Anime Makeup

Anime makeup is kind of tough but it CAN be done with a little perserverence. It is ALL about eyes. Your eyes are what make the makeup. If any of you have seen anime you know that the eyes are big and outrageous. For those of you who don't take the time to look at some images, Sailor Moon is a good example, so is Dragon Ball Z. Anime makeup is super tricky only because you have to forget that your eyes exist. You must extend the eye or think of it as making a new one. Go around your eye but don't just make a cirlce. You need to create the same shape of your eye but it's like you are magnifying it. I added white to my face because the picture I was looking at for inspiration was a caucasian character. A lot of the time, when doing this make up, you want to get rid of your eyebrows, a little eyebrow wax and liquid latex never hurts. The idea is to make big eyes. When you do this you want to draw in some new eyebrows above your actual eyebrow. Which is what makes things hard about this makeup. It is hard to picture you moving your facial features so if you don't get it right the first time, don't fret, just keep going at it. With those who already have big eyes, you don't have to make your new eye so big, your big eyes will compensate for it. Once you have your new eyes, color the inside white. Keep remembering that you are making a magnified version of your eye so take a good look at what your eyes look like so you can have a better understanding of what you look like. Once you have that down, draw in some eyelashes like i done here (if you don't have the money) if you do feel free to add some fake ones to the outside of your eye lines. Then once you have the eyes set, go ahead and dress them up like you would your normal eyes. Add eyeshadow or how ever you want. You can add wings, add eyeshadow, or make a smoky eye, how ever you want. Being creative is fun. Have a good time doing this and remember, it is a magnification and if you don't get it right the first time, preactice, practice, practice.