Style Icons

Kat Von D is a style icon to me, she may not attend fashion shows or wear this season designers but shes iconic in her own way. Unlike most "style icons" who are stylish and show their personality through their clothing Kat Von D does it through her skin. Kat expresses herself through tattoo's and is well known for this, although her look i more permanent, her style is defiantly unique and unlike any other. She's different from most celeb's shes not this fame driven celeb.She's a glamorous embodiment of class.

Movie Make-Up

Make-up effects on movies
Make-up can be used in many different ways not just for enhancing someones beauty

1. X-Men

Another fabulous make-up effect would be Mystique from x-men-

To re-create her look I would use a flesh liquid latex on the skin to get all the effects on mystique's face once dry and fine with all the markings I have made I would then cover my face with a blue cream make-up I would then use a charcoal eye shadow for my uses referring back to the picture, I would also use the charcoal eye shadow on the latex to make it stand out and make it look more lifelike.

2.The Dark Knight

Although this isn't the most jaw dropping of effects i still love the the way the make-up has been 

applied and the overall effect the make-up gives him!

How i would re-create the Joker look would be, firstly the base i would add a layer of clown white face paint to cover the base of the face then i would start to build up the white until the white looked liked almost natural like skin, Secondly i would then use black supra colour around the eyes, and use make a tear stick to create tears and smudge the eye make up to make it look more distressed and lifelike.  i would then use a red lipstick for the lips the jokers lips are extended so use the lipstick to extend you lips out but also smudge it a little to create a better effect.



3. Alice in wonder land 

I think The Mad Hatter is wonderful make-up effect

To recreate the mad hatter look I would firstly use a clown white face paint for the base apply all over face to make it look natural and skin like, I would then use a light pink under the cheek bones to emphasis the cheek bones and at the side of the nose to make the nose look smaller, I would then use the same pink under the eyes and on the eyelids but use it a bit more heavily, then I would apply some blue greasepaint on the top lids , and then white fake top and bottom eyelashes keep referring to the picture to get it look realistic.

1920's make-up look.

One era that interest me the most in make up would be the  flirtatious 20's!

During the 1920's most women wore cream or ivory face powder to give the women a very flawless subtle look.Later on in the middle of the twenties a powder corresponding to the nature of the skin came into fashion. However they were very bold when it came to there lips, they usually used deep reds,plums or orange's.As trends changed so did the colours but they still remained bold colours. The women applied there lipstick as a "Cupid's Bow" to the upper lip, an the exaggerated there bottom lip, they de-emphasized it a little. Lips were the key look to any womens make-up

The women usually wore dark smoky eyes. To get this effect the women lined there eyes with black eyeliner, the eyelid was usually covered with a dark grey to give a smoky look, the women also used other colour like turquoise and greens and it was applied very heavily. The women also painted there eyelashes black to emphasis them then added on the fake eyelashes. This style was very dark and dramatic.

The 1920's was a big change for women they finally got the right to vote and finally got a chance to let there hair down and let there beauty fly free. Women began to date without chaperones, dance and drink hard liquor at parties and best of all express there beauty through make up! Women reinvented them selves! For once they had confidence and was allowed to showit, so why not girls! This is why this style of makeup interests me the most not just because its a beautiful look but there is a story behind it !

My 5 favourite make items in my make-up bag would be -
Mac spiked - eyebrow pencil
Mac studio fix liquid foundation
Mac mineral powder bronzer
Rimmel Fire cracker red lipstick





My Mac spiked eyebrow pencil is my best friend and a must have for any girls make-up bag, this defines your eyebrows giving them a great shape and creating a whole new look for yourself! They don't have to be big and bold they could be soft a discreet. Just gives a girl a great overall look. This pencil comes in at  only 10.00 and lasts a lifetime!







My Mac studio fix foundation is great! its a medium based cover foundation, it easy coverage and non-shiny foundation. Although it is a medium based coverage it doesn't feel heavy on your skin, once applied it gives a flawless look. It comes in at 19.50 again not breaking the bank and with its good coverage it last! I've tried numerous foundation and this is certainly a keeper!










My Mac mineral powder bronzer, is one of my favourite make-up items, its not as heavy on the skin as a bronzer and you can build it up allot easier than you would be able to with a bronzer it gives the exact same effect as a bronzer but better! You're able to build up on the colour on certain parts you wants to eg- building up colour on your cheek bone to define it. This comes in about 23.00, a bit more expensive for a mineral powder but its not heavy on the skin and works a treat!







Last but not least my Fire Cracker red lipstick by Rimmel, is a must have! Who doesn't love big red lips! Again you don't have to have the bold red look ( even though it is to die for!) you can go with a subtle red look. It's a brill lipstick if you fancy being brave! The lipstick goes on perfectly although i would suggest getting yourself a good lipstick brush and experiment applying it like that too. Rocking a red look is amazing!