Reader Look: Anita Goes BRIGHT! with Dior

Long-time reader Anita (you may recognize her posting under the name Anitacska–try typing that ten times fast!) shared this fun, bold look she created with Dior’s Tropical Quint. She said she’s never done such a bright look before!

• Eyes: She began by laying down Guerlain Eyeshadow Primer as her eyeshadow base. For eyeshadow, she primarily used Dior’s Tropical (#940) Eyeshadow Quint. On the inner corner, she applied a turquoise eyeshadow and then applied the light purple to the middle of the lid, above the crease, and on the lower lash line. She used a darker purple on the outer corner and crease with a lighter pink above the creas. Anita used Laura Geller’s Blush ‘n Brighten in Boysenberry/Amaretti to highlight the brow bone. To line her waterline, she used Urban Decay Covet 24/7 Eyeliner and finished lashes with Boots No. 7 Extreme Length Mascara in black.
• Cheeks: Anita applied MAC Two Virtues Mineralize Blush on her cheeks with Laura Geller’s Blush ‘n Brighten in Boysenberry/Amaretti to highlight the top of her cheeks.
• Lips: She kept it simple and applied MAC Bubblegum lipstick to her lips for some color.

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Makeup artist, Karrie, shares this lovely multi-colored look, inspired by MAC’s Jingle Jangle face chart, with us today. You may recognize Karrie from her take on MAC’s Unzipped Look for Halloween! You can see more of her work at her beauty blog.

She used…

• Eyes: Prep+Prime Eye, Prep+Prime Lash, Loud Lash, Brow Set Clear, Chromaline Black Black, Sculpt Sculpting Powder, Smolder Khol, Blue Sorcery Mineralize Eyeshadow, Devil-May-Care Mineralize Eyeshadow, One Off Eyeshadow, Typographic Eyeshadow, Handwritten Eyeshadow, Blanc Type Eyeshadow
• Face: Studio Finish Concealer NW15, Studio Sculpt NC15, Light MSF Natural, Conjure Up Mineralize Blush
• Lips: Prep+Prime Lip, Total Wow! Lipstick, Jingle Jangle Dazzleglass

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Halloween Makeup: Villainville – Unzipped, Corpse Bride, Queen of Hearts

Sophia had the distinct pleasure of doing the makeup for not just herself… but her group of friends! Together, they’re “Villainville” as she would say!

Sophia tells us she used colors from the 78 Color and 28 Neutral Palettes. She also used face paints from Make Up For Ever, and a few lip/cheek products for each look.

Unzipped Look: Sophia used Petrilude’s tutorial.

Corpse Bride: Sophia’s cousin did the makeup and followed Miss Chievious’ tutorial.

Queen of Hearts: This is Sophia herself! She did this look by following Kandee Johnson’s tutorial.

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Halloween Makeup: Glam Zombie

Angelique from California went as a “Glam Zombie” — but she found she also called it her “Gaga Zombie!” She went as a zombie to match with her dog, who wore a Thriller jacket! So cute

Eyes

• MAC Primary Yellow Pigment
• MAC Bright Fuchsia Pigment
• MAC Violet Pigment
• MAC Carbon Eyeshadow
• MAC Black Tied Eyeshadow
• MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow
• Rimmel Black Liner
• Some generic and giant lashes from the hair store
• L’Oreal Lash Architect Mascara (now discontinued. Boo!)

Face/Body

• MAC White Chromaline
• MAC Landscape Green Pigmemt
• MAC True Chartreuse Pigment
• MAC Sweet Sienna Pigment
• MAC Black Black Pigment
• MAC Basic Red Pigment
• MAC Bright Fuchsia Pigment
• MAC Violet Pigment
• MAC 3D Silver Glitter

Lips

• MAC Pinkie Pencil
• MAC Impassioned Lipstick
• MAC Miss Fizz Dazzleglass

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Wounds How-to:

• Draw shape in Duo Lash Glue
• Hit last glue with the blow dryer on a cool setting until firm.
• Fill in the center of the wound with red color.
• Near the center, put a bright, deep pink to add depth.
• Around the wound, mix black and green on your brush and pat over the glue. Blend out.
• Around the outside edge of the black and green, mix the green, purple, and pink to make a nice bruisy color- blend out.
• In the wound, around the inner edge, blend green and black in to make it darker and decaying.
• Spray some Fix+ on your brush, then dust over the wound with a little glitter to make it fabulous!

Halloween Makeup: Dia de los Muertos Mask

The lovely Christine shares her Dia de los Muertos Mask with us today! I am so loving the spiderweb detailing on her forehead – that’s my favorite part, I think!

Eyes

• MAC Humid eyeshadow
• MAC Carbon eyeshadow
• MAC Brill eyeshadow
• MAC Feline Khol Power Pencil
• MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
• MAC Blackground Paintpot
• MAC Glitterpuss Glitter Liner
• MAC Spunsilver Glitter Liner
• Bliss # 41 Lashes
• Rimmel Black Sexy Curves Mascara
• NYX Candy Glitter Liner in Tangerine
• DUO Lash Glue

Face

• MAC NC15 Select Cover Up Concealer
• MAC Prep + Prime Translucent Finishing Powder
• MAC Gesso eyeshadow
• MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
• MAC Carbon eyeshadow

Lips

• MAC NC15 Select Cover Up Concealer
• MAC Prep + Prime Translucent Finishing Powder
• MAC Gesso eyeshadow
• MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

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Halloween Makeup: Leopard

Ariana went wild about the town as a leopard for Halloween this year! The detailing and execution of the spots is awesome. She said she used Petrilude’s tutorial to help her achieve her look!

She used…

• Makeup Designory Light Concealer
• Makeup Designory Dark Cream Foundation
• MAC Antiqued Eyeshadow
• MAC Carbon Eyeshadow
• MAC Feline Kohl Power
• MAC Charcoal Brown Eyeshadow
• Makeup Designory Black “Cake” Liner
• MAC Feline Kohl Power
• Fake Lashes
• Black Lipstick