A Meowy Christmas | Makeup Tutorial
All I want for Christmas… is Pusheen!
Christmas time for me is yet another great excuse to dress up and get creative, with none other than my muse and favourite little cute smushy comic cat Pusheen! In this post I’ve put together a few of my favourite items currently on my Pusheen wishlist, along with the full makeup tutorial/pictorial of this festive 80’s Christmas look and finished photoset! For more behind the scenes action on this shoot, check out my Instagram here. Pusheen merchandise and products are sold both on the official online store: www.shop.pusheen.com and a few of your favourite Australasian retailers like Jay Jays and EB Games! You can even select pieces with your favourite Pusheen characters, including the different mythical variations of Pusheen and her family including siblings Stormy and Pip! Just in case you didn’t know who Pusheen is, here’s a little biography on her below…
WHO IS PUSHEEN?
Pusheen the Cat | www.pusheen,com
Pusheen is a tubby tabby cat who brings smiles and laughter to people all around the world. She became famous through her animated comics and GIFs posted on Pusheen.com, as well as through her widely used animated stickers on Facebook, Instagram, iMessage, and other platforms.
PUSHEEN’S PROFILE
Name: Pusheen
Gender: Girl
Age: All 9 lives left
Birthday: February 18th
Best Feature: Toes look like beans
A Meowy Christmas | Makeup Tutorial
Tutorial | Christmas Makeup Pictorial
This look was inspired by all things Christmas, colourful, and festive! My new wig I picked up from my local Hospice op-shop felt like the 80’s and Cindy Lauper, so I created a makeup look that combined all these things together with my favourite little cat Pusheen.
The trick was blending the bright colours with the pastels of this ‘Meowy Christmas’ tee from Jay Jays! I spotted some very festive multicoloured bell earrings from Lovisa, and decided that a rainbow wreath backdrop and chromatic aberration aesthetic was the perfect combination. For the makeup look, I decided on lots of drama and festive spirit with any excuse for glitter! Check out the full pictorial below…
First, prime and moisturise, then apply foundation, and fill in brows with powder. I used two shades to blend my natural colour more with the colour of my wig. Apply a light shimmer to the inner half of the eyelids, and define brows with concealer!
Then, blend a natural darker shade of brown into the crease, and darken to your liking. Add flicks using your brow brush and black liquid liner, then add luscious lashes! I got these from Aliexpress for $2 in a pack of five.
Finally, add contour and blush in a deep raspberry shade, then using lash glue quickly apply fine pastel pink glitter to lips, and add a coat of clear gloss, then finish with little holographic glitter freckles, and in the inner corners of the eyes, along with spots of liquid highlighter on the tip of your nose, above your cheekbones and a little on your chin. Voila, all done!
Results | The Photoshoot
This photoset was created in my home, against my lounge wall! I like nothing more than a perfect simple white wall to paint your imagination onto, and with large windows and the best natural light around midday for me, I captured the fun festive spirit of this look! The chromatic aberation effect was added in post, and created in Adobe Photshop by moving the colours within the channel window 4 pixels down, left and right. I then created a mask and brushed through to the original layer over the face and detailing on the tee to suit.
Technical Info: I photographed this set with my 50mm lens, using solely available light, at 2.8 on around 500 ISO.
Headband + Earrings - Lovisa Jewellery
Tee - Jay Jays
Shorts - Kmart New Zealand
Necklace - Aliexpress
DIY | The Christmas Rainbow Wreath
To create this rainbow Christmas wreath, I used A2 coloured pieces of foam bought from local Warehouse Stationary, many $2 stores also sell them, and I used PVA glue and glitter to apply onto large and small circles which I cut out from two paper stencils I created from tracing around different sized cups. I use blu-tack to apply them to the wall, and completed it with a little glitter ribbon bow!
Favourite Picks | My Pusheen Merchandise Wishlist
Below are three of my top favourite items from the official Pusheen online store! This time of year they are having fantastic sales, just keep in mind that shipping to Australasia can take a little longer than you anticipate, and allow three weeks or so for delivery. The store is crammed full of timeless classics and new creations are added frequently, so stay updated with the official Pusheen Facebook and Instagram pages to see what’s new!
Fuzzy Face Sweater | Pusheen.com
Character Purse | Pusheen.com
Hey Necklace | Pusheen.com
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