Dear Reader,
If you are looking for a blog post about a cheerful young adult spending a jolly time playing with makeup, look elsewhere. Because this is just another miserable post of the unlucky looks of the characters from A Series of Unfortunate Events. It is my solemn duty to stay up all night researching and recreating these hapless makeup looks, but you may be more comfortable getting a good night's sleep. In that case, you should probably choose another post.
(Paraphrased from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Book the Fifth: The Austere Academy)
This post is part two of my Esme Squalor Ersatz Elevator makeup look (if you're a glutton for misfortune click here to see part 1).
This look is from the second half (Episode 4 of Season 2) where Esme is at the very "in" auction.
( Lucy Punch as Esme Squalor via A Series of Unfortunate Events Instagram)
What You Will Need
1. Gray Shimmer & Matte Beige Eyeshadow: A nice dark gray with silver shimmer on the outer 2/3 of the eye and a matte beige on the inner 1/3 gives Esme's polished appearance.
2. Satin Black & Bright White Shimmer Eyeshadow: Black shadow with a satin finish for the crease and a bright white shimmer shadow to highlight the brow bone and inner corner.
3. Black Liquid Liner, Mascara, & Lashes: A quick swipe of black liner across the top lash line, lengthening mascara, and ideally, corner lashes (my lashes didn't work out so I used three mascaras to get the desired results)
4. Contour, Highlight, Blush: These products are what we use to try to sculpt the face to get a similar shape and light appearance as the actress on the show.
5. White Eyeliner & Black Shadow: White liner for the lower water line and the shadow traced around the lower lash line for more intensity (as if Esme needs any more).
6. Dark Purple or Black Lipstick: Either a very dark purple lipstick or a black lipstick with a purple top coat.
My sister made the hat and I glued on the feathers (I am clearly not a hat designer, haha).
Check out my sister's Instagram for more fun projects
Those feathers were insanely expensive, that's why our re-creation only has two.
As mentioned above, the lashes that I planned to use did not work out.
So, I used Benefit's They're Real! Mascara (let it dry), Doucce's Maxlash Volumizer Mascara (let it dry), then on top of that I used Urban Decay's Perversion Mascara.
Not quite as perfect as it would have been with lashes but I still like the results.
For the lip color I definitely should have covered my lips with concealer first and then added the color. It took several coats and two different shades to build up intensity so, learn from my mistakes! :)
Step by Step Video here
Products I used:
Almay: Truly Lasting Color Liquid Makeup in Ivory
Urban Decay: Gunmetal Eyeshadow
Real Techniques: Base Shadow Brush
Urban Decay: Black Market Eyeshadow
Vasanti: Contour Eyeshadow Brush 4
Urban Decay: Combust Eyeshadow
LOTTIE LONDON: Perfectly Precise Eyeshadow Brush
Urban Decay: Polyester Bride Eyeshadow
Crown: Deluxe Infinity Shadow/Crease Duet Brush C476
Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush
Mellow Cosmetics: Liquid
Precision Pen Eyeliner
Benefit: They’re
Real! Mascara
N.Y.C Color Cosmetics: White Eyeliner Pencil
Urban Decay: Oil Slick Eyeshadow
Doucce: Maxlash
Volumizer Mascara
Urban Decay: Perversion Mascara
NYX: Highlight
& Contour Pro Palette
Luxie Rose Gold Large Angled Face Brush 504
Real Techniques: Contour Brush
Tarte: Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Paaarty
Luxie Beauty: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush
NYX: Suede Matte Lipliner in Vintage
NYX: Soft Matte Lip Cream in Transylvania
NYX: Epic Ink Lip Dye in Night Runner
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