GUEST POST: Sarah's Mardi Gras FOTD

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Today, a most celebratory guest post from Sarah... :D 

Hello, I'm Sarah from Workaday Ramblings. Steph is letting me take over today with a very special Halloween guest post. I've been doing a special Fantasy FOTD series on my blog featuring Halloween looks you can create with regular makeup, and I have a fun Mardi Gras mask look to share with you today. 

Why buy a Halloween mask when a makeup one is hands-free and more comfortable? There is also an endless array of options you can do. My Mardi Gras mask has a simple shape with an easy 3 colour striped look. I paired it with matching gold lips to complete the look.  

I used mostly eyeshadows to create this look, with a few other products thrown in. I started my tracing my mask outline using The Body Shop Gel Liner in black. This is a very opaque black and by using a brush I could create crisp lines to mimic an actual mask. 

I then filled in the entire mask with a layer of NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk. This created a sticky white base for my colours to stick to. My top stripe of gold colour was done using Prestige Cosmetics Total Intensity True Metals in Gilded. My middle purple stripe was BH Cosmetics in Hollywood, and my bottom green stripe was Pure Fusion Cosmetics in Demeter. My lips were done by layering Essence Dark Romance lipgloss effects in Black Shadow under and over Prestige Cosmetics Total Intensity True Metals in Gilded. 

Overall, this is a fun and rather simple Halloween look that can be customized in any way imaginable. I went with traditional Mardi Gras colours for my mask. What would you go with? Thanks for having me, Steph!

What do you think of Sarah's Mardi Gras FOTD? 

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HALLOWEEN: MirandaSings - Last Minute Costume Idea!

Ahhh Halloween - the perfect opportunity to dress up like your favourite youtube celebrity!  Got less than an hour to figure out a costume? Here's an idea. Overdraw your red lipstick and be MIRANDASINGS! Haterz, back off.  Plus, this costume was the perfect opportunity to take a lot of selfies with ridiculous faces for the sake of a blog post. 

To get the look, you need 5 products (3 if you've got perfect skin and lengthy eyelashes) - foundation, red lipstick, black eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara. I used my everyday base of the CoverGirl TruBlend Foundation in M3, overdrawn lips with the Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick in Underage (the messier, the better), haphazardly applied black eyeshadow courtesy of the NYC HD Trio Eye Shadow in 786 Skyrise Steel and to add some definition to the eyes the Annabelle Stay Sharp Twist Up Liner in Cappucino and the CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara. 

I also created a centre part and widened the shape of my forehead using one bobby pin on each side. Flattering, right? 

 

lol, I actually look normal in this one... 

All in all, a quick look that takes under 5 minutes to recreate. Pair this look with some over-sized clothes and you're good to go.

Do you watch Miranda Sings? What are you going to be for Halloween this year? 

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HALLOWEEN: Creepy Cute Doll Makeup

Another Halloween makeup look (see more here!!). Probably one of the most common/cliche Halloween makeup looks I've seen around youtube/the blogosphere - the Creepy Doll. It's one of those weird looks that you can still make "pretty" with pastels eyeshadow and blush. 

Products Used: Hard Candy Sheer Envy Dark Spot Correcting Primer, Hard Candy Single & Loving it in "Oink", Hard Candy All Lid Up in "Lady Like", Hard Candy Top Ten Eyeshadow Palette in "Smoke Out" (Hard Candy products are available exclusively at Walmart), Kiss Ever EZ Lashes in #3, Kiss Looks So Natural Lashes in "Flirty", Kiss Eyelash Adhesive with Aloe, Revlon Skinny Liquid Liner in "Blackout", NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in "Milk", GOSH Giant Blush in "Pink Parfait", Almay Smart Shade Mousse Makeup, Rimmel Apocalips in "Apocaliptic"

EYES:  Primed the lids with the Hard Candy All Lid Up in "Lady Like", applied the Single & Loving it Eyeshadow in "Oink" all over the lid and then used a combination of purples from the "Smoke Out" palette to create deepen the outer corner of the eye. Underneath the eye, I extended the whites of my eyes with the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in "Milk". I lined the eyes with the Revlon Skinny Liner. Oh and let's not forget the  two pairs of false lashes from Kiss. 

FACE: Dolls have prefect porcelain skin, duh. So I primed my face with the Hard Candy Sheer Envy Dark Spot Correcting Primer, then applied a medium coverage foundation from Almay all over the face and to conceal the lips. For the cheeks, I focused a cream blush from GOSH on the apples of the cheeks for a "dolly" look and then drew some freckles with a liquid liner. 

LIPS: I drew out the barbed wire with the Revlon Skinny Liner. The messier, the better! I drew out my lips a little smaller for a fish-face effect with the Rimmel Apocalips in Apocalyptic. 

