Cat Halloween Makeup

Hello dolls!

I realize that I don't really write that often lately. Sorry. Schoolwork is really eating away at me and it takes up most of my time. When I have a moment to spare, I like to watch an episode of two of tv or read a book. Also, it really does take a lot of time to prepare a post, time that I don't really have anymore  :(

So it was Halloween a couple weeks ago. I dressed up as a kitty. Unfortunately I thought it would be a good idea to not take any pictures until after I put in some false lashes. I suck balls at putting on false lashes. I managed to get glue seeping into my eyes and it hurt so bad. I ended up ruining the eye makeup. So I only have a few crappy photos I took on my iPhone but I guess it's better than nothing. So again, really sorry that I don't have many photos. For the eye look, I've done countless smokey eye tutorials so I will link some that I have done. I know the makeup isn't theatrical or anything, I just added some cat qualities to beauty makeup. I also didn't have very much time to do this so I realize it isn't the best, but I figured it was better than nothing at all.

Here is a very old post using the Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette

I know Halloween was over a long time ago but I thought it would be fun nonetheless. Hopefully it'll inspire you for next year's costume!

For the costume, and I forget what they're called but they're not headbands exactly. Like it's curved and you stick it in your hair? Anyways they have ears with little bits of feathery fluff. The material is faux-leather. The tail is also made out of the same material and the tip of the tail has some of that black feathery fluff. It has a loop at the end of the tail so I just put a skinny belt through it. In previous years I took a safety pin and clipped it to my clothes so it would stay in place but it always pulled at my clothes and made a whole. With the belt, it moves around a little but at least I didn't ruin my dress. The dress I bought is dark grey with black leopard spots. I bought it at Dynamite very recently. It has long sleeves and is more of a winter dress (it's not revealing at all). I wore black leggings with it since it was cold that day and I wore my Aldo boots. It's not the world's most creative costume but I liked it.




Cat Halloween Makeup

The Eyes:

Start by priming your eyes with Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Now using the Too Faced Smokey Eye palette, take a tapered crease brush (Sephora Pro Crease Brush) and lightly apply White Lie all over the eye, from lash to brow. Then take a medium shadow brush (MAC 239 Shadow Brush) and pat down Nice Ash onto the lid. Take a blending brush (MAC 217 Blending Brush) and apply Smokin Hot to the crease and blend into the outer V. Now take a liner brush (Stila Smudge Brush) and apply MAC Fluidline to the top lashline. You want to make an exaggerated cat eye, so don't be afraid to wing it way out. Also, you want to apply a bit of liner in the inner corners and really define the inner corners of your eyes. This also deepens the cat eye effect. For the bottom lid, I took MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline and I smudged it on my bottom lid. I also tightlined top and bottom lash lines. I made sure that the Fluidline went from the bottom inner corner and blended into the Feline smudged part and that the bottom liner connected to the winged out top liner. If you know what I mean. I applied Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. Then I filled in my brows using Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium, but you can fill them in much darker and draw in some cat hairs coming out of the brows if you want. I took my MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White and I accentuated my brow arch by highlighting it ever so lightly under the arch. I also lined around the inner corners of my eyes to draw more attention to the cat-like eyes.

The Face:

I started off by doing my usual face routine. I primed my face with Too Faced Primed and Poreless. Then I concealed my under eye circles using MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 with a concealer brush (Sephora Pro Concealer Brush). Then I applied my MUFE HD Foundation in 110 using a stippling brush (Sephora Pro Stippling Brush). I covered any blemishes with my MAC Conceal and Correct Palette in NW20. Then I powdered my face using MUFE HD Powder and my kabuki brush (MUFE HD Kabuki Brush). I picked a darker bronzer than I usually wear to contour with since we really want to exaggerate the cat-like appearance. By contouring, we are making our cheeks look thinner, just like a cat's face. So, using Too Faced Chocolate Soleil and a contour brush (MAC 168 Large Angled Contour Brush) I sucked in my cheekbones and contoured there. I also contoured the perimeter of the face, the temples, the sides of my nose, etc. I wanted to add the tiniest touch of color to my cheeks (and I really mean the tiniest bit of color) so I used Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph and I applied that extremely lightly using my blush brush (Too Faced Powder Pouf Brush). I also highlighted using Too Faced Candlelight and that same blush brush. All that's left now is the cat detailing.

