Royal Shades of Purple

"Get others to treat you like royalty. Long associated with nobility and high rank, purple is a good choice to wear when you want to take charge and gain respect." (pg. 131)

All information found in Unforgettable Color: Revlon Makeup with Confidence by Selene Milano

Words that are often associated with purple are royalty, regal, mystery, intrigue, dreamers, and sultry. There are so many shades of purple, find the one that portrays your personality.

"Deep purple can be vampish and gothic, ideal for creating a sultry evening look, whereas soft powdery lilacs give a delicate prettiness that suits flirty clothes and summer daywear." (pg. 130)

"Purple evokes passion and intrigue and is associated with...sensitivity...so the color may give you just the right mix to work magic on the opposite sex." (pg. 131)

Purple is made by mixing red and blue, so it has the unique qualities of both. The passion and sultriness of red and the calming and sensitive side of blue.

"Purple is rare in nature, which makes it an exquisite and sought-after treasure. To similarly single yourself out as a rare beauty, use the flower shades of hyacinth, violet, lilac and lavender for the eye and cheek colors." (pg. 131)

Cleopatra Makeup

Makeup Supplies:

• Foundation
• Blush
• Illuminating powder (optional)
• Eyeshadow (I used purple and gold)
• Petroleum jelly
• Glitter (I used gold)
• Black eyeshadow
• Black eyeliner
• Mascara
• Purple lipgloss

1. Blend your foundation all over.

2. Sweep purple eyeshadow across your eyelid leaving the browbone.

3. Brush on a gold highlight across your browbone.

4. Taking your black eyeliner, line both the top and bottom of your eye and extend it out to an elongated triangle.

5. Rub a fine layer of petroleum jelly on the inside of the triangle. Using a fluffy brush, dab some glitter to where you applied the jelly. The jelly acts as an adhesive, so the glitter will stay.

6. Using a flat, angled brush and black eyeshadow, darken your eyebrows. Gently and slowly fill in the general shape of your eyebrows and create a high dramatic arch.

7. Apply blush to the apple of your cheeks. For added dimension brush an illuminating powder over your blush.

8. To create luscious lips, use an iridescent purple lipgloss. Paint both the tops and bottom with the gloss to create an irresistible pout.

9. Add a matching headpiece and gold jewelry!

Fairy Princess Makeup and Hair

Makeup Supplies:

• Makeup brushes
• Foundation
• Three colors of eyeshadow (I used light purple, dark purple, and teal)
• Blush
• Eyeliner
• Mascara
• Vaseline
• Glitter
• Body glue
• Gemstones

1. Blend in your foundation all over, to create a smooth look.

2. Using the light purple, apply to innermost corner of eye and along the brow bone following the eyebrow.

3. Take the dark purple and starting near the inner corner of the eye, sweep the color across three-quarters of the eyelid.

4. Take a bright teal and dust across the remaining one-quarter of your eyelid and bring it out to your temple. Use circular motions to blend it around the edges.

5. Slightly rub Vaseline across your temple and dab some glitter on your brush and streak across the Vaseline. The Vaseline will help the glitter to stick.

6. Line your eyes with eyeliner and apply two coats of mascara.

7. Using body glue, gently attach gems across your face, surrounding your eyes.

8. Kiss the apples of your cheeks with blush.

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Hair Supplies:

• Comb
• Hairspray
• Curling iron
• Bobbypins
• Hair elastics
• Decorative headband

1. Part off the top section of your hair. Rat it (hold it straight up and comb down) to create lots of volume.

2. Smooth over and pin it to create a bump, spray with hairspray.

3. Braid the rest of your hair leaving a few strands in the front, around your ears, to be curled.

4. Wrap and tuck the braid up so it's touching the nape of the neck and pin into place. Spray with hairspray.

5. Curl the strands around your face. Spray.

6. Add the decorative headband, draping it around your forehead and under your bump. Secure with bobbypins.