2. General Objectives:
The main objective of makeup application is to
emphasize one's good facial features and minimize
less attractive features. Since each person has unique
features, there is no one ideal way to apply makeup.
Applying cosmetics is an art. Anyone can put makeup
on themselves and make the application look good,
but we will teach you tips for applying makeup to
perfect your look.
4. Step 1:
Wash your face before beginning. You want a
clean surface to work on.
5. Finger, Brush and Foam
Step 2:
If you absolutely feel the need to apply foundation, do it
lightly. Try to buy mineral cosmetics, as they are better for
your skin. The easiest way to apply this is just with your clean
fingers, or use some sort of foundation brush/foam if you
prefer it.
6. Step 3:
Use a concealer over the bags under your eyes (optional). Do
this step if you have dark, noticeable circles under your eyes.
Warm the concealing cream up with your fingers, then pat it
on.
7. Step 4:
Prime your eyes to get them ready for light eye shadow. You
can use a concealer, foundation, or actual eye primer for this
step.
8. Step 5:
Dust some neutral eye shadow onto your eyelids. Use gold,
beige, bronze, cream, and champagne, even light pink or
purple, that go well with your skin tone.
9. Step 6:
Open up your eyes by applying a white or peach eyeliner to
your lower lash line. You can place this into your inner corners
as well.
10. Step 7:
Place a thin line of eyeliner on your upper lash line. When
done correctly, your eyes will look bigger, and your lashes will
look thicker.
11. Step 8:
Curl your lashes (optional). This will open up your eyes even
more, making them look bigger and showing off your beautiful
eyes!
12. Step 9:
Coat your lashes with your favorite black mascara. For a
bolder look, use two coats (re-dip your wand after applying
one layer and apply another one).
13. Step 10:
Put on a light lipstick and then lip gloss to make your lips
shinier.
16. A cosmetic primer is a cream or lotion
applied before another cosmetic to
improve coverage and lengthen the
amount of time the cosmetic lasts on the
face. There are different kinds of cosmetic
primers such as foundation primer, eyelid
primer, lip primer, and mascara primer
17. Apply foundation with NO SPF. SPF can make your
face look white or flashed out in photography.
18. Sun Protection Factor represents a
time factor that delays the
appearance of sunburn under
standardized conditions.
19. Apply blush. Keep this on the apples of your cheeks
and on your hair line. Don't apply too much.
20. Blush helps to make your beautiful face glow
and look alive. The application is fairly
straightforward, but it's important to get it
right, to avoid overdoing the look. Powder and
gel blushes are good for oily skin; cream is best
for normal to dry skin. Do a fish face, and
apply the blush. This helps you find the apple
of your cheeks. Don't smile that brings your
cheeks up and can make your blush too low.
22. Contouring looks
great in photographs.
You can take your
MATTE bronzer and
apply it under your
cheek bones to
contour. To bronze,
simply put it anywhere
the sun would
naturally hit.
Highlight. Suck in your
cheeks to find your
cheek bones. Apply
highlighter there and
down your nose. They
also make under eye
highlighter, but it's
different so be careful.
You can use this under
the brow bone and in the
inner corners of your
eyes to make them look
more awake.
23. Define your brows. The products you can use vary
from brow powder, pencils, and gel or wax. It's all
personal preference.
24. The eyebrows are the new emphasis on the
face. In magazines nowadays, photo shoots, ads
and television, the trend right now is a
beautifully shaped eyebrows. The start of your
brow should be aligned with the inner corner of
your eye. The arch point of your brow is from
the center of the lower lip to the outer of your
iris. And then the brow end is from the center
of lower lip to the outer corner of your eye.
25. For eye shadow, Go neutral, not bright. You can use color,
just not bright color. Apply the lightest color fist, medium color
in the crease, and darkest color in the outer V(between the
crease and lashes.) Put on eyeliner, curl your lashes, and put on
mascara.
26. So you must choose the right eye
shadow palette for your eye color,
then you have to figure out how to
use all the various shades on your
lid.
