Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

This Halloween I was a flapper! It was one of my favorite costumes ever!



The makeup for this look was really easy. Smooth, light foundation. Very smokey eye with black eyeshadow and 2 coats of black mascara. Finish off with a bright red lip.

For an extra pop, I added a beauty mark on my chin (it was hiding a blemish and worked pretty well) and under my eye.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Halloween Makeup- Edition 5


Halloween is only a few days away!

The Alice in Wonderland characters have some of the most creative makeup. All the characters have very light foundation and no blush or bronzer.




For the Red Queen, apply a bright blue eye-shadow from lash line to eyebrow. Line the upper and lower lashes with black liner and brush on two coats of black mascara.

Use your foundation to neutralize the lips, and then draw a heart in the center of your lips with a bright red lip liner. Fill in the heart.




For the White Queen, line your eyes with a dark eyeliner and two coats of mascara. Lightly brush a brick color eye-shadow in the crease of your eye.

Use an eyebrow kit or dark brown liner to create the dark and angled brows. Apply a deep red lipstick.




Alice’s makeup is very simple. Line your upper lashes with a light brown liner.
Lightly apply a reddish-brown shadow from lash line to the crease and along the bottom lashes.

Curl your lashes but don’t apply mascara and use a neutral or bronze lipstick on your lips.

Happy Halloween!

Photos: google.com

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Halloween Makeup- Edition 4


Halloween is a week away! Still wondering how to turn an "ok" costume in to a "wow" costume? Pull out all the stops with great makeup!



This edition: Vampiress




Vampiress makeup is dark and sensual. Start with natural foundation but skip the bronzer and blush.

Line the upper and lower lashes with a dark brown or black liner. Smear the liner and apply a dark eye-shadow from the lash line to the crease of your eye and brush two coats of jet black mascara.

Apply a deep red or plum lipstick to your lips. For an extra dramatic look, brush on fake blood in the corner of your mouth.

photos: google.com

Friday, October 15, 2010

Halloween Makeup- Edition 3


Halloween is right around the corner and we are all frantically narrowing down our costume ideas. After you decided what to be, your next obstacle is how to make it beautiful.
Make-up is the best way to take a generic costume to a wow-factor level.

A second popular and quick costume is a devil. For a “devil”, a bright red lip is key.

Like with the cat eye, applying foundation to your lips before lipstick will help the color last longer and keep the red from smearing outside the lip line.

When choosing a red lipstick, look for a “long wear” formula so it will be sure to last through pictures, food, and drinks. Keep eye make-up simple because the focus is your lips.




Line your eyes with a dark brown liner and apply a coffee color eye shadow from the lash line to the crease of your eye. Use a lengthening mascara to make lashes pop.

Photo: fashionclothingtoday.com

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Halloween Makeup- Edition 2


Halloween is right around the corner and we are all frantically narrowing down our costume ideas. After you decided what to be, your next obstacle is how to make it beautiful.
Make-up is the best way to take a generic costume to a wow-factor level.

To get the perfect cat eye, apply your foundation over your face including your eyelids. Foundation on the eyelids helps the eye make-up stay in place longer and helps the colors look stronger. Now you’re ready for eyeliner.

Use a freshly sharpened, black pencil for the best definition. For a smoother application, warm the liner tip with a hairdryer for a few seconds or twist it between your fingers.

Begin in the inner corner of your eye and draw a line following your lash line. When you reach the outer corner of your eye, extend the line slightly out.

The line should end in the same place your eyebrows end.



It is fine if the line is not perfect because this line serves as a starting point for the rest of the look.

Now, the bottom lash line. Begin in the inner corner of your eye and follow the lash line under the eye and connect it to the top line.

For more definition, use a dark eye shadow and trace over the liner. Apply the same dark shadow on your eye lids, stopping at the crease. Just add a volumizing mascara and your perfect cat eye is complete.

Keep the rest of your make up light with a light pink blush and pink lipstick.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Halloween Makeup- 1st Edition


Halloween is right around the corner and we are all frantically narrowing down our costume ideas. After you decided what to be, your next obstacle is how to make it beautiful.
Make-up is the best way to take a generic costume to a wow-factor level.

A first in a list of simple costumes is ‘60s glam. To rock this look try a long printed dress, a head band, and make-up based on an icon like Twiggy.



For this look, the eyes are the focus and fake eyelashes are a must. Line your top and bottom lash line with a black liner, but don’t extend past the outer corner of your eyes.

Apply one layer of black mascara on the top lashes. Sweep a dark brown shadow from the lash line to your crease.

You will need two sets of false lashes for the top and bottom. Apply lash glue using a toothpick to the band of one set of false lashes. Gently apply these to the top lash line and let dry for a few seconds.

For the bottom lashes, you will want to trim the second set of false lashes short and then cut the band in half. Apply the glue to the band and gently apply the lashes close to the bottom lash line.

After the glue is dry, apply another layer of mascara to the top and bottom lashes.

To make eyes really pop, gently apply a white liner to the inner rim of your bottom lash line.

Use a pale pink lip stick and a light stroke of bronzer to complete this groovy look.