Cheshire Cat
This week I wanted to create a look based around the new Alice in Wonderland film 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'. I was inspired by the characters and one I've always liked in particular is the Cheshire cat. I decided to design a few different looks on face charts as I wanted to do the older cartoon version of the cat and the newer computerized version.
I started off with the original pink and purple Cheshire cat from the cartoon version of Alice in Wonderland.
Here is the face chart I created:
I made this design as something to base my makeup off of. Some elements may have changed but the makeup stayed pretty close to the design.
- I sponged white aqua color in the center of the chest and then took a multi bristled fan brush and used fast strokes in pink and purple paint to give a stripey fur look on either side of the white paint. I then went over the pink with black and white and did the same with the purple but adding light purple strokes too. Using the same brush I added the light purple in the middle of the white paint and used the purple highlighter from the Revolution Ultra blush Palette and highlighted the center of my chest.
- To tie the look together I added brush strokes on the forehead in a triangular shape. Black shadow can be added over the bottom lip to stop shine as the lip can still be seen with just black paint.
To complete the look I added a white wig and cat ears which has a tiara on. This is optional but worked nicely with the look.
I started off with the original pink and purple Cheshire cat from the cartoon version of Alice in Wonderland.
Here is the face chart I created:
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| Cheshire Cat Face Chart by Chelsey Pavey |
Products
MAC Paint Pot in 'Painterly'
MAC Eye shadow in 'Brule'
Kryolan Aqua Color in;
Pink (031)
Light Purple (G108)
Dark Purple (099)
Black (071)
White (070)
Eylure Textured Lashes No 157
Red Cherry Wispies Lashes
MAC Black Track Liner
Stargazer Glitter in 'Pink Nebula'
Revolution Ultra Blush Palette in 'Golden Sugar' and 'Sugar and Spice'
Mascara
Kryolan Cream Liner in 'Snow'
Urban Decay Spectrum Palette (shade - Flatline)
Black Gems
Eyelash Glue
Tape
Nyx Glitter Glue
Brush Bristles for Whiskers
MUA Winter Matte Palette (shade - grey)
Multi Colored Eye Shadow Palette (Shades - Black, Hot Pink and Dark Purple)
Wig and Cat Ears are optional
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| Cheshire Cat Makeup by Chelsey Pavey |
- I started off this look with the eyes. As I was using glitter I didn't want fall out all over the rest of the makeup. I used MAC Paint Pot in 'Painterly' as a base for the eye shadow as I wanted this to keep the eye makeup in place. I used 'Brule' by MAC to set this.
- I then applied tape to the outer corner of my eye but left a bit of space between the lower lash line and the tape as this will allow me to connect the top and bottom liner later on. The winged liner on the upper lash line was applied as this will give me a guideline for the cut crease. Black Track Gel Liner is used for this. This is also extended a bit in the inner corner for a cat like effect. I then applied a hot pink eye shadow to the inner corner of my eye just below the brow and took this around the curve of my nose. I used an angled brush to sketch out the cut crease with the hot pink shadow. I then added purple eye shadow along the outer edge of the crease and winged this out on the edge to go in line with the winged liner.
- 'Flatline' eye shadow by Urban Decay was used on the lid and the inner corner of the eye to brighten the area. Black can be used to define the line of the cut crease and then blended out so it is softer. The NYX Glitter Glue is then added to the lid on top of the 'Flatline' eye shadow and star gazer glitter in 'Pink Nebula' is applied on top. I even extended this in the gap between the winged liner and cut crease.
- The tape can now be pulled off and mascara is swept through the upper lashes. I then used Kryolan Cream Liner in 'Snow' on my waterline and lower lash line to make my eye appear bigger. Black Track Gel Liner is then used just underneath this to create a new lower lash line. This is extended in the inner corner too for a more feline shape.
- The purple shade is used to blend the line out slightly on the lower lash line.
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| Cheshire Cat Makeup by Chelsey Pavey |
- I used a mixture of the pink and white Aquacolor from Kryolan and used this around my eyes (careful not to touch the eye shadow and liner), all over my face but leaving a space around my mouth as I will be painting a new mouth in. I coated my eyebrow hairs with the pink colour paint using a spoolie as this would ensure it is combed through. This will make them less visible and the new brow more noticeable. I used the white aqua color on a sponge and made two rounded shapes above my mouth to make it look more like a cats.
- I then painted the brows. I wanted to do curls at the end of each brow so I followed my design from my face chart. The inner part of the brow is thin and goes slightly onto the bridge of the nose.
- I then started to paint the mouth. With a thin brush I painted a line in the philtrum ( the groove above your upper lip) and created to rounded lines coming away from the bottom of the line. I then extended each line on to the cheeks to start making the smile. The bottom lines to complete the smile started on my chin and I had them slightly wavy at the corners of the painted mouth to give it a more Alice in wonderland look. Once the lines were joined and I had my shape I then painted the top set of teeth. I painted six at the top in the middle and then two fangs and then the rest were normal teeth again.
- For the bottom teeth I did the same rounded shapes as the top and the sixth one was slightly pointier than the others. the is just after the fangs. I then filled in the rest of the mouth black and added white to the teeth.
- The nose was the next step. I painted a black line coming from about the middle of my nostril and curving on the front of my nose with a slight dip in the middle so it isn't just round. I then used the dark purple aqua color to fill this in and a hot pink shadow over the top. Black shadow was used to blend the lines out and add shading of the edges of the curves and around the front of the nostrils.
- I then took the grey out of the MUA Winter Matte Palette and made two curved lines around where I put the white aqua color. I blended this out so it didn't appear to harsh. Using eyelash glue I added 3 black gems on each side and then broke apart an old makeup brush for the whiskers. As glue was still around the hairs I picked out tiny clumps of hair and stuck 3 pieces on each side also using eyelash glue.
- I added Eylure lashes to the upper lash line and red cherry lashes to the bottom.
- I then took the two Revolution Ultra Blush palettes and used a light purple highlight below the eyes, on the chin, brow bone and center of the nose. I took a dark pink blush and added this on the tops of the cheekbones. Dark purple aqua colour was used on the sides of the nose as a contour shade and blended by fading the colour down.
- I sponged white aqua color in the center of the chest and then took a multi bristled fan brush and used fast strokes in pink and purple paint to give a stripey fur look on either side of the white paint. I then went over the pink with black and white and did the same with the purple but adding light purple strokes too. Using the same brush I added the light purple in the middle of the white paint and used the purple highlighter from the Revolution Ultra blush Palette and highlighted the center of my chest.
- To tie the look together I added brush strokes on the forehead in a triangular shape. Black shadow can be added over the bottom lip to stop shine as the lip can still be seen with just black paint.
To complete the look I added a white wig and cat ears which has a tiara on. This is optional but worked nicely with the look.
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| Cheshire Cat Makeup by Chelsey Pavey |
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| Cheshire Cat Makeup by Chelsey Pavey |
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| Cheshire Cat Makeup by Chelsey Pavey Snapchat filter used for the eyes |
Evaluation
I loved creating this look and designing it before hand on a face chart really helped. I think I could've done the teeth a bit bigger, mainly the bottom teeth. I also am not amazed by the fur on the forehead so I could experiment in the future with a different design. I also think a dark purple wig would suit this look but I didn't have that colour so I opted for white.
