How to Do Makeup That Looks Like a Painting (Hooded Eyes Tutorial)

Hi and let me show you how I did this look. My name is Diana and I am not a fan of long intros, so let's get right to it. This look is inspired by Herodias, an oil painting by Paul Delaroche. Here is the story behind it. Herodias left her husband to marry his brother, King Herod. This guy, John the Baptist, publicly condemned the marriage as against the Jewish law. Long story short, the painting shows her right after John's execution. Herodias looks calm, cold and hauntingly beautiful. So what's the makeup inspo here? A soft matte base with a light Victorian flash and then dark dramatic eyes. That's exactly what I'd expect a woman who just got her revenge to look like. Alright, let's get started. I've already shaped my brows and done my base. Now I'm setting everything with a translucent Maybelline Fit Me Powder. For blush I'm using a soft peachy shade on the middle of my cheeks. I'm not trying to look snatched. I just need a hint of color so my face doesn't look completely lifeless. Okay, I may have overdone it a little but I like it this way. Now the eyes. She has heavy lids, deep shadows in the corners and a soft shadow right under the lower lashes. My eyes are hooded unlike Herodias so I'll have to get creative. I'm basically going to fake a crease and add depth and shadows my eyes don't naturally have. First I apply a very basic nude eyeshadow from my Roman palette all over my lid as a base. Then I take a medium brown from the same palette and start darkening the corners of my eyes, high on the inner corner, almost under the brow and lower on the outer corner. That gets me the same dark sunken eyes she has in the painting. Then I grab a darker brown from my Huda Beauty palette and go over those corners again building the color up slowly and blending out any harsh lines. I focus especially on the outer corner because I want it to look really sunken in. Here's a close-up so you can see how I shape and darken the outer corner. The most difficult part of this eye makeup is the cut crease but really all you need is a flat carving brush and a thick dry concealer. There are different techniques but I like to start at the inner corner and just draw a half circle that ends in the middle of the lid. The more open you want your eyes to look, the higher you draw the half circle. Gently tap the concealer into your shape instead of swiping. While the concealer dries, I contour my nose. I mix a grey and light rosy brown eyeshadow to define the tip of the nose and the sides, then clean up the edges with a white eyeshadow for a slimmer, more refined look. Back to the eyes. I take a white eyeshadow, the one I used in the previous step, and apply it along my brow bone. Up to the arch. The contrast makes both corners look even more sunken, exactly what I want. Then I pat a nude shade over the dry concealer to smooth out any patchiness and fill in the gaps between the cut crease and the outer corner. After that I go back in and deepen the outer corner a bit more for extra drama. For the lower lash line I take the darkest shade I used on the outer corner and apply it close to the lashes, staying off my waterline. Then, to recreate the soft shadow that falls right under her lower lashes in the painting, I take a grey eyeshadow and blend it just below. One last touch for the eyes, I dab a bit of black eyeshadow onto the outer corner for extra depth. Now for the lashes. I'm going with wispy, natural looking ones plus lowers and a white kajal on my waterline. And finally, the lips. Her lips are small, defined and muted peachy rose with deeper corners and a soft highlight on the center. So I start with wiping off any lip balm and priming my lips with the same translucent powder I used on my face. Then I grab my girl cult lipstick to get that warm, peachy color from the painting. I slightly blend it out, keeping the pigment concentrated in the center of my lips, lightly line my lips with the MAC lip liner in Whirl, And clean up the edges with concealer and angled brush. I do this with pretty much all my looks because it adds definition. To mimic how the light hits her lips, I take the Roman palette again and put a warm brown on the corners of my mouth, which makes the middle of my lips look fuller. I also add shadow under the lower lip for the illusion of puffier lips. Finally I take a lighter nude eyeshadow and dab a highlight on the center. Same idea for my face. I dab some white eyeshadow on the forehead, the bridge of my nose and a bit on the sides of my nose to get that soft glow from the paint. Then I add a bit more blush to bring some color back. And of course I overdid it again. My lip color is slightly off, but no worries, lip gloss will fix everything. I'm using MAC lip gloss, by the way. Okay, gloss isn't exactly in the painting, but I think it adds to the glossy oil painting illusion. Next, I go in with the Revolution highlighter on my cheekbones. To bring some of that royal atmosphere, I drape some gold fabric over me to recreate Herodias' dress and add gold earrings. Last, I put a bit more highlighter on my collarbones and bare shoulder. And we're done! Of course, this isn't exactly an everyday look, but it's a fun way to practice and get to know your face a little better and to see what works for you and what doesn't. And just so you know, I'm not a professional makeup artist, I do what feels right and experiment a lot. I do have a background in graphic design though, but that's about it. Let me know in the comments what you think and don't forget to like and subscribe.