Ultima Beauty: Georgina Orwell | The Miserable Mill | A Series of Unfortunate Events

Dear Readers,

It’s been quite some time since my last makeup tutorial inspired by the Netflix adaption of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Upon popular request over the last few weeks, I have created a makeup tutorial for Dr. Georgina Orwell.

You can watch my video tutorial here

Who?

Photo from my copy of the book The Incomplete History of Secret Organizations Published by Hachette Books.

I do not own the rights to this book and absolutely no copyright infringement intended.

The use of the photo is purely for teaching/tutorial purposes.

As a side review; this book is awesome and is an incredible companion to the Netflix adaption and an enjoyable read for anyone interested in the show or books.

Please don't sue me!

As you may recall, Dr. Orwell is from Lemony Snicket’s fourth book The Miserable Mill.
She is the optometrist who lives in the town of Paltryville and is a secondary antagonist.
She uses hypnosis to cause all sorts of problems for the Baudelaires.

She is portrayed by Catherine O’Hara (Home Alone) in the Netflix adaptation and shows up in The Miserable Mill: Parts One & Two.

What’s the Look?

The staple of her makeup look is heavy black eyeliner of the top and bottom lash lines. She also has a strong blush/contour that is heavy on the upper cheek bones.

She also wears large dark rimmed glasses that correspond with her dark eyeliner rimmed eyes.

Her lips color is mainly a neutral nude color, except for in a flashback in The Carnivorous Carnival: Part One, where she is wearing a deep red shade.

How Can I Created this Miserable Makeup Look?

Although I advise against it, if you keep scrolling you can read my step-by-step tutorial.

I also advise against watching my video tutorial here

1. Foundation, Eye Primer, & Basic Brown Shadows:

The first step is to get a good foundation with a natural finish to give you a nice canvas to work with.

Next use an eyeshadow primer to cover the eyelid and crease so everything we add will stay in place.

It’s a bit hard to see Dr. Orwell’s eyeshadow because of her bangs and large glasses, but it appears to be more neutral shades.

So, I went with a matte burnt sienna shade and blended it through the crease of the eye. Then I took a brownish pink shade (also matte) and covered the lids.

I used a matte powdered highlighter on the brow bone.

2. Black Gel Liner & Powder Eyeshadow:

Next take a black gel eyeliner pencil and run it across your lash line, just following the natural shape of your eye. Continue the with the liner into the inner corners of your eyes and then work it into the lower water line.

Use an angled eyeshadow brush to smooth the liner across your top lash line a little more.

On the same brush take matte black eyeshadow and run it over the gel liner on the top lash line.

Then add some shadow along the lower lash line meeting the top liner and just creating a tiny wing.

3. Masara & Concealer:

Dr. Orwell’s lashes are long and occasionally unruly. It doesn’t appear that she is wearing false lashes though. So I used a volume and lengthening mascara on the top lashes liberally and just gently applied it to the bottom lashes.

Dust off any shadow fallout with a clean fluffy brush. Then clean up whatever is left with a liquid concealer.

4. Contour + Highlight + Rose Blush:

Use a matte brown contour shade and place that just under your cheek bone stopping about midway down. Blend the shade with your fingertips so the line isn’t quite as harsh.

Next take a matte off-white highlighter and dust it onto the tops of the cheek bones and under the eyes.

Then take a neutral toned matte blush and cover the apples of the cheeks and blend towards the nose. Dr. Orwell has a pretty strong blush so be generous with the color.

5. Lipstick & Setting Foundation: Grab a satin finished nude lipstick and swipe it on your lips.

Then with a powder foundation or setting powder use a makeup sponge to set and mattify your skin as well as define contour.

If you want to go the extra mile you can add lines of black eyeshadow to your face and blend them out to give the appearance of more mature skin like the character has in the Netflix adaption.

I didn't, but you can, it's totally up to you.

Grab yourself some glasses and finally...

We have our finished Georgina Orwell inspired makeup look!

Obviously, the look is not complete without her crazy eyes and creepy smile lol 😆

Eyeliner and mascara are probably the most important products for Georgina's look.

You can get some pretty affordable eyeliners from Colourpop and NYX that are nice and inky.

The mascara I used has been a drugstore favorite for decades (see product list below).

The strong contour and blush are a little bit hidden by her hair in the show but are still a big part of what brings her look together.

Matte finishes are a must for Georgina's look.

Leave the shimmers for Esme.

You can really use any brown/bronze eyeshadows to create the eye shape for Georgina.

Again, just stick with mattes.

If your eyeliner/shadow starts to fade or isn't as strong as you would like, just go back in with the gel liner and strengthen up the ink.

Mine faded a tab because my eyes were watering from allergies.

Products I Used for Dr. Georgina Orwell's Makeup:

Almay: Truly Lasting Color Liquid Makeup in Ivory

Urban Decay: Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Hazel-Nuts!

Glamour Dolls: Blending Brush #10 Sperm Whale Edition

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Flapjack

Slmissglam: SS57 Brush

Colourpop: Crème Gel Liner in Swerve

MAC: Carbon Eyeshadow

Estate Cosmetics: EEL03 - Eye Liner Brush

Maybelline: Great Lash Mascara in Very Black

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Real Techniques: Pointed Foundation Brush

F.A.R.A.H: Tapered Blending Brush 35E

Pixi Beauty: Fresh Face Blush in Beach Rose

Slmissglam: Rose Gold Blusher Brush

L’Oreal: Colour Riche Satin Lipstick in 800 Fairest Nude

MAC: Studio Fix Powder in NW10

Again, if you have an affinity for misery you can watch my video tutorial here

There we have my (by request) Dr. Georgina Orwell makeup look from the Netflix adaption of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill.

Thanks for checking it out.

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