Fairy Face Paint

So much can be accomplished with fairy face paint: From all-out Halloween makeup to diminutively ethereal looks, the options are nearly limitless. The best part, of course, is that using face paints allows your creative streak to come out in full force. There's nothing understated about these vibrant colors!

Achieve a breathtaking fairy look!

Theatrical makeup has the power to transform anyone's look into something completely different and unrecognizable. For stage professionals, it's a necessary tool that makes a character authentic and believable. For anyone else, though, it makes the perfect addition to a realistic Halloween costume or even a fun makeup look if you're especially creative and bold.

There are many different kinds of theatrical makeup, but one of the most often used is face paint. It's available in several formulas, ranging from heavily pigmented liquids to highly noticeable glitters. Perhaps most impressive, though, is the vast color selection. From basic pinks and golds to absolutely head-turning yellows and blues, there's no dearth of enigmatic face paint shades available.

With a few tips at your disposal and a little bit of practice, you can make great use of face paint. Creating fairy looks is one of its most popular uses. During Halloween, little ones love the magical effect face paint creates; it's especially striking with a costum-y dress and a pair of wings that would make any fairy or woodland creature proud.

Even adults can have plenty of fun with it! A touch of sparkling face paint makes it an intriguing replacement for eye shadow, but using a heavier hand lends an intense look that is perfect for Halloween or a costume party.

Using fairy face paint to create a perfectly magical look is simple. Before you get started, consider investing in a fairy makeup kit, such as this one from HalloweenCostumes.com. With several colors included, it will give you just what you need to add a level of authenticity to your ensemble. If your kit does not include the necessary tools, be sure to have a range of makeup brushes and cotton swabs on hand.

Fairy face makeup makes great use of freehand artwork. A little coordination is necessary in order to use the makeup brushes, but for the most part it's easy to achieve the look. Here's one way to paint your face like a fairy:

• Using a wedge applicator, apply a fresh colored paint like sunshine yellow or light lavender. Start on the eyelids, move above the brows and circle your way around the side of the eyes. This may best be described as a "cloud" of color. It should be even on both sides, but need not be perfect.

• Then add a touch of white paint to the inner half of the clouds, taking great care to blend well. The white will lessen the intensity of the bolder base paint and give it a vaguely frosty appearance.

• Dip a small pointed brush in white paint and create a series of dots or dashes above the eyebrows and along the sides of the color clouds.

• Next, use the brush to create artistic curly lines and waves, extending from the eyes to the cheeks or forehead. Feel free to create "curlies" in between the eyebrows, too. This, too, does not need to be perfect, but if you feel especially uncoordinated it might be helpful to get some help from a friend.

• You might also want to add small hearts or flowers to the design if your costume is especially feminine. Feel free to touch up the white paint with hints of bold color to make the designs stand out more.

• Complete the look with a shimmery lip gloss in a pink or rose shade.

Though this is a more celestial approach to the look, it's entirely possible to use fairy face paint to achieve the look of a darker, more sinister fairy. A tainted fairy makeup kit might come in handy in this case. Otherwise, simply change a few of the colors to reflect this darker turn; for example, use dark blue or purple as your initial base color in lieu of a fresh, light hue, and choose black instead of white for your accents. Additionally, glitter face paint makes a fantastic finishing touch for any fairy look, whether you're going girly or ghoulish!

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