Make up Post

I wanted to make a post about this for some time as well as I'll make another about wigs, fabrics etc.

Since last year I've been trying to perfect myself at cosplay which includes getting better at make-up. At the beginning I used to wear nothing or almost close o nothing because I was (and am) quite lazy about it but with the photoshoots and studying other people photos its obviously that make-up plays a very important part in a character personification.

Unfortunately I don´t have photos to illustrate some keys features like Applejack' freckles or Ludwig signs so I'll just post some make up stuff I have that helps me look better on photos and resemble more the characters.

 

Brushes:

I bought both of sets on ebay, the first one is the oldest, cost me about 6 dollars, its the regular one I use and the one that helped me understand better he usage of each brush. The second cost 14 dollars  and just arrived two days ago and smells like leather. you have to be careful with what you buy especially on the internet but luckily they were both nice quality.

Type of face

This is very important because the type of skin you have determines how many steps you have to take to apply your make up, the type of products and how many.

I have a type of skin that is extremely oily unfortunately--' which means that if I'm not careful and not  apply high quality products they will still start to "slide" down my face in 15 minutes max. Thats my friends always say that when i have eyeliner in my eyes I look like a clown. This means that I have to clean very well my skin and always use non greasy makeup and and powder. I also have to use as little products as possible.

Basic Routine

So after your make-up you must always wash your hands and face and then apply a moisturizing for your type of face. This will help a lot your skin always being pretty and not to be damaged by harsh make ups. Even if you don't plan on wearing any you should moisturize to prevent sun damage. your skin aging will be delayed greatly.  

After this you can start preparing your skin. My basic routine includes primer, concealer, foundation and compact powder.

The make up tutorial in http://the-sushi-monster.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2zqu3b is the one I follow and it helped me a lot looking better and more natural with make-up.

 

«This is the the suff I use H&M, KIKO, the body shop, Boticário. They are quite affordable and nice quality, ok maybe not Sephora or Mac type but hey work great in my descusting, oily based, full of moles and marks washed out skin.

From here on it really depends on what kind of cosplay you´re doing but here are some great items that you should own:

False lashes:

I use (or used to) Claire's or H&M. They really work if your going for the sheryl nome type of eyes. you have to practice first because its takes time until you successfully put them but the effect really compensate the hard work and make up retouches some times you have to do. I wore them for my Len imitation Black and loved the look. Since then i've decided to lay them off though because I have very small eyes and big lashes look funny sometimes. Dont panic though small eyed reader like me because this leads me to my next  item;

Eyelashes curler:

you should wear this if your wearing fake lashes to help them look even, if you dont like me, then you can make he falsies effect by using his and:

Mascara:

This helps your eyelashes looking really pretty and big and appropriate to your eyes. Its not very dramatic but it still has that lovely star effect.

Ponty, shadow and foundation brushes:

You can leave the others if you don't want to much stuff going on in your make up bag (you should own one too!) you just need these. It will help you have a nicer smother face and more perfect lined eyes and and control better the eye shadow.

White eye shadow:

This helps your eye look bigger. Black makes them look smaller but also gives a nicer effect. I always use black;___;

Bronzer or brown shadows:

This helps you a lot with crossplaying. I haven't tryed out yet look more manry with this tecnich, I will soon but you really can change the shape of your face, jaw nose etc and completely look like a man. Here are some examples:

 There's also some other make up items that involve special effects and others way more simple bit this is the only things I use:) i hope it was useful fo someone and here's some tips.

tips

•  ask a friend to warn you if your make-up, wig is messy;
• its very important that your foundation matches your skin one otherwise it will show the difference between your neck hands, arms etc;
• If you're wearing contacts put them before your make-up, i learned this the hard wayD:;
• If you messed up don´t brush your make up out, gently press it again your skin and then some foundation on or you'll mess up even bigger.