So to draw on the cat features, you only need one main tool. Any good jet black gel liner is perfect. I used MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack and it was more than amazing. Start off by filling in the nose. Remember that a cat's nose is sort of like an upside down triangle. The top part of the nose isn't a straight line, it's more like a very wide parabola shape. It curves up a bit and then back down the sides of my nose. Make sure to fill in the underneath of your nose and around the nostrils. Draw a line going down from the middle of nose and you're going to make a triangle from it, down to your lips. Take a white liner, like MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White and fill in that triangle above your lips. Then make three dots on each side of the triangle. Those are going to be the whiskers. Take your black gel liner and fill in the middle of the white dots. It helps to do this before the next step, it helped me to see where exactly the mouth part of the cat should be. This next part doesn't need to be dark and thick in color. Just lightly outline the muzzle part of the cat's mouth. Start at the edge of your nose and draw a round circle ending at the outer edge of your lip. Do the same on the other side. Now draw in the whiskers from the black dots. Tah-dah you are done! I took a concealer brush and MAC Concealer in W10 and I cleaned up some of the black edges, especially around the nose and lips. I also highlighted the under eye area a bit using a mix of W10 and NW20. Once you're done, spray Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray to hold your makeup in place, especially if you're going out partying.

For the lips, start by lining them with MAC Lip Liner in Cherry. Then fill them in with MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick. If you want a glossy effect, dab on a bit of MAC Lipglass in Clear.

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette

• White Lie
• Nice Ash
• Smokin Hot

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Brows

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in Light: W10, NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil
Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph
MAC X Antonio Lopez Pink Face Palette: luminizer
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

For the cat designs:

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White
MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in W10, NW20

Lips:

MAC Lip Liner in Cherry
MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo
MAC Lipglass in Clear




Products Used:

Too Faced Smokey Eye palette

Too Faced Smokey Eye palette - 45$CAD

MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White - 19$CAD

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline - 19$CAD

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack - 19$CAD

Too Faced Better Than Sex - 30$CAD

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium - 25$CAD

MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in Light

MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in Light - 48$CAD
NC15, W10
NC20, NW20
Pale Yellow, Pale Pink

MAC X Antonio Lopez Pink Face Set

MAC X Antonio Lopez Pink Face Set

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph - 26$CAD

Too Faced <3 Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette

Too Faced <3 Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette - 62$CAD, on sale for 47$CAD
Chocolate Soleil bronzer

MAC Lip Pencil in Cherry - 18$CAD

MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo - 18$CAD

MAC Lipglass in Clear - 18$CAD

The lovely MUA at MAC drew this out for me to help me get inspired!!

Thanks for reading. I hope this wasn't too pointless, as I know none of you will be dressing up for the next 12 months until the next Halloween. I would have liked to have more time to perfect this look and to really go deeper into theatrical makeup. This look was more of a beauty cat look than a theatrical one, so you don't need to tell me that it isn't very realistic. I know it's not my best work but I still like it and that's all that matters.

I'd like to see all of your Halloween costumes and makeup, especially fellow kitties!

I'll try to starting posting more regularly. I've gotten a bunch of new stuff to play with but I haven't had a chance to do a tutorial or a review yet. Target just opened so I finally bought my first NYX products and it's actually pretty good. I already know some of the things I'm getting for Christmas and I can't wait to play with it all! So I promise to start posting more regularly. I'll also try to catch up on all the posts I said I'd do but didn't.

Steph xo.

Dark Sparkly Black Smokey Eyes using MAC

Hello hello glamour girls!!

Today I'm doing yet another one of my famous smokey eyes. I always get complimented on my makeup everywhere I go. I was at the Chanel makeup counter with my mom and the SA told me she loooooved my makeup and asked if I had got it done at a nearby counter. I swear this happens to me all the time. I told her nope, don't need to, cuz I do it myself! But then they say "Oh well are you a MUA?" And I honestly wish I could say yes to that questions, but I'm just a girl trying to pursue a career in sciences. But makeup is a serious hobby for me, but nothing more, just a hobby. It's something I would like to do part-time, but it isn't a career for me. I'd like to get into it more though as a part-time job. Take a few courses and practise on people and buy a range of stuff and put out some ads. That's still a while away but it's good to hear that people like my makeup skills. I really do like this look more than the last one I did using these products. The more you blend, the nicer your look turns out. I didn't think blending a paint pot was a big deal, because I had never used one before, but it did. I have to say that I was super happy with how this look turned out and I hope you like it too.

