Halloween Costume - Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy is without a doubt my favorite villainess! She is smart, sexy, and who doesn't like wearing red and green outside of Christmas? Check out below for the tutorial to this look and a list of everything
that I used for it, as well as costume ideas!

Here is the tutorial:

For the nails I used:

OPI thanks so muchness (red)

acrylic paint in a dark green and a light green

toothpick

Revlon fast drying top coat (2 coats)

For the hair I used:

1/2 marcel iron

Aveda light elements texturizing creme

Faux Ivy

For the makeup I used:

(eyes)
Essence eyeliner in Think Khaki

88 original eyeshadow palette (black, dark green, medium green, light green, and pale green, and red)

ELF studio cream eyeliner in black

Covergirl 24 hour mascara in blackest black

(face)

Maybelline eraser concealer

CATTIVA prima donna powder foundation in Medium

Milani blush in Sunset Beach

ELF studio blush in Berry Merry

(lips)

Essence liner in Remember Amber (its actually an eyeliner!)

NYX lipstick in Circe

NYC lipstick in Retro Red

Victoria's Secret beauty rush lipgloss

Costume Ideas:

Pin lots of faux leaves and ivy to your costume, and make sure to put them in your hair.

Get a long red wig if your hair isn't already red like mine.

Check out these awesome costumes!

Halloween tutorial - The Devil

I am in love with today's tutorial! Satan! Im not in love with Satan, just the way this turned out! lol
If you are looking for a great last minute costume idea, this is it! Just get some devil horns, and you are good to go!

Watch the Tutorial here:

What I used for the hair:

Aveda Light Elements Texturizing Creme

Dry Shampoo

3 barrel crimping iron

Freezing Hair Spray

Glitter Devil Horns

What I used for the makeup:

(eyes)

88 original palette (vanilla and red colors)

CATTIVA Roma eyeshadow quad (black)

ELF liquid eyeliner in black

ELF creme eyeliner in black

Covergirl 24 hour lashblast mascara in blackest black

Eye lash glue

Small Red Crystals

(lips)

NYC lipstick in Retro Red

CATTIVA lipgloss in #6

(face)

Maybelline FitMe foundation

CATTIVA mineral foundation

ELF studio blush in Blushing Rose

What I used for the nails:

Red base color: OPI in Thanks so muchness

Darker red for Ombre: China Glaze in Ravishing Dahling

Black: WNW in black creme

Revlon fast drying top coat

NYC clear glitter

Costume Ideas:

wear any red or black dress you have, even all black top and pants

wear gothic style jewelry and devil horns

Kids Halloween Costume: Cleopatra

Hey Everyone! Today we did our first kids tutorial, but of course you can do it on anyone, any age! We had so much fun doing this, L was sad to take it off! Hope you enjoy!

Here is the tutorial:

for the nails we used:

- L.A. Color craze nail polish in BCC580 (teal)

- Pure Ice nail polish in Jaguar

- Milani glitter in 531 Gold

- black and white acrylic paints

- gold rhinestones (optional)

- striping tape

-Revlon fast drying top coat

for the makeup we used:

(eyes)

- concealer for a base on the eyes

- yellow and teal shadows from the 88 original palette

- ELF liquid liner in black

- ELF gel liner in black

- NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in gold

- gold eye shadow (I used the one from Covergirl's Coffee Shop quad)

- dark brown and black shadows for the eyebrows

- Mascara *L didn't wear any because her eyes were bothering her due to allergies!

(face)

- foundation of choice

(we used Mary Kay because L's skin is extremely sensitive, she is an Ivory 3)

- ELF Studio golden bronzer

(lips)

- NYX lipstick in Metis

- gold eyeshadow (same as the eyes)

- highlight color for centers

(we used ELF bronzer in luminosity)

for the hair we used:

- an old black wig!

I got this wig for L last year for her Katniss Everdeen costume. I combed it out and put it on BACKWARDS! Then I cut the bangs to the proper length and snipped about 9 inches off the end.

These cheap wigs are available at Walmart every year for around $8!

for the costume we used:

- black tank top

- bobby pin necklace (simply take any plain necklace and add black and gold bobby pins in desired pattern...make sure they are all facing one way!)

- necklace for head piece

- black wig, we cut the length and bangs

- LOTS of gold jewelry!

