I absolutely love experimenting with makeup and new looks. I got my inspiration for this 1950s makeup and hair from Dita Von Teese. Her hair and makeup always looks fresh and flawless, and this is what I have tried to create today. All the makeup products I have used, apart from Mac Russian Red lipstick, are available in drug stores for a small budget. You can get a very similar colour to the Mac lipstick, so if you don't have any high end products, this look is still easily achievable!
For this look, I first browsed the web for pictures of Dita Von Teese to get a rough idea of what the end result should look like.
The hair would be best achieved if you have rollers, which will enable you to get those thick waves that are a signature look for Dita. However, I do not, and so created this look with only hair straighteners and hair grips. I curled my hair in circular motions away from the face, and folded up to create a shorter looking hair style. I also curled my fringe back away from the face, and pinned into place in a roll shape.
Now for the makeup! I wanted a nice flawless base, so I first applied my usual foundation as I normally would, and then applied another, slightly lighter foundation on top. I used a beauty blender to get the smoothest finish as possible.
Eyebrows are thick and dark for this look (something my boyfriend dislikes! ha). I used an eyebrow pencil to fill out and draw the basic shape. Then smoothed and set them with some eye shadow.
For the eyes I used a liquid eyeliner to create a reasonably thick line on my lid, and added a small wing. I then applied a couple of layers of mascara to finish them off.
The red lips are key to this pin up style look, and I lined mine first with a lip liner, making my lips slightly fuller and rounder as I did so. I then went over with a very red lipstick to intensify them, and added a darker red to the edges to create definition.
The cheeks are contoured, not to heavy, but to create a shadow and give shape to the face. Add bronzer to the temples as well, to further shape the face.
For the blush I only used a small amount above the contour and blended it down into the bronzed area.
Highlight the upper cheeks, forehead, chin and nose. Add a small amount to the bottom lip over the rest lipstick to create the illusion of light reflecting off of them.
Dita has her signature beauty spot, and so I couldn't complete this look without adding one myself.
I am very happy with how this whole 1950s inspired hair and makeup look turned out, and will definitely be doing it again in the future. It made me feel very glam!
I have uploaded a video on the exact steps I did to complete this look on my Youtube channel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVyJBhT2uBY
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