Sugar Skulls

The first thing I did to create this look was the eyes. I used a black cream base to cover my eyelid. I then used various shades of purple and black to blend around the eye socket. I made the eyes darker at the lid and lighter as I blended out - this created a gradient affect which added interest and depth. Using a black liquid liner I produced a cat-eye (winged liner, pointed at the inner and outer corner) and lined my tight-line and water-line using a black kohl liner. Using the black liquid liner I outlined the purple circle surrounding the eye to neaten up the edges.

I then used white face paint to cover the top portion of my face (keeping the bottom half clear so I needn't worry about smudging at this point). I set the paint with a matte white eyeshadow to ensure it stayed in place.

Next, I added the scalloped detail below the eyes using the black liquid eyeliner. I had to ensure both eyes were as symmetrical as possible. I then filled the hollows with blue eyeshadow and added additional detail with liner.

I then added the nose details and forehead art - to do this I, once again, used the black liquid eyeliner and blue, green and yellow eyeshadow. I used some of Kelly Durette's art work as inspiration. Finally I moved on to the bottom half of my face where I added the teeth and additional detail on the cheeks. I also painted my ears, neck and chest white to complete the look.

Another Sugar Skull design, inspired by Kelly Durette