Friday, April 25, 2014

Demi Lovato "Let It Go" Makeup Look (BB)

     (M.B.) Unless you've been under a rock for the past five months, you have probably heard of Disney's new animated movie phenomenon, Frozen. The animation, the storyline, and the songs tie together so well that the movie ended up winning an award at the 86th annual Oscar Awards. Many believe that the true reason the movie took off was because of the song "Let It Go," sang by the main character, Elsa (voice by Idina Menzel). Young pop-rock singer and former Disney Channel star, Demi Lovato, took her own twist on the smash hit and released a music video along with it that earned 140,000,000 views (and counting). Demi's vocals are powerful and bold during this rendition, and her dark, yet tasteful, makeup matches that. Her complexion and lips possess an icy finish while her eyes are smokey and dramatic. This look is a perfect, real-life representation of the entire Frozen setting and can be worn by nearly anyone whether it's for a night out or a special event!

Makeup Directions:
     1. Starting off with a thoroughly cleaned and moisturized face, start off with your foundation. You want this to be a product with an illuminated, or glow-y, finish. Apply an appropriate amount to the back of your hand and with a sponge, pick up the product and begin blending it into your skin evenly. Using a sponge will give you a flawless "photo-finish." (L'Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation)
     2. Conceal any imperfections you may have and blend away with your ring finger. (Maybelline Fit Me Concealer)
     3. Beneath your eyes, down the bridge of your nose, and in between your eyebrows, use a highlighting formula to draw a subtle amount of light to your skin. Blend away with your ring finger as well. (Dior Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen)
     4. With a large kabuki brush and a translucent finishing powder, dust it lightly all over your face. Focus the product on areas that you know are oily or get shiny throughout the day. This will help prevent that. (Revlon Photoready Pressed Powder in "Translucent")
     5. Whether it's a primer or a base, apply a nude colored formula to your eyelids and beneath them as well. This will keep your eyeshadow from straying or smudging off throughout the day. (Urban Decay Primer Potion in "Original")
     6. Demi is known for her bold, statement eyebrows. So, what would this look be without them? Groom your brows with a spooly brush, putting them into place. Then with a brow pencil, begin gently drawing quick lines to imitate the short hairs that create your brow shape. Keep the product lighter towards the inner area of your brows, then make it darker at the ends. This will assist in giving you a more dramatic arch shape. (Anastasia Brow Wiz Pencil)
     7. Taking a fluffy crease brush and a medium light brown eyeshadow, begin working the color into your crease lightly. Continue to build it up gradually until it is slightly more smokey. Also, bring the color beneath your eye and blend it into your lower lashline. (MAC Shadow in "Espresso")
     8. Pick up a matte vanilla shadow on a flat shader brush and place it on your brow bone for a highlight. (Rimmel Eyeshadow Quad in "Smokey Brun" [the lightest color])
     9. With a matte black (or dark gray) cream shadow stick or smudge pot, blend the color onto your lid using your ring finger. This can be messily done because it is only a base and is used to lock in your dark shadows and intensify them. (Stila Smudge Pot in "Jet Black")
     10. Next, use a slightly shimmery black shadow and apply it over top of the cream shadow you applied with a flat shader brush. You want this to appear fairly bold and intense, so don't be afraid to pack on that color. Then, drag the color down underneath your eye keeping it as close to your lashline as possible. Feel free to smudge it a little for an extra smokey effect. (Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette in "Blackout")
     11. Reduce the harsh line from your shadow with a fluffy brush. Don't blend this up towards your brow bone, but use small circular motions only to soften the edge on the shadow.
     12. With the same fluffy brush (cleaned off, of course), apply a brown-gray slightli shimmery shadow just above the black pigment. This will help you build up a faded, whispy smokey eye. (Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette in "Tease")
     13. Moving onto eyeliner, use a kohl or pencil and work it into your waterline. Also, blend into your lashline and up into your tightline. Then, draw a pretty thick line above your lash line. This can be sloppy or messy as well, because you'll just be blending it out anyways. (Maybelline Define-A-Line Eyeliner in "Blackest Black")
     14. With a smudger brush, drag it across the line you created on your lid.
     15. Set the eyeliner with a matte black eyeshadow. You can definitely use the smudger brush to apply this so that way you won't have to go back and smudge it anyways. (Sephora Collection Colorful Eyeshadow in "Matte Black")
     16. Curl your eyelashes for about ten seconds each.
     17. False lashes are optional, not mandatory. If you do use them, definitely use the singles on your outer corners. This will give you a natural, yet fuller looking set of eyelashes.
     18. Curl your lashes once more once the lash glue dries (wait about one minute, just to be sure).
     19. Apply two or three coats of your favorite mascara to your top lashes. On your bottom lashes, keep it to about two coats only. (Benefit Cosmetics They're Real! Mascara)
     20. Sucking in your cheeks, use an angled bronzing brush to contour your face. Brush this product into the hollows of your cheeks, beneath your chin, and up into your hairline. (Physician's Formula Bronze Booster)
     21. Demi is wearing a deeper, berry-like blush on the apples of her cheeks. So with a blush brush, smile big and lightly dust this onto your skin. Blend back into your hairline for a natural finish. (Bobbi Brown Blush in "Berry")
     22. After moisturizing your lips, use a frosty light pink lipstick on your lips. (Givenchy Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in "Pink Whisper")

*Please note that the products listed after each step are only examples to give you a better idea of what each product looks like. You can easily substitute any of them for drugstore/high-end products (whichever you prefer).*