How To : Use dramatic eye makeup for a gothic look
Here's a step-by-step on how to score three different versions of a gothic makeup trend.
Here's a step-by-step on how to score three different versions of a gothic makeup trend.
We've been told most of our makeup-applying lives that you either emphasize your eyes OR your lips, but never both to avoid overload. And while this rule of thumb works for occasions like your sister's wedding and work, there comes a time when a girl must rebel and allow herse ...more
It's funny to us that so many Victorian makeup looks done for Halloween emphasize heavy, dead makeup with lots of deep plums and reds because the Victorians wore little to no makeup (women were basically considered whores if they wore rouge). But we do love how authentically ...more
In order to create a Cleopatra inspired makeup look, you will need the following: lipstick, eyebrow pencil, blush, bold eye shadows, and false eyelashes. A high arching brow is essential. Arch the brow. Use an eyebrow pencil to make a dramatic eye. The brow should also be ful ...more
As far as makeup skills go, knowing how to create a dramatic smoky eye is as important as knowing how to paint on the perfect red lip. Learn how to do this basic makeup trick and you'll be ready for any fabulous occasion, from bat mitzvahs to Christmas. Check out this makeup ...more
Every girl needs a "go-to" recipe, as it were, for looking good. For every girl this "go-to" is different: One gal may fall back to a red lip and neutral eyes when she wants to look hot with minimal effort, while another may work some magic with her smudge brush to create the ...more
Even during the first Halloween celebrations, masks, disguise, and deceit were the focus of the holiday. Commemorate those tender beginnings by dressing up as a masked masquerade attendee. Wear whatever fancy ball gown you want and then check out this Halloween makeup tutorial ...more
For those of you who need a little brushing up on Greek history, Ares is the god of war. He represents bloodlust, brutality, violence, and civil order. As such, he's usually depicted as a strong, mature warrior with a shield and golden armor. This Wearable Wednesday makeup lo ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a dramatic tropical look with Bitch Slap makeup. Start off by applying a primer to the eye and a yellow shadow on the inner corner of the eye. Next, apply an orange color next to this and blend in on the edges. After this, apply a red c ...more
Goldiestarling teaches you how to apply a modern gothic Valentine pin-up makeup look. Start with a milky white pencil that you apply on the eyelid. Use a small haired brush with red powder and apply on the edges of the eye. Use a liquid eyeliner to do the outer eye part. Also ...more
Natalie Portman's bulging red avian eyes in her new movie "Black Swan" may be scary, but the rest of her makeup is like a work of art. WIth wing-inspired feathery black and white eye makeup and deep blood red lips, she looks every part a girl who's psyche is falling apart and ...more
Create dramatic mask like look makeup using red, white and black color, inspired by the pantomime. Use toner to remove excess oil/grease from the face. Cover up the entire face with clown white grease paint, set the paint with white eyeshadow. Paint the outline of your face us ...more
Getting the perfect, dramatic look before stepping of the house can be a chore and a mind boggling task with all the facial makeup that is out there. Let your eyes pop with a smoky eye and give yourself kissable lips with the dramatic red and black colors to complete the perfe ...more
Blind Mag is a, well, blind singer from the movie "Repo! The Genetic Opera," who is given her sight back in exchange for singing for the GeneCo Genetic Opera. Portrayed by classically trained Sarah Brightman in the movie, she has a beautiful voice and a gorgeous face but death ...more
Since "The Dark Knight" is basically the biggest movie of all time, and with Heath Ledger's unfortunate death, the Joker is going to be a pretty hot Halloween costume this year, and for years to come. Fortunately, the Joker's makeup can be pretty easily recreated at home. Thi ...more
In this video, we learn how to do gothic glamour makeup. First apply your makeup as you normally would, except make your foundation a little lighter than usual. From here, apply a matte black eyeshadow to your eyelid and up into your eye crease. Press this on so it's thick and ...more
Before applying any make-up start by thoroughly cleansing the face and moisturizing after cleansing. Start with a good concealer to cover up and blemishes or dark spots. Apply liquid foundation with a stipple brush to ensure all over coverage of the entire face. Now using anot ...more
First stipple moisturizer onto your face. Gently rub the lotion into your skin until completely absorbed. Next apply liquid foundation, preferably Mac Studio Fix Fluid (four shades lighter then your skin's natural tint. Shake and dabble your foundation onto a clean surface, us ...more
Feeling a little Bollywood? Misschievous shows you how to do a look inspired by Bollywood artists and brides. You can achieve the look by following these simple steps! 1. Apply a copper tone eyeshadow on your lid. Sharpen the edge and go light as you bring it inwards. 2. Defin ...more
If you change your hair color, you should probably change your makeup to compliment your new look. Take a before and after hair color picture of your face without makeup to see the overall change of tone in your face. This will help you pick out your new makeup colors. Warm, M ...more
Try out these colors for fun - red, burgundy, black and smoke-ish colors for a hot blood-red look. Petrilude walks you through this amazing and gorgeous blood red makeup look. Pair it with a red dress that will leave your date hot with lust and passion.
