Halloween (the best day of the year) is this Saturday!!! There are parties to hit up and looks to rock. So I've just cleaned the test run off my face... Putting on my makeup and costume takes over an hour! (Feels like my wedding day again, though that was a little more work...) I've been watching youtube video tutorials to learn how to cover up my brows so I could redraw them up higher and more arched on my face. It's not easy. A couple of my favorite videos; the gluestick method by Blanche Babcock (so cute), the gluestick vs. the spirit gum and browwax method by petrilude and the soap method by Glosspot in her how-to Columbia video for Halloween.
These weren't even all the products I used to get my Jessica look... (above)What's there is:
1) MAC studio fix fluid (foundation) (love this product)
2) MAC lip conditioner (use often)
3) Quo brush cleaner
4) MAC select cover up (concealor)
5) Sally Hanson eyelash curler (I didn't actually use this today to preserve my faux lashes for parties this week)
6) Annabelle Studio - Karma pigment
7) Rimmel blush - 34 Sienna
8) Maybelline Dream Matte Powder
9) Covergirl blush - cheekers
10) Quo brush kit
11) Quo lip brush
12) Lancome Palette - I didn't end up using this actually!
13) MAC lipstick - Ruby Woo (one of my fave shades)
14) Covergirl loose powder
15) MAC prime and prep lip (a luxury for lips)
16) Maybelline mascara
17) Annabelle lip liner (for brows too!)
18) Bonnebelle - noir eyeliner
19) MAC brow gel -ha I so didn't need this, after glueing my brows down!! (another luxury - nice to have)
20) MAC liquid last liner - point black (a brush is a must to get this one right)
21) L'Oreal HIP duo pigment - flamboyant (an affordable decent quality product)
What's missing is:
G & T gluestick
style 110 eyelashes and lash adhesive by Sephora (so fun)
Quo cosmetic wedges (sponges)
black eyeliner
Covergirl neutralizer (concealor - to cover brows)
A bunch of these products I use fairly often or are part of my arsenal already. Some I picked up just for Halloween, such as, extra purple shadow and the lashes and glue... MAC is my hands-down favorite maker of products. Some of the other brands are great too, but tend to be a little pricier. Then I pick up a lot of products that aren't as good of quality, but are a little more affordable. I've had to start using a medium size handbag to keep all my makeup in.
So here it is! (below) I'm hoping to get some better photos on Halloween. I needed to practise the makeup and I wanted to take a photo of the whole thing as I cannot wear this dress to work. It's a little too slutty... I am planning on wearing the shoes/gloves/makeup/stockings/hair with a more conservative outfit... My new highwaisted skirt and a red top.
Here I am mid brow covering: (below)