28. Face powder is the make-up artist's best friend,
as it can make your skin look really wonderful
and is very versatile in its uses. It gives the skin
a glow as well as makes it smooth. It has a
lasting effort in comparison to foundations and
moisturizers. Selecting the right kind of
powder is very vital. You have to pick the right
shade of powder to match your skin tone.
30. Tired of checking your lipstick from time to
time? Use lip stain instead. Its smudge proof––
and waterproof! Depending on the brand, it
could last from 2 to 6 hours and it comes in a
range of colors, ensuring that you can always
find one for the lip color you desire. After
applying lip stain and lip liner you can apply lip
stick to add the color you want and then lip
gloss to moisturize you lips.
31. Check your makeup in the mirror and use a clean powder
puff to buff out any cakey spots. Optional- Use Fix+ Spray
(MAC), All nighter Spray (Urban Decay), or any other setting
spray to finish the look. You can also make your own.
35. Objectives:
To be more artistic in applying make-
ups that looks like your favorite anime
and Disney character.
36. FAQ CONTENTS:
How Do I Know If My Costume Requires Makeup?
What Makeup Do I Need?
What Other Products Might I Need?
Which Brand of Makeup is Best?
Tutorials
Basic Makeup For Cosplay – FAQ
So you’ve got a great costume and the perfect wig, and you’re all ready
to strut your stuff! You go to the convention, pose for a hundred
photos, and then go home and prowl the internet looking for your
pictures. But when you find them, you’re appalled: Your face is washed
out. Your forehead is so shiny it’s glowing. You look fifteen pounds
heavier. You look like a random person wearing a wig, rather than
really resembling your character.
Sound familiar? The solution may be as simple as powdering your
nose — or a few other easy fixes.
38. How Do I Know If My Costume Requires Makeup?
Makeup can be an intimidating topic, especially for you manly men out
there! But consider that for every actor or actress on stage, TV, or the movie screen,
makeup is a very real part of their costumes. It helps them become their character,
and is the key to looking good on camera or under stage lights. In the same way,
makeup should be a major part of your cosplay!
Now, obviously, not every costume requires makeup. If you’re wearing
something that obscures your face – a mask, a fursuit, a deep hood – makeup might
be overkill. If you’re cosplaying an original character who looks exactly like you,
and you won’t have any photos taken in costume, you might be able to get by
without makeup.
Your costume isn’t normal street wear. In most cases, cosplay means you’re
wearing something unusual – say, a brightly-colored outfit, or one with a different
texture than normal clothing. The way these materials reflect light and bounce it up
toward your face is also different than everyday clothing. At best, it’s unflattering to
be under lit by an intense color; at worst, it can completely was out your face.
39. You’re wearing a wig. If you have a wig for your costume, chances are that it
doesn’t exactly match your natural hair color. Since your natural skin tone will most
likely clash with this, a little color-correction may be in order; otherwise, you might
end up looking a bit ill.
You’re not cosplaying yourself. Many times, the characters we’re cosplaying
are of a different age, sex, ethnicity, or personality than ourselves. This is what makes
them fun to cosplay! But if you really want to resemble your character, you may need to
modify your appearance. (Example: I’m of Dutch ancestry, with pink-toned skin and
freckles. Even dressed in period kimono, I wouldn’t make a convincing Heian-era
courtesan without some serious makeup.)
There will be a camera anywhere in the vicinity. Cons are terrible places
to take photos: Fluorescent lights, ugly hotel color schemes, and camera flash all
conspire to do unflattering things to your appearance. Camera flash washes out your
skin, flattens your face and wipes out facial features, rendering you pasty, heavier and
sometimes unrecognizable. Even someone who looks fine in real life can look bad in a
flash photo, and
40. What Makeup Do I Need?
Bare skin vs. wearing foundation.
41. Foundation or Base
This kind of makeup evens out your skin tone and gives you that smooth,
airbrushed look (because anime and game characters rarely have freckles, tan lines or
blotches). It also absorbs light so you don’t end up glowing in flash photos.
When choosing a foundation, try to match your skin tone as closely as
possible. Take a friend to the store with you to help you choose the right color, and
test the foundation on the side of your face to see how close the color is.