A combination of red and gold eyeshadow is great for emphasizing green eyes - this is because red and gold are complementary colors to green. For the base, apply a clear or skin-colored base to the entire eye area. Use a highlight base just beneath your eyebrows. Blend it in. ...more
When you get tired of doing the same black and brown smokey eyes and need something new to refresh your makeup routine and look, take a gander at this makeup tutorial by MissChievous. Rather than teach you a look that'll make you blend in with the crowd at work, MissChievous s ...more
Lauren, AKA QueenofBlendingMUA has joined the ranks with the other YouTube makeup gurus. Lauren is a makeup artist with a large collection of eye makeup video tutorials. Her eye makeup look span from everyday makeup to creative, more expressive party looks. Check out this make ...more
This intensely vibrant eye makeup look is a maybe too high drama for some, but just enough color for others. The cosmetic products used to create this look are Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Full Fuschia shadow base, Coastal Scents 88 Palette, Del false eyelashes, MAC Magenta ...more
Spice up your evening makeup look with some new tricks! Learn how to create dramatic eye makeup and lip color with this free video series from a television makeup artist. Part 1 of 15 - How to Apply evening makeup with a dramatic eye. Apply evening makeup with a dramatic eye - ...more
This video demonstrates how to create a dramatic purple Bollywood eye makeup look. She starts by applying white makeup to one half of her eye lid, closet to her nose. She then blends this with purple makeup on the second half of her eye lid. Next the presenter uses a pencil to ...more
Sometimes, we want our makeup to be something outrageous and dramatic. This video makeup tutorial will show you how to apply yellow and black eyeshadow for an extremely dramatic look.
Apply gold and pink eye makeup. Get tips from this video!
Dramatic makeup consists of black eyeliner, intense shadow colors and deep shades in the creases of the eye. Apply dramatic makeup with tips from a professional makeup artist in this free instructional video on eye makeup. Learn how to apply a going out night time eye makeup l ...more
In this makeup tutorial learn how you can create a soft gold and red eyeshadow look. This how to video uses the following products: -MAC paintpot "Bare Study" -Sweetscents pigment "Deceitful" -Sweetscents pigment "Rubies & Diamonds" -MAC eye shadow "Nylon" -MAC liquidlast "Mol ...more
Want something sexy from your eyeliner? Want your eyelashes to shimmer with turpitude? Want a dark feel to your makeup, but want to keep it sensuous? This sexy and black dramatic eye look is what you need. Follow along to the video and try and recreate this look yourself. It's ...more
Watch this beauty and style video tutorial to learn how to create an easy dramatic smokey eye makeup look. Eyes: UDPP MAC e/s carbon MAC e/s ricepaper clinique eyeshadow duo rose chocolates MAC fluidline in Blacktrack Maybelline xxl curl power mascara Face: Smashbox photo ...more
This step by step tutorial teaches you how to apply gothic spider web eye makeup. This is a cool look for Halloween or a costume party. Watch this makeup how to video and you will be able to create a gothic spiderweb eye look. Apply gothic spider web eye makeup for Halloween. ...more
Learn how you can apply red, white and blue drag queen style eye makeup with this tutorial. You will need Elizabeth Farrell Palette Shadow in Red, Maybelline Quad in Sapphire Ice in White, Maybelline Quad in Sapphire Ice in Dark Blue, Love My Eyes Eye Liner in Royal Blue, Clin ...more
There's something so eerily creepy about clowns. We know they're supposed to be the center of children's birthday parties and are meant to be jesters, but their snarling mouths, bulbous red nose, and creepy eye makeup make us shiver. So what better costume to wear on Hallowee ...more
Katy Perry would never step foot on the red carpet without wearing something - on her face or body - that shocks and entertains. Recently, the singer has been sporting multicolored extensions in magenta and blue as well as really thick cat eyes and silver eye makeup (with a br ...more
Cat eyes, like smoky eyes, can be tailored according to the occasion. While most gals think cat eyes are super intense and best reserved for nighttime activities, they actually look great as the center of attention in a day look paired with nude lip gloss. Alternatively, a ca ...more
Andy Warhol once said that he was "deeply superficial." Though she's now popular fifty years later, Lady Gaga seems to take the artist's mantra in mind with every look she creates, whether she's hearkening Madonna or Minnie Mouse. In her music video for "Paparazzi," Lady Gaga ...more
Urban Decay's new makeup palette, Naked, sold out within minutes of debuting on Sephora and on Urban Decay's website. Why? Well, with eight universally flattering neutrals and four gunmetal gray shades, you can either do a very neutral, daytime look for work or amp up the glam ...more
Steal a makeup look from right off the runway with help from Fashion Face TV makup tutorials. Rule your school, party, event with this impeccable blue smokey eye and dark gothic magenta lip. The following makeup products were used in this video: Dior Nude Foundation Estee Lau ...more
