17 Thanksgiving Makeup Looks to Copy This Holiday Season

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1. Vampy Thanksgiving Makeup

Smoky eyes and wine-stained lips? Yes, please. To achieve this stunning festive makeup look, blend a light brown shimmer across your lids, smoke it out just enough to feel sultry, and warm up your skin with bronzer. The star of this look is a vampy burgundy lip—a shade that feels like sipping a glass of red wine by the fire (or, let’s be real, your third serving of cranberry sauce).

2. Soft & Romantic Thanksgiving Makeup

Sweet, chic, and serving face. Keep the eyes soft with nude eyeshadow and fluttery lashes, then bring in a hint of romance with shimmery pink cheeks. A brown lip liner topped with pink gloss ties it all together for that flirty, fresh finish.

3. Dark Chocolate Cherry Lips Thanksgiving Makeup

Dessert vibes, but make it glam. Fluff up your brows, layer on the mascara, and trace a pastel pink shadow around your eyes for a playful pop. Then swipe on a rich chocolate-cherry lipstick—it’s bold, delicious, and basically the beauty equivalent of cherry pie.

4. Peachy Bronze Thanksgiving Makeup

Warm, glowing, and perfect for a golden-hour Thanksgiving dinner. Bronze your skin for that sun-kissed vibe, then add a peachy-pink blush to the apples of your cheeks. A touch of gold shimmer in the inner corners of your eyes brightens everything up, while a soft brown lip liner and peachy gloss finish the look.

5. Chocolate Bronze Thanksgiving Makeup

Leave it to Hailey Bieber to give us this sultry, chocolatey holiday look. To recreate it, smudge brown liner along your eyes and layer on bronze shadow for that soft smoky effect. Add just enough pink blush to keep things balanced, then go neutral on the lips with brown liner and a glossy finish in pink or clear. It’s wearable, flattering, and works with every outfit in your Thanksgiving rotation.

6. Angelic Glow Thanksgiving Makeup

This one catches the light in all the right ways. Start with a glowy base using highlighter under your foundation, then sweep golden shimmer across your lids up to the brow bone and into your inner corners. Keep the liner soft with a black wing on top and brown along the bottom, then finish with a pale pink lip, softly contoured cheeks, and highlighter on all your high points. Radiance: achieved.

7. Pink Lip Thanksgiving Makeup

Minimal effort, maximum payoff. Keep your skin soft and matte, groom your brows, and dust on a light layer of pink blush. For the eyes, bronzer doubles as the perfect subtle shadow. And the final touch? A bold swipe of pink lipstick—no mascara required.

8. Ethereal Thanksgiving Makeup

Fresh, dewy, and glowing. Make sure you hydrate your skin before makeup for that radiant base, then add a touch of neutral contour and a sheer pink blush to your cheeks. A soft wash of taupe shadow around the eyes plus brushed-up brows keeps the look airy and effortless. Top it all off with a sheer pink gloss for the perfect finishing touch.

9. Plum Smoky Eye for Thanksgiving

When in doubt, reach for plum tones. To get this gorgeous Thanksgiving makeup look, sweep a shimmery plum shade all over your lids, then add definition with a black eyeliner smudged into a soft wing. Balance the boldness with pink blush on the cheeks and a glossy lip. It’s festive, flattering, and peak fall energy.

10. Berry & Bright Thanksgiving Makeup Look

Blush blindness? Never heard of her. Grab your favorite berry blush and apply it generously across your cheeks and nose for that perfectly flushed, just-out-in-the-cold vibe. Add faux freckles, a coat of mascara, and then line your lips in berry before topping with a matching stain or lipstick. It’s sweet, seasonal, and totally selfie-worthy.

11. Cinnamon Girl Thanksgiving Makeup

Warm and cozy, like your favorite spiced latte. Keep your eyes soft with light brown smoky shadow and a coat of brown mascara. Highlight the high points of your face with an iridescent shimmer, then finish with nude liner topped with a shimmery nude gloss. It’s effortless, but still a little special.

12. Full Fall Thanksgiving Glam

For the full glam girlies, this one’s all you. Start with a chocolate-brown cut crease layered with an autumn-toned orange shadow, then press gold shimmer onto your lids. Add brown liner and lashes, contour and blush your cheeks, then top it all off with a matte burgundy lip. It’s bold, dramatic, and ready for the family photo.

13. Jewel Toned Thanksgiving Makeup Look

This luxe Thanksgiving makeup look is all about rich, dimensional color. Blend a shimmering gold eyeshadow across your lids, then deepen the crease and add a wing with a smoky burgundy shade for that perfect jewel-toned contrast. Define the upper lash line with a swipe of black liquid eyeliner, then take things up a notch by lining your bottom waterline with a bold blue liner and smudging it slightly below for an unexpected pop. 

14. That Holiday Glow Thanksgiving Makeup Look

You know that glow you get when you’ve just had much-needed family time? Yeah, this look gives that vibe. All you really need is a light, glowy foundation, a champagne highlighter, and a glossy lip and you’ve got yourself a Thanksgiving makeup look that’s effortless yet high-impact. 

15. Little Black Wing Thanksgiving Makeup

A little black wing can do no wrong no matter where you sport it—at the Thanksgiving dinner table is no different. Grab a liner with a super sharp tip and draw your wing out just enough to cause a little commotion among the aunties, then top off the classic Thanksgiving makeup look with a nude, glossy lip. Want to dish up even more glam? Go bold and apply your fave glitter shadow to your lids to really unleash the drama or even swipe on a show-stopping red lipstick. 

16. Left ‘Em on Red Thanksgiving Makeup

When all else fails, slap on a red lip. But since we’re ditching basic Thanksgiving makeup looks this year, this iteration of the classic pout calls for lining your lips with a darker lip liner color, filling in with a bright red lip color, and topping everything off with a super-shiny gloss.

17. Pumpkin Latte Thanksgiving Makeup

Latte makeup is still flooding our FYPs—and we’re not mad about it. For Thanksgiving, give it a festive twist with rich fall shades like cinnamon, terracotta, and chocolate brown. Start by blending warm, toasty shadows across your lids, then add depth with a bold dark-brown liner. Warm up your complexion with bronzer and a hint of peachy blush, and finish the look with a high-shine, glossy lip. 

Final Thoughts

Whether you’re going soft and romantic or full-on vampy, Thanksgiving is your excuse to play with color, shimmer, and all the warm, cozy vibes. These fall makeup looks aren’t just pretty—they’re your ticket to feeling confident, festive, and totally you at the Thanksgiving table. 

Want to recreate any of these Thanksgiving makeup looks at home? The IPSY Shop has you covered with all the must-have products—from creamy bronzers and berry blushes to jewel-toned eyeliners and glowy glosses. Consider this your official invite to stock up, experiment, and have fun with your holiday looks.