Doe: A Deer. A Female Deer, to be Specific. How to be A Deer for Halloween!

   Halloween is almost upon us! My favorite time of year. I adore the days of digging through boxes at yard sales, searching through clothing racks at thrift stores, and surfing online for the perfect costume. Piecing a look together is one of my favorite things to do. That is the best way to create an authentic costume without spending $123,756,945. This year I have my costume planned out already. However, my sister needed some help figuring out what she will be this spooky season. I believe we found the perfect disguise. It is easy, unique, and very pretty! Given that we found inspiration in a few photos online, we created it mainly on our own. We had a ball! 

How to be a Doe for Halloween:

After searching online for makeup and outfit ideas, see what you have at your home! Neutral colored clothing and makeup will work perfectly. Here is what we used for makeup:

(Excuse my slightly messy products)

(left to right)  Rimmel Natural Bronzer, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Natural, Camel colored face paint, Maybelline Fit Me! Foundation, Maybelline The Nudes eyeshadow palette, brown eyeliner, brown black mascara, concealer, Covergirl Natural Twinkle Blusher. 

(not pictured: makeup remover wipes and an unscented face wash for minimal irritation during makeup removal)

Use foundation, concealer, and powder of your normal color. This makeup look works for everyone! You do not have to have light coloring.

Applying Makeup:

Part 1: 

Clean face. Apply foundation, concealer, and powder as you normally would. Using powder brush, apply bronzer on forehead and cheekbone area. Apply light blush around apples of cheeks.

Part 2:

Now we start the eyebrow process! Using brown eyeliner, trace the shape of your brow. You want the form of the brow you create to be slightly larger than your actual eyebrow. Think Audrey Hepburn or Lily Collins. Once you have finished you need to fill brow completely. Take a look at Aimee's makeup in the photo below. You want to create the same line going from the bottom of the brow to the end of the nose as pictured. When you have everything the way you want you can then fill in the bottom of the nose. Please note that the look will look more like an actual deer if you do not come up too high on the nose. Use our photos, or whichever you like, for reference. If you mess up your brows or nose simply use makeup wipe to erase and correct.   

Using the same color eyeliner you used on the brows, apply on top and bottom of eyelids. At the inner corner of your eye you will need to make a point. This gives the eyes a more animal-esque look.  Now we start using eyeshadow! Pick the lightest, most luminescent color on your neutral-colored palette. Apply this color under the eyes and on the bridge of nose. Now select the darkest brown on your palette. Apply this to top eyelid. Blend completely. 

Part 3:

Now to the fun part! Paint! Use your camel colored paint (tan or white also work) to dot your cheeks and forehead. Evenly space them as well as keep them relatively the same size. Use any lip color you wish. We decided not to use lipstick but I believe a dark color would look great!

Give yourself a pat on the back. You've done the hardest part, my friend. If not, try, try again! 

Hair:

Since does do not have antlers we had to create a hairstyle that was incorporated into the costume somehow. We wanted the hair to look like ears, hence the love knots on top of Aimee's head. This is a very easy style to do that could go for any animal costume!

Step 1: Comb hair out.

Step 2: Part hair in the middle for even sections.

Step 3: Section off half your hair like you would a half pony tail, then half that and secure so you don't lose the two sections.

Step 4: Twist one piece until it coils or simply create a bun. Secure in place and do the same for the other side. 

It is important that you have the same amount of hair in each section. We don't want lopsided ears!

Outfit:

For our costume we used a brown jacket that zips to the chin, black leggings, and brown combat boots. Dark brown leggings may be better. It is up to you and what you can afford! If you already have black leggings go with those. You can use anything you already have in your closet as long as it is neutral colored. You know . . . because does aren't pink or green. You know that. Never mind ;)

Thank you for faithfully reading through the tutorial! I know I ramble but I hope the instructions were clear. If you have any further questions do not hesitate to click the 'Contact Me' tab. If you liked this post it would help me out a heap if you could subscribe to my blog. You will be updated when I write again! We can be blog buddies. It will be a grand old time. 

Stay tuned for more Halloween costume ideas!

Take care, deer. 

A Response to the Cinderella Backlash

      Since I was a child, Cinderella was always my favorite princess. I would watch the Disney movie in the early morning hours when my big brother was getting ready for school. I would have all day to dress in my favorite blue Cinderella gown and copy letters and numbers in my pre-k Cinderella workbook.

            The soft spot I have for Cinderella was ignited once again when I first saw the glittering glass slipper previewed on the movie screen. I could not wait for the new remake to come out. My plan was to see the movie on the opening day. Anything else was unfathomable.

            When this backlash started it broke my heart. How could anyone ridicule this movie when it had not even come out yet? I understand that positive body image is very important. I believe that unrealistic body standards should be put to rest. This is an age where we should toss perfect waistlines to the wind and be proud of what we look like. Nothing is more beautiful than being kind and courageous, which brings me to my next point.

            While watching Cinderella I experienced many different emotions. I cried, I laughed, and I dreamed. I felt inspired to be kinder. To be strong and show people love even when I do not get kindness in return. I want to have courage and face very difficult things even when I feel I am broken. This is what I took away from Cinderella. This is what I learned.

            The arguments against this movie are very deep. I understand why they would be brought up. However, if you have a negative mindset, if you do not want to take this movie seriously, then you will not see the good in it. The Prince is not who solved the problems in this movie. Ella is. She dealt with misery with grace for so many years. Her happy ending is not happy because she is made queen. Not because the Prince is her husband. Her marriage symbolizes her reward. Her feat. Her victory. Young Ella may seem like a pushover, but what I believe was meant to be seen is that she is empowering all women. When someone is bullying you, underestimating you, even hating you, you need to look deeper into the problem. What has this person gone through? How can you be the bigger person? This is what Ella was acting on. She saw her stepmother and stepsisters to be blind to see what is right; that is why she felt the need to show them love. How could you show anything to people who cannot fathom the bigger things in life than kindness? How would it benefit the situation to make it worse and reflect their immature mindset?

            This is why Cinderella is powerful. This is why Cinderella shows girls, women, children, all people to show kindness to our enemies. To rise up and have the courage to be a beautiful person who knows how to be peaceful and loving. She fought. She loved. She endured. She forgave. I love this story. I love what it says to the world. I hope many more people will see this fairytale as something to respect and will feel the way I do.