What you need:
Eyeshadow – dark grey, light grey, white,
Foundation,
Moisturiser,
Black lipstick,
Fake Eyelashes,
Mascara,
First things first, begin by washing your face. Make sure it
is totally make-up free and ready to go, then once clean, apply moisturiser.
This will create a base coat for your make up and therefore will hopefully
prevent your skin getting dry.
Once you have primed your face, take some foundation, I’m
using Maybelline dream matt mousse, and put some under your eyes, on your
eyelid, and anywhere else on your face that might be a little bit blotchy.
Doing this will help the makeup stick and stay on for the majority of the
night.
Then take some white eye shadow and cover your whole face. I
applied this with a brush as I found it gave a smoother effect. I used eye
shadow instead of face paint as it gave a more translucent look, giving a
greater ‘dead’ effect. It isn’t as heavy as face paint either and so I knew
once removing I wouldn’t have damaged my skin.
The next step is the fun part. It’s all about the contours!
Take grey eye shadow (I’m using a palette from Next) and with a brush add some
darkened circles to your forehead, nose and chin, then follow the line of your check
bones and in a circular motion shade in a triangular section under the check
bone line that you have just created. This will give you a gaunt look,
highlighting your facial features.
Then take a darker shade of grey and go over where you’ve
just been. This will create a harsher feel to your make up and will give your
face more depth and shadowing. Make sure you go heavy on the top lid of your
eyes with the darker grey!
To create a bruised effect, it’s best to take some purple
eye shadow and put this under your eyes and up to your eyebrow. It’s all about
blending it in with the dark grey. Imagine you’re going for a smokey eye effect
and keep on blending until you’re happy with the look.
Then apply some black eyeliner to your water and lower lash
line. Also not forgetting to smudge some onto your upper lash line. Don’t worry
if this doesn’t look perfect, it’s not supposed to be a polished look.
Now for the part that makes the design. Apply black
lipstick...
Normally I would just it on black lipstick and keep topping
it up throughout the night, but Halloween is a special occasion and therefore,
I decided to colour in my lips with black pencil eyeliner. I then went over the
top with some chapstick which seemed to seal in the liner. I then covered this
with black lip stick and to top it off, and give a matt feel to the look, I
applied some black eye shadow on the top, I find that this helps keep it on
throughout the night and gives your lips a fuller feel.
Finally to finish the look, apply some mascara to your upper
and lower lashes, curl them, then place on some false eyelashes. I always find
that false eyleshes tend to stick on more if you put on the glue, and wait
around thirty seconds before sticking them on. This widens your eyes and makes
the look a lot more girly and flattering... It adds that bit of life to the look.
After all of this, you now look dead beautiful. Throw on
your outfit and then enter the night.
