Makeup Tutorial: Superman-Inspired

“I am (I am) I am Superman! I can do anything!”
^I have the lyrics to REM’s song stuck in my head. Not to mention I’m in love with Superman. I mean, he’s handsome, sweet, never lies, and is noble to a fault. Mmmm...

Naturally, Superman-inspired makeup had to happen. Duh. (click on the pics to see them in fullscreen)

What I used: Lots of stuff, actually. I used three Wet’n’Wild palettes: “A Regular at the Factory”, “Knock on Wood” and” I Got Good Jeans”. I also used a single Hard Candy pink (it came in a multipack and doesn’t have a name), Wet’n’Wild navy eyeliner, and Greatlash’s “So Very Berry” mascara (although it’s a limited edition, it can be found on Amazon).

Step 1: Cover your lid in the sky-blue from the RATF (“Regular at the Factory”—I’ll be using weird abbreviations) palette.

Step 2: Starting from your outer corner, sweep the navy from the IGGJ palette to the center of your lid. The shadow should be drakest at the corner and gradually lighter towards the middle—this creates a quasi-gradient.

Step 3: Apply the Hard Candy pink to your crease.

Step 4: Starting from the outer-corner-side of your crease, sweep the maroon from the KOW palette, creating a pink-to-maroon gradient, similar to what we did with the blues. I chose pink/maroon instead of red because 1. red eyeshadow is impossible to find and 2. full-on scarlet might be a bit too aggressive with the already vibrant blue.

Step 5: Sweep the bright yellow-gold from the IGGJ palette along the inner corner and a little bit under the eye.

Step 6: Brush the pale yellow from the RATF palette from your crease up to your browbone. This provides a nice highlight while still keeping to the color scheme. Yay!

Step 7: Apply navy liner to the top lash line.

Step 8: While you can use black mascara, I thought this berry mascara really tied this look together and added a totally boss touch. Apply to top and bottom lashes.

 SHAZAM! You look freaking fantastic. Super-duper. Wow-worthy. Now go out there and show the world that you ARE Superman and you CAN do anything!