Violet Baudelaire | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Makeup

  Dear Readers,

 If you are interested in posts with happy endings then I suggest you find another blog to read. Not only does this post have no happy ending, it also has no beginning and very few happy parts in the middle. I advise you to look away because this post and tutorial are filled with nothing but misery and woe.

(Where is book the fifth?)

In case you haven't figured it out from the title of this post or my very nearly plagiarized introduction, my makeup look this week is from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events book series that has recently been adapted into a show by Netflix (talk about a run on sentence).

I have been a fan of this series since I was a young teenager and was thrilled when I saw Netflix's adaption. Season one and two are currently available to stream and I highly recommend you give this dreadful show a watch.

The series centers on the three Baudelaire children who lose their parents in a fire and are forced to live with a less than suitable guardian named Count Olaf who is only interested in getting his hands on the Baudelaire fortune.

Through a series of unfortunate events the Baudelaire orphans encounter many different guardians and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving a secret organization that holds the answer to the many questions surrounding their parents demise, all while being pursued by the treacherous Count Olaf. The word pursued used here means chased through land, sea, air, mountainous terrane, and a host of other locales.

 Read the books, watch the show, become a volunteer, join the mystery.

My makeup look is based on the eldest child, Violet Baudelaire. Violet is portrayed by Malina Weissman in the Netflix show.

(Picture via Malina Weissman's Facebook)

Violet is fourteen in the series and doesn't where much, if any makeup.

So my strategy was to attempt the flawless skin and wide-eyed look that Malina has as Violet, and pretty much all the time.

Very few products were involved in this look. I used two shadows; one to highlight, one for color and contour.

I tried to contour and highlight my face to make it more similar to her face shape.

For a demonstration do not watch my video tutorial here:

https://youtu.be/gASxoN9avTY

The products that I used:

MAC: Studio Fix Fluid in NW10

Smashbox: Photo Op Eyeshadow Trio in Filter

Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush

Real Techniques: Base Shadow Brush

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Urban Decay: Eyeshadow in Blackout

N.Y.C.: White Eyeliner Pencil

Doucce: Maxlash Volumizer Mascara

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Beaute Basics: C405 Contour Blush Brush

e.l.f Cosmetics: Blush in Tickled Pink

Luxie: Rose Gold Blush Brush 514

Beau Gachis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)

Real Techniques: Accent Brush

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Philadelphia Eagles Inspired Makeup

The Philadelphia Eagles are in Super Bowl LVII (57)!

And it is well deserved after the season they have had🦅

I originally posted this Eagles inspired makeup look in 2018 for Super Bowl LII (which the Eagles won, btw).

I have updated it a bit for 2023 and added some dupes for the makeup products that have since been discontinued (Why? 😭)

You can watch my video tutorial here

The colors for the Philadelphia Eagles are midnight green, silver, black, and white.

Playing off the Eagles' logo, I attempted to create a "feather" like eye design.

How to create a Philadelphia Eagles Inspired Makeup Look

1. Eyeshadow Primer & Silver Shadow: To get a nice blank canvas to create our Eagles inspired eyeshadow, start with an eyeshadow primer all over eyes.

Next take a silver shimmer shadow and sweep that all over lids and bit into the crease.

I used the shade Mushroom by Urban Decay. At the time of this update (February 2023) it is still available for purchase 😀

2. Black Eyeshadow & Liquid Eyeliner: Use a black eyeshadow on an angled eyeliner brush to start to etch out a feather-like shape. Start by tracing what resembles a crown across the crease of your eye, extending the points at an angle to give a more feathery appearance.

Next, go over the eyeshadow with a liquid eyeliner. Add additional "flicks" with the liner to enhance the feather idea.

The eyeshadow I used was MAC Black Tied which appears to have been discontinued (gasp!) 

But Dazzleshadow Extreme from MAC in the shade 'Illuninaughty' is very close.

The liquid eyeliner I used is Fierce Flicks by Ciate London and is still available.

3. Green/Blue Eyeshadow & More Liquid Liner: On another angled eyeliner brush I took a jade eyeshadow (the closest shade I had to midnight green at the time) and traced lines next to the black ones, at about the same angle.

I used more liquid liner and ran it across my lash line and winged it out to connect it to the line in the crease. 

I used Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments in Never Fade Jade, which has been discontinued.

A dupe for it and an even closer shade to the actual team color is' Conjour Up' pressed eyeshadow from Colourpop Cosmetics. A very affordable emerald-like green.

4. Silver & Black Eyeliner + Mascara: Run a silver pencil liner along the lower water line.

 Take a black pencil liner and do the same only across the lower lash line.

Give the lashes two coats of volumizing mascara, on top and bottom lashes.

The silver liner (ha-ha, get it?) I used was Ulta Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Silver Dust. The shade is discontinued but NYX Epic Wear Liner Stick Long Lasting Eyeliner Pencil in 'Silver Lining' is very close.

Smashbox liner & Tarte mascara are still on the market 😉

5. White Pigment + Concealer + Highlighter: Take a shimmery white pigment on a small brush and tap it in between the jade and black shadows and in the inner corners of the eye for a nice highlight.

Clean up any shadow fallout there may be a liquid concealer.

Use a pearly light highlighter just on the high points of the face.

At the time of this update all three of these products were still available! 

