Suprisingly wearable Festival Forest Flower Fairy FOTD

This is what you call low-budget sfx. As in, so low-budget it was created in a moment of inspiration while waiting for noodles to cook. Nevertheless, I’ve been wanting to try something like this for a while and I’m pretty happy with my first attempt.

I absolutely adore coloured contour looks, and this gave me an appreciation of how much product it actually takes to appear on camera. I put on what I felt was a respectable amount of greeniness (I wanted it to be striking and freaky but not Grinchish) but it was completely invisible on in the photos. I had to absolutely shovel on the green eyeshadow to get it to look good here.

This look is easy to replicate and I think it’s really flattering and could easily be worn to a festival or party. I want to try this using different flowers for inspiration (mine was loosely based on a rose) to create my colourscheme, but also with different skintones.

This was all created using normal cosmetics brands, no sfx.

Breaking Bad FOTD

Alright, here’s something a little different. I created a stage-makeup style look using only cosmetic products. This was inspired by Breaking Bad and the effects methamphetamines have on the body. Google “meth psa” for more real life examples!

Before

This is me with my normal makeup on, after getting in from college.

After

Yikes. Monthlong meth binging = not good for the soul or the face.

Another for good measure.

Runny eyemakeup and scabs, a winning day look?

My Top Tips for Tweaker Pretty:

1. Line your waterline with lipliner to give your eyes a tired, bloodshot look.
2. Contour, contour, contour. Not with bronzer though- use a greyer, cooler shade. I used NYX Taupe and a grey eyeshadow.
3. Create nasty crusty scabs using a mud face pack and a red pigment.
4. Use dark smudgy eyemakeup and smoosh it around- splashing water works well to emulate natural patterns of wear.
5. Use purples, greys, blues and greenish yellow (depending on skin tone) to fake severe dark circles
6. Lighten your lips and cheeksvwith concealer or pale lipstick. No healthy rosiness allowed!
7. Smoke meth for extended periods of time. Just kidding, please don’t do this.