Halloween Makeup

 

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Better late than never but here's what I was upto on Halloween. I didn't have a party to go to and my boyfriend is pretty much anti-halloween so I took to my makeup bag and had a play around to see what I could create. The most popular looks I've seen this year were witches cat, vampires and zombies. What did you become?

 

I was inspired by the broken China Dolls which lots of makeup artists have been doing on Instagram. I love the idea of your face being that fragile. Instead of going glam and slapping on the pink makeup to look like a doll I choose to go a bit darker. It's more Frankinsteins Wife than Hello Dolly but it worked. It wasn't until I had uploaded the images that I could see I hadn't blended the white around my lips but I guess it adds to the look. The top photo was edited using my favourite online tool PicMonkey with the vampire filter. The second photo I used my hand held mirror and placed my camera behind my head (double-jointedness not needed honestly). It almost looks like the mirror is cracked instead of my face.

Paperself Lashes

October gives people an excuse to walk around in giant dog costumes, Lycra onsies and wear Ann Summers "clothes" on a night out. It use to be just October 31st that people dressed up but now more and more Brits are embracing the festivities. Oranges and greens feature heavily throughout the month in what we wear and that includes our makeup. I myself haven't celebrated Halloween in probably 4 years: I was always working. I felt it was time I enjoyed this holiday more. So I'm starting now!