Because let’s face it…Barbie may have been ALMOST perfect, but one thing was missing...
Ain’t one barbie that was ever played with had perfect hair.
I wanted to do something different from your typical dolly-look—something that popped somehow and created an edge, but brought the dolly-look down to earth in a way, so you’d have the girly cutesyness, but you’d also have something that kept barbie a bit real, a bit more rugged and up-front, whilst still upholding that girly-girl component. I LOVE contrast, I don’t usually like to do looks that are solidly based on one theme. It’s more fun to bring something new to the table that’s equally as exciting or moreso!! (or boring, if you don’t like makeup…in that case, get out of here!!! Haha just kidding…).
In this look, I did a smokey eye with some neutral tones, a bright pink lip, and of course, pink blush. To open the eyes, I did not use any eyeliner. Feel like you've got it? Then unless you like seeing me embarrass myself trying to put my makeup on, you can feel free to be done reading!!!
(goofing around, trying to act like how I think a Barbie would act for the sake of this blog post :P What I do for you people...HAHA just kidding. It was actually pretty fun!!)
If you like the look, read on for the tutorial!! (or just to see me goofily try to put my makeup on :P ). I personally would wear this makeup look...well, anywhere!
If you want a hair tutorial..... Here's the concensus of what I do:
Twist hair into a bun, wear in bun all day. Take bun out, hair is curly and messy. Shake it around, keep changing the part, don't brush it much and mess it up as much as possible (this will vary amongst hair types...with my hair, it takes little to no effort to mess up).
(FYI, this is not a hair blog.)
Step 1
(Read this whole paragraph before starting if you have sparse lashes and don't like false eyelashes!!). First, put on your mascara. The reason I think you should do this first is because you won't be putting any eyeliner on, so your eyeliner/eyeliner brush isn't going to mess up/tangle the lashes--and since that's out of the way, mascara fall-out can really mess up your foundation, as I'm sure you know. Putting on mascara first eliminates the problem of cleaning up those black dots and ruining your foundation! :) Got sparse lashes? NO problem, apply some false eyelashes...If you have no false eyelashes (or just don't like them), you can use a thin layer of eyeliner, right at the base of your lashes before you put on the mascara, to at least give you some volume to compensate for the length! Dolly-looks typically involve long eyelashes, but do whatever you are comfortable with.
Step 2
Put on a clean, freshly foundationed, concealed, set with powder, face. I won't show you how I put on my foundation in this tutorial, as I think it's kind of boring to mention here and I'd like to elaborate more on my face routine when I do, and also, I don't like my current foundation (I use Revlon Colorstay 24 Hour in Ivory) and am in the process of switching.
Step 3
Now that THAT'S out of the way, it's time to get down to BIDNESS... YAY.
I decided to do the lips first :) (A Little Note: You can do your eyes first also. I like to do eyes before blush because I think your blush brush and your blush can wipe away and cover any fall-out that may have occurred. You could also do the eyes at the same time as you do the mascara (before foundation), eliminating any chance of fall-out ruining your makeup--I just did them after my foundation here as I already had my makeup on because it was the end of the day!!!)
Here you can see that I have my mascara and foundation on...and then my lips are quite stained from lipstain!! I already tried scrubbing it off to no avail, but since I'd tried 3 different lipstains that day (different blog post), no dice!!! So here is what I'm going to do.Since I didn't have the shade of lipstick I wanted (a light, baby pink), and my lips were also stained, I opted to do the mixing option. If you've already got a color that works for you and don't like messing around, then just put it on and skip this step!!!
First, get out concealer or white eyeliner. If you are using white eyeliner, you need to put on a thicker layer for a lighter color now, because it's hard to go back and add white eyeliner after you've already applied lipstick. I ended up using Glamoflauge concealer in the shade Ultra Light. You can purchase it at Walmart for around 7 bucks. Conceal a thin layer all over lips, till they are somewhat of a blanker canvas.
Alrighty, now that that is done, just add your lipstick/lip gloss. I chose a random deep pink gloss that I am totally not recommending to you because it's a balmstain that stained my lips cherry red when I took the concealer off, but anyway, at the surface level the concealer lightened it to a baby pink :) Add any translucent powder to set the color, then blot. You could also use baby powder. :)
Step 4
Eyes. This is actually pretty simple. I only used three colors!! I used a palette that was discontinued from ELF, but these are pretty general shades, so feel free to use whatever and experiment. I think that the NYX Love In Paris eyeshadow palettes in Pardon My French and C'est La Vie would work well :) There are SO many neutral palettes out there, all you need is a matte brown, an emerald green, and any highlight ranging from beige to gold (ooh, that could be really pretty with this) to white and you are good to go.
The shades I used are:
A deep emerald green with just a little sheen to it.
A matte yellow-toned poop brown with a small amount of gold glitter (what? I don't know what else to call the shade...It is pretty though. Heh heh :) ).
A pearly beige.
The matte brown defines the eye and creates some definition (since using all shimmer colors can take away from definition), the darkness of the emerald contours and brightens your eye-color, and the pearly beige highlights and brightens your eye. You can interchange these three colors with other tones, but that was the logic for the shades I chose :)
1. Cover the entire lid of the eye with the matte brown, from corner to corner, blending out into the brow-bone but not allowing the color to enter the brow-bone. Put it on the inner corners of your eyes. Line directly underneath the eye on the inner and outer corners like you would an eyeliner, making sure to blend out, but do not line underneath the middle of the eye.
(I promise my eyebrows don't look this messy in person...But if they did, SO WHAT :P )
2. Take the emerald shade and put it on the outer corners of your eyes, blending into the lid and traveling the color into your crease. Line the bottom center of your lid with the color, like you would an eyeliner, blending out into where you lined the eye with the matte-brown on each side.3. Take the pearly shade and put it all over the brow-bone, traveling to the the spot right around the inner-corners of the eyes where you put the matte brown.
Eyes are done. :)
Step 5
Now you just apply a baby pink blush to the apples of your cheeks, blending out across your cheekbones, to create that dolly-look. Apply it pretty high up on the cheeks, I like to get it almost right under my eyes. If you apply too low it can age you. I also like to put a little blush on the tip of my nose for a little glow, but you don't have to do that!
And you are done!! :) Shine on, Miss!!
(A real barbie has some JANKED UP hair!!!!!!! We all know it.)
Hope that was fun!! I understand it might not be for everyone, but for anyone girly and daring, I think it's a really fun, pretty way to express yourself!! Of course HAHA, you do NOT have to go out in public with a messy, crazy mop of hair :) I did that for the sake of the blog post, but I think messy in a pretty way would be cute with this look. And not that I conform to seasonal makeup in the least, but it could also be a great Fall to Summer look!! Most of all, I hope any tips I shared helped somebody!! Or you at least laughed a little. Take care!! :)
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