Another year has flown by and in just two months it will be 2015! Such a scary thought! I honestly can’t believe how fast this year is going, and soon it will be gone. It honestly feels like yesterday that I was an eighteen year old heading to university and in a few short months I will be graduating! Time seriously flies.
And as another year passes so does another Halloween! I love dressing up and experimenting with crazy make-up looks for Halloween, although I was very disappointed that I didn’t have enough time to get experimenting and creating make-up tutorials for my blog. I really enjoyed watching YouTube videos (particularly Carli Bybel and Nicole Guerriero) and gaining ideas, as well as looking at the #asdarknessfalls hashtag to get some inspiration!
I had just over an hour to get ready as I finished a late shift in work last night so I opted to go as a cat/leopard (again). And here is the look I came up with…
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| Sorry about the terrible lighting! #studenthouseproblems |
I prepped my face as usual with some Max Factor Face Finity Primer and used the usual Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation and Bobbi Brown powder combo. I then did a dramatic contour along the cheeks, forehead and chin using my Bobbi Brown bronzer.
For my eyes I wore Benefit’s Stay Don’t Stray primer and used my Make-Up Revolution “Run Boy Run” Salvation Eyeshadow Palette to create a seriously smokey eye which was really fun! I love dramatic eye make-up anyway so it was really fun to experiment. I vamped up the look with lots of Clinique mascara and Eyelure 101 false lashes. Then I went a little crazy with the eyeliner and created a really thick outline of the eyes with winged liner coming to the nose and almost up to the eyebrow.
For my nose I highlighted with Rimmel’s Wake Me Up Concealer to give a bright look and then contoured and outlined along the nose with a dark eyeshadow. This created a funky cat look. I painted on a black nose using some liquid eyeliner, and added a long line and some little freckles just above the lips which was applied over some white facepaint to, again, give the illusion of a cat’s mouth.
Finally for the leopard spots I dotted different shades of eyeshadow along the temple and jawlines and, using a black eyeliner, I drew rough, squiggly lines around each spot. And for the finishing touch I used my new MUA lipstick in Raven (which cost just £1!).
I hope y’all had a fabulous Halloween.
The countdown to Christmas can officially begin!
Lots of love,
Jessie. xoxo
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You looked amazing, i wish i could do makeup like this! I had to work really late so didn't get to dress up this year but i am super excited for Christmas now 🙂 xxx
Thank you Nicole! It was surprisingly quick and easy to do 🙂 aww no way, bet yeah me too! I can't wait 😀 xxx
Amazing look, I didn't dress up this year but you look really good 🙂 vvnightingale.blogspot.co.uk
Thank you so much 🙂 xx
You look so pretty!Skin and Roses
Thanks so much Paige! I missed the memo about looking scary on Halloween haha xx
You look awesome!Hannah Rose
So kind, thanks Hannah! xx
Like how sultry this is somehow 🙂 Really liking the hair and choker as well!
Oooh thank you 🙂 my hair dropped so quickly through the night 🙁 xx
Wow, this turned out so so well. I adore it!the-creationofbeauty.blogspot.com
Thank you Shannon 😀 xx
You look fab girly, I love Halloween, my friends and I had a party this year and we loved dressing up!emilyldn.blogspot.co.uk
I can't believe it will be almost 2015 either – where has this year gone?! I love this look, you did such a great job it looks amazing!! XxA Blonde Moment
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