Halloween Makeup

As today is Halloween, I thought I'd show you a cool makeup look I found and tried out for myself. It's an eye look inspired by Harley Quinn, which I know is a popular costume this year with the release of Suicide Squad.

So, I found this youtube video tutorial: Harley Quinn Halloween Makeup Tutorial and her look is based off a picture she saw on Instagram: Kiki Makeup

I am not a makeup artist at all, but I was able to recreate this look pretty easily. I did try to do it on the cheap though. Following the video tutorial, I tried to mix some $1 white Halloween "makeup" with my usual foundation and it didn't work very well. I think the costume makeup is meant to be caked on, instead of brushed (or sponged) on like regular makeup. I did find the white makeup she used in the tutorial, but it's $38: MAC Studio Face and Body Foundation. Not cheap and I don't know when I'd ever wear it again. If you have a local place that sells MAC, you may be able to get a small sample of the product for free. Otherwise, I would just go with your normal foundation. This isn't based on an actual Harley, so you get some creative freedom.

Next, I used a black liquid eyeliner I already had to draw the line down the middle. The eye shadow I used, I picked up pretty cheap at Target for less than $7: NYX Femme Fatal. It had both the red and black that I needed. If you watch the tutorial, she also used a purple and some other reds, but I found that you couldn't even see the purple when I brushed it on, and this red was very buildable, so you can get different hues by using more or less product. This NYX pallet is really all you need. I will warn you though, the black is very pigmented, so go very very easy on it. I felt like I had barely any on my brush and it did almost the whole eye look. (You can also see my disastrous "white" makeup.)



I used the same red eye shadow for the eyebrow. And honestly, I have no red lipstick. I don't usually even wear lipstick, so using a flat brush, I patted the same red eye shadow on my lips. I did do a splurge and bought a sheer black lipstick from Ulta for $24 (ouch!). It looked really good over the red powder. I did not, however, draw the Joker-ish smile on, and I did not use fake eyelashes as I was keeping the cost down and I never worn them before and didn't want to start now.

Overall, pretty easy look to recreate and it looks really cool when you're done. Pair with a "Daddy's Lil Monster" shirt and you're all set!