All children without a budding makeup artist for a parent should be grateful. (more accurately stated, 'all children without me for a parent should be grateful) I don't say that in the self-defamation sense, my kids are just exposed to interesting things because of my hobbies. To illustrate my point, I direct you to the first few sentences above regarding fishnet stockings worn on ones head.
I am happy to announce that when asked, she did so without complaint. She did laugh at me, possibly because she may have thought I was kidding, but as the stockings were pulled down across her face and secured below her chin, the laughing increased. It may have been hysterics. I cant be sure.
Let me show you a picture of the final product before you pass judgment.
TA-DAAAA!! This is my daughter, the mermaid. As you can see, she has scales of sparkling purple and blue. She also has diamond gills and glittering eyelashes to set off her lovely blue eyebrows.
Lets talk about those lashes for a minute. This is important, yall, so pay attention. When you are planning your makeup routine, make sure you ask the right questions. When it comes to lashes, do not ask IF you should wear them, ask WHICH eyelashes you should wear. The good news here is that there are tons to choose from during the month of October. (I currently have about 7 different styles ready) Stock up now. Halloween comes but once a year.
So, back to business. How to be a mermaid.
What you need:
white makeup and a sponge applicator, eye shadow in 3 varying colors of your choice, eye shadow brush, eye liner color of choice, eyelashes, sticky jewels, lipstick of choice, and of course fishnet stockings
Start by applying a light layer of white makeup. This will just help the colors of scales show up better. If you have a light foundation, that will work, too. When the white is completely dry, pull stockings over the entire face, using the chin to secure them. Be careful as you pull them over the white so that the makeup stays put. Load up your eye shadow brush and start with your lightest color, blending to the darkest, add 'scales' where you like them. Color is a little tricky here, because it can start to look like bruising and that is a whole other costume. -you may now remove the stockings from your head.-
Using one of the scale colors, match it up to an eye liner color. I had blue eyeliner, so it worked out nicely. Color eyebrows and line the bottom lashes with the colored liner. Apply some shadow to the eyelids while you're in the vicinity. Any of the colors in your palette will do. (I used the lightest one, because my daughter is 9 but looks 13 and I don't want her to look quite so sultry as a smokier eye would look. Apply eyelashes in the following way: put a tiny dot of glue on the outside edge of the top lash line, and a tiny dot of glue on the inside edge of the lash line. Add a skinny little line of glue along the edge of the fake lashes where it will adhere to your eyelid. Let the glue dry for a few seconds so it gets tacky and will stick better. Start by sticking the outside corner down and gently press the gluey edge to the base of your eyelashes on your top lid. It might take a little practice, but they are easy to remove and try again. For this look, I chose lashes with a lot of glitter on them, and we were really happy with the way they turned out. --but we can always add sparkle, SOOOO we had some sticky jewels from the paper art section at Hobby Lobby. Most people use these for scrap booking. We use them in costuming. There are no rules. Place a strip of the smallest jewels on the top eyelid, just at the edge of the lashes, and a strip of the same size at the lower lash line. Use some of the bigger jewels to create gills near the temples. And voila! A mermaid is born. Feel free to add jewelry or use sticky pearls instead of jewels, they look like little bubbles. Have fun with this one, it involves stockings on your head- how can it not be fun?
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