Embrace the Winter Solstice with These Festive Colors
Most people associate the winter solstice with December 21. However,
according to the Smithsonian Science and Education Center, the winter
solstice is actually a time rather than a specific day.
Over the last century, the winter solstice has occurred on December 20,
21, 22, and 23, and the specific date is determined by Earth’s orbital
plane. The exact moment of the winter solstice occurs when the Northern
Hemisphere’s tilt is the farthest away from the sun. When this happens,
those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere experience the shortest
amount of daylight and the longest amount of darkness.
The winter solstice is not just a time of darkness though. It’s a celebration of the seasons and the Earth’s changing position as it revolves around the sun. For centuries, cultures have celebrated the cold, dark winter days with festive colors found in nature, including evergreen and red from the holly and mistletoe plant, silver and white from the glistening snow, and deep blues from the icy sky.
There is no better way to capture the cool tones of winter and pay tribute to this festive time of year than with a frosty eye shadow and mascara combination that captures the bold look of winter. So, whether you’re celebrating the changing of the seasons or you’re channeling your inner ice queen, follow this winter solstice guide to capture the sentiments of the solstice.
Wintery Blue
Wintery colors are clean and vibrant, and there is no better way to capture this bold look than with a wintery eye shadow.
There are many shades of icy eye shadows that capture the tones and shades of the winter solstice. You can go for a dark, smoldering navy eye shadow to capture an ominous winter night. Or, for those with sensitive skin, select a palette of eye shadow for sensitive eyes that includes colors like cool ivory, smoky blue, or soft mauve with a shimmer finish that captures the chill of a frosty winter day.
Icy Ivory
Colors like cool ivory and sleek silver can be very fluid colors and are associated with everything from industry and machinery to wealth and status to the moon and tide. It’s no surprise then, that colors this dynamic are also associated with something as graceful as the winter solstice.
Select a cool ivory eye shadow with a matte finish to capture the crisp look of the late afternoon sun setting across a snowy field. Combine this look with a thick layer of rich black tubing mascara to capture the stark contrast of the soft snow and the dark night sky.
Frosty White
Nothing encapsulates the beauty of a wintery wonderland like a frosty white nail color. Embrace the raw power of winter with a bold white eye shadow that pays tribute to father winter. Apply a shimmery shade with a slightly wet brush to intensify your look, and complete it with a thick layer of eyeliner along your lashes.
For a slightly more subdued look, use a lighter highlighting eye shadow on the brow bone to brighten eyes, and add a darker layer of espresso or smoky blue along the outer crease of your eyelid.
Wintery Skincare
Icy blues, wintery silvers, and frosty whites each capture the colors of the winter solstice, but we all know that the frosty weather can leave skin looking and feeling anything but bold.
Be sure to add a daily CC cream to your look that hydrates and protects skin with key ingredients like vitamin C and flaxseed extract. A CC cream will add color-adjusting pigments to your skin, diffuse skin’s imperfections, and help conceal fine lines, pores, and dark spots.
And just because the sun isn’t shining quite as brightly doesn’t mean you should skimp on the SPF. Try to select a CC cream with broad spectrum SPF 35 that protects against UVA and UVB rays, even in the colder weather.
About Thrive Causemetics
Thrive Causemetics’ high-performing products are developed at the Thrive Lab in Los Angeles and are vegan, 100% cruelty-free, and made without parabens or sulfates. Their mission is Beauty with a Purpose™: For every product purchased, they donate to help a woman thrive. From vegan eye shadows to cruelty-free mascaras, Thrive Causemetics creates products that empower women.
Learn more about their philosophy and shop the complete line of cosmetics at Thrivecausemetics.com
The winter solstice is not just a time of darkness though. It’s a celebration of the seasons and the Earth’s changing position as it revolves around the sun. For centuries, cultures have celebrated the cold, dark winter days with festive colors found in nature, including evergreen and red from the holly and mistletoe plant, silver and white from the glistening snow, and deep blues from the icy sky.
There is no better way to capture the cool tones of winter and pay tribute to this festive time of year than with a frosty eye shadow and mascara combination that captures the bold look of winter. So, whether you’re celebrating the changing of the seasons or you’re channeling your inner ice queen, follow this winter solstice guide to capture the sentiments of the solstice.
Wintery Blue
Wintery colors are clean and vibrant, and there is no better way to capture this bold look than with a wintery eye shadow.
There are many shades of icy eye shadows that capture the tones and shades of the winter solstice. You can go for a dark, smoldering navy eye shadow to capture an ominous winter night. Or, for those with sensitive skin, select a palette of eye shadow for sensitive eyes that includes colors like cool ivory, smoky blue, or soft mauve with a shimmer finish that captures the chill of a frosty winter day.
Icy Ivory
Colors like cool ivory and sleek silver can be very fluid colors and are associated with everything from industry and machinery to wealth and status to the moon and tide. It’s no surprise then, that colors this dynamic are also associated with something as graceful as the winter solstice.
Select a cool ivory eye shadow with a matte finish to capture the crisp look of the late afternoon sun setting across a snowy field. Combine this look with a thick layer of rich black tubing mascara to capture the stark contrast of the soft snow and the dark night sky.
Frosty White
Nothing encapsulates the beauty of a wintery wonderland like a frosty white nail color. Embrace the raw power of winter with a bold white eye shadow that pays tribute to father winter. Apply a shimmery shade with a slightly wet brush to intensify your look, and complete it with a thick layer of eyeliner along your lashes.
For a slightly more subdued look, use a lighter highlighting eye shadow on the brow bone to brighten eyes, and add a darker layer of espresso or smoky blue along the outer crease of your eyelid.
Wintery Skincare
Icy blues, wintery silvers, and frosty whites each capture the colors of the winter solstice, but we all know that the frosty weather can leave skin looking and feeling anything but bold.
Be sure to add a daily CC cream to your look that hydrates and protects skin with key ingredients like vitamin C and flaxseed extract. A CC cream will add color-adjusting pigments to your skin, diffuse skin’s imperfections, and help conceal fine lines, pores, and dark spots.
And just because the sun isn’t shining quite as brightly doesn’t mean you should skimp on the SPF. Try to select a CC cream with broad spectrum SPF 35 that protects against UVA and UVB rays, even in the colder weather.
About Thrive Causemetics
Thrive Causemetics’ high-performing products are developed at the Thrive Lab in Los Angeles and are vegan, 100% cruelty-free, and made without parabens or sulfates. Their mission is Beauty with a Purpose™: For every product purchased, they donate to help a woman thrive. From vegan eye shadows to cruelty-free mascaras, Thrive Causemetics creates products that empower women.
Learn more about their philosophy and shop the complete line of cosmetics at Thrivecausemetics.com
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