Last night for Halloween, I decided to unleash my anime schoolgirl persona BOBA in the spirit of the holiday. I didn't actually go anywhere, unless you count the kitchen, so my costume went unappreciated by all but the flour, sugar, and rolling pin. Yes, it was a homemade cookies kinda night, and baking while in cosplay made it all the merrier. Not an elaborate outfit, but schoolgirl uniforms rarely are so a simple blouse and knee-highs did the trick!
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:
Blue wig - Serge's
Schoolgirl blouse - YES STYLE
Side zip circle skirt - YES STYLE
Patent leather loafers - Pink & Pepper
The 'manga makeup' I did here isn't SO over the top that you couldn't wear it out of the house without feeling like a circus act. It's pretty much my normal routine, with a few extra steps:
- Foundation
- Mascara on top lashes
- Thick cat eye wing with black liquid eyeliner on top lip
- White Lime Crime liquid eyeliner on water line and below
lash line. This creates the illusion that your actual eyeballs are much larger
than they really are, which is how anime characters appear.
- A line of black liquid eyeliner underneath the white
eyeliner below the lower lash line. This creates the illusion that your
eyeballs ends where the line is drawn, and the white eyeliner is part of your
actual eyeball. Extend the line diagonally toward the wing tip on the upper lid
so that the entire line connects and creates a round, slanted shape.
- A layer of loose black or dark brown eyeshadow over the
black liquid eyeliner line to create a smoky effect.
- 9 vertical doll lashes underneath the smoky eyeshadow layer,
applied with black liquid eyeliner
- A gradient light brown to jet black application of eyeshadow
above the cat eye wing on the top lid
- Bright pink blush on the apples of your cheeks
- Light pink lip liner in the center of the lips (instead of
lining the entire mouth) to create a smaller, more heart-shaped look.
- An application of nude lipstick (I used “Coquette” by Lime
Crime)
- An application of matte, opaque pastel pink lipstick over
the nude (I used “Countessa Fluorescent” by Lime Crime)
Try it next year - or to your next costume party! Or just for fun! Happy Halloween, y'all.
Everything is infinite,
Bebe Zeva