Portusaki:)

No passado fim-de-semana ocorreu no Hard CLub o evento Portusaki.
Contou com algumas bancas, videojogos, cosplay, ramen, origami e workshops:)

O evento abriu ás 11 mas Tivemos que esperar mais uma hora para poder entrar--', fui com os meus amigos habituais o que valeu para não apanhar grande seca na filaXD

Fotos serão adicionadas mais tarde porque de momento a camara não tem bateria.
Fui de Applejack de MLP. só precisei de fazer a camisa e a cutie mark nos calções, a peruca foi emprestada e o resto veio do armário. Não tenho é muitas fotas:(

Tânia, eu, Rita e Joana:)

No Sábado comi ramen (3,5€Oo) dei uma olhada pelas bancas, tirei umas fotos e tive que ir embora bastante cedo por causa do trabalho e falhei por completo o concuros de dança infelizmente no qual dois amigos meus participavam;____________;

Acabei por falhar tb um Doctore de AC que chegou depois de me ir embora:(




















No Domingo vieram mais caras conhecidas e fizemos uma grande sessão fotogáfica numa Catedral bem perto.Havia um grupo de velhinhos que estavam sempre a olhar para nós e quando subimos á parte mais alta eram só taxistas a tirar fotosXD.
Agradeço á minha amiga Lilax por ter sido a fotógrafa:).
De notar que eu e a minha irmã fazemos cosplay á dois anos e meio e esta é a primeira vez que cosplayamos juntas a mesma série;____________; já não era sem tempo<3

 Também consegui a que a minha irmã viesse e com ela a cara e tirei fotos ás bancas:)

E aqui estão algumas coisas que comprei:

três figuras de Saint Seiya

Calendário de 18 meses da Tsubaki<3

Pins de MLP e de Vocaloid

E falta uma camisola de Saint seiya que agora não encontro:(
A minha irmã tb participou no concurso**
o skit não lhe correu muito bem mas eu fico orgulhosa dela na mesma porque nunca participa em nada do género por ser tímida. Para o skit levou metade do meu cosplay de Thorffin já que mudava de roupa e imprimeiu uns cartazes de AC que agora estão pendurados na parede do quartoXD. a vencedora foi a Tânia de Ranka Lee\0/ Parabéns!
O balanço deste evento foi muito positivo, gostei bastante da localização e das actividades.
Espero voltar para o ano<3

Amazing time!!!

This is the second time I went to Portoshoot and I had such an amazing time like I hadnt in a long timeXD
It was really sunny this year so we were able to take a lot of pictures.
Unfortunetely I didnt had my siter with me because she was working but i'm glad I went because I talked with so many people and met others. There were people from Braga, Aveiro and Porto and there was a small compeition as well as a photography one.
I really need to thank my friends Lilax, Tânia and Rita for providing me with such wonderful memories. There was even a photographer from cosplayer Ezine^^

here are some pictures

we had so much fun derping around and taking stupid picturesXD

  And I need to learn how to make proper reports because they always turn out so boringXD

Next stop: Portoshoot!!!!

So I finally finished the costume.

Originally I was going to bring Applejack from MLP but When I did the try-out oh boy My legs were so pale so I'll cosplay her when I'm more tanned.

I ended up choosing to cosplay Female Assassin.

I made stash only and commissioned the robes to be costume made to my measurements but ended up with a huge bag that didnt certainly fitted me and I had to alter it like seven times to look more feminineD:

I still miss the correct sweater and gloves next time I use it but for now I will be fun.

Its my second time attending this event and i'll meet up with people I havent seen in ages\0/. I'll post pictures later<3

here's me with the costume and no make up at all<3

Sheryl

this is some progress for my sister.
I just need to add the black stripe to the lining of the jacket and that's done. Then its just the corset (which I think its going to be really hard!) and her armbands. I'm happy that we were able to find the perfect boots because the thing I like the most in cosplays besides good wigs is shoes that suit the character. I dont know if my sister wants to bring this to a convention because its so transparent thoughXD

Alisa wig:)

here's the Wig for my Alisa so far. I was supposed to have it done by today but I spent the whole day at my granny's and the curls havent been working very well for me so i'll finish it tomorrow I'll post a step by step guide later on how I made it:)

I totally killed my wig head and if you click on the image it will be seen biggerXD
Tomorrow or after tomorrow ill finish he curls and fix the bangs:)


I know that its looking really meh right now but in person its coming out really nicely:)

Iberanime cosplay:)))))))))

some progress I made:)

To tell the truth is not very good there a lot of mistakes and some puffs here and there and the pockets are very bad sewn in the fabric but I'm happy that overall its looks very much like heathers vest:)

im only missing the skirt and boots and voila, the first cosplay for Iberanime will be done<3

I wanted my sister to join me as Eileen but I don think i'll be successful. The wig is not the best, its one I had for years withe bad quality bu I cut it a bit and maybe this time she will be useful:) This is a cosplay on a very tight budget so far it cost me about 5€ and I have almost everything\0/ yay