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    Marvel Inspired Makeup and Nail Art

    Marvel-inspired makeup and nail art is such a fun and creative brief. Indeed, you can choose from a wide range of characters to be inspired by! Whether you know the characters from the comic books or just the MCU film universe, you can find a whole range of inspiration Marvel Inspired Makeup and Nail Art Marvel Inspired-Thor: Love and Thunder Now available on Disney Plus, check out my review here I personally loved Thor: Love and Thunder. I found it really funny, engaging and clever. Plus it helps that an actual god plays Thor. Makeup In later appearances, Thor subsequently sports an injured eye. This is what inspired the lightning…

  • A close up of pumpkin inspired makeup with orange tones and black lips
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    How to take great selfies

    How to take great selfies is important to show off your amazing makeup! How to take great photos of your makeup When you have spent hours creating a fun, beautiful and creative makeup look you want to be able to capture it the best you can. Following these tips on how to take great selfies will help you create the best shots of your makeup to really show off your skills. Look your best When creating don’t be afraid to go bold with your makeup as the camera can wash you out. Check out this article for the best makeup for photography. If it works with the makeup look, smile!…

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    Coco Inspired Day of the Dead Makeup

    Coco inspired Day of the Dead makeup and nails are the perfect way to pay homage to those we have lost. What is the Day of the Dead? Coco is a Pixar film centred around the Mexican celebration The Day of the Dead. Generally celebrated at the beginning of November it is not to be confused with the pagan holiday of Halloween. It is a time for the living to remember their friends and family who have departed and celebrate them. In our multicultural society, it is important that as we pick up pieces of other cultures we do not appropriate them. But a different way to experience and share…

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    How to create 5 Disney Halloween Makeup Looks

    Disney Inspired Halloween Looks Disney Halloween Makeup has a wealth of inspiration to draw from. Whether you are lucky enough to be celebrating in the parks, watching Halloween movies at home or want to dress up as a Disney character on Halloween Night. If you caught my post last week I explained some step by steps of how to create 5 different Halloween Character looks. This week I’m back with 5 more! 1. Mickey Mouse Zombie Mickey Mouse is the ultimate Disney Icon so why not create a spin on this with a Halloween x Mickey Mouse look. I used mostly eye shadow for the shading. I followed the dips…

  • A close up of pumpkin inspired makeup featuring a large black smile and orange colours
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    How to create Halloween Makeup

    Top tips for 5 killer Halloween Looks Halloween makeup is a great chance to get fun and creative. Perhaps you’ve checked out my list of Halloween makeup ideas but want to know step by step how to create a look? Look no further for five top ideas for Halloween makeup and costumes! Simple Clown Smile… though your heart is aching…smile…even though its breaking…⁠ Kick-off Halloween with a spooky mask look inspired by a truly spooky subject-clowns. Whether you have coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) or not, there’s no denying that a fakely happy clown is down right scary! This simple look was created with eyeliner and eyeshadow in black, white…

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    Halloween Makeup Ideas

    Photographic inspiration for Halloween makeup you can do! Halloween makeup has to be the most fun to create! I have always been such a fan of Halloween and spooky makeup-all year long not just on one day! As a child I would choose to be the witch or the full face design over the princess (despite the fact I’m allergic to facepaint!) If you are looking for some ideas then please check out my galleries below for all my favourite ideas from over the years! The shops are full nowadays of products, makeup, props and ideas. Gone are the days of a sheet over your head or in Means Girl…

  • Alex stands against a white background with 90s inspired makeup
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    Angelica Rugrats Makeup

    Character makeup and look I recently explored an Angelica inspired character look and makeup. Angelica is a character everyone loves to hate from the 90’s TV show The Rugrats. Halloween is the perfect opportunity to explore some character looks and makeup. Why I created the look “Sometimes I wish I could be you, just so I could be friends with me!“⁠ ⁠For Colormehalloween we were given the theme to create a look inspired by a non-Disney TV show. I immediately thought of one of the few Nickelodeon shows I know-The Rugrats. Angelica for the Rugrats has all sorts of confidence going on which is definitely not a personality trait she…

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    Ariel, The Little Mermaid, meets the 1950’s

    Character makeup looks Ariel meets the 1950’s in this weeks look. This look was inspired by an Instagram challenge called #colormehalloween. One of the themes was Disney Decades. Therefore I created a look for Ariel, from the Little Mermaid, with a 1950’s twist.  The Look The look started with this skirt from the vintage style brand Lindy Bop featuring mermaids in a ‘pin up’ style. I then paired this with a purple bow top to compliment Ariel’s outfit in the Disney film (green tail, purple shell bra!). I added a cute 50’s feel cardigan along with fishnet tights (do you get it?!) and DIY glittery low heels. As well as…

  • A character look inspired by Minnie Mouse in front of a blue background
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    Minnie Mouse Inspired Makeup

    Yoo-hoo! Today’s look is inspired by the legend that is Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse, Mickeys forever girlfriend/fiancé/wife (depending on what merch you are looking at!) and companion was introduced in 1928 and has remained a steadfast central character ever since. Minnie’s spotted bow is almost as iconic as her mouse ears and she is loved the world over. She received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018 and she is seen as fashion icon in her own right-after all Minnie ‘rocks the dots‘ So to pay homage to my favourite mouse I created this Minnie mouse inspired look. To see more on the outfit be sure…

  • a close up of Alex smiling with neon makeup tears
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    Rainbow tears makeup

    Crying a rainbow of tears. “After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.” Walt Disney⁠ Lacking inspiration ⁠I haven’t been feeling my best recently which has left my creativity lacking so this week I tried just having a play with make-up rather than set ideas. So I came up with these rainbow tears because even in sadness there is joy⁠. Makeup look created with Revolution’s large eye shadow palette picked up with a wet brush so the neon colours would run. ⁠”It’s coming down on me⁠ Teardrops on my face⁠ Water like misery⁠ Let it wash away my sins⁠…