Modern Retro look

Ugh see, my attempts at creative names for my looks are cringe-worthy! The title came from the fact that  this look somehow reminded me of the 50s. I think it's the minty green and orangey-red, the combination is just invocative of 50s design. Or also it's a bit like something an old victorian whore might wear :P pale face, bright red lips, shoddily applied bright green eyeshadow, rouged cheeks...See what I mean? :P And it's modern because of the contrasting sparkle in the shadow and the glossiness of the lips. Or something.

 

Face: Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation in 02, Barry M blusher in no 5 Apricot

Eyes: Venomous Cosmetics loose eyeshadow in Fairy Godmother, black mascara

Lips: Venomous Cosmetics Lip Poison in Dazed

I really liked this makeup and think I could have looked quite pretty if I didn't have hideous unwashed hair and dirty pyjamas on :P

Retro Cherry

 

This was just a simple look i did when going to a friends house. Pretty basic, just eyeliner, brows and then slightly overdrawn lips. Sort of 40s inspired.

Can't remember what was on my face, which is annoying because i think it was looking particularly good. Typical!

Eyes: Sleek circus palette white (terrible pigmentation, but was just used to highlight my browbone), black eyeliner, black mascara

Eyebrows: middle colour of the brow powders on Jelly Pong Pong's Wakeup Makeup kit

Lips: NYX Round lipstick in Black Cherry

Lips like these look good (to me anyway) when i have a neutral  or slight smile but when i really smile i look bizarre! Check it out:

 

I think it's because it's not my natural lipline, which makes it a bit clownish looking. Which i don't mind because i like clown makeup, though usually i do more Pierrot inspired looks not whiteface or auguste types.

As you can see i need to re-dye my hair.

Excitingly my air inspired look won second place in MizzWorthy and Illamasqua's Elementals contest :) Thank everyone who commented either on my blog or the contest page with kind words.

Also i just hit 400 followers, which is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much to any new additions reading this :)

xxx