Need a little last minute halloween makeup inspiration? We got you. Yup, this is the easiest, quickest mermaid makeup tutorial, ever. It's totally foolproof.
Watch our short video tutorial below and you'll be good to go...
Now, let us break it down for you...
1. Prep your lids with any nude eyeshadow, before shading the inner and outer corner with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in Dive Bar, £14.
2. Line eyes with a blue shimmery eye pencil. Then apply Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Vortex, £14, to the centre of lids, and finish with a dusting of glitter.
3. Paint the lower lids with Urban Decay's Heavy Metal Glitter Liner in Map, £14. Then give lashes a coat of mascara.
Everyone's clicking on...
4. Shade the temple and cheekbone with a blue shimmer eyeshadow, we used Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in Peace, £14. Then layer green shimmer over the top, we used Vortex, £14.
5. Use a stencil and the same green and blue eyeshadows to create a scale effect over your cheek and temple.
6. Add glitter to the inner corner of eyes and the cheeks.
7. Finish with a blue lipstick like Urban Decay's Vice Lipstick in Heroine, £15.
Victoria Jowett is an award-winning journalist and the former Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan UK. She was named one of PPA’s 30 Under 30 for her work in beauty journalism and oversees the skincare, hair, makeup and fragrance content across all of Cosmopolitan’s platforms. She's worked in the beauty industry for over 13 years (and tested 1000s of products), making her an expert when it comes to recommending beauty brands that truly work. Having started her career working weekends on a makeup counter, Victoria began interning at the likes of AnOther and IDOL magazine, before landing her first Beauty Writer job at weekly fashion magazine, LOOK. Joining Cosmopolitan in 2016, Victoria has always remained a beauty fanatic and has been lucky enough to interview everyone from Britney Spears to Kourtney Kardashian about their beauty routines. Follow her on LinkedIn.
