is: An easy-to-use brow powder that is great for brow newbies and pros.

What Else You Need to Know: This easy-to-use, lightweight pressed powder is a must-have for everyone's makeup bag. It effortlessly fills in sparse areas for natural-looking, blended brows. The silky-soft powder adheres to skin and hair and gives brows texture and dimension. It is also buildable and blendable, and color stays true.

Clinical Results: In a self-evaluation by 114 participants, after 1 week:
- 96% said it was easy to apply
- 96% said brows look natural

Bobbi BrownHighlighting Powder

Size: 0.28 oz / 8 g·ITEM: 2577344

Color: Quartz Glow - pale incandescent gold

803 Reviews

$77.00

It can be used daily when applied lightly or for a formal event when used heavier. The application is easy and leaves your skin with a beautiful glow. ...It looked so good with a full glam makeup look and also looked amazing with my no makeup makeup look.

What it is: This cult-favorite highlighter powder creates a light-reflecting, shimmering pearl radiance for perfectly luminous cheeks and eyes. 


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.


What Else You Need to Know: A silky gel-powder hybrid highlighter that glides onto skin with a cushiony bounce to smooth, brighten, and deliver a sheer, lit-from-within glow. Formulated with a clear base and highly reflective pearl pigments to impart a naturally translucent radiance.

GivenchyLip Liner

Size: 0.03 oz/ 0.8 g·ITEM: 1918242

Color: 9 Moka Renversant - deep coffee

124 Reviews

$43.50

It's perfect for a no makeup makeup look....The color works well with a few of the more formal looking lipsticks I've used it with. This is a great liner that lasts for a very long time, and applies easily.

What it is:
A lip liner for the ideal line and to enhance the hold of lipstick in a single swipe for truly gorgeous lips.

What it does:
This supple formula glides onto lips for easy application and is perfect for contouring your lips. Long-lasting and waterproof, it ensures zero makeup mistakes.

tarteAmazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation

Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2476034

Color: 48G Tan-Deep Golden - tan to deep skin with very warm, golden or olive undertones

682 Reviews

$57.00

What it is: An iconic foundation just got an upgrade with 46 new shades and an improved oil-free formula for up to 16-hours of lightweight, full-coverage, matte foundation.

Coverage: Full

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: Acts as nature's most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This foundation’s skin-mimicking full coverage never cakes or creases and has a soft-matte, never-flat finish that smooths and blurs.

$39.00

It applies well and the variety of colours/shades provides flexibility in terms of applications for formal and informal occasions. I would recommend this to my friends and family. :)...A MAKEUP MUST HAVE!!!...It’s now a staple in my makeup collection.

What it is: A glam-packed palette with stunning neutrals, plus a few pops and surprises.

What Else You Need to Know: This palette got a glow-up to keep up with you, babe. It’s still glam-packed with all those stunning neutrals you love, but this unbelievable palette has added a few pops and surprises to make sure all eyes stay on you. Naturally.

This Set Contains:
- 35x eyeshadows and pressed pigments in Up Front, Special Effect, Spell it Out, In a Flash, Mind Control, Time Travel, Calm Zone, Levitate, Otherworldly, Superpower, Believe It, Sighting, Take Control, Wild Card, Secret Potion, Big Reveal, Darker, How Bizarre, Remarkable, Legacy, Paradox, Magical, So Divine, Full Strength, Unreal, Dreamlike, Sizzle, Powerful, Jin

Bobbi BrownLong-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick

Size: 0.05 oz·ITEM: 2577278

Color: Mica - metallic champaigne beige

2.9K Reviews

$46.00

perfect for everyday makeup looks!...Absolutely loved the final look as the color complemented my eyes when putting together my everyday makeup looks and it didn’t crease after application. ...I can use them daily no matter where I go - grocery store or formal dinner. They look simple and amazing. I am in love, and I hope to get few other colors.

What it is: A bestselling cream eyeshadow stick that glides on with ease and lasts for 24 hours.

What Else You Need to Know: Prime, define, or highlight with buildable shadow shades and three finishes to complement all skin tones, eye shapes, and looks. The creamy, blendable stick glides on tug-free. The waterproof, long-lasting, color-true formula stays put for 24 hours without settling, creasing, smudging, or flaking.

Urban Decay24/7 Eyeshadow

Size: 0.06 oz/ 1.7 g·ITEM: 2417921

Color: Blackout - deep black matte

284 Reviews

$32.00

It applies effortlessly, and the shade I received is perfect for all over the lid on minimal makeup days, a base shadow, brow bone highlight, and it doubles as a beautiful face highlight....It’s the perfect champagne colored satin that can be used on natural looks or can make a formal look pop.

What it is: A creamy, vegan eyeshadow single, delivering high-pigment, ultra-velvety, supercharged colors and finishes with long-lasting wear of up to 12 hours.

Ingredient Callouts: It is gluten-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: These vibrant, caffeine-packed shadows brighten and enhance eyes with shades and finishes ranging from neutral matte eyeshadows to golden-bronze shimmers and rich jewel tones.

tarteLights, Camera, Lashes Volumizing Platinum Mascara

Size: 0.31 oz / 9 mL·ITEM: 2833218

Color: Black

96 Reviews

$38.00

I have loved their previous mascara too and I love this for longer and more beautiful lashes for sure! Will wear for formal wears!...It makes my eyelashes look so long and thick. No makeup looks complete without this. It seriously is the cherry on top of any makeup look and my makeup doesn’t feel complete without it.

What it is: A tinted lash serum mascara with Platinum Lash Serum Cocktail for fuller, stronger lashes.


Formulation Type: 
Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening


Benefits: Long-wearing


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Jojoba Seed Oil: Hydrates, strengthens, and protects lashes.

- Vitamin E: Natural preservative that also acts as an emollient and antioxidant.

- Biotin: Nourishes hair and lashes.

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