Cosplay Makeup

[Shiro]

Share you makeup bag! What products do you use? What products should we stay away from? Tips and tricks to share?

Pre-makup prep...
Cleanser: St. Ives Apricot scrub.
Lotion: Cetaphil (its an oil free moisturizer for acne prone skin.)

Makeup...
Foundation: Maybelline Dream Matte mousse.
Powder: Marry Kay Mineral powder foundation.
Blush: I have two I use. 1 is a Marry Kay blush that is almost hot pink. and a Cover Girl that is a dusty rose.
Eye Shadow: I have a few Cover Girl pallets, one in purples and another neutral blues and greens. I have a cream lavender from Maybelline, another neutral pink (I forget the brand) and a cream bright pallet I got from Hot Topic.
Eyeliner: I have a liquid black from LA Looks.
Mascara: Colossal Volume by Maybelline.

As you can see my makeup collection is rather small and all over the place. Many of the items I listed I have had for YEARS because I fail at being girly, so some of them are on their final legs of usefullness.

Currently wanting suggestions on a good eye shadow mulit color pallet to expand my color choices. I feel like I'm being very plain with my makeup. When I put on eyeshadow if you can tell there is color there I'm like "HOLY CRAP!!! TONE IT DOWN!!!" So I'm apparently not very daring in my color choices, but I have seen so many cute makeup designs with wild colors.

I have problems with cream shadows creasing during long wear. Anyone have tips to prevent this?

Also... Eyeliner!!! Is it just me or are those pencils impossible to sharpen? I have tried one of the ones that twist up, but somehow it bled onto my eyelids during the day. Only had some luck with liquid.

[natchan]

Woooooow I don't even know....lol Kage does my Make-up for me usually. ^^

[Shiro]

lolol I prolly should have someone do it for me since I really dont have a knack for it. I get so jealous of some of the girls at work tho. They do their hair and makeup so cute everyday and I'm like TEACH ME TO BE PRETTY!!!!

[xxbrokenmemoriesxx]

What kind of look are you going for? A day to day? Or something more like, evening out on the town?

From what you listed, it looks like you have a pretty good base to start from. And if you are wanting to play up your eyes, look for colours that make your eye colour pop. Eyeshadow has a nasty habit of creasing and while they have potions and creams to help it not do it so badly, to unfortunately comes with the fact that its in a place that has alot of movement. The best thing that you can do, is make sure that your eyelid is clean and dry before application of eyeshadow. Also, cream eyeshadows will move and clump faster than matte powders.

[Sparkle Motion]

Has anyone here ever worked with prosthetic application? I have to make someone's chin much pointier for a character, and I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. I'll probably just end up googling a tutorial. But if any of you have website suggestions/just know how to do it, that'd be awesome.

[Shiro]

xxbrokenmemoriesxx: Little of both I suppose. I want to bring a little more pizzaz to my everyday wear, but I like more natural stuff for cosplay unless the character has some pretty distinctive makeup. I dont have too much trouble with the powder eyeshadows clumping, the creams will do it in seconds it seems.

I think maybe a back down on my shadow because it brings more attention to my eyes. More attention payed to my eyes, the more people notice they're a little... off... hmmm. Im pretty self conscious about it, but I want to do pretty makeups like everyone else.

Sparkle Motion: If you have the prosthetic already then I think you can apply it with spirit gum and apply makeup over the piece to blend it. I have a friend who makes prosthetics out of gelatin but it has a tenancy to not wear well for long periods. Works good for zombie makeup though. XD

[missrelena]

I have a full Ben Nye Theater make-up kit for stage and effects. . . being a theater major has a few perks.

For day to day, I wear:
Cover Girl Pressed Powder foundation
Revelon ColorStay Kohl Eye Liner Pencil
Cover Girl Trublend Minerals loose powder
Revlon PhotoReady concealer (I only use this for photo shoots - too lazy otherwise)
Eye Shadows: Avon Smooth Minerals
Avon Water Colors Pallet
Cover Girl Breazy Blue minerals (for Esther cosplay)
Blush: Avon True Color Classic Aura
Lips: Cover Girl Lip Tint Marker (the only thing I won't accidentally eat off)
Natural Ice Lip Balm

Prep: St. Ives apricot scrub
Olay Facial Toner (or Witch Hazel if I'm broke)

I am obviously not partial to any one brand. I have a few eyeshadow colors by Mary Kay. . . but I usually only use them for dress-up occasions since the colors tend to be bolder.