I don't know if any of you have noticed, but I went on Sephora's site and saw that instead of VIB, I'm a "VIB Rouge". So I clicked on that to check what that is. It's a new level and it's the ultimate level you can be. There is Beauty Insider, then VIB, and lastly, VIB Rouge. To get to VIB status you had to spend 350$CAD a year and to get VIB Rouge you have to spend 1000$CAD a year. You get better perks, such as free shipping all the time (no more 75$CAD min!), free makeovers at Sephora whenever you want, free gifts, invites to exclusive events, etc. It sounds better than the crap you get as a VIB now, I just hope I actually get a free gift. I'm supposed to get a new card with coupons the next time I make a purchase at Sephora so I'll let you know what kind of coupons you get. Speaking of Sephora, I was there today and they finally got some of the new Too Faced stuff!! I saw the Pretty Rebel palette and I have to say it was nothing special. I have a lot of colors that look like dupes and similar colors. While it's great for someone that doesn't have a beauty collection or similar colors, it's not that great for the already beauty obsessed. They also had the gold glitter eyeshadow thing. Oh and they had It's Better Than Sex Mascara. That's one thing I want to try. Next time I'm around, I'll try to last the day without mascara so I can try it on! That's all they had, no Lip Injection Color Bombs :(

I also went to MAC and bought a few things. I got 3 eyeshadows: Vex, Knight Divine, and Quarry. I just got a little bit of everything to add to what I already have. I'm getting close to having what I want in my collection. I have to revamp my eyeshadow list soon. I also got an eyeliner, a Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent, which is a beautiful green with a bit of teal to it. I honestly didn't know it was that nice until I swatched it. I can't wait to try this in a look, it looks amazing.

So about the look, I already did a look that was pretty much exactly like this. As to what extent, I have no idea, I didn't check. The reason why I wanted to do this over again was because I now know how to use Paint Pots better than how I was doing it before. Like after applying it to my lid, I made sure to blend it out in my crease so I don't get such a harsh line. I also didn't overapply, which lead to it smudging off when my eyes tear up. I did find that it lasted longer without using Too Faced Shadow Insurance, which is weird to me because I love Shadow Insurance and it works great with eyeshadows. But I guess not as well with Paint Pots, but that's okay. I definitely think that today's look is better than the one I did before. I used the MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Cinderfella pressed onto my lid because holy cow, I'm obsessed with mineralize eyeshadows ever since I first "discovered" them. I used Black Tied in the crease and outer corner to make it a bit darker than the rest of the eye, but still have some sparkle. I used Carbon last time and it was too dark and black, it needed some sparkle. MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Swan is so so so beautiful! It's a black liner with sparkles and it's perfect for any smokey eye look. I love that liner. For the face, I chose Chanel Joues Contraste in 64 Pink Explosion because I wanted to bring some color into the face because I had a really dark eye. I thought this was the perfect choice for me to not end up so pale looking. That blush and contour using Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless really made the face beautiful. It's soft enough for the eyes to be the main focus. And for the lips, I used Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 68 Candeur, which is a light pink. Again, you want to go with light pinks or nudes with a smokey eye because all the focus should be on the eyes. This is a very hydrating lipstick and it looks amazing. Now read on to find out how I did the look!