6. Vaseline + Eyeshadow: I didn't have a lip color in the right shade so I mixed my jade eyeshadow with some Vaseline to get a light jade gloss.

You can do the same with the Colourpop dupe; just scrape some shadow off and mix with Vaseline, or you could get a closer shade with something like NYX Shine Loud Shine High Lip Color in 'Self-Taught Millionaire'.

And then we get...

Our Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup look!

I wanted to create a play off of the Eagle's feathers with the flicks and angles of the shadows.

I didn't have the exact shade of green back in 2018 so there is a slight variation on the shades but the overall idea of eagle feathers is still well represented.

 

Not the most wearable everyday makeup look but it's pretty fun for the Super Bowl.

A stronger lip color in a shade closer to the team's color would have worked wonders right here 😅

"Some of the products I used in this look.

My little set up for recording videos. Not an ideal studio but it gets the job done :)" 

- Ultima Beauty 2018

I can't believe that was my "tripod" and my work station was a closed piano! How things change 😆

Products I used:

Almay: Truly Lasting Color Liquid Makeup in Ivory

elf: Eye Primer and Liner Sealer

Urban Decay: Eyeshadow in Mushroom

Real Techniques: Deluxe Crease Brush

MAC: Eyeshadow in Black Tied

Tru Rituals: Dual Ended Eyeshadow Brush

Elizabeth Mott: you're so FINE Liquid Eyeliner

Ciaté London: Fierce Flicks Precision Tip Liquid Liner

Maybelline: Eye Studio Color Tattoo Pure Pigments Loose Powder Shadow in Never Fade Jade

Luxie: Rose Gold Small Angle Eye Brush 215

Ulta: Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Silver Dust

Smashbox: Always On Gel Eye Liner in Fishnet

Tarte: Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara

MAC: Pigment in Vanilla

Real Techniques: Accent Brush

Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Fair

Pixi by Petra: Beauty Blush Duo in Rose Gold

Luxie: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush 522

Again, you can watch my video tutorial here

That's a wrap on my (updated) Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup tutorial.

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Thanks for checking out my Eagles post

XOXO

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Civil War | Vision Inspired Makeup

Next up we have Vision, Iron Man's creation/Jarvis/superhero dude, can you say #teamironman?

Via marveltoysnews.com

Vision is pretty colorful which made this look so fun to work on.

A lot of options to choose from but the closest colors are the ones circled.

The green/blue shimmer powder from Mica (see video below)

was the perfect shade for Vision's suit.

And NYX Hot Fuchsia mixed with Palladio palette got us close to Vision's skin.

And to get the gold for Vision's cape, of course I had to use glitter.

Products:

Smashbox: 24 Hour Photo Finish Shadow Primer

Palladio: Silk FX Herbal Eyeshadow in Burlesque

 Tru Rituals Dual Ended Eyeshadow Brush

NYX: Primal Colors in Hot Fuchsia

Crown:   Deluxe Infinity Shadow/Crease Duet Brush C476

Mica: Shimmer Powder in Harlequin

Real Techniques: Base Shadow Brush

Ulta: Metallic Eyes Automatic Eye Liner in Golden Eyes

Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in 15Fair

Sally Girl: Sparkle Effects Gel Adhesive

Sally Girl: Sparkle Effects Loose Glitter in Gold

Calvin Klein: ck One Color Mascara in Black

Luxie: 504 Large Angled Brush

Real Techniques: Contour Brush

NYX: Round Case Lipstick in Chloe 

Video:

https://youtu.be/S3HPcMXDkB0

Thanks for checking out my look and stay tuned for the rest of the Civil War gang :)

 XOXO Brittney

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"That Girl" Inspired Makeup

This should've been posted yesterday but this flu has taken a lot out of me.

The classic sitcom about "That Girl" Ann Marie made popular by Marlo Thomas.

I don't have bangs and my lashes aren't quite as massive but you get the idea.

Big lashes, major cheek contour, and winged top and bottom liner were the key elements.

Products:

Sheer Cover: Eyeshadow in Bliss

Crown Brush: Deluxe Infinity Shadow/Crease Duet C476

Real Techniques: Base Shadow Brush

Sheer Cover Eyeshadow in Enigma

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Maybelline: Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black

Sheer Cover: Angled Eye Liner Brush

Beautique: Defining Eye Pencil Black

Smashbox: Full Exposure Mascara

Eylure: Dramatic No. 202 Lashes

Urban Decay: Blackout Eyeshadow

Tru Rituals Dual Ended Eyeshadow Brush

e.l.f. Under Eye Concealer & Highlighter in Glow/Fair

NYX: Contour & Highlight Pro Palette

Real Techniques: Concealer Brush

Real Techniques: Buffing Brush

Luxie: 504 Large Angled Brush

e.l.f.: Blush in Tickled Pink

Sonia Kashuk: Synthetic Domed Multipurpose Brush - No 16

Victoria’s Secret: Beauty Rush Color Shine Gloss in Give Me More

Video:

https://youtu.be/rcyCHc9zZxc

Not an extremely lengthy post but I didn't want to skip a week :) 

I think we'll deviate from the classic sitcom era for bit.

Next week I plan to do something different.

Maybe even something you will "marvel" at ;)

Thanks for reading!

XOXO Brittney 

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