RMS Beauty x Dôen Dreams Up the Only Holiday Party Makeup You'll Ever Need

Wine-stained lips and moonlit cheekbones are on the menu with the brands' latest collaboration.

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RMS x Dôen The Soirée Set
(Image credit: RMS x Dôen)

Holiday party season is here, and so is the only collaboration you'll need to look flushed and moonlit however you're celebrating. Celebrity-favorite label Dôen and RMS Beauty have teamed up again to design a limited-edition kit that channels the festivity of a sequin or velvet party dress.

Dubbed The Soirée Set, their collaboration is an all-around ode to sumptuous textures. It includes a trio of glow-giving skincare and makeup goodies housed in a black velvet pouchette. The star of the show is an exclusive shade of RMS Beauty's fan-favorite Lip2Cheek cream blush called Pinot: a rich cranberry hue that seamlessly translates fashion's wine-red trend to beauty. It's the closest I've ever come to finding an alternative to a tragically discontinued shade of Lip2Cheek named Diabolique, a rich burgundy that was inspired by a custom color RMS founder Rose-Marie Swift mixed up for Miranda Kerr's 2013 Met Gala makeup.

With Pinot, Swift says the sister duo behind Dôen—Margaret and Katherine Kleveland—requested a shade that would make a statement without looking too done-up. "We wanted a little bit more drama for the mouth this time, a little bit darker, kind of an aged wine stain on the lips that has a satiny feel but doesn't look lipstick," Swift explains. "It looks slightly worn, like the lips have been over-kissed and they're throbbing."

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A photo of two models sporting a cranberry cream blush called "Pinot" from RMS Beauty's collaboration with Dôen.

On cheeks and lips, models sport a cranberry cream blush called "Pinot" from RMS Beauty's collaboration with Dôen.

(Image credit: RMS x Dôen)

Another standout is a new shade of RMS Beauty's beloved Luminizer called Champagne, a romantic cream highlight. Unlike the Luminizer shades that comprise Swift's permanent collection, Champagne has a more pigmented river of feminine pink and warm gold shimmer running through it.

"This one has an opaqueness that gives more of a sophistication to the cheekbone rather than a glow," Swift notes. "It looks more moonlit with a hint of pink that flatters the skin tone and goes well with clothes."

A closeup of swatches from the set, including a cranberry-colored cream blush, a champagne pink cream highlighter, and a nutrient-rich oil

Housed inside a black velvet pouch, the set includes two limited-edition shades of blush and highlighter alongside a bottle of RMS Beauty's beloved beauty oil.

(Image credit: RMS x Dôen)

For the perfect party look, Swift likes to begin by priming the face, chest, arms, and legs with a bit of her superfruit-powered Kakadu Beauty Oil, which luckily comes in the The Soirée Set as well. After kissing the high points of your face with Champagne Luminizer, she suggests using your fingers to blend a flush of Pinot Lip2Cheek into your lips and cheeks. As a final flourish, she recommends adding a touch of Legendary Lip Oil in Adrianna—a clear shimmer that appears to be filled with finely crushed diamonds—to the center of the lips. Top things off with a wash of Eyelights Cream Shadow in Supernova, a sterling chocolate brown, across the mobile lids.

"Just kind of smoke it around the eye," Swift recommends. "Supernova is slightly brown, but there's a hint of purple. It's almost like very late '70s, early '80s Yves Saint Laurent."

Translation: It's decadent and sexy, without going over-the-top—just like a great Dôen holiday party dress.

Hanna Lustig
Hanna Lustig
Staff Writer

Hanna Lustig is a staff writer at Marie Claire, where she gets to gab every day about the topics she holds most dear: fashion, beauty, and celebrity. Hanna’s editorial journey began with formative internships at Elle and InStyle, where she was lucky enough to work for some of the smartest women in media while she was still in college at the University of Tennessee. Hanna then accepted a digital culture reporting fellowship at Insider, where she helped carve out a new beat dedicated to covering influencers. Those experiences later served her well as a staff writer at Glamour, where she developed a knack for spinning quick turnaround celebrity news and trend reporting into juicy feature stories. Some of her greatest hits include an earnest ode to the no-pants trend, this meticulously reported feature exploring the rise of endoscopic facelifts, this snappy take on the Chanel-designed fantasy of Sofia Richie’s wedding, this tribute to WAGs past and present, and this timeline of Katie Holmes’s life and career as told through her denim collection.

Diane Keaton once hung up on Hanna during an interview, but thankfully that mishap did not derail what has otherwise been a deeply fulfilling career writing for and about women. As one of Marie Claire's resident experts on style and culture, her current coverage ranges from exploring TikTok's contrast makeup theory and the return of the boat shoe trend to interviews with costume designers for hit shows like Nobody Wants This and The Penguin. When she’s not at work, Hanna can probably be found listening to pop music, talking to her dog, and gossiping with her best friends. For more of Hanna’s perfect opinions on pop culture, you can follow her on Instagram and X.