White Sugar Skull Makeup

As Halloween is fast approaching, I’m trying to squeeze in as many Halloween Looks as I can! This is my 5th Halloween tutorial for 2014, and I think this year I created the most Halloween tutorials compared to previous years! Anyways, for the 5th tutorial, I wanted to do a Sugar Skull makeup, but I wanted to create something different than the usual sugar skull. I’ve done a sugar skull makeup before on models using colors and black lines. So, while I was browsing for inspiration, I found this video on youtube by one of my favorite youtube gurus, Samantha from Batalash. I loved how she did hers using white and mainly brown colors. I decided to use her video as my inspiration and create this look.

I was running out of white pencil eyeliner while I was doing this look, so I switched to a white water-activated face paint by Snazaroo. Due to this, you might see some part of the makeup looks whiter than the others, that’s because of the change in medium (pencil to paint).

What you need for this look:

  • Foundation
  • Setting powder
  • Eyeshadows – light brown, dark brown, black
  • White pencil eyeliner or face paint
  • Brushes
  • Contact lens – optional

For a list of all the brands that I’ve used in this tutorial, please check it at the end of the tutorial.

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white sugar skull makeup

How-to:

1. I applied foundation all over my face, and set it using a setting powder.

2. Using the tip of a very firm flat eyeshadow brush, I applied a light brown eyeshadow around my eye socket.

white sugar skull makeup

3. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I filled my eye area using the same brown eyeshadow as step 2.

4. Again, using the tip of a firm flat eyeshadow brush, I applied a darker brown eyeshadow, lightly blending it towards the center of my eyes.

easy sugar skull makeup

5. Using an angled eyeliner brush, I applied a black eyeshadow as an outline of my eyesocket. I lightly blend it inwards.

6. Again, I outlined my eye socket using a white pencil eyeliner. You want to sharpen this eyeliner and clean the tip every now and then to prevent the color from getting muddy.

white sugar skull makeup

7. Using the same white pencil eyeliner, I created the outline and spider web design on my face.

  • I created a wide spider web on my forehead.
  • I outlined where I’d like the hollow of my nose going to be.
  • I also created a line on the hollow of my cheeks towards the corner of my mouth.
  • I created vertical lines over my mouth to outline where my teeth are going to be.

8. Next, I used the brown eyeshadow to filled in my nose and create some shadows in between my teeth, as well as the hollows of my cheeks.

9. On the nose, I also lightly applied a black eyeshadow just  at the edge where the white and the brown meets to create depth.

easy sugar skull makeup

10. Using a white face paint, I created some dots on my face.

11. I also created flower petals around the eye socket, and lighten up the teeth to make it stand out even more.

 

Products used

  • Foundation – Diorskin Star foundation
  • Setting powder – Cinema Secret Loose powder (Transparent)
  • Eyeshadows – The Balm Meet Matt(e) Nude
    • Light brown – Matt Rosen
    • Dark brown – Matt Garcia
  • Black eyeshadow – MAC Carbon
  • White pencil eyeliner  – Revlon Carbon Cleopatra photoready eyeliner
  • White face paint – Snazaroo classic white

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  • Dr. Who The Waters of Mars Makeup

    Alright! So, another quick Halloween makeup tutorial for those who don’t feel like buying overpriced costumes, or have time to make one! I was actually running out of ideas on what kind of last minute Halloween makeup looks I should do, so I asked N for advice and since he’s a Whovian, I knew he was going to say Weeping Angels. Instead, he surprised me and told me to check out Dr. Who The Waters of Mars makeup on Google. I did an image search and I absolutely love it!

    By no means the Waters of Mars virus makeup was easy if you want to replicate the exact look since they used prosthetic piece in the show. I used a picture I found on the Tardis Wiki and Bleeding Cool websites as references. Again, let me repeat myself by saying I could not replicate the makeup exactly on how the photos look like – I couldn’t really figured out how to get those super thin line using face paint, but still create an illusion of the skin sunken in or risen. I ended up creating depth on the cracks by creating a thicker line. Nevertheless, I was quite happy with the result!

    If you’re a Whovian, and don’t think this looks like the makeup on the show, I do sincerely apologize! I wish I can recreate to look exactly like the pictures just by face painting, but alas I couldn’t. Anyways, I hope everyone does enjoy this tutorial! Even if you don’t know the show, you can still recreate this look into a “Cracked skin” look or “broken doll” since it’s a similar concept!

