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Random tips.
First off, shake your tail down to the newsagents, load up on girl's and woman's mags. Try the ones aimed at the early- and pre-teen markets-- they often come with pots of tacky makeup on the front. Bargin. Look for pix that resemble your dream she-vandal, cut them out, stick them on your wall. Make a little collage.
Then go down to the thrift stores and other cheap clothing outlets. Buy stuff.
Then hit the art supply shops and the haberdashers, for to pick up your fuzzy faux-fur, sequins, ribbons and fabric paints. Can you get Glossies where you are? They're great-- little squeezy bottles of acrylic gunk for drawing and writing on your clothes and shoes. You can make puddles of the stuff on your gear and stick beads, fake gems, etc. right in them.
Now, let's get you some makeup. First, foundation. To find your shade, sqirt a little of the tester onto the back of your hand. Go for the closest match possible. Also, pick something translucent, like a tinted moisturizer, rather than something thick and pancakey.
Now for your eyes. Pick a nice soft eyeliner pencil (don't be afraid to spend a bit more) and some liquid liner too. (The liquid goes on over the pencil.) Choose a matte shadow; frosted shadows tend to crease and look wrinkly, and glitter shadows are hell if they get in your eye. Pink and red colours can make you look tired or even deathly (I love'em, but I'm a goth).
Mascara is a must. Get the best you can afford, and try other colours besides black. (I'm currently addicted to silver mascara, but that's just me.) Bright blue mascara is still around, if you want to go for a really '80s vibe.
You wanna be glam, so look at face glitter and sequins. Sequins can be stuck on with moistureizer, but you might want to use eyelash glue.
When you put on lipstick, use a brush and put lip-liner on first. This stops your lipstick from melting into the little lines round your mouth and looking smudgy. Use a clear sealer like Lipcote.
Since you're not used to makeup, you're going to have to make a special effort not to touch your face, or you'll smear everything up. Here's a tip from the Goth scene: Get a can of the softest, vitaminest hairspray you can find. When you've finished doing your makeup, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and hairspray your face all over. This will stop stuff from smudging.
Oh, and remember-- only sluts sleep in slap. Wash your face before you turn in. |
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