40's Style Pin Up.

This is the 40's style, I am OBSESSED with this look. It's my all time favourite style. It's so flawless and timeless and you just can't go wrong with it. Now, i have a pixie cut so a bandanna/head scarf works really well with this look (for me personally because of my short hair) this may be harder to portray with longer hair, you would have to do the victory rolls,which aren't the easiest things to do. This look is very easy to achieve i'll explain how i did it and show you the pictures from different angles.

Ok so sideways on, you can see that the bandanna covers the tops of my ears, i prefer it this way because if i left my ears on show it would make them look big and make them stick out. I applied the right foundation for my skin tone (i'm ivory) and then patted it in place with a damp sponge, afterwards i powder my face with translucent powder to set it. The contouring is minimal i've only applied a small amount to my cheek bones to give the effect that i have a nice face shape and also pale blusher to the apples of my cheeks and then highlighter to my cheekbones and the length of my nose, as you can see it catches the light nicely. 

Moving onto the eyes and eyebrows, you'll notice that my eyebrows are quite dark. This is totally normal because back in the 40's they had very outlined harsh eyebrows. I made mine slightly less harsh because it doesn't suit my face shape. On my eyelids i used the Maybelline Tattoo 24HR in grey and then applied a heavy coat of white eye shadow followed by different shades of brown, making sure it's all blended in together, we don't want any harsh lines because it'll take the effect of the cat eye away. Using an angled brush and gel eye liner i did thin lines on the tops of my lids then creating a medium length line and then lashings of mascara (you could also use falsies if you wanted to) then i used white eye liner for my water line to make my eyes appear wider and more awake.

Last but not least the lips. Now this is the biggest part of this look, red lips were all the rage back in the 40's so you have to make sure your lipstick is matte and smooth around the edges. To start off i added foundation to my lips so that they were the same colour as my face, eliminating any pink tones from them. Then (and this may sound very strange) i added a thin layer of fake blood, yep you heard me, fake blood. This will give the matte effect that we're looking for. If it looks slightly orange don't panic, you're going to add lipstick afterwards. With the fake blood you're going to outline your lips then colouring in your lips completely leaving no space untouched. Leave the blood to dry, once dry get a very bright lipstick (it doesn't have to be expensive, mine was a drug store one i picked up for less than £1) apply a nice coat of it on top of the fake blood. Go around your lips covering all the blood. Then placing a tissue over your lips (don't press down too hard or you'll take the lipstick off) you're going to get the translucent powder and brush all over the tissue. This will ensure your lipstick stays on all day. Last thing put your finger in your mouth, close your lips around it then pull it out, all excess lipstick will go onto your finger and not on your teeth.

You're ready to go. Easy.

Nadia xxx