Let me start by explaining why I finally decided to use it... I'm going to FanExpo this year and I plan to dress up as Psylocke from the X-men... Last week I dyed my hair purple... This week I need to find the right costume(which I'm doing today), the right makeup (trying that throughout the week) and... the right blade... (doubtful of finding.) It was a last minute decision to dress up as Psylocke, since I previously wanted to do Alice from the game Alice: Madness Returns.
Anyways this is the look I am trying to achieve:
Psylocke by Alex Garner. |
As far as makeup, I think I have everything I need... well, except for the lip colour... I am left with the choice of going out and buying a lipstick I will only use once, or... make it myself with the makeup I already own... guess which won? ;) Here's the colour that I made with MUFE Fuchsia 005 and Turquoise 000 topped with a blue lipgloss from Sephora...
Ohh~! and here's my purple hair!
I'm thinking I need it to be brighter because the colour only comes out in daylight and is not obvious enough... it is also turning more reddish...
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Updated August 25, 2011
I'm bad...
I end up buying a dark purple lipstick and because I couldn't find a purple lip liner... I found a plum cream eyeliner that matched....
Here's my mini 'lip' haul from Sephora...
I got MUFE Rouge Artist Intense in Shade 14 (pearly dark violet), and Clinique cream shaper for eyes in 106 Starry Plum... Here's a picture of me with this lip combination... I know I'm not following exactly the look from the picture... but I want to make this my 'Psylocke' look :)
A touch of goth eh? wait till you see my costume!
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Update: August 26, 2011
So... the mask didn't really workout as planned... and this is what I might be doing at Fan X to ensure people know I'm Psylocke :) Here's some attempts...
Wow!! I was able to layout the images like a butterfly! Anyways, here's the reason why the butterfly... "When Psylocke uses her telepathic powers, a butterfly-shaped energy aura would appear around her face" - extracted from Wikipedia.I haven't yet decided which pattern I will do, but I prefer the first one, the other ones look a bit like... a female Kiss band guitarist?? hmm... I tried out a bit of the makeup for my look.. but I didn't conceal my blemishes... must remember that for tomorrow!
If you want to create a gradient, you need to make the general lipcolor darker, and use a lighter, slightly shimmery shade on the center of your lips. I can create a tutorial on my blog if youd like.
ReplyDeleteYes please!!! I'm not good with lipsticks at all~ but this weekend I did go out and bought the MUFE Rouge Artist Intense in 14!! :D
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