Vampire brides! Gothic brides! Destination wedding looks for halloween using Makeup Designory

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Hello brides and friends! It's so good to be back with you after a long work week on location!

Below is a short photo tutorial of how to do a simple Elvira inspired vampire bride look. For those weddings that will be gothic in nature, this is an easy and affordable do it yourself bridal makeup look. Enjoy and congratulations! If you have questions on how to do grooms makeup for the vampire wedding please email.

Vampire bridal makeup using Makeup Designory Autumn palette

In the first photo everything that is in the Makeup Designory bag is going to be applied!

The next photo is the foundations and primer products that I used.

Vampire brides remember that the key to great gothic makeup is going to be great skin! You need to have

a smooth complexion to work on for the product
to lay well and have a similiar absorption rate on the face.

Note on the hair: I did a simple teasing on the crown of my head for volume that would be similiar to Movie Macabre hostess Elvira. I sectioned off the sides and pin curled ( gotta get the pinup in there somewhere!) the sides and then made some Rivendale like braids in the front for a mix of texture in the hair design.
To even out my skin tone and get a matte white appearance I have applied Koh Gen Do green color corrector all over my face and in a full coverage layer.

My foundation is Dermablend Smooth Indulgene in Light Beige. I picked the Dermablend brand because I need a full coverage foundation to whiten my complexion and also if it's going to last through a ceremony and reception Dermablend is
a good choice for longevity.

I start my easy vampire bridal eyemakeup with the Makeup Designory black eyeliner. I make a thick cat eye line on top, all the way under the eye and through the waterline.

I use the same pencil for shaping a bold eyebrow. I will later go over the black eyeliner in my brows
with the dark brown shadow that my left ring finger in the photo is pointing to. Why? Because I want a bold look but not one that appears kabuki'ish.
The photo shows the silver can of ERA Classified Face highlighter spray. I put it through the Tzone area of my face.

I use a large domed eyeshadow brush to apply the beige shimmer shadow over the corner of the nose/tear duct area and a loose sweep of the color under the eyebrow. I want some highlight but not in a disco'y fashion. Just enough to brighten the eye.

Next I use a medium eyeshadow brush to work the rich purple brown Makeup Designory shadow through the crease of my eye. In the photo you can see a bold stripe on the right eye ( left in the photo) -please notice that it looks like a comma in shape with the corner of the nose being like a head and the tail sweeps through the crease and flares a bit at the edge of the eye. Now blend like
crazy because blending is the secret of great makeup! Here's a short recap for the vampire bridal makeup eyes:

1. black eyeliner

2. light shimmer on brow/tear duct

3. rich deep tone in comma shape through crease

How easy is that!
I apply the rose petal sheer pink blush in a C pattern around the eyes and at the top of the cheek bone. I'm not focusing on making a deep kidney bean shaped contour pattern in my cheek hollows because in my opinion the look is dated and reminds me of Vincent Price. ( love him, God rest his soul) I'm creating a fresh take on vampire bridal makeup here!

For the lips: to stay modern I am using a deep
brown purple sheer gloss that will coordinate with the crease shadow and lining my lips with a nude lip liner from N.Y.C. cosmetics. I think the vampire bridal makeup mouth needs to be bold for photos but functional for kissing and caking at the reception.

Now for the fun part! I apply two coats of the

new Maybelline Falsies mascara which for buying on a roll back with a coupon at Walmart only set me back $4! It's worth it-I'm not ready to switch from my favorite L'Oreal Voluminous but I like it enough to use it here. I bought a $4 pair of black feather eyelashes to add drama to the look. It's your vampire bridal makeup, so it's up to you if you want to use traditional false eyelashes or funky ones . I highly recommend using a set of false eyelashes in your wedding photo because they photograph amazing!

Hope you enjoyed this short vampire / gothic bridal makeup tutorial! For questions on a coordinating vampire groom makeup please contact me! Perhaps Corey will make a second appearance for a video tutorial?




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Fright Night cosmetics "Butterfly" costume look

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Hello! Today is a short photo tutorial on simple, affordable costume makeup for your upcoming parties! I'm working with Fright Night cosmetics which you can find in your local Walmart, Target or drugstores-and all products are under $10, and many are even under $5!
This photo shows what I'm working with from Fright Night:

1. The yellow and black butterfly false eyelashes

2. The hot pink hair coloring gel

3. The neon blue liquid eyeliner

Oh and a bag of candy! Thanks Fright Night for the sweet surprise!

To start with I have clean skin that is moisturized and I have a light coat of medium coverage foundation on. I didn't do any special countouring for my pretty butterfly look.

In the photo you can see me spraying on a thin layer of silver highlight from ERA Classified Cosmetics

Next I apply from a cream color wheel of bronze/gold tones that have shimmer in them a red copper tone ( my left hand index finger is pointing to it) through the crease of my eye. I also use this same color on the apples of my cheeks and blend in for a blushy look.

Now continuing the look and still working with creme products I use the Arbone F.Y.I black creme shadow for eyeliner. I am using cremes because I want a dewy look.

I use the Fright Night hair gel in hot pink to make streaks of color in my hair. The effect I am working for is flower petals floating in my hair. So I am working the gel into tear drop shaped globs.

I also have left my curly hair fairly uncombed and put clip in flowers on top.

Next I use the Fright Night cosmetics neon blue liquid liner to make large, long, winged eyeliner on the tops of my lids but not the bottom because I smudged the creme black shadow there. I also use the neon blue liquid liner to draw dots, designed and antenna to add to my pretty butterfly party look.

For lips; if I was going to a party I plan to eat so I
don't want a high maintenance mouth. I opt for Studio Gear lip laquer in a sheer pink. The lip laquer will hug the mouth and last through several meals and the color won't bleed.

Time to finish up the Fright Night cosmetics pretty butterfly look by adding these feathery false eyelashes.
The seam of the eyelashes is quite stiff so be sure and bend it several times from end to end so they begin to curve like the shape of your eye.

The stip of lashes do come with a small disposable tube of glue and if you are careful in application and removal you can get more than one wear out of these.

I have already lined my eyes, and I did not put

mascara on my lashes.

All finished! What do you think of the butterfly look? It's easy and affordable and you can make it into anything you want too! The spots on the feather false eyelashes could also work in a Cheetah cat look.

Enjoy playing with the costume makeup!
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You wouldn't believe the amount of people I come in contact with that don't wash their face as part of their daily beauty routine. They say "you know, what ever hits it in the shower is fine by me". What!

A proper pH balanced face wash, micro bead exfoliating followed by toning and serum with moisture that has sunscreens in it. Now, that's facial care!

Try this product by Kiss My Face, you can get them at Trader Joes', Sprouts or even Target. And I love their commitment to the environment.

Now...I'll post tomorrow, but this month their will be an added class to the workshop schedule and that is how to do halloween/creature/effect makeup.

If you would like me to come do your makeup for a corporate party or on that Friday October 31st, book me now. I am only taking 5 clients for that evening. Prices vary.

Also....remember....today is the final day of the Tempe Beach park Oktoberfest. The Kinderworld is awesome and free! Bubble machine, carousel, Lego building contest and strudel. What more could you ask for!!!

Talk to you tomorrow and see you at the strudel hop.
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