You'll be a graveyard smash with this gorgeously monstrous makeup mash-up. "Changing the skin tone color to gray can actually give a very beautiful look," says MAC senior artist Romero Jennings, who created this wildly cinematic look on Dana, StyleList's assistant editor, in eleven surprisingly simple steps. Follow along, and you'll be the most glamorous ghoul on the block.
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First, Jennings turned the skin a ghoulish shade of gray. He used MAC Chromacake, mixing together the white and black shades to make gray. To do this at home, Jennings suggests scraping black eye shadow into a light foundation. mixing well, and blending it across the face.
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Jennings blacked out the brows with carbon gray Eye Shadow in Print. He then highlighted beneath the brow with Eye Shadow in Nylon. "This shade will camouflage any growth under the brow," said Jennings. "It's a great substitute for tweezing."
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Jennings darkened the eye lids with MAC Eye Shadow in Carbon.
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Jennings applies MAC Lashes #42 to the upper eyelids.
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To take the lashes up a notch on the fab-o-meter, Jennings used black paper to extend the lashes at the outer corner. He cut black carbon paper into really thin strips, curled them with his fingers, and applied them with tweezers and lash glue.
"I used black carbon paper, but you could use something metallic or sparkly," explained Jennings. "You can take the look to whatever level you desire."
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Jennings applied MAC Blush in Simply Scarlett to the apples of the cheeks, extending the color up to the temples.
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Jennings drew in a widows peak using MAC Eyeliner in Black. You can make the hair line as natural or dramatic as you desire.
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The lips will eventually be red, but for subversive undertones Jennings chose black for a base on the lips. The used black eye liner - specifically MAC Eye Liner in Black - on the lips, outlining them and then filling in the color.
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To add shine to the eye lids, Jennings mixed clear gloss with Pigment in Purple and Fuchsia, and tapped it on over the black shadow for a gorgeous glimmery effect.
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