LOTD + Video Tutorial: Dramatic Arabic Makeup Look

One of my really good friends, who is Egyptian and also a fellow makeup artist, inspired me to do this look.  I had SO MUCH FUN doing this!!!!  This does lean more towards the intermediate application difficulty, however I think everyone should try it out... or their version of this look anyway. ;-)

It's not often I do an Arabic look and I don't really do them on myself so it was a blast to take some time to do this LOTD and a video tutorial.  (I know it's been FOREVER since I have done a tutorial but I haven't been in one place long enough to commit to doing them again... until now. Yay!)  The hard part is doing the eyeliner and when you do something dramatic like this on yourself, it's much harder to do than if you were doing this on another person.  Practice, practice, practice!  You'll see mine isn't perfect but who cares!?  Grab your makeup and your brushes and give it a go.  Have fun and I hope you like it...

The inspiration picture can be found on flicker HERE. Due to copyright, it wouldn't let me put the picture on my blog.  I didn't like the lip that the model has, so I kept it soft and neutral and changed the colors to my favorites: pink and purple!

Face:

• Avon Extra Lasting Foundation
• Benefit Powderflage (to set under eye concealer and to brighten)
• MAC Studio Finish Concealer (blemishes)
• MUFE concealer/corrector (under eyes)
• CoverFX Loose Setting Powder
• MAC Cantaloupe Blush
• MAC Pink Swoon Blush
• MAC MSF By Candlelight (highlight)

Eyes:

• Tarte Emphaseyes (brows)
• MAC Painterly Paint Pot (base)
• Makeup Geek e/s in Corrupt (outer 1/3 of lid and crease)
• Sephora 5-in-1: Shopping in Milan Palette - the purple color (inner 1/3 of lid and patted on top and into the black)
• 88-Palette - hot pink, light pink and bright white e/s
• Sugarpill e/s in Tako
• MAC Fascinating e/l
• Clinique gel liner in True Black
• MUFE Aqua Liner #13
• Loreal Voluminous Mascara
• False Lashes (box from eBay) and Duo glue

Lips:

• MAC Prep + Prime Lip
• NYX Iris lipstick
• Buxom l/g in Bunny

I hope you liked this LOTD and don't forget to go to my YouTube Channel for the tutorial HERE!  Have a gorgeous day!

Betty xx