Black Widow Avenger Makeup Tutorial

This past Monday, a,k,a. Memorial Day, a group of friends and I went to the Avengers. (Yes, again J)I’m kind of an Avengers geek. I’ve seen it 3 times in theatre, seen Thor, Iron Man and Captain America many times over and I’m now planning to collect all the limited edition Dr. Pepper cans with Avengers on them. (Only 3 to go!) I noticed that Black Widow (portrayed by Scarlet Johansson) was wearing blue eyeliner in one of the scenes. (Actually, many of the scenes. I noticed it in the scene where she and Hawkeye were having the conversation about Hawkeye being “unmade”.) Her makeup was more understated here than it was in the first part of the movie. (In the first part, her whole eye was rimmed in thick, black liner. It’s a pretty classic if you look around, but a little boring for me.)

Scarlet has simply amazing blue eyes and this just accented the color. Since I have blue eyes, I decided to give it a try- and I’m glad I did!

This look is super simple. It’s fast, too! It all depends on the extra things you add. For example, you can keep this look really simple just do the liner, or you can go all out with a bunch of candy colored eyeshadow. I ‘m need to experiment somewhat, but so far I like somewhere in the middle. I can imagine that this would be super cute with some pastel pink shadow, though.

Without further Ado, here’s the Black Widow Inspired Makeup Tutorial!

Things needed to create the look:

Deep, but bright blue eyeshadow

Foundation/cover up

Natural colored eyeshadow

Mascara

Pressed powder

Blush

Highlighting powder (optional)

Black Liner or shadow(optional)

Eyeshadow brush

Angled eyeshadow/liner brush

Powder/blush brush

How to get the Black Widow eye look:

Wash your face. If you do nothing else, just do this.

Apply moisturizer to your skin and let it soak in for 2 minutes.

Apply primer (I like My Base by Essence)

Pat your foundation all over your skin using yours hands. (I find that it helps to blend the makeup better.) Don’t forget your eyes! Blend the edges like crazy.

Dust pressed powder all over your face, focusing on your forehead, nose and chin, also known as the t-zone. Don’t neglect powdering your eyes, as well, though.

Apply a light shade of natural colored eyeshadow to your eye. Apply highlight powder to your to your browbone.(You can skip this step if you’re in a rush)

Dip your eyeliner brush in your blue eyeshadow and line the top lash line. Try to keep it neat, but if it gets a little thick, that’s okay.

Apply nude lip gloss and blush on the apple of your cheeks.

Finish off with a coat of mascara and you’re done! You can do the following steps, but if you’re short on time or want the liner to really pop. This is Black Widow’s basic look from the movie.

For those of you who want a little more of a dramatic look, dip you liner brush in the black eyeshadow and line the lower lash line LIGHTLY. Keep it light and easy. Brush on some blush and highlight powder on your cheek bones, swipe on some mascara. Add nude gloss and smile! J You’re done!

Until next time,