How to Apply Pirate Makeup for a Man
Learn how to apply male pirate makeup for theatrical performances, Halloween costumes or a rock-n-roll concert. The dark eyes and distinct facial hair is characteristic of a pirate -- when paired with a bandanna -- with red and black clothing. Affix a skull and crossbones somewhere on the bandanna, or as a patch to the costume and the pirate is complete. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Light-tinted concealer
- Kohl black eyeliner pencil
- Charcoal or black powdered eye shadow
- Angled eyeshadow brush
- Black face paint
- Sponge
Instructions
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Apply a thin layer of concealer over the entire eyelid using your fingertips. Continue adding concealer -- around and below the eye -- in a 1-inch wide band.
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Hold the eyeliner pencil in your writing hand. Pull the top eyelid taut from the outside edge. Draw a thick line from the inner corner all the way over, to the opposite side of the lid.
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Pull the bottom lid taut, in the same manner as the upper lid. Draw a thick line from the inside corner to the outside.
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Use the eye shadow brush to apply eyeshadow over each eye lid. Keep the shadow off of the upper eye lids, where the brow bone is located.
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Smudge the eyeliner into the skin with your fingertips. Keep the eyeliner around the eyes, but rub the edges -- so they are not distinct -- to give the eyes a dirty look.
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Apply a fake mustache, if you do not have an actual mustache. The other option is to grow your own mustache, if you have time, and allow it to grow long, so you can twist the strands together to give each side a point.
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Press a sponge lightly into black face paint and gently pat on the paint in the beard area, to add stubble, if you don't have time to grow a scruffy beard.
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Tips & Warnings
If your eyebrows are thin or light-colored, draw over them using the eyeliner pencil. Color them dark, extending the pencil outside the brow, to make them appear larger.
Dust excess eyeshadow off the brush before applying the powder, so you do not get the fine particles on your eyeball.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit PIRATE image by DELAVOGE from Fotolia.com
