Frozen’s Elsa of Arendelle Makeup Tutorial // Halloween or Cosplay
Though I had been dying to add Elsa of Arendelle ~ from Disney’s Frozen, to my DIY Disney costumes and characters {which I began last year when I was working with Babble/Disney}… by September, I was hitting burnout hard, and blew it off. Finally, two weeks into October, the fire burned again and I jumped on it… and though I still had time, finding my costume bases to DIY up on this little mountain {and sans the internet – because I wanted a real challenge -but didn’t want to sew my outfits from scratch} was more difficult than I anticipated.
But alas, last Friday I finally found workable options and got to work. However, I couldn’t create the makeup or hair tutorials until I had the costumes complete… thus, the final week before Halloween I finally have my Elsa looks and they were so much fun I can’t wait to share them with you.
But first, let’s begin with makeup, because creating Elsa’s look isn’t possible without it ~and really, it’s surprisingly easy… Enjoy.
Here’s What I Used…
I began with my base and foundation in place, but otherwise had a fresh face… So get your face on and get ready. I’ll list and link to the products I used beneath the demonstration photos…
Steps…
* CHEEKS Begin with soft pink shimmer blush for all over shimmer… then blend in some bright pink on the apples of your cheeks.
* EYEBROWS Elsa’s eybrows have an almost evil swoop to them. They angle and point at the tips then narrow out – and are a little longer than mine, but I think I nailed them {though only one is complete in this photo}. Scroll down to see the photo I used as inspiration and more direct shots of my brows.
* EYES – STEP ONE Begin by applying a thick amount of white shimmer eyeshadow all over your lids, from top to bottom and around all the edges. I used a few different whites, but mostly…
NOTE: For a really bright and shimmery eye, you may want to use cream shimmer shadows {I simply didn’t have them, but regular eye shadows work as well}
* EYES – STEP TWO Using a bright-ultra pigmented, matte purple eye powder, I created the base of Elsa’s eye by following the creases of my lids, swooping and fanning it out to the sides, then down around the lower lids too. Look at Elsa for inspo.
* EYES – STEP THREE Using deep, rich purple eye shadows, I created depth in my eyes by applying the darkest color to the inner and outer lids, and fanning it out. I then added hot pinks and rich shimmery rusts around the edges, layered more of my purple pigment on top, and finished by dabbing my white shimmer powder on the top/center of my lids -fanning upward, then around the eyebrow again to finish it off.
* EYES – STEP FOUR Curl your lashes {and add falsies if you’d like to} Using black liquid eyeliner {or gel liner, rather}, I created a heavy, but long, cat eye and went pretty thick around the lower lid as well. I started with my pencil liner, just to create a path to basically trace with my liquid so I wouldn’t make any mistakes. I used my smudger to blend the liner on the tops of my lids into the dark purple shadow… then layered on a few more shadows {as seen above} to really make the colors pop!
* EYES – STEP FIVE If you used falsies, simply apply a coat of mascara over them and you’re done. Since Elsa’s lashes are kind of shorter and thicker than longer, I opted to use my own fiber mascara to get the look and I love it. Click the link below for a full mascara review.
* My nails have all broken and are really short right now, so an intricate Frozen manicure and nail art was out of the question. I liked the darker nails for Elsa’s “before” look, and wanted to go lighter for her “after” look {but I forgot} but I love these nails regardless. The fuzzy top layer looks like snow falling, so I added it just to the tips and partially down the beds of my nails -and mostly off to one side or the other.
Products: Shimmery Teal by Sinful Colors + Sally Hansen aqua Fuzzy Coat -I didn’t use the white shown above for this one, but topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite for quick drying and staying power – all polishes found a the drug store.
LA native & lifestyle blogger Maegan Tintari writes daily at ...love Maegan.com sharing beauty & style secrets, including fashion DIYs, how-to nail art manicures, hair tutorials, recipes & home decorating ideas, as well as a look into her personal life, her journey & battle with infertility & recent relocation to the mountains by a lake in search of a better life with her adorable French Bulldog brothers, Trevor and Randy.
