I'll admit, I'm not sure this new version of Beauty and the Beast will be able to fully measure up to the original, but that's not the movie's fault. The animated version is just too good. Either way, my devotion to Disney and Alan Menken has made it so that nothing I find out about the remake has deterred me from seeing it at my first opportunity. So, in celebration of the film that owns my sorry self...
This week: The Enchanted Rose
1. Apply lid shades.
After applying an eye primer, apply a navy blue eyeshadow all over the lid and up past the crease and outer V, then blend it out with a blank fluffy brush. Using your finger, dab a bit of red/peach cosmetic glitter on the outer third of the lid, outside of the blue color. If you want the glitter to be more pigmented, use a glitter primer beforehand. I skipped that step in order to make it more subtle. You can also use light pink glitter around the edges of the red for more of a duochrome effect.
2. Start drawing the rose.
Use a green liquid eyeliner to line the upper lashes and create a wing by drawing a line from the outer corner to the spot of glitter, then connecting it to the line on the eyelid.
Outline the flower with a black liquid liner. Start with a U-shape, then draw a few curved lines inside it to create the petals and draw a small bud at the top and in the center. This part is kind of hard to explain, so just follow the pictures.
3. Color the rose.
Fill in the petals with a red or pink eyeliner. You can also use it to cover up any mistakes made while drawing the petals. Then use the green liner to draw a leaf extending from the outer corner, then one on the opposite side of the stem. If you want, you can draw a few thorns along the upper lashline. Use a white eyeliner (pencil or liquid) along the edges of a couple of the petals to accent the color of the flower and add some dimension.
4. Tightline and highlight.
Use a blue or green pencil eyeliner to tightline the lower waterline, and smudge the lid shade along the lower lashline. Then highlight the inner corner with the light pink glitter and highlight the browbone with a white eyeshadow, or one that's slightly lighter than your skin tone. Finish the look with a black or brown mascara.
