Harley Quinn - the heroine of the comic book about Batman,Joker's girlfriend, is now one of the most popular cosplay characters among girls. Bright, eccentric, daring and at the same time feminine - girls who choose her image want to feel that way. Harley's make-up is a type of pop art make-up that they try to repeat to go to themed parties, in particular, Halloween. The article describes how to make-up step by step in the style of the brightest heroine of the "Suicide Squad".
Harley Quinn Makeup: Features
The combination of folly, sexuality anda fascinating attraction - what so much Harley likes so much. Its bright image is impossible not to notice, so those who choose such a make-up for the party will definitely be in the spotlight.
If you look at the photo of the heroine, you can note several features of her appearance:
- dead-pale skin (powder alone will not be enough here);
- bright accents - both lips and eyes are highlighted with contrasting colors, due to which her makeup is not inferior in expressiveness to the image of the Joker;
- spreading shadows and a fuzzy eye contour - such negligence was invented for a reason: Harley is crazy, and this detail shows the external features of the heroine's inner world;
- eyes are tinted with shadows of different shades;
- tattoos in the form of a black heart on the cheekbone and the inscriptions on the cheek ROTTEN, which means “terrible, rotten, nasty”;
- bright lips with a clear black outline;
- eyebrows prominent, but not very dark and broad.
What do you need to create makeup?
Before you make Harley makeup, you should collect all the necessary tools and cosmetics:
- Base makeup;
- powder of a light and darker shade;
- concealer;
- theatrical white makeup;
- shades of black, blue, pink shades;
- black pencil;
- cherry lipstick;
- pencil or eye shadow; brush and eyebrow gel;
- lipstick-gloss
Makeup, like Harley Quinn, step by step
- The first step is to prepare the face for the application of color accents. Using a tonal base, even out its color, concealer to lighten dark circles, bags under the eyes and other skin irregularities.
- Приступаем к контурингу лица:With light powder, you need to fix the makeup base in the T-zone - the middle of the forehead, nose and chin. A darker shade of powder you need to slightly emphasize the cheekbones, darken the wings of the nose and the side of the forehead. At the same time on the face should not form clear boundaries of color. If there are no skills in contouring, it is better not to do it at all.
- If you want to create as close as possible toThe classic image of Harley, you can use theatrical white makeup. It is also suitable if the natural color of the face and light powder give a grayish tint - this often happens, but this doesn’t imply Harley makeup. Make-up is applied with a special brush or just with your fingers (driving movements) in a small amount so that such a mask does not resemble a clown. Top makeup should also be powdered, not forgetting about the neck: it should not differ in color from the face.
- Далее очередь бровей.At Harley, they stand out well enough, but do not attract attention. It is better to choose colors suitable for your color type - gray-black, gray-brown. It may be a pencil or a shadow. After applying the color of the eyebrow, you need to comb it with a brush, thus dyeing the shade, and fix it with an eyebrow gel.
- The eyes in this makeup are made up in different colors:right - red and pink, left - blue and blue. Apply the shadow to the mobile and lower eyelid, continuing to lead to the cheekbones. Thus, you need to create the effect of spreading shadows. The outline of the eye is then emphasized with a black pencil. It needs to be well shaded - accuracy is not as important as the lack of clear lines.
- Если стоит задача создать поп-арт макияж, как shown in the photo (which repeats a picture from a comic book), you need a eyeliner / marker or eyebrow marker. With it, you can draw the line cheekbones, eyebrows, nose, chin, as in the photo. Dirty stains or ashes on the face can be depicted using dark (black or gray) shadows.
- Последний штрих - макияж губ.At Harley, they are not red, but a rich cherry or red-plum shade. It is this lipstick and need. The contour can be put in black pencil. If desired, add a little shine to the center of each of the lips. Sometimes still create the effect of negligence, smearing lipstick from lip to chin.
Makeup details
Harley's makeup is easy to do.But its main feature is in the details. In addition to the stains of shadows and lipstick, on the face of the heroine there are 2 tattoos. This is a small black heart on the cheekbone near the right eye and on the same cheek, but below, the inscription ROTTEN. They can be drawn with the same cosmetic marker or felt-tip pen. To make the letters even, you can use a stencil.
How to create a full image?
Harley Quinn's makeup is not the only feature of this image. To be as close as possible to the heroine, you should take care of other details:
- Hair should be toned at the ends in red-pink and blue shades with colored lacquer or hair powder, then assemble them into two high tails with rubber bands (pink and blue).
- Одежда:T-shirt or T-shirt with white breaks, but with a red top, a bright sports jacket of red and blue, short shorts with the same symmetrical division of shades, one or two leather gloves in the same range, torn tights, sneakers.
- Accessories: a wide PUDDIN metal choker and a baseball bat with the words Good Night.
If you take into account all the recommendations for creating such an image, you will have to prepare for increased attention to your person.