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Makeup Mayhem: Leopard Love
By Destroyx | May 12, 2009
As I was going for a rockabilly/vintage with a twist, I decided to combine a mysterious smokey eye look with a classic cat eye shape for this makeup look.
Eyes: Tormentor & Dada Eyeliner, Coma, Black Alice & Diamond Dogs Eyeshadow, Two Faced Shadow Insurance, Lancome eyebrow pencil, MAC Liquid Eyeliner in ‘Boot Black’ for the beauty spot.
Eyelashes: Drunken Butterfly eyelashes
Lips: MAC Matte lipstick in ‘Ruby Woo’ Russian Red, MAC 3d Glass in ‘Boundless’
Face: MAC Studio Fix, MAC Select Cover-up, Icecream eyeshadow (as blush)
To achieve a smooth flawless foundation look, I recommend using a brush instead of a foam pad because it wastes less product and applies more evenly. After foundation has been applied, apply concealer to cover any dark or red areas. I use a dabbing motion when applying concealer, especially under the eyes to prevent streakiness.
The vintage look calls for a matte flawless complexion which can best be achieved by a light dusting of finishing powder or translucent blot powder. Here I am wearing my own formulation (available soon!), but there are several brands which make their kind of powder. A good finishing powder will create a ’soft focus’ appearance and leave your skin feeling very smooth.
On the high cheekbones apply a light dusting of candy coloured pink blush (I used Miss X eyeshadow in ‘ice cream‘) with a blush brush. Continue a light coating of blush onto the temples to emphasise the cheekbone shape and add more dimension to the face (preventing it from looking flat).
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Before applying eye makeup, be sure to prime the eye lids to ensure that the colour has longevity and applies strongly. Here I used Two Faced Shadow Insurance and highly recommend investing in this product.
Using an angle eyeliner brush, apply Tormentor (true black eyeliner) in a cat eye shape. Make sure you don’t use too much product on your brush so that you can achieve an extremely precise line. Before the gel eyeliner has dried, pat Black Alice (glittery black eyeshadow) over the eyeliner with a small eyeshadow brush. With a medium sized eyeliner brush apply Black Alice to only half of the eyelid, blending it outwards. I didn’t want a strong opaque coating of black eyeshadow, so I only used a tiny amount of product on the brush (it’s very potent, so don’t use too much at once!). Afterwards with a medium eyeshadow brush apply Coma (pearly white eyeshadow) on the outer half of the eyelid. Using a fluffy blending brush, blend the black into the white. Using Diamond Dogs (glittery translucent white eyeshadow) as a highlighter colour apply with a small eyeshadow brush to the inner corners of the eye and on the brow bone for a subtle sparkle.
Under the eyes, apply Dada (white eyeliner) under the eyes, including the water line. Before the white eyeliner has dried, apply Coma over the top, blending the white on the inner corners of the eyes. The white eyeliner under your eyes will make them appear bigger. Using your angle eyeliner brush draw a line underneath your eyes parallel to the cateye shape you drew before with Tormentor. Make the center of the line slightly thicker and make the line look less stark by smudging it with a cotton tip. Lastly apply Drunken Butterfly false eyelashes on your upper eyelids.
Wax or gel your eyebrows into submission and then fill in your eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil.
The finishing touch for any retro inspired look is a beauty spot. I like to apply mine on my favourite winking eye and I find it’s the easiest with an eyeliner with a felt tip. I used MAC Liquid Eyeliner in ‘Boot Black’.
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Using a lip brush apply red lip stick (here I used MAC ‘Ruby Woo’) on your lips. For ridiculously vampy lips, apply a red gloss over the top. I used MAC 3d Glass which is probably my favourite lip gloss because it has tiny sparkly particles that add dimension to the lips. To prevent the lip colour from bleeding as it is often prone to, apply concealer with a clean lip brush around the edges of the lip stick. This will also emphasise your lip shape making your lips really pop!
Topics: Beauty, Makeup, Makeup Mayhem, Miss X Cosmetics |
May 12th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
It’s amazing how many looks you can pull off!!
I like it.. can’t wait for the weeks to come! :-)
Soni ^.^
May 12th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
I really really love your eye make-up!! ^.^
It creates a very interesting sort of illusion..
I am speechless! This is so unique it’s undescribable.
[Indescribable?] Haha! =D Very gorgeous, bravado!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Love this look! It’s so fun and fantastic, I may just have to try it for the hell of it.
May 13th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Thank you for the foundation tips, I always have trouble getting the right finish!
hm…. might have to invest in some of those false lashes…
(still in love with the blue contacts :D)
May 13th, 2009 at 1:08 am
as always, i’m in awe of your creativity and skills. i love this look - very dramatic. i have to get my hands on some of that makeup soon.
also you should do some tutorials with hair/wigs because your’s are always fabulous.
x0xx - Yume Ninja.
May 13th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Beautiful tutorial. The lips are amazing.
May 14th, 2009 at 3:53 am
I love this tutorial! What a unique twist on the vintage look. The lips are luscious, really cleanly defined. I also like how you laid out all the products used in that image.
May 14th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
….Your makeup is unbelievable…..I envy you, but I am getting better at doing awesome looking makeup.
May 15th, 2009 at 6:38 am
I love how dramatic this is!
It goes perfectly with the outfit, and it’s really bold and well, inspiring!
and I like how you put a picture of the products used, it makes it clearer to see where it was used
Thank you for taking the time to make a tutorial :)
xx
May 20th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Ruby Woo is love (yay lipstick twins!)
May 28th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Really amazing tutorial! :)
But, can you tell me which brand is this adorable leopard top? ;)
August 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Oh…my….GAWD.
You’re….gorgeoussss.
;D