For those of you who know me in real life, you could definitely say I'm a little bit obsessed with Alice in Wonderland. So when I sat down to think about Halloween this year it was obvious who I was going to be: the Cheshire Cat! He's fun, lovable and quirky. Instead of doing the classic pink and purple version, I decided to go with the 2010 film version.
I chose this version because he's blue and grey...my favorite colors! I am also a HUGE fan of Tim Burton and his films so it only seemed right to pick his rendition.
To get into the Halloween spirit, I also carved my first pumpkin....
Guess who it is?! Yup, my favorite blue feline :)
So to start this look, I took some inspiration from Michelle Phan's Enchanted Masquerade look. You can see that here. The eyes in that look are so dramatic and cat-like I knew it would work perfectly for what I was going for. Instead of using the dark purple shadow on the ball of my eye, I used a teal blue (the 3rd from the left below) from the Maybelline Eye Studio Quad in Sapphire Siren. I used the same black shadow, "It List" from Lancome on the outer half of my eye. Then I finished off with some Shisem's lashes (sorry I don't know the style). And of course I'm wearing Geo Super Nudy Blue lenses too :)
Early in the month I had purchased a blue Cheshire Cat costume from Yandy.com. They were great! I had to change my delivery address at the last minute and they were really efficient. It took 4 days to ship from Arizona to Virginia by ground :) I'll post pictures of the whole look later.
Next I painted on a smile. Using white and black grease paint and a pink grease paint stick from PartyCity (you can get some at just about any costume or party supplier), I drew an outline of the smile on my face and filled it in with the white and black paint. Then I drew a line along the smile with the pink stick to make the gums. Afterwards I dusted the whole mouth with a translucent powder to help the smile last longer :)
I'm currently uploading a video tutorial to youtube as I type!
Have a fun and safe Halloween!!
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