Announcement: I will be making a personal appearance at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School in NYC, on November 22nd. Mosh is a guest model - I will be doing her makeup, as well as hanging out for the meet & greet. I would be delighted to meet some of you in real life, so come out! :)

Btw, participants will get a chance to win a Lime Crime Makeup goodie bag, YAY!

Photography by Grenouille


Eyes were lightened, but makeup colors are accurate. :)

I looove vampires. Oh, who am I kidding - I wish I was one! I mean, who wouldn’t want to be a sexy, mysterious, blood-sucking creature?! Here’s a tutorial for all my lovely Gothic friends. :) And call me crazy, but I think it’s totally wearable!


INGREDIENTS

available at Lime Crime Makeup

Eyes

Apply eyelid primer. On outer and inner corners, apply Medusa (a shimmery black). Empress purple goes right in the center. Blend the colors together with a medium-sized brush. On the brow bone, apply Fairy Wings (a highlighter with gorgeous purple sparkles), blend into the black/purple well. I underlined the eye with Empress first, then went over it with Medusa.

If you have a purple eyeliner, awesome - apply it on the waterline. If not, black will work just as well (hey, this is a Gothic tutorial! :)). Alongside lashes, apply liquid black liner. Apply 2-3 coats of mascara o top and bottom lashes. Define eyebrows with black or brown pencil (depending on your hair color).

Face

Newsflash: Lime Crime Makeup will soon carry a Foundation Primer. Primer makes the foundation go on extra-smooth and minimizes wrinkles and imperfections. I used it for this look and couldn’t believe how evenly my foundation and concealer glided on! How did I live without this stuff???

In my makeup bin, have a couple foundations: my own skin tone in the winter, my own tone in the summer, darker foundation for shading, and the lightest foundation I could get a hold of for special effects. I wanted my skin to be etherially pale here, so I used L’Oreal True Match in Porcelain. When using a foundation that’s not an exact match, don’t forget to blend it into your neck, otherwise it’ll look funny. :)

Tip: when wearing a warm-toned lipstick, wear a warm-toned blush, and vice versa. Generally, lips and cheeks should always match - unless you’re an avant-garde artiste and don’t want them to match on purpose.

Apply red-orange blush and set face with the Finishing Pixie Dust. If you want your face to really glow, get a larger eyeshadow brush and pack on some Pixie Dust above your cheek, on the area right underneath the eye. You can also do the bridge of your nose and center of the chin.

Lips

This is one of my favorite red lipsticks and it’s not even fancy - it’s L’Oreal Endless in Crimson Joy. It’s an intense, darker red that has an excellent staying power. Outline lips with a deep red pencil and fill in with lipstick. Voila!

Deerlings: what are your favorite vampire movies? Maybe there’s one I haven’t seen yet. Excitement!

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