Dark Sparkly Black Smokey Eyes using MAC

Start by applying a black base to the lid like MAC Paint Pot in Blackground with a large or medium shadow brush (Sephora PRO Large Shadow Brush). This is going to act as an adhesive for the eyeshadow and it will give it a darker color. Apply it all over the lid and up to the crease. Make sure you get the inner corner of your eye as well. Now take a clean blending brush (MAC 217) and blend out the crease. Blend it until there are no harsh lines. If you need to, go back in and apply more Blackground if it has been smudged off the lid. Now take MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Cinderfella and push it onto the lid using a shadow brush (Sephora PRO Medium Shadow Brush). It's important to push it onto the lid so that it sticks onto the base. You don't want to sweep it on. Now take MAC Eyeshadow in Forgery and a clean blending brush (MAC 217) and blend out the black shadow just above the crease and apply it as a highlight. Now take MAC Eyeshadow in Black Tied and a crease or blending brush (Sephora PRO Crease Brush) and apply it to the crease and outer corner of the eye. Blend the crease into Cinderfella. If you need to, go back in with Forgery and blend it out. To get a nice smooth cut line on the outer sides of the eye, I take a folded piece of kleenex and some makeup remover and I wipe off the fallout and I get a nice crisp line. I rinse off the makeup remover on my face without touching the eyeshadow. Now I usually go onto the rest of the face and I come back and finish the bottom lid later. Take MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Swan and line your top and bottom lids. This is a really pretty sparkly black liner, it's perfect for smokey eyes! Take MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved and fill in the top and bottom waterlines. Now take MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack and apply to your top lashes and it's optional to apply to your bottom lashes as well. The last step is to fill in your brows! Using Benefit Brow Zings, fill in your eyebrows and do a dramatic arch. This will emphasize the focus on your eyes. Now you're done the eyes, let's do the rest of the face!

Start by priming your face with Too Faced Primed and Poreless. Cover your under eye circles using MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer with a concealer brush (Sephora PRO Concealer Brush) and then put on MUFE HD Foundation using a stippling brush (Sephora PRO Stippling Brush). If there are any areas of redness, or blemishes, use MAC Studio Finish Concealer to cover them up. Once you're happy with that, set your foundation and concealer using MUFE HD Powder and a kabuki brush (MUFE HD Kabuki). Contour your face with Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless using a contouring brush or a powder brush squished down into a line (Sephora Collection Powder Brush). You want to suck in your cheeks and follow the line as a guideline to contour them. Also do the perimeter of the face, temples, down the sides of the nose, and wherever else you want. Then apply Chanel Les Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 64 Pink Explosion using a blush brush (Too Faced Powder Pouf) and apply it to the apples of the cheek and sweep it outward towards the sides of your face. Make sure to blend it into the contour and blend the cheeks. Now apply a highlight, like Benefit High Beam, to the tops of your cheekbones, chin, cupid's bow, etc. The final step is to apply Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in 68 Candeur, which is a nice light pink. You're done!

Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Cinderfella
MAC Eyeshadow in Black Tied
MAC Eyeshadow in Forgery
MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Swan
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack

Brows

Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Benefit High Beam
Chanel Les Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 64 Pink Explosion
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Lips:

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in 68 Candeur

Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground - 22$CAD

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Cinderfella

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Cinderfella - 25$CAD

MAC Eyeshadows (14.50$CAD each) in:
on the left: Forgery and Black Tied (used in this look)
on the right: Electra and Carbon

MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Swan - 19$CAD

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved - 19$CAD

MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack - 19$CAD

Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Benefit Brow Zings in Light - 36$CAD

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

Chanel Les Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 64 Pink Explosion

Chanel Les Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 64 Pink Explosion - 48$CAD

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless - 38$CAD

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 68 Candeur - 39$CAD

From left to right:
MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Cinderfella
MAC Eyeshadow in Black Tied
MAC Eyeshadow in Forgery
MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Swan
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
Benefit High Beam
Chanel Les Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 64 Pink Explosion
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 68 Candeur

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed today's post and that it wasn't too repetitive!! I really do think that I did a much better job this time around, now that I've got the hang of MAC Paint Pots and Mineralize Eyeshadows!! I thought this look was absolutely stunning. Everyone complimented me on my makeup. Smokey eyes have definitely always been my thing, ever since I was a young teenager. I'm wondering, do you think I pulled it off better this time or last time? What do you think of the look? What is your favorite MAC Paint Pot and fav MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow? I'm also wondering what your favorite MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner is. I love Black Swan and I just bought Undercurrent and it's such a nice color. I'm also wondering which Chanel blush is your fav and if you liked the one I use and same thing with their Rouge Coco Shine lipsticks. I have to say that I love all the products I used and I do use them quite often. I've got a lot of new favorites.

Coming up soon:

Empties and Extras #2

Too Faced Loves Sephora Dupe List

New Haircut and How to Style It

... and plenty more!

Steph xo.