Slytherin makeup look
Welcome back to the final makeup post of the Harry Potter Makeup Series! This look is based around the house of Slytherin - and honestly it was the hardest house for me to come up with a theme for. It's often regarded as the evil house - not without reason, since statistically it has produced more dark wizards per capita than the other houses.
What I realized, though, is the main difficulty I was having with a theme for this look (aside from green and silver, obviously) was that Slytherin has a lot of the same traits as other houses, just applied differently. Gryffindors and Slytherins are both determined and strong-willed and ambitious, but Gryffindor seeks universal good while Slytherin seeks it for their own terms. Slytherins and Hufflepuffs are both loyal - but Hufflepuffs will let you redeem yourself, while Slytherins won't take you back once you've burned them. Ravenclaw and Slytherin are both intelligent and creative - but Ravenclaws more often apply it to education and knowledge while Slytherins will do it to get ahead.
Today is an amalgamation of a lot of themes from the past few posts. I'm doing some techniques I've never tried (hello, winged liner), but using brands that have consistently worked for me.
Also, I used tape to help with the sharp edges of the eye look. That's the first time I've done that, and I definitely recommend it.
Eyebrows: chella - tantalizing taupe
Eye primer: wet n wild
Eyeshadow: shiro pigment, "hut two three four"
Eyeshadow: shiro pigment, "not yet so damaged"
Eyeshadow: licorice (from the Too Faced semi-sweet palette)
Eyeliner: Smashbox always sharp liner, "Raven"
Eyeliner: NYX slide-on glide-on liner, "platinum"
Mascara: Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Blush: tarte, "paaarty"
Highlighter: theBalm, Mary Lou Manizer
Lipstick: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick, "Lolita"
What I realized, though, is the main difficulty I was having with a theme for this look (aside from green and silver, obviously) was that Slytherin has a lot of the same traits as other houses, just applied differently. Gryffindors and Slytherins are both determined and strong-willed and ambitious, but Gryffindor seeks universal good while Slytherin seeks it for their own terms. Slytherins and Hufflepuffs are both loyal - but Hufflepuffs will let you redeem yourself, while Slytherins won't take you back once you've burned them. Ravenclaw and Slytherin are both intelligent and creative - but Ravenclaws more often apply it to education and knowledge while Slytherins will do it to get ahead.
Today is an amalgamation of a lot of themes from the past few posts. I'm doing some techniques I've never tried (hello, winged liner), but using brands that have consistently worked for me.
Also, I used tape to help with the sharp edges of the eye look. That's the first time I've done that, and I definitely recommend it.
Eyebrows: chella - tantalizing taupe
Eye primer: wet n wild
Eyeshadow: shiro pigment, "hut two three four"
Eyeshadow: shiro pigment, "not yet so damaged"
Eyeshadow: licorice (from the Too Faced semi-sweet palette)
Eyeliner: Smashbox always sharp liner, "Raven"
Eyeliner: NYX slide-on glide-on liner, "platinum"
Mascara: Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Blush: tarte, "paaarty"
Highlighter: theBalm, Mary Lou Manizer
Lipstick: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick, "Lolita"
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