Mineral or Powder Foundation: This offers the lightest coverage. It is a
fine powder that is applied lightly with a brush all over the face. It combines the
benefits of foundation and powder (discussed below). If your skin is fairly even and
you don’t need to smooth out freckles or blotches, this is probably all you need to
look good for the camera.
Liquid Foundation: This is a little more opaque, giving slightly more
coverage, but is still fairly light on the skin. For lighter coverage, a tiny amount of
liquid foundation should be dabbed onto the face and then smoothed gently with a
sponge or clean fingertips. For heavier coverage, you can apply with a foundation
brush (a large, flat brush designed to smooth the product over your skin).
42. The key here is to BLEND, and make sure that ALL of your face and neck is
covered lightly but evenly. Pay special attention to the jaw line; you don’t want any
hard edges where your makeup stops! Properly applied, liquid foundation should
soak into the skin and you shouldn’t be able to feel it on your face. If your face feels
sticky or oily, or if you look like a mannequin when you’re finished, you probably
have too much makeup on.
Mousse Foundation: This is a hybrid cross between liquid and crème
foundations; it is a fluffy, thicker liquid that usually comes in a pump or jar. It offers
heavier coverage than liquid, but is not as dense or opaque as crème. To apply,
follow the same steps as liquid foundation: Dab on lightly, then blend. Blend.
Blend. Blending is especially important with heavier makeup!
Crème/Cream Foundation: This is the most opaque foundation
available. A thick paste, usually in a jar, it resembles theatrical/stage makeup. It can
be applied with a sponge or brush. Crème foundation is recommended if you need
to change your skin tone dramatically, or if you naturally have very uneven skin
color. Remember to blend!
44. Powder sets your foundation (keeps it from rubbing or sweating off as
quickly) and diffuses light, so you don’t end up with hotspots or a shiny nose in
your pictures. If you’re planning on having photos taken in your costume, powder is
your best cosmetic asset!
Powder comes in two forms: Loose and pressed. Loose powder comes in a
jar, and is applied with a powder brush (a large, round brush with soft bristles, as
seen at left). This is best for applying all over your face and neck and “finishing”
your makeup. Pressed powder is a flat disc of solid powder that comes in a
compact, and is applied with a sponge or flat powder puff. It is ideal to carry for
quick touch-ups throughout the day.
Powder may be tinted to match your skin tone/foundation, or it may be a
colorless setting powder that is only meant to keep your foundation from rubbing
off. (Colorless antiperspirant setting powder is available from theatrical suppliers,
and is ideal for setting creme colors so the makeup doesn’t smear or sweat off.)
Either of these can be used for cosplay purposes.
45. Eye Definition.
Your character may not be the type to wear eye makeup. But the eyes are
the central feature in Most anime/manga/game art, and unfortunately they’re he
first thing to fade out in photos. You don’t need to glam up your eyes Las Vegas-
style if it’s not appropriate to the character, but it’s a good idea to set them off with
some subtle cosmetics. You may not need to use all of these kinds of makeup to
achieve your look, but here are some options for cosplay Eyewear and artistic eye
shadow make-up.
TAL PELEG
A talented artist has given a whole new meaning to eye candy with
intricate designs painted onto the eyelid.
Israeli make-up professional and blogger Tal Peleg Israel paints scenes
from fairy tales, imagery from classic novels and pretty embellishments - including
intricate designs of sushi - onto tiny areas of the face using only liquid eyeliner and
eye shadow.
Her clever mixing techniques and steady hand have won her global
acclaim - and have seen the trend for eye art move towards the same sphere
occupied by nail art.
46. Eyeliner
Eyeliner is used to create an edge or
shadow around the lid of your eye. It
can come in the form of a pencil, crème,
liquid or powder. Each has different
properties: Liquid liner creates a hard,
crisp line, while powder liner gives a
soft, smoky look. Pencil and crème
liners can be smudged for a softer line.
Apply sparingly, as too much liner can
make your eyes look small and narrow,
rather than setting them off. In most
cases, it’s best to stick to natural colors
(brown, grey, soft black) and apply liner
only to the outer third of your eyelid.
