Lookbook #21 – The Mask

So this was my application into Australia’s Next Top Super Hero…. kidding! You know I adore vibrant strong colours, so as you can tell I let my creativity go wild with this look.

I think one change I would do is have the black fade into my forehead instead of the abrupt sharp line. I think doing so would make it pop even more, always learning 🙂 Hope you enjoy the photos!

How to reproduce:

Face
Using your fingers, apply one pump of MAC Prep and Prime all over your face, not including the eyelids. Then with a foundation brush apply Revlon’s Colorstay in Buff all over your face, jaw line and neck.

Cheeks
Find the hollows of your cheeks and liberally apply MAC’s Powder Blush in Azalea. Be liberal, we want the colour to really pop! Then use Canmake’s Highlighter in 01 on all your high points.

Eyes
To outline the shapes for my eyes I used sticky tape, the type of tape you use is vital. You don’t want to use masking tape, or anything too sticky that could pull at your skin. I’m not sure what my tape is called, but it’s that cloudy stuff we use at work to conceal page lines when photocopying multiple documents together. It’s not very sticky, this means that despite putting it over my foundation, hardly any came off once I removed the tape.

After you’ve applied the tape, prime your eyelids with NYX’s Eyeshadow Base in Pearl. Now the fun begins, you will need pigments for this. I tried using powder eyeshadows at first with wet brushes and the colour was not pigmented enough.

First, I applied Lime Crime’s Magic Dust in Pampadour starting from under my eyes and working my way up. I made sure to fade out the colour once it past my eye brows. Next take MAC’s Eyeshadow in Goldmine (really any gold shadow will do) and apply it all over the lid, brow bone and inner corner of your eye. Apply MAC’s Contrast in your crease for added depth. Then apply NYX’s Ultra Pearl Mania in Black Pearl starting from the top along your forehead and blend down into the blue. Be patient, this step is just a matter of blending blending blending!

Once you’re happy with your mask, the fun part! Peel off the tape 🙂

I found the mask to be very overpowering, which ended up “drowning” out my eyes. So if you have smaller eyes, it’s especially important to line them. I used MAC’s Fluidline in Blacktrack. Be generous, I made sure to line my upper lash line and waterline relatively thick and winged it out on the outer corner.

Next, curl your lashes and apply 2 coats of L’Oreal Extra Volume Collagene in Black. Feel free to use false lashes here, I decided to go without.

Lips
The lips are pretty simple, apply MAC’s Dazzle Lipstick in Troublemaker straight from the tube, and then MAC’s Superglass in Superflash!