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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Halloween Series | Day 4- Leather Face/Stapled Skin

Day 4 in my Halloween Series is a kind of leather face, stapled skin look. I actually got the inspiration for this look online. I found a stock image of a girl who made it look like she had different patches of skin stapled to her arm. Hers was more gory, so I wanted to make mine more cartoonish, easier for anyone with even the smallest amount of skill for achieve for Halloween.

Let's start!

First I applied my makeup as usual. I went for something kind of pretty.

Now start by marking where you want your staples on your face by drawing on small lines with gel liner. Try to visualize the different patches of skin and the placement of how it will all fit together.

Next, lightly map out the pieces of "skin" with the same gel liner. Make a curved line around the areas of the "staples." This will help give the effect that the skin is being pulled by the staples.

Start shading to one side of the lines you just drew with a matte brown eyeshadow. This will give a shadow effect, making it look like different pieces of skin are lying on top of one another.

Blend out the shading with a lighter shade of brown to soften the lines.

Add a little bit of black to the corners where pieces of skin meet up. This will add some demension to the layering.

You should have something like this so far.

Now, take a flesh-toned liner or eyeshadow stick and use it to highlight the opposite side of your blended line. This will give you a sharper line and also give the illusion of layered pieces of skin.

Blend out those lines with a small flat brush.

Add some lines with your brown shadow to resemble skin folds on all of the curved areas of your lines, where the staples will go. This will help give the look of the skin being pulled by the staples.

Go in with a liquid liner pen to sharpen and define your lines. I just used a cheap ELF one I found at target for $2.

For the staples, use a silver eyeliner to draw them on. Outline them with the liquid liner pen to make them really stand out.

And that is it! So simple and easy for anyone to do, this look is perfect for a last minute halloween idea. You can even add some fake blood to the skin lines to gore it up some.

Did you guys enjoy this pictorial? Let me know in the comments!

What will you be dressing up as for Halloween? If you recreate any of my Halloween series looks, be sure to tag me on Instagram and Twitter #livforlashes

Have an awesome night everyone!

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Halloween Series | Day 3- Burlesque Inspired Makeup

Day 3 in my Halloween Series was inspired by the movie Burlesque. If you've seen it, you know how those girls rock some killer makeup. Here is my version :)

First, apply your foundation as normal. I used a slightly lighter shade than my skin tone.

Next, conceal and highlight the area you want more coverage.

Powder to set everything.

Contour your face, especially your cheekbones. Those girls had some seriously carved out cheek bones.

Apply blush, focusing more on the apples of your cheeks. I went pretty heavy handed on the blush. Remember, it's stage makeup so it needed to be more noticeable under all of the stage lights.

Then, highlight your cheeks. I used a cream product for a more intense glow.

Fill in your brows and set with a brow gel. I went for a more natural brow since that's how the girls had theirs in the movie.

Moving on to eyes, sweep a warm brown right about the crease for a transition shade and blend.

Blend a sparky black into the crease, going a little heavy and winging the shadow out slightly.

Now, pack a sparkly pink shade into the lid. I used MAC Rose pigment.

Highlight the brow bone and inner corner with a white shimmer shade, and sweep the same black under the lower lashes.

With a liner pen, draw on a fairly thick wing.

Apply a matte red lipstick, really focusing on the Cupid's bow.

Finally, apply some false upper and lower lashes and that's it!

This look is super simple and anyone with any level of skill can do it, so it's perfect for a quick Halloween look. Just pair it with a fun flapper outfit a la Chicago and you're good to go!