Happy Halloween ~ Vampira Inspired

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year! Not only do I love that everywhere you go, the smell of pumpkin spice teas & lattes are wafting through the air; but for one day everyone gives themselves permission to dress up & let loose.

I have been a huge lover of 1950's classic horror movies, which brings me to my Halloween inspiration, Vampira!

Vampira was a character created by the Finnish-American actress Maila Nurmi. She took her inspiration from the character Morticia Addams cartoon in The New Yorker. With her striking dark hair & her pale skin, Vampira has solidified herself as the original hostess of horror.

To create my Vampira inspired look I resorted to an old drag queen trick...glue stick!!! This helped in covering my natural brow, so that I could recreate Vampira's signature arched brows.

I used  Cover FX Cream Foundation in the shade E-0 to achieve an even pale base. I then added a matte  bronzer by Faces Cosmetics to contour my checks and sides of the nose. I set the foundation with a light dusting of talc free baby powder.

An ebony brow pencil by Quo was used to lightly feather in the dramatic brow shape. A matte black/brown brow powder, also by Quo, was used to fill in them in.

To create the eye, I used Mac pigment in vanilla on the lid and slightly under the brow. On a fluffy domed brush I softly applied a smokey matte black shadow in the crease, keeping the shape more rounded then winged. I used Mac gel liner in black to line my upper lash line, followed by a generous coating of L'oreal Voluminous mascara in blackest black.

Lips were outlined in a nude lip pencil by Dior in the color Linen, then filled in with Mac Russian Red lipstick.

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XO

Mary