Strawberry Shortcake

Today I decided to do my last Halloween tutorial with a strawberry shortcake look. I had two ways of doing it, one more dramatic than the other. They were both pretty easy to do. I just used my BH Cosmetics 88 Shimmer Palette, a white liner for underneath the shadows, a black liner for the dots (or seeds of the strawberry), and NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Rocky Mountain Green. Don't forget your primer and mascara! The reason why I say this is because I made the mistake of forgetting mascara, so bear with me on the lashes. Here are the two of them. Hope you enjoy!

Forgot mascara! Oops!

I hope all of you have a happy Halloween!

Always,
Britta

Dia De Los Muertos Look (Day of the Dead)

Day of the Dead is a Mexican Holiday that takes place on November 1st and 2nd. I don't know too much about the holiday other than people go all out with costumes, go through parades and also make offerings to their dead loved ones. When I was in 8th grade, I learned all about it and we got to color in our own Dia de los Muertos skulls which have a more colorful and fun outtake on a skeleton. I used that coloring as inspiration for this. If you were planning on going on Halloween as just a plain skeleton, you could skip all the colorful steps in this look and add a couple more stitch lines. Hope you like it!

Plain skeleton (before the colorful goes on).

The face paint I used was one from CVS called Professional Cream Makeup. I didn't really like it too much. As you can see in the pictures, it wouldn't go on completely smooth, but oh well, it's supposed to be dead anyway, I guess I used two coats of it, so if you want that smooth look, I would look around for a better face paint. Otherwise, I really liked this look and hope you guys can take something out of it! The colors I used were all just from random palettes and liners, so as long as you have something similar, you'd be good to go!

Always,
Britta

Vintage Halloween Look

Sepia and pearls are the two main things I think of when I think vintage. I've always loved that combo, which led me to a vintage makeup look, perfect for Halloween. You could even wear this outside of Halloween and look fabulous! Another thing to think of is bright and bold red lips! Here is my interpretation of what a vintage makeup look would be like.

I tried making the picture of the lips look a little more antique-y, but it just didn't show off the pow of red. When doing this type of look, you want to make your lines as flawless as possible (I tried) and very matte. With the lips, you can go a little glossy and it'll look perfect. A stain would do well too for the lips. And lastly, on brows, go with a tight line and arch.

This Forever 21 necklace would be the cherry on top for you vintage look. Remember, you can rock this anytime, not just Halloween.


Products Used:
-Sleek Oh So Special Palette
-Too Faced Shadow Insurance
-MAC False Lashes Mascara
-Maybeline Very Cherry lipstick
-white liner for waterline

Always,
Britta

Halloween Fairy

Here is a fairy look for Halloween that is easy to do and fun to play around with. You can pair it with a high bun and ribbon or long loose curls and a cute frock.

What I used.....
-Too Faced Shadow Insurance
-BH Cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer Palette
- Sleek Oh So Special Palette
-Lit Cosmetics Glitter in Pink Flamingo and Purple Rain (with the adhesive)
-MAC False Lashes Mascara
-white eye liner
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Purple

Step 1: Prime your lids.

Step 2: Apply the bright peach color from the Sleek palette. (Not sure on the name.)

Step 3: Apply the NYX pencil all around the crease and under the lash line.

Step 4: I used a true purple color from my BH palette over the pencil.

Step 5: In the deep crease, I used a darker purple for some more dimension.

Step 6: Blend the outsides and soften it out with a hot pink shadow.

Step 7: Apply Pink Flamingo glitter from Lit with their adhesive all over the lid and Purple Rain on the inner corner.

Step 8: Use a white eyeliner in the waterline.

Step 9: Add mascara or even false lashes if you want.

And there you have your fairy makeup laden with fun glitter! I loved playing with these glitters and can see myself using them in more tutorials! Keep a look out for some more Halloween fun.

Always,
Britta

Spider Eyes

Here is a cute creepy crawly look I created for Halloween using just a tad bit of my new Lit Cosmetics Glitter! This look is good if you are going to a Halloween party and don't have a set costume, but need to dress up a little. Here's what I used.....

-Too Faced Shadow Insurance
-Lit Cosmetics Glitter in Roxy Rolla and glitter base
-Wet n' Wild Coloricon Pencil in Black Black
-Sleek Noir shadow
-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Zero
-Bad Gal Lash Mascara

Step 1: Apply the Wet n' Wild pencil on the lid.

Step 2: Go over that in Noir from Sleek or any other matte black shadow.

Step 3: Using the Wet n' Wild pencil again, draw four legs on each eye.

Step 4: Then draw on the web, then go over that and the legs with Noir.

Step 5: Add two dots of the glitter on the inner corners for the eyes.

Step 6: Apply the Urban Decay pencil in the waterline and tightline. Add mascara.

Wah-lah! You're now ready for your Halloween party or Trick-or-Treating! I hope this helped. Remember, you can use any products similar to those used that you may have. No need for going out and buying them just for this if you already have something that will do the job.

Always,
Britta

Lil Monsters Nail Art

About a month ago I had on an Essie nail polish. It had been on for about a week and it started to chip. Instead of painting where it was needed or taking it off all together, I decided to go over it with some nail art. One thing lead to the next and I ended up with little monsters on my fingers. Well, I decided I hadn't done that precise of a job on it. The eyes looked droopy and the teeth were lopsided and wavy. Soon after my realization, I decided it would be a perfect fit for Halloween. Anything can pass for Halloween. So, that's my excuse for being shaky handed on these nails. Great story right?

What I used.....
- Essie's Damsel in a Dress (base purple color)
- Zoya's Shey (for the teeth)
-random NYC polish (for the iris)
-Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat

This is a cute idea for the days leading up to Halloween or even on the day if you're not into dressing up. Hope you enjoyed!

Always,
Britta

Halloween Series: Cleopatra Eyes

To start off this Halloween makeup series, I thought I would do a Cleopatra look because I know that can be a popular costume. (Coming from a girl who was her two years ago.) This may seem super early to be starting Halloween tutorials, but I thought some of these may give a few of you some inspirations who aren't quite sure what character they will be portraying on October 31st! If you think about it, most people have their costume idea by the beginning of October anyway. I think there are many different ways of portraying this eye look, so here is one of them!

What you'll need.....
-eye primer
-MAC Paintpot in Rubenesque
-burnt golden eye shadow
-gel liner
-black shadow
-mascara
-liquid liner

Here's one way to achieve this look.....

Step 1- Apply a primer all over the lid.

Step 2- Apply MAC Paintpot in Rubenesque just up to your crease.

Step 3- Go over that in a burnt golden eye shadow.

Step 4- Apply your black gel liner with a simple liner brush as shown below. (It's ok if it's a bit shaky. You're going to clean it up with a shadow next.)

Step 5- Go over the gel liner with a black shadow. I used Noir from my Sleek palette.

Step 6- Using your gel liner, create the straight line below. For the curlicue, it might be easier to use the liquid liner or a thin pointed liner brush. Apply mascara.

And there you have your Cleopatra look! As I said before, there are many different ways of doing this. You can do exactly what I did here or you could even take snippets of this and make it your own! Have fun and I will have more Halloween makeup up after this!

P.S.- For any Halloween makeup requests, comment below!

Always,
Britta