Neutral eyeshadows don't necessarily equal a boring, blah everyday look. In fact, neutral shadows in taupe, gold, and gray make fantastic backdrops for more dramatic eye embellishments like liquid liner and false lashes. If you can't steer away from your beloved neutrals but ...more
Tom Pecheaux, Estee Lauder's new creative director, came to the company with a vision in mind: Bold, more unexpected drops of color for their eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks, and glosses. And bold is the only way to describe his Blue Dahlia palette, which is filled with intense ...more
In order to create your own vampire inspired makeup look, you will need the following: false teeth, red lip tint, smoky eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, foundation, and concealer. Apply concealer to all of the imperfections and dark areas on your face. Apply a foundation that i ...more
In the Age of the Smokey Eye, women who get glammed up with red lips and cat eyes are endangered species. Fifty years ago you would have seen nothing but, yet today the predominance of Kim Kardashian smokey eyes and nude lips has made anyone wearing red lips a wonder. Which i ...more
"Black Swan" star Mila Kunis exemplified just what Golden Globes dressing was all about by donning a gorgeous deep green body contouring Vera Wang gown on the red carpet at the 2011 Golden Globes. Because her dress was so dramatic, she kept her makeup simple and feminine and ...more
Lea Michele, who plays perfectionist and super-talented singer Rachel Berry on "Glee," is quite unlike her school girl outfit-loving television alter ego. In fact, on the red carpet she's a big fan of sultry, sirenish makeup looks with winged liner, red lips, and big, volumino ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a space age Mars inspired makeup look. To start, apply red pigment on the inner corner of the eye up to the eyebrow. After this, blend this over to the crease of the eye on the outer edge. Create a long line on the outer edge of the eye ...more
Angelina Jolie is known for her beauty.. and for dating Brad Pitt and her acting skills and saving the world one orphan at a time.. but mostly her good looks. Angelina is a natural beauty and rarely wears much makeup on the red carpet. Check out this tutorial and lear exactly ...more
In the latest Twilight movie, Dakota Fanning plays Jane - a member of the Volturi. In this clip, Sean Conklin a makeup artist from Los Angeles' Make-Up Designory shows you how to get this look at home. This extremely smokey eye is dramatic and works best for a night out or spe ...more
"That 70s Show" star Mila Kunis has grown into quite a gorgeous young woman, and never fails to sport perfectly groomed brows and sheer though flattering makeup when she's on the red carpet. The look presented in this video is inspired by a taupe and cranberry smokey eye worn ...more
When you were a little girl, dressing up as a devil lady meant painting your face red with that kit you got from the Halloween store, clipping on some horns, and giving your best snarl. But these days we think you can do the devil look in a much sexier and chicer way. Take a ...more
As part of the trifecta of hotties on "Vampire Diaries" (Damon and Stephen, her two leading men, being the other two) Nina Dobrev wears little to no makeup as her sweet character Elena Gilbert. But she still looks drop dead gorgeous. While we can't exactly steal her good genes ...more
Want to dress up as Queen Cleopatra but don't want to look exactly like every other Queen Cleopatra this Halloween? Then take a walk on the colorful side by applying this super bright and highly geometric makeup look. Instead of going simply with smokey eyes (with cat eye lin ...more
Who is the hottest animated female character of all time? We're sure there are lots of differing opinions on that, but we think Jessica Rabbit must be at the top of the list of viable options. With curves so, well, curvy, that they enter the room before she does and eye-catchi ...more
We can't guarantee you'll look exactly like Penelope Cruz after completing this makeup look, but we can guarantee you'll learn her makeup tricks and secrets. If you've ever witnessed the godlike perfection that is Penelope Cruz on the red carpet then you know that she almost ...more
Purple is the hottest makeup color of the fall season, and it's been seen as much on high fashion runways as on celebrities like Rachel McAdams and, recently, Kate Hudson on the September cover of "Elle." Hudson's dramatic purple smoky eye shows exactly why purple is so perfe ...more
Be queen for a day by dressing yourself up as this fabulous drag candy queen! Others will kneel at your highness' feet as they swoon over your sparkling eyes, princess hair, and coral red lips. Check out this Halloween makeup tutorial by Petrilude to learn how to create a sup ...more
We all have a general idea of what a pin-up looks like: Big, buxom hips, wild curves that render men speechless, finger curled hair, and the iconic red lips with cat eyes combo. Bread out of the mold by creating a pin-up look that's equally glamorous and sexy but with a slight ...more
A smokey eye is as essential to your makeup arsenal as the LBD is to your wardrobe. That's because smokey eyes can be varied from very nude and neutral for school or work to highly dramatic with neon purples and blacks for a night out with your gal pals. Eyes are the window to ...more