Weekly beauty tutorials: Twilight-inspired make-up
Sales of fair foundation are up, fake tan is at best associated with Lindsay Lohan, and the smoky eye was an integral accessory to the overwhelming majority of shows during fashion weeks so far -- high time you jump on the vampire bandwagon with these Twilight-inspired looks.
Sales of fair foundation are up, fake tan is at best associated with Lindsay Lohan, and the smoky eye was an integral accessory to the overwhelming majority of shows during fashion weeks so far - high time you jump on the vampire bandwagon with these Twilight-inspired looks.
Kristen Stewart's character Bella Swan served as inspiration for this look that was achieved with the same products used by the movie's makeup artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD3McsFewrw
Lauren Luke gives you the low-down on how to create the smoky eye essential to the vampire look, even adding colored contact lenses for a moonstruck look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TS5_jAQ-lI
Luke's fellow YouTube tutorial star Michelle Phan created a 'haunted vampire' look, complete with a waxy-looking foundation and dark eye shadow, last Halloween, which goes perfectly with the trend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg-2rDnWCJA
The blood dripping down from your mouth may be a bit much for an everyday look, but there are some good ideas to be taken on board from this tutorial, including the middle-parted dark hair, red lips, and heavily lined eyes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlS7jhENyO8
This last tutorial gives you a sophisticated, more grown-up version of vampire beauty.
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