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    the waters of mars makeup

    I’m going to list all the products you need below, and all the brands I used at the bottom of the page.

    What you need for this tutorial:

    1. White contact lenses – optional
    2. Foundation, preferably a matte finish.
    3. Setting powder.
    4. Eyeshadows – light & dark brown, purple, and grey eyeshadows.
    5. Black face paint – it can be cream or water-based, or even a liquid eyeliner.
    6. Beige face paint or a light-colored (a few shades lighter than your skin) foundation/concealer as highlight.
    7. Brushes
      • Foundation – Sigma Angled Kabuki brush.
      • Eyes – Sigma Blending brush.
      • Face contour – Sigma angled brush.
      • Lines – Sigma Eyeliner brush.
      • Contour – flat eyeshadow brush.
      • Highlight – Sigma Pencil Eyeliner brush.
      • Lips – lipstick brush (unnamed – similar to Sigma Lip Brush).

    *You can substitute all the brushes mentioned above to any art brushes you can find in bookstores or art stores.

    *Don’t forget to check out my other Halloween tutorials!*

    the waters of mars makeup

    How-to:

    1. I applied a matte foundation all over my face using a Sigma Kabuki Angled brush.

    • I used a matte foundation since I want to look very matte and sickly.
    • You can even apply a lighter colored foundation if you prefer to look even paler.

    2. I set my foundation using a loose transparent powder and a powder brush.

    3. Using a blending brush, I mixed light and dark brown eyeshadow and applied it under my eyes, around the inner part of the eye socket, along the lower lash line, and on the crease. The idea is to make the eyes look sunken in since you’re infected with the virus and sick.

    4. I added a mix of purple and grey eyeshadow on top of the brown eyeshadow to create more depth.

    • The reason why you need a purple and grey eyeshadow is because under your skin you have blood vessels, which aren’t getting enough oxygen due to the virus (or you being sick).
    • So, those vessels on my skin will look purplish, while on others they might look more on the blue end.
    • How you find out if you have purple or blue vessels? Take a look at your wrist and see if you have a bluish vein or a purplish one.

    Dr. Who The Waters of Mars

    5. Using an angled face contour brush, I applied a mixture of dark brown and grey eyeshadow on the hollows of my cheeks to make my cheeks look sunken in.

    • I blended the contour down to make my cheeks look even more sunken in.

    6. I also applied some of the same powder along my temples and sides of my nose.

    Dr. Who The Waters of Mars

    7. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied a mixture of the light and dark brown eyeshadow on the folds of my cheeks.

    • You can skip this step altogether if you don’t feel like doing it.
    • I did it because I wanted to create an even more eerie feeling to the whole look.

    8. Using the pictures I found on the Tardis Wiki and Bleeding Cool, I created the outlines of the cracked skin using a black face paint and eyeliner brush.

    the waters of mars makeup

    9. I filled in my lips with black face paint and a lip brush.

    10. I used the same dark brown eyeshadow as I’ve used in the previous steps to darken the edge of the lines.

    • While applying the eyeshadow, I keep in mind how to make these lines look deeper and sunken in.

    the waters of mars makeup

    11. Using a liquid eyeliner pen, I deepened the cracks by tracing the lines from step no. 8.

    • On some part of the cracks, I even colored some bits and pieces black altogether so I can create an illusion of depth.

    12. Lastly, I highlighted some part of the skin to make it look like it’s popping out from the face, and to make the lines look even deeper.

    • I used a light colored cream concealer for this and a pencil brush.

     

    Products used

    • Foundation – MUFE HD Foundation.
    • Setting powder – Cinema Secret loose powder (transparent)
    • Shadows for eyes and face – The Balm Meet Matt(e) Nude palette.
      • Light Brown – Matt Rosen
      • Dark Brown – Matte Wood
      • Purple – Matt Hung
      • Grey – Matt Johnson
    • Lines – Snazaaro Black Face Paint; Shu Uemura Calligraphy Ink eyeliner pen.
    • Highlight – Motives Sculpt Palette in Ice (the lightest shade).
    • Lips – Snazaroo black face paint.

    *Don’t forget to check out my other Halloween tutorials!*