NEW BLOG- Ells World

Hey Everyone!

Please go and check out my new blog Ells World... I no longer post on this blog, as you have probably discovered, but I would really appreciate it if you could go and follow my new blog in which I post beauty/make-up product reviews and lifestyle posts!

My new blog: http://ellsworldx.blogspot.co.uk

Thank you! x

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Spring/Summer Inspired Theatrical Makeup Look- Flowers & Creatures- Face paint

Spring/Summer Inspired Theatrical Makeup Look- Flowers & Creatures- Face paint 

Hey Everyone,

I am extremely happy with how this makeup look came out. I really wanted to create something around the idea of exotic flowers and insects, I love the effect the dragon fly gives as the different shades of blue within the dragon fly really create a nice contrast in comparison to the rich, warm colours of the two flowers. I used a thin paint brush and created brisk strokes to convey the leaf/stalk splurging out from the flowers, for this I just used three different shades of green paint; a light, medium and dark tone. The paints I used for this look were the Snazaroo water based face & body paints. I really do recommend Snazaroo to anyone as they are cheap and such amazing quality (around £3.00 per paint). You can be as creative as you want with this look, you could always change the style of flower or choose to paint a different insect.. a lady bird or bumble bee for example. I think this look is super pretty for a summer fancy dress party! 

                                                                        Ell x

Multi-Coloured 3D SFX Skull: Theatrical Makeup

Multi-Coloured 3D SFX Skull: Theatrical Makeup 

Hey everyone,

One of my favourite makeup looks to create is a Skull. You can really make a Skull look into your own personalised creation as you can be so versatile and creative with it. Some people may think because you are creating a skull it has to be classical black & white but I love incorporating colour and making a bold, bright creation. With this look there is the illusion of the high cheek-bones which have the effect of an evident severe structure as if they are sticking out of the face. This is achieved by using the dark, matte black paint where the hollows of your cheeks lay and then applying a light paint directly above; acting as a highlight. The shape the cheek bones are structured (an almost rounded look) gives more definition. One of my top tips is to make sure with the eyes you line the bottom waterline with a black eyeliner, as when left the waterline breaks the realism of the deep, hollow, black skull eyes. All that I used for this look is Snazaroo face paints in a selection of bright, vibrant colours and a variety of shaped paint brushes. You can use any sort of colours you like. Where you apply the bright colours you do not have to be really precise as it just quick swipes of the paint brush. 

                                                               Thanks for reading, 

                                                                          Ell x

Yankee Candle Review: Peppermint Swirls (Christmas Edition)

Yankee Candle Review: Peppermint Swirls (Christmas Edition) 

Hey everyone,

I wanted to talk about a Yankee candle I bought the other day at Clinton's for only £9.99! It was on a special offer and for a medium size jar that is pretty reasonable, usually medium jars are £16.99. I absolutely love it when Yankee brings out their Christmas candles, even more so when they bring out new christmas scents. I saw this one on the shelf and it immediately caught my eye as it is a beautiful deep red colour, which already screams Christmas, and when I saw that the scent was Peppermint I was overjoyed. I am not a fan of extremely sweet, sickly smells so something as refreshing and crisp as Peppermint would definitely rock my boat. Of course, the same with any Yankee candle, as soon as I lit it my whole room filled with a gorgeous, irresistible Peppermint swirl which was also a lot like candy canes. I felt so festive and Christmasy with my candle lit, nothing beats a good old Yankee candle in the winter. I would 100% recommend this candle, especially if you are like me and do not like over powering sickly smells.. such as Christmas Cookie.  The best way I can describe this scent is as if you are walking into a gingerbread house, for some reason it reminds me of the amazing Hansel & Gretel Sweet House! I love it. Also I have just started my own YouTube channel called 'EllsWorld' and I would be so appreciative if you could go and subscribe. I will be uploading hauls, vlogs & different tags. The first video I uploaded was a 'Christmas Bedroom Inspiration' video with a bit of Christmas baking (I make cute little Gingerbread men) so if you are interested in that I will leave the video below. 

Don't forget to check out my Christmas Bedroom Inspiration (Festive Edition) video below: 

Please go and check out the video and leave me a video request, hit the like button and subscribe if you enjoy. Would mean a lot to me, I have worked very hard on this. 

