I’m just going to come right out and say it… I don’t really like Halloween. Okay, okay, everyone slow down for just a quick second while I elaborate. I don’t like scary. I don’t like blood. I don’t like spider webs. I don’t like being surrounded by too many girls wearing too little clothing. You get my drift? I do, however, like dressing up and candy corn and pumpkin flavored everything. Basically, I like your grandma’s Halloween.
Now, I don’t dress up for Halloween every year, but when I do it’s always two things: cheap and last minute. I just can’t swallow spending $55 for a costume that is literally going to fall apart before I even get out the door. Plus, that doesn’t give my imagination any chance to have some fun. I prefer waiting until the day before I need an outfit and then showing up at the Goodwill with a $5 bill and sheer desperation. Last year Michael and I were invited to a last minute Halloween outing and did just that, ending up as a couple from the 50’s.
My favorite kinds of costumes are homemade. Pieces of this and that, then glued together with a little creativity (and duct tape.) So, in the spirit of being cheap, or frugal, or last minute, or whatever it is that you want to call it, I recreated a quick little Halloween costume for you all that shouldn’t cost you more than a few dollars (your makeup bag products depending- but you don’t need to follow my instructions step by step!) Now, I say “recreated” purposefully because I’m not the first genius to think that I could put stitches on my mouth and orange on my nose and call myself a scarecrow. There are a lot of amazing scarecrow makeup looks out there and I looked at a lot for inspiration without following one in particular. Just like when I cook something, I often browse multiple recipes picking my favorite parts from each one and then add my own spin. And, that’s just what I did with this look. (Does this suffice as a disclaimer? I’m not a makeup artist. I didn’t invent the scarecrow.)
My video shows you in detail how to create this “if I only had a brain” look, but for those of you who prefer reading to watching, I’ll briefly explain my process.
1. Using a cosmetic blending sponge and Revlon’s PhotoReady foundation in Vanilla I applied a full face, building up to get a nice “blank” canvas to work with.
2. Using Maybellin’s Dream Lumi Highlighting concealer, I highlighted my under eye area, down the bridge of my nose and across my chin
3. With E.L.F’s eyebrow kit I create a bold brow, so they wouldn’t get lost on my face with all the other things that would be going on.
4. From Urban Decay’s Deluxe Shadow Box palette (swatches
here) I swept “honey” all over my primed eyelid and then using a crease brush I pushed “shag” into my crease.
5. With black eyeliner I lined my tight-line and water-line from inner to outer corner and using Wet n Wild’s liquid eyeliner I brushed a thin line along my upper lash line.
6. Next came the scarecrow lashes on my under eye. I used the Wet n Wild liquid eyeliner but suggest you use whatever liquid or felt-tip liner you’re most comfortable with (and in waterproof if you hope to wear it all night long.) I freehand drew the lashes, starting at my natural lash line and slowly building up thickness and shape.
7. Using a nude eyeliner I cleaned up the edges around my scarecrow lashes.
8. Maybelline the Falsies onto my upper lashes.
9. With Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti, I created scarecrow cheeks, an orange nose and colored my lips.
10. Moving over to a felt-tip liner pen by Marabella, I drew on my stitched mouth and nose.
11. Because you can’t have Halloween without glitter (right..?), I used J.Cat’s Cream Glitter Palette and popped the gold color into my tear duct and on the inner half of my eyelids.
12. Lastly I used a white eyeliner to give my orange cheeks a highlight.
And there you have it. Flannel from the boyfriend’s dresser and straw hat from my favorite store in the world, the Dollar Tree, duh.
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I’d love to see your Halloween Looks! Please link ’em up!
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