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I'm Amanda Finley, and I'm from Upstate South Carolina. I'm a cosplayer, special effects makeup artist, and aspiring writer. In my blog, you'll find a lot of comic and convention reviews, costuming advice, and general geekery. Thanks for visiting and feel free to subscribe!
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Tutorial: How to Change the Color of Your Eyebrows to Match Wigs!

Okay, this one's really simple, but there was a time I didn't know how to do it, so I went around with dark eyebrows and light wigs. I have very dark eyebrows, so it was a big problem. This simple method creates the illusion that your eyebrows are pink, blue, purple, etc. And best of all, it's easy and cheap!

Yep, I'm using crappy Hot Topic makeup.
What you'll need:
  • Eyeshadow in the color of your wig.
  • Eyeliner/Lipliner in the color of your wig.
  • An angled eyeshadow brush.
How to do it:
  • Color in your eyebrows with the liner pencil.
  • With the angled brush, apply the pink eyeshadow over your eyebrow. Try not to make it messy, or you'll look like you have a weird, smudgy eyebrow.
It's as easy as that! Here's a pic to show the difference:
One day in the future, two toned eyebrows will be in style.
 And with the wig, it looks like this:
I feel like I have crazy eyes in this photo.
So there you have it! Easy Peas-y.

And side note: Do any of you find these tutorials helpful? Should I write more or no? Lemme know!

Tutorial: How to Make Lip Gloss in Any Color You Want!

This is the first of a series of tutorials I'll be doing. These tutorials will show you  how to do cool and interesting things with makeup for either costumes, concerts, or just to wear around!

Do you ever look at lipstick and think, "Gee. Reds and neutral colors AGAIN?! I wish I could find green or blue lipstick!" Now you can make lipstick in almost any color!

Things you'll need:
-- Pigment eyeshadow in the color you want. (Pigment eyeshadow is the loose, powdery kind. I'm using a light blue for this tutorial.)
-- Clear Lipgloss. (The kind I used looks light pink, but it goes on clear.)
-- Eyeliner/Lipliner in the same color as your Eyeshadow. Light blue in this case.
-- Lip Gloss Brush.
-- A plate.

How to Create Lip Color using Alchemy!
-- First off, line your lips with the eyeliner. If you want, you can even crayon in your entire lips with it as a base.
-- Get the plate and mix a little bit of lip gloss and a little bit of the pigment eyeshadow with your lip gloss brush. Kinda use a trial and error method here to get the right color.
-- Apply the mixture to your lips with the brush!
-- Even out around the lips with the lipliner.

VOILA! It should come out looking something like this:


Next up: How to temporarily change the color of your eyebrows to match a wig!

 
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