All in all, a super easy Halloween makeup look to create. Wear it with bow headband and carry around a teddy bear for extra creep-factor! 

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Shu Uemura #BraveBeauty Look [Peacock-inspired Makeup]

"Be brave in pursuit of beauty." While I take joy in finding the perfect set of neutral eyeshadows, by far my favourite thing about makeup is experimenting with colour. I'm no makeup artist but colour pushes me to explore beyond the bounds of my comfort zone. The Shu Uemura Vision of Beauty Collection Volume 1 - Brave Beauty is the epitome of power and bravery through colour which does nothing but fulfill the colour-crazed beauty fiend in my heart. 

Shout-out to the wonderful boyfriend who bought me some peacock feathers to play with. It made for easy inspiration. The colours of the feather paired perfectly with the greens of the Shu Uemura Brave Beauty Eye Palette and its fragility seemed so reminiscent of the Shu Uemura Brave Beauty False Eyelashes. 

Shu Uemura Brave Beauty Eye Palette in Green, Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Lipstick in Maroon, Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in ME green 51 and M black 01, Shu Uemura Face Studs

To create the look, I first applied a piece of clear tape from the outer corner of the eye to the tail of the brow to create a sharp edge, then applied NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk to prime the centre of the lid. Featuring the Shu Uemura Brave Beauty Eye Palette in Green, I patted the pale silver-green (GR4) on top of NYX Milk, used the matte aqua (GR1) to the inner and outer corners, blended the iridescent yellowy-green (GR5) above both and used GR4 as a browbone highlight. I mirrored the dark green/silver green sandwich on my lower lashline and then applied the Brave Beauty False Eyelashes. I lined along the lash band with the Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in M Black 01 and along the lower waterline with the Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in ME Green 51. Last but not least, I added some bad-ass Shu Uemura face studs atop my cheekbone and used the Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Lipstick in Maroon to complete the look. 

While this ain't your everyday makeup routine, this could make for an awesome Halloween costume paired with a green and blue dress and a few peacock feathers in the hair. 

Do you like playing with colour? 

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HALLOWEEN: Bleach (Manga) Ichigo Hollow Mask Makeup

It's that time of year again - that time when you can make-up yourself into anybody you want. HALLOWEEN TIME! Check out last year's Halloween looks here. Yep, I'll be doing a series of Halloween looks and first up is a Hollow Mask (for HOLLOW-EEN... eheheh I'm so punny). If you're familiar with the Anime/Manga Bleach (see here), then you'll know that a "Hollows" are "corrupt spirits with supernatural powers which devou the souls of both living and deceased Humans". Pretty fitting for a spooky occasion like Halloween, right? :) 

Products Used: Hard Candy Top Ten Eyeshadow Collection in "Smoke Out" (available exclusively at Walmart), Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in 08 "Grand Cru", Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet Plus Foundation, NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in "Milk", Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in "Black", Madison Street Beauty Eye Shadow in "Pink Tulip", NYX Collection Liquid Black Liner, KISS Ever EZ Lashes in #11, KISS Strip Lash Adhesive with Aloe, Angel Contacts

Tools Used: Make Up For Ever Artisan Brush #154, Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush, Real Techniques Silicone Liner Brush, Real Techniques Detailer Brush, Eco-Tools Travel Eyeshadow Brush, Shu Uemura Lash Curler

FACE: On half my face, I applied my go-to full-coverage foundation (the MUFE Mat Velvet Plus). I coloured the other half of my face with the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in "Milk" and evened it out with the Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush making sure to cover both the eyebrows and the lips. 

EYES: For the black and red details I used a combination of cream/liquid products and set with a corresponding eyeshadow. For the sharp winged liner, I drew the shape with the NYX Collection Liquid Black Liner, filled in lines with the Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in "Black" and set everything with the darkest shade in the Hard Candy Top Ten Eyeshadow Collection in "Smoke Out". For the red detailing, I used a detail brush to draw narrow triangles with the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in "Grand Cru" and set with the Madison Street Beauty Eyeshadow in Pink Tulip. 

For extra contrast, I "prettied" up the other side of my face using a purple shade from the Hard Candy Top Ten Eyeshadow Collection in "Smoke Out", some KISS false lashes, and a little  Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in "Black". 

LIPS: On the lips, I drew teeth with the Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in Black. 

I had a few realizations when creating this Halloween makeup look: (1) some of my eyeliners are actually solid black, some are not (I would highly recommend the ones I used) and (2) everything needs to be set with powder if you don't want it to move around. 

All in all, a fairly easy Halloween look inspired by the manga/anime Bleach. You could totally wear this makeup look to a fan expo, too! 

Do you or did you watch/read Bleach? What do you think of this look? :) 

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