The Sugar Plum Fairy Makeup Trend Is Hailey Bieber-Approved
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Is your go-to holiday makeup look the same as last year? If you always fall back on a red lip and black cat eye, listen up: Sugar Plum Fairy Makeup is here to help you switch it up this season. It’s inspired by the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker ballet. She’s sparkly and girly, with a pink dress and pretty pink makeup. It’s a bit like the “cold girl makeup” trend of the past few years.
Even Hailey Bieber is loving the look. “When I was 16 I was the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker…this is my 2023 version. My go-to vibe for the holiday season,” the former ballerina wrote on TikTok. She goes on to apply a little concealer under her eyes (probable her fave Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer). She blends it in with the Hourglass Veil Powder Brush ($65 at Sephora).
Next comes a very small amount of bronzer and much more blush on top. She applies the same pink pigment to her eyelids as well, and then adds a gloss on top. It looks like she applies highlighter next to the tops of her cheeks and her nose. According to Milk Makeup, she’s using the brand’s Dewy Cream Highlighter Stick in Lit ($24 at Sephora).
Her signature faux freckles come next with the Beaubble Berry Freckled Pen by B&Rudi and then a brown lip liner she blends in before applying her Rhode Peptide Lip Tint in Jelly Bean, which is currently sold out. She finishes her look with a few coats of mascara.
Of course, there are many takes on Sugar Plum Fairy makeup — not just from Bieber. We love the way @kaadijaa uses different shades of blush to make her cheeks glow.
We also love the pale pink lip on @asapabes.
You can really go for it with a ’90s-era shimmer lip to up the Sugar Plum Fairy factor. The possibilities are endless.
