I know in the initial tutorial, I didn't really give a whole lot of instruction as to what products I used and HOW I used them, so I wanted to do a sort of "revamped" tutorial. Something a little different about this makeup tutorial is also that it's more of an "everyday look" so it's a little less costumy than in the original cosplay!
First, let's talk makeup. I've gotten a few emails asking what brands of makeup I typically wear in a day. Luckily, this tutorial pretty much used ALL of my everyday makeup! So those questions will be answered! :D
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| All the pieces for the tutorial |
So, the first step, is of course, foundation. Everybody has their own method of getting flawless foundation, but here's mine.
Foundation Products:
Elf Mineral Face Primer
Rimmel Clean Finish Matte Liquid Foundation
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear Bronzer
Maybelline Fit Me Blush
Tarte Finishing Powder
For me, I've got REALLY fair skin and freckles. So my shades of foundation are fairly pale, but I love super pink blushes. All I can say is, for being drug store brands, this stuff is AMAZING. The Rimmel powder is so soft and creamy feeling on your skin (weird for being a powder) that sometimes, I skip the primer and liquid foundation and just go with the light powder. Girls, you know what I mean, sometimes you just don't want 5 lbs of makeup on your face, so you sorta cut corners. But with this stuff, YOU CAN DO THAT. It's great! And if I remember correctly, it's under $10.
ALSO! If you're looking for a beauty blender (purple sponge at the top of the picture) DON'T BUY IT AT ULTA OR SEPHORA!! I know, blasphemy!! But I bought mine at Big Lots for about $3 compared to the makeup stores' $20 and this thing works better than the originals. I know you can get knock offs at a lot of different places now, but if you have a Big Lots, look for one! These ones are so smooth and non-porous! Definitely recommend.
elf - eyelid primer
Maybelline Brow Drama - Blonde
Kat Von D Tattoo Liner
Kat Von D Immortal Lash
Smoky eye pallet
As for liner and mascara, I use Kat Von D brand products. Let me just say, I love EVERYTHING from this line. In particular, the Tattoo Eyeliner is MY FAVORITE. This is how I get my perfect cat eye everyday. This stuff does NOT leave your face. It's like giving yourself a tattoo with a sharpie. I absolutely adore it. The mascara is on the same level. It's easily the best mascara I've ever tried.
Eyebrows - this is a new development for me. I typically never paid any attention to doing my eyebrows, mainly because I didn't know how. When Maybelline came out with their Brow Drama brow gel, I thought I'd give it a try. It's great! If you're not really knowing what to do with your brows, TRY THIS! It comes in 3 different shades, blonde, brown, and dark brown, so it's easy to match to your natural brow! Lastly, my eyelid primer is simply elf's eye primer/liner sealer duo. I don't use the sealer on this, just because it makes everything wet and takes forever to dry, but I love the primer! Works like a charm!
Now before we get into the application process, I've gotta talk about one of the most important aspects of this tutorial, the tools for application.
For Christmas, my mother-in-law-to-be got me an amazing gift. The IT Cosmetics makeup brush set.
Why is this such a big deal? Well, the only makeup brushes I had were bought at a thrift store for $10 (never used, still in box). Pretty sure they were from Walmart, and they served me quite well for the past 2 years.
But they were starting to wear out...I took really good care of them, washing and conditioning them every few weeks, but they were really rough and kinda hard to clean. I had been looking for a new set of brushes, but everything I liked was SO expensive for a poor college student. Of course, I had mentioned this to Aaron, and when his mom asked what to get me for Christmas, he told her :P
You can find these brushes at Ulta for $65.
What's included:
Blurring Powder Brush
Soft Touch Blush Brush
Buffing Foundation Brush
Bent Liner Brush
Precision Crease Brush
All Over Shadow Brush
Case
These brushes are MAGICAL. They are SO soft. If you're ever in Ulta, and you see the IT Cosmetics display, YOU KNOW you play with it. When I saw these brushes online, I thought it was a super steep price for what you get, BUT now that I've used them, these things are AMAZING. If you're looking for some new brushes that are high quality and gonna last for a LONG time, I definitely recommend this set!!!
NOW FOR THE APPLICATION!
Application is fairly simple. First, I start with my normal foundation process.
- Elf mineral primer with the blender
- Liquid foundation under eyes - applied with included paddle
- Powder foundation all over - applied with flat powder brush
- Tarte Finishing Powder - I apply this all over my face, but mainly focus on under eye and cheekbone area. I apply this with the Buffing Foundation Brush, and this helps give a well blended look, and sort of buffs away dry flaky skin.
- Blush - Using the blush brush, I apply a fair amount of blush to the apples of my cheeks. You don't want a crazy amount of color. You're trying to keep the tone pretty neutral, but you still want to have life in your cheeks.
- Bronzer - Using the same brush, after getting rid of excess color, apply a small amount of bronzer around the frame of your face, using a 3 shape. Again, DON'T USE AN INSANE AMOUNT! The purpose of bronzer is to give some shadow to your face and highlight certain features. It needs to be SUBTLE. A crazy amount of bronzer is NOT cute. This diagram, for instance, NOT the amount you want. It's just showing you the method.
Now that we've got a solid foundation and blank canvas, lets do the fun part! Eyes!
- First, I use my elf Eyelid Primer and apply it all over my eyelid, up to the brow, and a little bit under the bottom lash line.
- Now comes the "hard" part. Applying the different shades of shadow can seem intimidating if you're a novice with makeup, but don't be afraid! If I can do it, so can you!
So with this diagram, it'll kind of be easier to explain. In square 1, you'll apply the lightest shade of shadow, using the all over shadow brush. Box 2, apply the medium shade - grey/silver, also using the all over shadow brush. Box 3 and 4 use the darkest shadow - black, using the creased brush. Now, with the bent liner brush, I applied the darkest shade of shadow to the bottom lash line and used the all over shadow brush again to reapply more of the lightest white shade to the inner corner and brow bone. See? Not scary at all! - Next up, liner. For this look, I skipped my normal cat eye and kept it simple. I only used a somewhat thick line of liquid liner on my upper lash line from the inner corner to the outer corner.
- Mascara
- Brows!
The result??
I'm happy with how this turned out! I think it's very Rocket Raccoon and looks super cute! This could be an everyday look or you could use it for a more relaxed cosplay look.
I loved this look so much, I wanted to play around with it a little more and threw on some red lipstick to it to see how it looked!
I think the red lip makes it pop even more, don't you? Super cute! Now hear me out, I'm obsessed with red lipstick. Literally every time I go to the store, I have to make a conscious effort not to go buy a new shade of red lipstick. But I have truly found my favorite red lip.
Yet again, another Kat Von D product. Like I said before, I absolutely LOVE this entire line. I have yet to try a single thing I don't like. This red lip in the shade, "Underage Red" is a classic red that would look good on almost ANY complexion. Definitely recommend. If you're curious about the Kat Von D products mentioned in this post, Sephora has a sample box of this shade of lipstick, the Tattoo Liner, AND the Immortal Lash Mascara for $20!!
So, do you like the original makeup? Or the new and improved "everyday" Rocket Raccoon makeup? Comment down below and let me know what you think :D
