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!


XXX

Glamourous Evening Look w/ Red Lip!

Hi!
Long time, no see! Again. I'm a bad blogger and I should feel bad. Oh well, such is the price of blogging just to blog, I guess. If I don't feel like blogging, I won't blog about anything.

Anyways, I felt it was time for another tutorial and I haven't done one with a classic red lip yet, so here it is!

No naked face today, my skin was being a b*tch and I just couldn't deal with it. Thanks hormones. I moisturized and applied Max Factors Facefinity foundation in a 3/2 mix of Nude 47 and Light Ivory 40. In the middle of summer I got away with just using Nude 47, but I'm already getting paler again so had to mix in a little of the lighter foundation. I also primed my eyelids and brows using Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I also prepped my lips with Elizabeth Ardens 8 Hour Cream.

I concealed with the Catrice Camouflage Cream in 010 Ivory and did my eyebrows using Urban Decays Naked eyeshadow from the original Naked Palette. I set my brows with my Hema Browgel in Brown.

 For some light definition on my upper lid, I applied Urban Decays Naked 2 (Naked Basics) with a large fluffy blending brush. It helps create a nice gradient from a deeper crease colour and I like the definition it gives.

To deepen up my crease and outer corner of my eye, I applied Urban Decays Faint (Naked Basics) with a smaller blending brush (MAC 217) . I also applied this along my lower lashline with a pencilbrush.

For a neutral, but shimmery, lid colour I chose MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle. This is in theory a highlight, but the neutral colour of it makes it perfect for a bold lip, of any tone. I applied this with my finger for optimal intensity. I also used this on the inner corner of my eye.

For a fool-proof longlasting eyeliner, I firts lined my upper lashline with Essence Longlasting Eyepencil in 01 Black Fever. To make sure it didn't budge, I took an angled liner brush and topped it off with Urban Decays Crave (Naked Basics). I did a very simple liner with this look, just because it's what I felt like. I wanted the lip to the focus, but if you want you could totally do a winged cat-liner with this!

To finish off the eyes, I used MAC Chromographic Pencil in NC 15/NW 20, curled my lashes and applied a generous amount of Essence I <3 Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara.

I powdered my skin off, using Rimmels Stay Matte Powder in Peach Glow. To define my face, I applied The Body Shops Honey Bronzer in 02 in the "hollows" of my cheeks. At least to sort of make it look like they're there! For a touch of colour on the cheeks, I used Benefits Coralista Blush. It's a warm coral with a gold shimmer. To top off all the shimmer, I used MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle on the tops of my cheekbones. For day time wear, I'd probably skip this much shimmer and either go for a matte blush or no highlighter, but this was intented for evening wear, so I went with it!

Now for the focus of the look, a classic red lip! Make sure you moisturize your lips beforehand and blot this off before you start on your lips. To create the perfect, long-lasting red lip, you should always use a lipliner first. The completely matte finish of this helps the lipstick stay on longer, and also makes sure that should the lipstick start to fade, it doesn't show. I used MAC Lip Pencil in Cherry and first lined my lips, taking care to be VERY precise with it. After I had lined them and I was happy with that, I completely filled my lips in with the pencil. A lipliner also ensures that your lip colour doesn't "bleed" into fine lines around your lips, should you have this problem.

Now comes the hard part of a red lip. Now, I personally believe that there is a right red for everyone out there, it's just a question of the tone of the red. As they go from very bright orange-red to deep blue toned reds to berry/purple reds. If you really want to perfect the red lip and don't know what suits you, try going to a MAC makeup counter and have someone there help you out. I pretty much know what suits me, and can therefore swatch things in a store and know if it works for me or not. The colour I used today is from the Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 10 from Rimmel. The line has two reds, this is a very neutral red, and will look good on most people of any skintone or -colour. For precise and long lasting applications I used a lipbrush.

The catch to making a lipstick last forever is partially the formula. The matter the formula, the longer it will stay. This formula is very longwearing, but not completely matte. To get ultimate wear of it, I applied a coat of lipstick with the brush and then blotted it on some tissue. This will remove excess product that would either end up on your teeth, on your glass or outside your lips. I then applied a second layer with the brush and blotted it too, applied a third layer directly from the lipstick bullet and this will last through an entire evening (if you don't eat too fatty, at least, as the oils will break down the lipstick). If you want, you can apply a gloss, but gloss will limit the longevity of the lipstick.

And here's the result. A very classic look, but suited for most evening events and will look perfect with your Little Black Dress. I love wearing a bright red lip, it makes me feel very feminine and sexy. Do you ever wear a red lip? If so what is your favourite? If not, why not? Let me know down below!

As a small extra, here's pictures of all the products I used, brushes excluded.


Thank you for reading and untill next time!

XXX