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I’m sure you’ve already busted out the liquid eyeliner to achieve a retro, winged liner. But we’ve got a new take on an old classic. Why not soften the line by smudging and blending the edges? The result is an edgy and feminine finish, perfect for night or day! We recommend using gel eyeliner in combination with a traditional pencil for a lasting effect. Use a tapering brush along the edges to soften lightly.
Since I was just a tween playing the Nancy Drew Game, and again with the release of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette staring Kirsten Dunst (above), I’ve had quite the crush on the romantic and tragic tale of Marie Antoinette. And with such a story and elaborate dress of the time, it’s no wonder why it’s one of the most popular Halloween costumes year after year!
And I’ve found a video tutorial so you may easily execute the hair and make-up to complete your costume! Best of all, the hair tutorial completely removes the need for a starchy, squashed and scratchy wig!
I know you’ve been loving the dip dye. That’s why my post, Hair Inspiration; What’s Hot In Dye-Land has barely left the Top Posts spotlight on the sidebar. I get it.
And lucky for you, I found an amazing tutorial from the beauty department! Now you can DIY the awesome rainbow-tipped trend! Tutorial After the Jump..
Remember the 90s? Yeah, me to. I think the 90s killed lip liner. You remember. White crop tops, jean jackets, flannel shirts on everyone, straight n’ stringy hair — and lip liner. And not just a little bit here and a little bit there. An outline. And what was it with everyone thinking their lip-liner color was mocha? I can honestly say I remember seeing more lip liner faux pas in the 90s than Furbys. And I owned 3.
Flash forward 10-15 years, and we’re still haunted by lip liner. But we need to get over it. For the sake of crooked pouts, and small lips everywhere!
When I was a little girl, I had this amazing ‘KLUTZ’ brand book that had tons of different ways to braid and style your hair. Apart from the fact that most were tied off with gigantic lime green scrunchies, many of the braids I performed on the heads of my un-suspecting barbies are still popular today.
One style in particular that is getting a big bump in the fashion world is the fishtail braid; mainly for it’s loose, messy, no-fuss look. It’s very girl-next-door-cares-not chic.
Fellow Canadian and Songstress Skye Sweetnam just recently posted a video tutorial using 5 KillerCosmetics shades! In the vid she’s rocking Sun of Sam, Soylent Green, Miss Argentina, Deadly Nightshade, and Black, The Ripper!
There are hundreds upon hundreds of fake blood recipes on the internet. If you do a google search, you’ll come up with tons of runny, goopy, syrupy concoctions. But, with so many recipes how do you know, which will be good for what effect? There are many different style, themes, and feels when going for blood.
You may need something thin to drip from the corner of a vampire’s mouth, or to splatted around the walls of a simulated crime scene. You may need an aged, brown, chunky blood for around the corners of a long-dead zombies mouth, or to simulate decay on a body.
Whether you are creating blood to add to a costume, or to create a terrifying and gore-y slasher film, you are going to need the realism that only the right color and consistency can bring.
With that, here are my recipes for the most realistic home recipes for blood.
Blush can be a tricky thing to master. If you aren’t precise or are at all unsure of what you are doing, you could end up with a big, blotchy mess all over your cheeks.
If you aren’t sure what color would flatter your cheeks, you may end up looking like an Oompa Loompa when you go out into the sunlight.
In this article I’m going to show you where to apply blush, how to apply blush, and what colors are good for your skintone.
Are you a serial miss-lasher? Do you often throw on strip lashes before going grocery shopping? Or you the fear-of-lasher? Do you go out to the bar with smokey eye and not a lash in sight?
In KimmiKillZombie’s ‘False Lashes 101′ you are going to learn when to wear lashes (or when not to), what kinds of lashes there are, and how to put them on properly.
Let’s get started.
Eyelashes can be seperated into three main categories. There are individual lashes, strip lashes, and costume strip lashes. Before we try to maneouvre each, let’s find out what they are.
Individual lashes usually come in little packs of about 30 or so. They are three or four single lashes attached to a point to a little black ‘bead’. It is this ‘bead’ you would place your glue on.
Individual lashes come in all different lengths and colors. If you are picking up some to add to your make-up kit, pick up a box of natural looking (not too long with varying lengths in each little lash ‘bead’) in black and a more natural looking brownish shade.
The more popular lashes and commonly recognized, strip lashes are real or synthetic lashes sewn into a strip. These are also the most commonly miss-used lashes.
Strip lashes come in tons of lengths and shades. If you are picking up some to add to your make-up kit, or test out- pick out a couple. One set that is more natural, and another one that is a little fuller and adds length (don’t go crazy. There is a fine line between adding length and ‘drag queen’).
Costume strip lashes are the lashes that don’t fit in the strip lashes category. They come in a rainbow of colors and lengths, may have feathers attached to them, they may be glittery, have rhinestones, or they may just be uber lush, and in turn look uber fake.
The best time to add costume lashes to your kit, is the day after Halloween. You can buy costume lashes usually at 80% off after this date.
Fake Eyelashes can be tricky. If you wear them at the wrong time, you can be perceived as tacky- and if you don’t wear them when you should, you could be robbing yourself of femininity.
Many people don’t wear fake lashes, simply because they do not know how to put them on. If you are wary, there is no harm in practicing. -Some people even find fake lashes discomforting, so a day when you know you will just be shlubbing around the house, throw some on for the day, and you can practice wearing them and taking them off, and making sure your vision isn’t impared, or they don’t irritate your eyes.
First, Curly your lashes and then apply mascara. You are going to need about 3 or so individual lashes per eye. Get a good angled tweezers and pick up the lash. You want the tweezers to pick them up about halfway down the length of the lash, with the lashes spread out and the tweezers clamped on top of them. Dip your lashes in your eyelash glue, and place at the corners of your eye, into your lash line. Release tweezers and quickly align lashes with your natural lashes. While letting them dry, repeat with other lashes. Repeat this process until you have three on each eye, or until fullness desired is reached.
Take strip lashes out of package. Line the thickest/longest part up with outer corner of eye. Either mark on the lasheswith a soft tipped marker or holding with your finger , mark 3 mm or so or where your natural lashes end from the inside corner of your eye. Repeat with the other eye and trim them so they will fit comfortably. Either dip or swipe the entire strip with lash glue. Pick up with tweezers and start from the outside corner, placing lashes as close to the lash line as possible. Once in place, with finger, lightly pull the lashes deeper into the lash line. Pinch the false lashes and your lashes together lightly between two fingers. Repeat with other eye.
Now, as happy as I am to announce that I’m still a spring chicken – it still doesn’t mean I don’t have to worry about my skin. I’m in the primed binge-drinking ages of my life, and alcohol plays a big toll on how haggard one looks- and not just in the morning, in the long run too. More on that later.
No matter your age, there is always something you can do to make sure you are looking your best, and keeping your skin looking it’s glow… . . iest. Not in it for the long term? Scroll down to the bottom of this post for my quick fix tips!
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When she's not busy blogging, Kimmi can be found at local concerts, dyeing her hair, making a crafty disaster on the floor of her apartment, or burning things in her oven. [Read More …]