Halloween Costume: The Great Gatsby - Flapper Inspired Tutorial

I just LOVE the great Gatsby! The movie is visually stunning and totally inspired me to create this tutorial! I wanted to make a look that could belong to any of the women at the grand parties that Jay Gatsby hosts at his home! If you are going to be a flapper for halloween, I hope you will find this tutorial helpful!

Check out the tutorial for nails, hair, and makeup here:

For the Nails I used:

Revlon polish in Gold Coin on all fingers

striping tape

Wet N Wild black creme nail polish

Revlon fast drying top coat

gold nail studs

For the Hair I used:

L.A. Looks mega mega hold hair gel 

TRESemmé tres 2 freezing hairspray

  

For the Makeup I used:

(EYES)

ELF eye primer

NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in Gold

28 neutral palette (top right for purple, 2nd row - 2nd in from the left for off white) - or you can use MAC beauty marked and vanilla

Gold eyeshadow (I used the gold from Covergirl's coffee shop quad)

ELF creme liner in black

Covergirl lashblast 24 hour in blackest black

(for my eyebrows I used the red color from the Luxe quad from ELF, and a concealer palette to outline and make them look sharp)

(FACE)

Maybelline instant age rewind concealer

Maybelline Fit Me foundation

contour palette (pink for face, white for under eyes, contour for nose and cheeks)

NYX blush in blushing rose

(LIPS)

NYC lipliner in nude

NYC lipstick in Mahogany

CATTIVA lipgloss in #6

Costume ideas:

pinstripe suits

flapper dresses

head bands across the head

low heels

form fitting wrap dresses 

faux cigarettes with holder  

Halloween Costume: Pop Art/Comic Strip hair, makeup, and nails

Hey Everyone! I think today's look is so much fun! It's inspired by old comic strips, or pop art! I think you will like it! This tutorial has hair, makeup, and nails all in one! So look below for more pictures, the video tutorial and lists of all the items I used to achieve this look!

Nail art:

What I used for the nails:

- Red Polish (I used Red from Love & Beauty/F21)

- black acrylic paint (available at any craft store)

- white acrylic paint

- red acrylic paint

- yellow acrylic paint

- blue acrylic paint

- white nail polish (white creme from WNW)

- Revlon fast drying top coat (but you can use a matte top coat for a more animated look)

Makeup Look:

What I used for the Makeup:

- white grease paint (available at any halloween/costume store)

- red grease paint

- white setting powder (I used the one in my contour palette)

- CATTIVA eyeliner in black

- CATTIVA shadow in ROMA

- ELF black liquid liner

- NYC waterproof liner in moody blue

- blue shadow from 88 palette (original)

- NYC sheer red lipstick

- Covergirl 24 hour mascara in black

Hair Look:

What I used for the hair:

- teasing brush

- dry shampoo (suave for all hair colors)

- hair spray (TRESemmè très two freezing spray)

- bobby pins

Costume Ideas:
- anything with polka dots
- 1970's style dress
- pencil skirt with cardigan
- anything that looks retro!

Enjoy everyone! Happy Halloween!

Halloween Tutorial: Black and White 1950's TV Show

Hey Lovelies!

I am so excited for the first Halloween Tutorial of 2013! I did a 1050's TV show inspired look! The makeup is grey scale, black, and white. This one was really fun! The look ALSO has a NAIL tutorial! I think it turned out really good! Look below for the tutorial and pictures, also a list of items used so you can create this look for yourself this Halloween!

What I used for Nails:

- Wet N' Wild in French White Creme

- Black Acrylic Paint (available at any craft store)

- a dotting tool

- small nail art brush

- Revlon Fast Drying Topcoat

What I used for the makeup:

- Grey Grease Paint (available at any halloween/costume store)

- CATTIVA Cosmetics quad in Roma

- CATTIVA cosmetics eyeliner (black)

- L'Oreal Million Lashes Mascara

- Setting Powder (I used the white in my contour palette)

- Wet N' Wild black lipstick

For Costume:

- black wig (unless you have black hair)

- black dress for ladies, black pants, white shirt, and black tie for gents

- black shoes

- grey opaque tights for ladies (or you can use makeup on your legs)

- make sure to cover any skin being shown with grey makeup...hands, feet, arms, neck, etc.