The liner shouldn’t be obvious when
you’re finished; if you look like a panda,
you’re probably wearing too much!
47. Mascara.
This is a liquid that is applied to your
eyelashes to make them look
longer. Long, dark lashes usually
indicate a feminine or very pretty
character, so only use black mascara if
you’re going for that look. If you want
more definition but don’t want to look
girly, use clear, brown, or “soft black”
(actually a charcoal grey color) mascara
instead.
Eye shadow.
Eye shadow can be a tricky beast; it
comes in thousands of colors, textures
and even press-on patterns. While some
characters require bold and dramatic
eye shadow colors, most cosplayers just
want a natural look. Use browns and
greys (depending on your natural skin
tone) to shade the crease area of the
eyelid. Apply shadow with a brush, in
very light
48. What Other Products Might I Need?
Primer.
This is a clear or tinted gel that is applied beneath your foundation.
Primer smooths your skin, fills pores and fine lines, and makes your
makeup stay in place hours longer! A boon for the all-day con attendee.
Lip Treatment.
Full, colored lips indicate a feminine character, while thinner, paler lips
indicate a masculine character. For cosplayers playing girls, lipstick or lip
gloss is a must, while those playing guys should make sure their lips aren’t
too pronounced. (Example: I have very red, girly lips, so whenever I
crossplay, I apply a flesh-tone lipstick or foundation and powder over my
lips to tone them down.)
Highlighter.
If you want to give your face a more pronounced shape, you can use
highlighter on the spots you want to catch more light. For slender,
feminine characters, this can be applied along the browbone (under the
outer half of the eyebrow) and cheekbones. For thin or gaunt characters,
try the bridge of the nose, chin and cheekbones.
49.
50. Contouring Shadow/Color Wheel
The opposite of highlighter, this
powder makes sections of your face
look deeper or sunken (i.e., if you’re
playing Severus Snape, you can use
this around your eyes and in the
hollows of your cheeks). Also, I
apply this just under the jawline to
give me a more pronounced jaw for
masculine characters.
Barrier Spray/Sealing Spray
This is a finishing spray that sets
your makeup in place and reduces
smudging or rub-off. For cosplayers
who anticipate a long day, or those
who sweat a lot, or those wearing
easily-stained costumes, this is
indispensable.
51. How Do I Apply It?
Tools matter — you wouldn’t put together a fabulous costume with
mismatched thread or duct tape, would you? Nor should you try to apply great
makeup with those cheap sponge tools included in the box. Disposable free
tools are usually worth what you paid. And fingers are great for finger-
painting, but artists use brushes for a reason
Foundation Brush (for powder, or liquid foundations with heavy coverage)
Sponge (for liquid foundations, light coverage — wash frequently, replace
occasionally)
Eye shadow Brush
Powder brush (for apply loose powder to set)
And there are of course additional tools which are very useful:
Liner Brush (for powder eyeliners, preferred for some effects)
Blush/contour Brush (for blush, highlights, contouring, etc.)
Angled Brush (for shaping and eye effects)
52.
53. Key to brushes is not only shape, but stiffness and bristle type. Natural and
synthetic bristles carry pigment and oils differently, and the flexibility of a bristle
determines how it will apply the makeup.
Also, be sure to clean your brushes! They do collect makeup and skin oils, and they
will work better and last longer if you give them a regular once-over.
Remember, when applying makeup, you want to BLEND. Brushes will help you;
smooth them in a gentle sweeping or circular motion, especially when applying
powdered makeup. You don’t want hard lines where your foundation stops (this
includes at the jaw line or ears), nor dense smears of blush or eye shadow with
visible edges. As with all artistic skills, applying makeup well can take practice, so
take some time to try various application techniques and figure out what works
best for you
One of Tal's specialties is recreating famous movie scenes and characters on the
eyelid, which can take her up to three hours.
To celebrate the release of new Disney flick Frozen, Tal created two bespoke looks
based on the movie's sisters Elsa and Anna.
She also creates more simple designs using smattering of pearls, glitter and stars.