Katy Perry Christmas makeup© @anthonyhnguyenmakeup

Here's how you can recreate Katy Perry's candy cane eyeliner

'Tis the season for holiday makeup!


DECEMBER 5, 2019 5:13 AM EST

Mariah Carey may be the Queen of Christmas, but Katy Perry just proved she also deserves the crown when it comes to celebrating the holidays. The 35-year-old singer just released a new holiday song Cozy Little Christmas along with a festive music video where she served some serious beauty lewks. For one, her hair was styled like a literal Christmas tree adorned with glittering baubles. However, the most striking part was her eye makeup, which included a candy cane liner.

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Katy Perry wore a candy cane liner for her new music video

Katy’s makeup artist Anthony H. Nguyen shared some behind-the-scenes pictures on set showing a closer look of her eyes. First, he kept her makeup minimal on the lids with a taupe color blended on the crease. This allows for the colorful liner to really shine. Above the lash line, he created a dramatic winged eyeliner with white-and-red stripes mimicking the stripes of a candy cane and he topped it off with full set of false lashes.

In order to recreate the candy cane trend, all you need is two liners: a red and white one. And in case you’re wondering, red and white liners do exist! Our suggestion? Stila’s Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in the color Snow ($22, sephora.com) and NYX’s Vivid Bright Red Eyeliner ($4.90, ulta.com) are the perfect combo to easily line your eyes.

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Stila’s Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in the color Snow ($22, <a href='https://www.sephora.com/product/stay all day waterproof liquid eye liner P253818?skuId=1440304&om_mmc=ppc GG_1917488095_74306495721_aud 763145870528:pla 418727694859_1440304_353513007571_9011908_c&country_switch=us&lang=en&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1261471&gclid=CjwKCAiA8qLvBRAbEiwAE_ZzPclIJVv5f6SPLW5bVsvC 5PbX8LFPQoHVduQllv9j0QSvZVBD3epVRoCsw0QAvD_BwE' target='_self' >sephora.com</a>) acts as the base for festive look

First start with the white liner and draw on the cat-eye shape across the lash line. Then, go in with the red liner and paint diagonal stripes above the white. The NYX eyeliner comes with a thin brush so you can easily draw on the stripes. Katy has seven stripes in total, but you can draw less, especially if you don’t opt for a thick wing on the outer edge. To complete your holiday look, do like Katy did and pair the candy cane liner with a bright red lip, frostbitten blush and faux freckles.

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Draw red stripes using NYX’s Vivid Bright Red Eyeliner ($4.90, <a href='https://www.ulta.com/vivid brights eyeliner?productId=xlsImpprod13461009&sku=2297433&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=aud 842617173106:pla 296934312233&CAAGID=43484465260&CAWELAID=330000200000451972&catargetid=330000200001389067&cadevice=c&gclid=CjwKCAiA8qLvBRAbEiwAE_ZzPWXF8JnYBsP6CWcgNtVs3XPnlb9vaZ3ZwSS0rA5FINUxGCbGd29JCBoC3Q8QAvD_BwE' target='_self' >ulta.com</a>)

Some people go for deep shades and smokey eyes for the holiday season, but with this look, you'll be sure to turn heads at your upcoming ugly Christmas sweater party.