Mizutsune Makeup for Rise!

 Monster Hunter Rise released on the 26th!  I was unable to pre-order, but I need to finish World and Iceborne first anyway.  I did do some Mizu themed makeup though!  Mizutsune is my favorite monster design, and also has some of my favorite armor and weapon designs! The fight itself isn't bad either :D

I did two looks, one is a "wearable" one and the other is based more on kitsune mask makeup!

If you don't look too closely, you won't notice that the background is actually snowflakes instead of bubbles (￣y▽,￣)╭ 

The purple/pink/yellow fade is based on the Mizutsune's fins!

I did try drawing a new eye shape which is longer and more masculine, but I don't think I did a good job 

(ノω<。)ノ))☆.。

Milani eyeshadow primer
bhcosmetics Trendy in Tokyo palette for all the colors

NYX faux white eyeliners for eyebrows (topped wit shadow)

NYX eyeliner

Milani mascara and blusher

Medusa's Makeup metallic lipstick

bhcosmetics false lashes

The "full face" look was a bit of an experiment so I didn't get very detailed in the lines or blending, but I think it is an idea I may revisit!

Honestly, I think combining the two looks might be interesting?  Not sure when I'll have the time or energy to do a full face again though!

What is your favorite monster?  I suppose if you don't play Monster Hunter, what's your favorite game monster in general? 

I have an idea for Arzuros makeup, but I don't have the green-blue shift shadow that I imagined in my head w(ﾟДﾟ)w  No guarantees it'd even look good, but in my head I'm trying to picture it looking good!

Long Distance Lolidate

 This weekend I had a long-distance Lolidate with my two best friends!  We are in 3 different countries (USA, Taiwan, Japan) so virtual tea party was our only solution.  If you are in a country that is in a tight lockdown still, virtual tea parties can also be a great way to get together with your Lolita friends.

Our party was Saturday evening for USA and Sunday morning for Taiwan and Japan.  It was a lot of fun to put together a coordinate (without needing to worry about shoes or transportation) and put on some makeup again!

Hopefully we can do this monthly from now until we can travel to see each other again, but here are some tips for having a successful virtual tea party:

Prepare some teatime snacks and tea to show!  A theme would be the most fun.  Originally I wanted a strawberry-theme tea party, but things did not work out so we all just grabbed whatever we had.  I bought these two slices of cake from a cafe downstairs.  The one on the left is a Sicily coffee mousse with lemon and the one on the right is black sesame.  The lemon-coffee was a bit strange together, so I ended up eating the lemon portion separately from the coffee mousse.  The black sesame has mochi at the bottom of it too!

If you have the time, a proper teatime setup including sandwiches or salad and fruit would be nice as well!  Take out some cute and elegant dishes to elevate your at-home experience.

Get fully dressed and try something new!  Now is a good time to try out new coordinates or makeup since you are at home and can easily change it partway through the tea party!  I changed my headdress repeatedly because I didn't know what to wear and just cut my hair recently, so I don't know how to style the face-framing pieces yet.

Soft Cyber Kawaii

 

Recently received a new Cyberdog item and decided to try for a soft take on Cyberkei makeup!  I was sort of making it up as I went, but I think it turned out all right?

I used my bhcosmetics Trendy in Tokyo palette (review) for the purple base in Sake and to sketch out the pink part in Emoji shadow.  The lower lashline shadow is also Sake with Kyoto layered over it in the outer corner (the shimmers help Kyoto blend out smoothly)

The neon pink liner is actually Medusa's Makeup neon pigment powder mixed with eyedrops!  The consistency turned out really smooth and I was able to paint the line fairly easily.  Originally I only did the tail and then the inner corner (the parts that are visible when my eyes are open) but I ended up connecting them in my lid fold so that it'd create a floating liner when I close my eyes.

I rather like the way it looks with only the inner and outer corners visible though :3  Then I use a baked highlighter by AOA Studio for the center and inner corner highlights, and did the wing and lower liner with NYX epic ink liner.  I didn't do a good job of connecting the inner corner though, and my left hand shook when I did my left eye, so I had to fix a blob of liner by layering white eyeliner and then highlighter on top 

With the leftover neon pigment, I colored the inner of my eyebrows, but I think that makes the overall look a little to over the top XD so I may go for plain brows or powder color next time!!

I tried on two different lipsticks, and I think the black is more bold, and the pink more cute!  Not that anybody is going to see them anyway because I wear mask when I go out, just like everybody else haha!  

Usually I do rather over the top looks for Cyberkei with massive lashes and jewels/ribbons/drawing on my face, so I like this more subtle take on Cyberkei!  Pretty sure this mascara is on its way out though...

Thanks for hanging out with me!  I'm excited to do more things with the neon pigments I have.  I'd previously tried using them as shadows, but they require other shadows to blend at all, so I think using them mixed with liquid may be the best bet for me!