Cleopatra is one of the original beauty divas, and when Fab showed me her costume ideas for the legendary Egyptian Pharaoh, I just had to chime in with some dramatic makeup tips to complete this dazzling style.
With a life more intense than every episode of The Hills combined, this Bella Donna's look correlates rather nicely with several Fall 2008 trends: winged-out eyeliner, ample brows, hints of metallic, and boldly colored shadows.
For some suggestions on how to apply Cleopatra's makeup, check out some of my tips (along with a fun widget) below, following the picture to your right as a guide:
- Complexion — Choose a matte foundation for a flawless finish.
- Eyes — Using a black eyebrow pencil, fill in brows with a high arch. Heavily line eyes with a creamy black liner, extending far past your outer corners. Use a deeply pigmented green or bluish-green shadow to fill in from lash line to brow and inner corner to outer corner. Glue on shimmery false lashes to complete.
- Blush — For a bright glow, sweep a peachy shade across your cheeks.
- Lips — With all the drama focused on the eyes, keep the lips semi-matte to matte in a nude or peach shade.
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OMG this is great! I already have my Cleopatra costume ready to go for next weekend and I was gonna do some research on makeup but you did it for me! Great tips!
1I love that movie!
2thanks for posting this!
3Wow how ironic! I'm going to be cleopatra this year for halloween and today I was practing how to wear my makeup! I'm actually using gold and green shadow along with the liquid eyeliner of course!
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