very cool fall/winter makeup

Frosty Fall/Winter Makeup Look

Aoife Cullen creates a cool-toned “frosty” fall/winter makeup look, choosing purple, gray, and lilac over the season’s usual warm browns and oranges. Her main point is to wear makeup you enjoy rather than follow seasonal rules or trends.

Eyes

After prepping her skin, Aoife keeps skincare off her eyelids to help her makeup last. She applies a base that matches her complexion, then builds up purple shadow gradually: a fluffy brush diffuses the color, while a smaller, denser brush adds intensity to the lid.

She lines closely along the upper and lower waterlines, softens the edges with gray shadow, and adds purple back on top to keep the look cool rather than turning it into a gray smoky eye. She periodically reapplies the black liner to maintain its definition.

To finish the eyes, she applies lilac highlighter to the brow bone and uses mascara sparingly. She later revisits the shadow to add more gray depth and highlights her under-eye area rather than covering her natural under-eye bags.

Complexion and Brows

Aoife uses concealer to even out the center of her face without aiming for full coverage, adding more only where needed. She shapes and defines her brows, then uses concealer to highlight around them.

For contour, she chooses a gray-toned shade and blends it with a large, fluffy brush. She prefers luminous skin in colder weather because it feels fresh and is less likely to look sweaty than a glowy base in summer.

Blush and Highlight

She chooses cool, rich blush tones and adds lilac highlighter for a frosted finish, even though these shades aren’t typical fall or winter choices.

Lip Options

Aoife demonstrates three lip looks:

• A soft, ultra-nude pink lip.
• A more dramatic look with warm brown liner, black gloss, and sparkly pink gloss layered on top.
• A blurred, sheer gray balm mixed with contour and lightly topped with lilac highlighter or shadow.

She encourages experimenting with combinations of tones, textures, and products—including using eye products on the lips.

Notable Products

• Speaker: Aoife Cullen
• Eyeshadow: God Mode/Vision eyeshadow palette
• Highlight: Lilac highlighter
• Contour: Gray Judy Doll contour
• Brows: Refy brow product
• Lips: Sephora Pink Frost lip liner, black lip gloss, and pink gloss