This is the fourth installment of my quest to make my own Halloween costume. I struggle with all thing related to fashion and crafting, so this is going to be a challenge. My goal is a DIY peacock. Something that is not overly sexy, but still cute. So far, I've got a blue dress, a tail of tulle and a feather head piece. This week's task is makeup and hair.
I was just kidding about the glitter- it just made the title sound catchier. After working with feathers, I was not about to add glitter to the mix. Makeup was going to be a challenge enough. I seemed to be missing all the girly-girl genes. So of course, I turned to You Tube and watched a ton of tutorials on creating a peacock eye.
Researching makeup, led me down a million rabbit trails. I ended up subscribing to a bunch of beauty channels and looking into getting a color analysis done. This led to a cleaning out of my wardrobe and organizing of my jewelry collection. Somehow, I also wound up online shopping for deals and signing up for ebates.
To tell you the truth, I still have no solid plan for my makeup. What I do have is more confidence in my ability to just work with it that night. My sister lent me her Stilla palette which has a bunch of eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks and I have just been playing around with colors. The peacock will be a mix of purple, blue and green eye shadows- that's all I know for now.
As for hair, I put on my feather tiara and took a picture of it with my hair straight and curled. Comparing the pictures, curled was a better match for the look. Peacocks are bold animals and big volumized curls seem more attuned to the overall look. That was easy!
I think, I finally learned to embrace my creativity and trust myself when it comes to style and fashion. I certainly learned a lot, but there is so much more to learn and I am excited to do so. Maybe you'll see more blogs on this topic. For now I will leave you with 3 of my favorite makeup products:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion If you eye make-up doesn't last, this is a must have. One vlogger described it as "stopping the creasing and greasing". Amen!
- Zoya Nail Polish I rarely paint my nails because the polish doesn't seem to last. I tried the base coat, polish and top coat from Zoya and found a polish that lasted through 6 days of life (including CrossFit barbell work). I got compliments on my polish job- maybe I do have some girly-girl genes?
- L'occitane Shea Butter. I love this for chapped lips or dry skin, especially this time of year when the weather turns cold. You can even apply to eyelashes for a fake mascara look.
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