Butterfly-Inspired Makeup

It's been ages since I last did a makeup tutorial on BS, ideas dried up and I must admit, writing a makeup tutorial required more works than any other topic.

First, you need to take a bunch of decent pictures that could demonstrate the whole process; it's a lot easier if you have someone to help you on that, otherwise you need to keep the same pose for as long as you can until you get the right picture at just the right angle. Then comes the most difficult part: photo editing. Believe it or not, I'm not really a big fans of Adobe Photoshop but I can't live without it ironically. Well, it's one of my social responsibilities to serve my readers better and to avoid you from throwing up in front of computer screen (but I only prefer minimal adjustments on my photos, I swear).

Anyway, the statement I made above enough to sugarcoat my lame excuses for the lack of makeup tutorial lately, lol. Ok lah, back to the serious topic...


this makeup tutorial is inspired by this beautiful butterfly I grabbed from the web while working on the previous metamorphosis blog post.


These are the basic tools you need to create the dramatic makeup effects:
1) Legere BB Cream
2) Maybelline Finishing Powder
3) Maybelline The Colossal Mascara
4) Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer
5) Revlon Nude Lipstick
6) SPF 45 lip moisturizer
7) Falsie
8) Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick


And Coastal Scents 88 color palette.

Apply BB cream as foundation and finish up with loose powder. Remember to prime your eyes before applying eyeshadow, this makes blending your eyeshadows much easier and helps it last longer.


Step 1:
Dust on sea blue or sapphire blue eyeshadow with a shading brush, thoroughly cover the crease of each eyelid, avoid inner corner and outer corner.

Step 2:
Dip a lighter blue color, sweep it across inner corner and lightly blend in with the sea blue eyeshadow.


Step 3:
Put on the black eyeshadow, apply it on the outer corner and bring the black color back to the crease in order to frame and define your eyes like butterfly wings.

Steo 4:
Dark brown eyeshadow work great as eyeliners. Line your eyes as close to the upper lashes as possible but avoid inner corner.


Step 5:
Falsies time, apply on upper lashes only! Then, brush mascara on bottom lashes.

Step 6:
Remember to tap off any excess blush/bronzer powder before applying it on your cheeks. You can easily find the apple of your cheek by smiling and looking into the mirror. Lastly, finish your look with nude lipstick.






Taa Daa~~ You're all set!!!

Hope this dramatic and subtle look will turn you into a beautiful "butterfly" in the nighttime! Now spread your wing and S.H.I.N.E ❤❤



Love ya,
Bev