                                                                       Many Thanks, 

                                                                              Ell x

Black & White Skull - Theatrical Makeup

Black & White Skull- Theatrical Makeup

Hey everyone,

I genuinely should be awarded worst blogger award recently as I really have not written a post in ages... Over a month to be exact! A lot has been going on recently but as we are now coming up to the Christmas period I am hoping to be blogging a lot more, both makeup looks and Christmas related posts. So I am starting off with a look which I created yesterday. I never tend to plan the look I am going to do, sometimes it would probably be best if I did plan what I am going to do but then other times looks I have not planned really pay off and turn out great. In mind I knew I wanted to create a sort of skeleton/dark skull themed look. This is how the look came out. I decided to use a bald cap as I wanted the skull to look really realistic and life-like. The bald cap I used was Charlie Short's handmade bald caps (also known as PinkStylist on YouTube). Here is the link to his website where you can purchase them: http://www.charlie-short.com/shop_baldcaps.html 

 

  This look is pretty straight forward, although if you are not used to applying a bald cap it can be quite tricky. All I used was a Snazaroo white face paint, Snazaroo black face paint and a black eyeliner. It really just consists of shading and highlighting certain areas to create different dimensions. If you have any questions on this look please leave me a comment! 

 

After creating just a classical black and white skull I wanted to experiment a little and thought I would create a wound on the centre of the forehead. To do this I dabbed a layer of liquid latex with a pointed sponge along the centre of the forehead and then placed down a thin layer of tissue. I repeated this process about 4 times until a thick raised platform was created, which also gave the illusion of the eyes looking a lot deeper. I then just picked at the tissue and liquid latex to create a deep hole in which I then filled with black, red and purple lipstick to create a sore cut. Finally, I added some fake blood to the inside and around the wound. I also dabbed some blood round the mouth area & on the chest. 

 I really would love to have a go at any makeup request you have in mind. Whether that is a movie/film character or from the special FX effects field just let me know!

                                                                 Thanks for reading,

                                                                           Ell x

Evil Sorceress/Exotic Bird Theatrical Halloween Makeup!

Evil Sorceress/Exotic Bird Halloween Makeup!

Hey everyone,

So to say that I struggled with naming this makeup look would most definitely be an understatement. I wanted to create something different and unique so I just kept on adding things as I went along. There was certainly no sort of plan or structure to this look. As my last Halloween look was more gory and creepy I wanted to do something a bit more girlie and colourful. I am really happy with how the look came out. I definitely think the huge feather lashes and the dark blue spots over the cheeks and neck complete the look. A wig really is optional with this makeup but I will add pictures of it with both. The ,makeup looks more dark and spooky with the black wig so perfect for Halloween. 

I really want to get back into filming my Theatrical Makeup Tutorials again on Youtube, especially now it is Halloween time I want to do a load of different Halloween looks. I uploaded this look onto my YouTube channel 'VintageRose90' so if you would like to see how I achieved this look and what products I used then please go and check that out. I would appreciate it so much if you could hit the thumbs up button on the video, leave me any feedback (requests etc) and subscribe to my channel. The support would be great. Here is a link to the tutorial: 

                       Thank you so much to anyone who shows support for my YouTube channel!

                                                                             Ell x

Gory Cuts & Bruises Halloween Makeup- Special FX Effects

Gory Cuts & Bruises Halloween Makeup- Special FX Effects

Hey everyone,

First of all I apologise for the lack of blog posts recently. I have been super busy with work and a-levels but I really want to get back into blogging religiously especially as it is now coming up to Halloween I will be doing a lot of Makeup Looks. So I wanted to do something very gory and creepy. I had no sort of plan or intention of what I wanted this look to turn out like so I just went with it and I ended up with this bloody, zombie like mess! I had fun doing this look and of course it is perfect for a Halloween party, perhaps a Fright Night or even trick-or-treating. This look does not need any sort of expensive costume, I would just wear a plain white t-shirt, cover it in fake blood and scruff up my hair. To achieve this dead looking skin colour I just used a Snazaroo white face paint and did a lot of shading and conturing with a black eyeshadow. The cuts and slashes on the face were created by using liquid latex, tissue and black & red lipsticks. I also used some brown paint and then wet, dripping fake blood. 

Any questions on how I created this look please leave me a comment and I will happily help!

        Ell x