Build Your Festive Beauty Kit: Must-Haves for a Glam Season

Long-lasting yet ultra-light makeup, glow-boosting treatments & scents to match your festive mood

PSA: Tata CLiQ Palette’s 10/10 Sale—our biggest one ever—is live! You know what that means? The most epic deals on cult favourite beauty until 17th October. From late-night dance-offs and endless binges to festival party-hopping and ticking off wedding RSVPs, you deserve a beauty arsenal that keeps pace with your nonstop schedule and gets you instantly Insta-ready.

Our cheat sheet to shop the sale covers it all—makeup that won’t budge, skincare that will feign a goodnight’s sleep, formulas that will protect your mane from constant styling aftermath and a whole lot more. Dive in.

Makeup That Lasts From 9 To Night

Flawless Foundations
Pick long-wear formulas that are buildable, and easily go from no makeup-makeup days to full coverage evenings in a few dabs and blends. Look towards lightweight textures that won’t cake and give an airbrushed finish.

Pout Picks
Festive nudes, classic reds—stock up on lipsticks that pop and last. Keep them handy in every texture you please—matte, satin, sheer, glossy—let your lips decide the finish of the day or night.

Dramatic or Demure Eyes
This season calls for a multi-texture eyeshadow palette with endless possibilities. Some days you want to smoke it out and on others, play with mattes and metallics like Alia Bhatt at her Paris Fashion Week runway debut, where a hint of sparkly silver on the inner corners felt so right. Add a killer eyeliner for precise definition, and a volumising mascara or falsies for lashes that need additional lift. Don’t forget the trusted brow pencil—the most underrated product that can highly impact your overall look.

Blush, Blush, Blush
And a lot of it! Sculpt and glow with blush-highlighter combos for an ultra-luminous look. Think rose-gold shades that work with any festive outfit.

The SHINE Routine MVPs

This five-step routine is the perfect skincare ritual to bring out that lit-from-within glow and a much-needed reset.

Soothe irritated skin with detoxifying and calming masks that will help create a clean canvas for other actives to sink in. Turn to sheet masks and overnight masks for a last-minute glow-up before big events.

Hydrate with lightweight, quick-absorbing treatments potent with ingredients like hyaluronic acid and squalane. This will keep your skin supple and plump—perfect as a makeup base.

Illuminate with serums that target uneven spots, pigmentation and dullness, with brightening actives like vitamin C and niacinamide.

Nourish with rich, creamy blends to add an extra dose of hydration and lock in the rest of your skincare.

Enrich with sunscreens with souped-up formulas infused with star ingredients like vitamin C and probiotics.

The TRESS Routine

Festive locks require an added dose of moisture and repair to keep up with styling demands—and this TRESS routine will take care of that.

Tame and protect with heat protectants to guard your mane from heated tools.

Repair and revive with deep conditioning masks to keep your hair hydrated.

Enhance and prep with smoothening serums that control frizz. Spritz on a texturising spray for added volume.

Set with long-lasting hold sprays to keep your sleek bun or voluminous curls in place all day.

Shine and finish with a spray for a glossy, festive-ready finish.

Scents: The Day to Dusk Edit

Your festive fragrance wardrobe needs to have a seamless mix of fresh accords and intense notes to match your AM to PM plans. Create a personalised scent journey by layering your fragrances. Start with a bright base in the day—think citrusy notes with light florals and fresh green accords; enhance as the sun sets with deeper notes of rich amber, warm spices or woody blends. Remember the number one rule when it comes to layering—a little goes a long way.

Finishing Tips
From deep burgundys to sparkling metallics, keep a selection of the glossiest lacquers to marry your nail game with your OOTD.