Tutorial: Realistic Jessica Rabbit for Halloween

GASP! It's another Halloween post, what is this?! I guess I got a little into it. Let's jump right in!

For a perfect base I applied two layers of foundation, I mixed my Facefinity in Light Ivory and my All Matt Plus in Light Beige. Jessica being a cartoon AND a performer, you kind of need to go all out with your base. I concealed my face using Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 10 and concealed/highlighted under my eyes using Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch concealer in 01. It's a lot, I know. But she's a performer and needs to have her face beat to perfection at all times. I blended in all my cream/liquid products using a Real Techniques Mirace Complexion Sponge. I also set everything with my translucent powder, using the sponge. When performing on stage, you need that face to stay matte!

Jessica, as seen in the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has a very high, rounded brow, with a very 20's feel to it. I opted for a bit more of a realistic look and just went with my natural shape. I filled them in with Naked 2 from the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette and set them with a tinted brow gel.

I primed my eyes using Too Faced Shadow Insurance and then to help add dimension to the eyelook I highlighted the inner corner of my eyes using NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in milk and on the lid itself I blended Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Riot. It looks messy, but that's fine as it's just a base for the rest. It won't show, promise!

If you are familiar with the work of Mrs. Rabbit, you will know that she loves her some purple eyeshadow and I felt that this bright, metallic lavender shade from the Urban Decay Vice 2 palette was spot on. It has the shimmer that will look amazing in the spotlight on stage and I just think it's a pretty colour. I applied the colour Betrayal all over my mobile lid with a flat paddle-shaped brush.

I blended out my crease using this purple-mauve shade from my big Boozy Cosmetics p117 palette and a large, fluffy blending brush. It just helps create some dimension and give a little more smooth transition. You could leave the eyeshadow here, but we all know I am not going to.

With a pencil brush and the colour Voodoo from the Vice 2 palette I intensified the outer corner of the eye and the lower lashline. This colour is a bit tricky, beware of fall-out, I know I had a lot. But it's so pretty and sparkly, which again is something that looks great on stage.

I highlighted my inner corners with this light, shimmery lavender shade from my MUA Pretty Pastels palette, it seemed appropriate for the look.

Now this eyeshadow is obviously not EXACTLY as Jessica has it in the movie, but it's my take on how it would look in reality.

I lined my upper lashline and my waterline using my Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Black Fever and blended it out with Urban Decays Crave from my Naked Basics palette.

Apply copious amounts of mascara and preferably falsies if you have them available. The bigger the better, she is a diva after all!

To finish off the face I contoured using NYX Blush in Taupe with a Real Techniques Setting Brush, NYX Blush in Peach with a Real Techniques Blush Brush and Dior Shimmer Powder in Rose Diamon and a Real Techniques Setting Brush. I also highlighted the bridge of my nose, my cupids bow (the top of my upper lip) and my browbone using the Shimmer Powder.

We all know Jessica likes her red lip, so to achieve the look I see on her in the movie I lined my lips with MAC Cherry Lip Liner and filled them in completely. I also overdrew my lips a little, for a bit more va-va-vavoom. I then filled my lips in using Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang. Again with the lips you could go more for the heart-shaped lip she has in the movie, but I wanted to keep it realistic looking.

"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."

"Why don't you do right, like some other men do?"

This is just my take on the makeup I think this over-the-top diva would wear in real life. To finish this off for a Halloween party, pair with a slinky red dress, purple gloves the sparkliest heels you can find! And obviously a a bright red, big and bouncy wig.


Thank you for reading and until next time!


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Tutorial: Urban Decay Naked 3 Evening Look

As promised, I messed around with the Naked 3 a little and made a tutorial. Stay tuned for a sexy, smokey evening look!

I started out with most of my base done. Foundation was Catrice Matt Plus, concealer was Maybelline SuperStay 24h. Brows were Urband Decay Naked and Buck from the first Naked Palette. To get the full Naked 3 experience I didn't apply a primer of my own, but used one from the sampler pack I got with the palette.

I applied the Eden primer all over my eyelid with my ringfinger and as you can tell it has some coverage and also, due to the yellow tint, helps cancel out the purple hues I have on my eyelid. It was my first time working with a base like this, so I didn't apply it fantastically. But now I'm prepared for next time. It creates a very nice, blank canvas on the lid to work on.

I applied Strange on my browbone and in my inner corner with a large shader brush. I then did a light wash of it all over the lid, just to make sure everything else would blend properly.

With a fluffy blending brush, I applied Limit in my crease and blended it upwards. This gives some slight definition and will help darker colours blend in more smoothly later on.

I then applied Nooner on the outer corner of my lid with a tapered crease brush. I also used this colour to further deepen up the crease. Layers of colours help create more dimension to the look.

I got some Burnout on a flat shader brush and applied this all over my lid for a nice base of shimmer. If you're looking for a day/office appropriate look, feel free to stop here, apply liner of your choice, mascara and you're good to go!

With the same brush I applied Buzz to the outder 2/3rds of my eyelid. It's a very subtle difference, but Buzz is a smidge darker and catches the light better. Again, it's all about the layers!

I flipped the very same brush over, to use the clean (-ish) side to apply Factory to the outer 3rd of my eyelid. It had a tiny bit of fallout, but nothing a fan brush didn't fix in a jiffy!

I then used a pencil brush to apply Blackheart in the most outer corner of my lid and blend it into the crease a little. Trick to this colour is really tapping off excess product, I barely had any fallout with it.

With an angled eyeliner brush I then applied Blackheart along my upper lashline and continued to apply Buzz, Factory and Blackheart on my lower lashline. Going from lightest to darkest from the inner corner.

I finished off the eyes with a black L'Oreal Kohl liner and Maybelline The Rocket Waterproof mascara.

On the rest of my face I used NYX Taupe blush to contour (very lightly), a very light handed application of The Body Shop Honey Bronzer (02), Kiko Rock Attraction Blush in 04 Pop Apricot and my Dio Shimmer Powder in Diamond Rose. On the lips I used Essence Long Lasting Lipstick in 07 Natural Beauty.

This is, for me at least, very much a date/evening look. I tend to go more neutral during the day, which is also very well doable with this palette... But I wanted to do something a little different.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, if you did feel free to share it with other make-up enthusiasts!

Thank you for reading!

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