For today's post I'm going to show you how to recreate a celebrity look. I'm thinking of starting a new series of posts called get the look. In which I will attempt to recreate a celebrity makeup look. So if you think this is a good idea or have any requests comment below.
So for today's look in recreating a Katy Perry look.
I have to say I have a slight obsession with Katy Perry so obviously I had to recreate her look first.
Today's look is going to be a 2 in 1. Where I will recreate 2 of her looks which are both very different but the base is the same so I thought why not. In the 1st look the eyes are the focus and in the 2nd it's the lips. So you can decide which feature you prefer to play up or you could combine both for a super dramatic look.
The first look is inspired by her look for the prismatic world tour. I absolutely adored her look here and I think it really made her already stunning eyes really sparkle. I actually attended the concert and as soon as I seen her I thought ohh my gawd how gorgeous is she and that makeup 😱 I have to recreate.
As you can see the eyes are really stand out with a dramatic winged liner and a full on glitter liner on the bottom lash line with just a glossy pink lip to complete the look.
Face
- For the base use an illuminating primer this will blur fine lines and give us a smooth canvas for applying our foundation whilst giving us a soft glow. I used the Loreal lumi magique primer for this.
- Katy's foundation is always flawless and I read that she uses makeup forever HD foundation so I used this also as my base however Loreal true match will work just as well. I then applied Rimmel wake me up concealer in a triangle shape under the eyes, down the bridge of the nose and on the forehead to draw light to these places.
- In this look Katy has a very soft focus contour which makes the look super natural but obviously I was trying to recreate the look so I went a bit heavier and used a cool toned contour shade on the hollows of the cheeks along the jawline and down the contours of the nose to recreate the shape of hers and blended it out really well with the NYC sunny bronzer and it looked seamless. I also placed the bronzer around the circumference of my forehead to narrow it and give an all over glow.
- I applied MAC peachy keen blush on the apples of the cheeks and then applied a pink champagne highlighter by Sue moxley to the high points of the cheeks and on the tip of the nose and the Cupid bow.
Eyes
- For the eyes I used a matte pale pink eye shadow as the base all over the lid. I used Rimmel magnif'eyes mono eye shadow in poser or Try essence baked eye shadow in cake pop for an extra little bit of shine to the lid.
- Then blend a neutral medium matte brown into the crease and blend upwards. I used naked from the urban decay naked palette. Then add a deeper taupe brown such as tease from the urban decay naked 2 palette to the upper crease sort of creating a soft cut crease.
- Then apply your favorite liquid or gel eyeliner to create a sharp winged eyeliner. For myself I like my liner to be really dark and pigmented so I used the rimmel exaggerate eye liner to get the shape perfect and then went over it with some maybelline studio gel liner mixed with a drop of inglot duraline for a smooth ultra pigmented finish but this is optional of course.
- After this I applied a silver steel coloured eyeliner to the waterline it's not as harsh as black but gives a sultry yet sparkly look. I used the Avon super shock gel eyeliner in steel.
- After this I applied a silver shimmer shadow on the bottom lash line. I used verve from the naked 2 palette and then applied a glitter liner over the top of this for the ultimate sparkly look. I used urban decay heavy metal eyeliner glitter in glamrock but any similar eyeliner will work.
- After this I applied a champagne shimmer eyeshadow to the inner corner of the eyes I used virgin from the naked palette.
- Finish with a generous coat of Avon super shock mascara and NYC super curl mascara to my top and bottom lashes and I then applied a set of dramatic lashes for the ultimate glam look. Try the Katy Perry collection by eylure.
Lips
- For the lips I used a pink nude lip liner to fill in the whole lips. I then went over this with a similar shade of lipstick try avon ultra colour lipstick in pout and finally finish with a soft pink gloss or leave it out if you'd prefer. I used MAC prolongwear lipglass in love love love.
This is the finished look.
For the second look the eyes are not as dramatic but the lips are. This look is a soft blend smokey eye with a dark burgundy matte lip and of course a full lash look.
Face:
- Again the base is the same as the previous look however I would switch up the blush and try a more mauve tone or something with a cool or purple undertone. I used mac blush in plum foolery I would also go a little easier on the bronzer and instead make the contour more defined.
Eyes
- For the eyes I applied a cream coloured eye shadow with a champagne gold shimmer reflect I used bootycall from the urban decay naked 2 palette.
- I then applied a black kohl eyeliner along the upper lash line winging it out at the end once you have done this smudge it out very slightly I used Avon glimmer sticks in blackest black and then take a blending brush dipped in a matte black eye shadow such as blackout from the naked 2 palette and diffuse the outer wing liner and blend in towards the lid for a sultry smokey look.
- Apply a shimmering nude eyeliner in the waterline to draw light to the eyes and finish off the look by applying a rose gold eye shadow on the lower lash Line I used trick from the naked 3 palette.
- After this apply a generous coat of mascara the same as the previous look and then a short yet full set of lashes. Try the Katy Perry for eylure collection.
Lips
- The lips are the most important part of this look. To achieve this look I applied a mix of makeup revolution velvet salvation lip lacquer in velvet vamp and rebel and the look is complete.
I hope you enjoyed this blog post and if any of you recreate it is love to see your looks so tag me on Instagram or Twitter and of course you don't have to use the exact products I used because I know some of them are expensive but just switch them up for similar products and it will work just as well.
Lots of love
Tanya xox
