Halloween Pop Art Lichtenstein Inspired Makeup Look

What is Pop Art?

Pop Art was an artistic movement in the 50s and 60s that focused primarily on iconic images and people. You're probably familiar with many pop artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Pop Art has recently become trendy once again in the makeup world--which isn't shocking given how inspiring this movement was and is. You can easily google or wiki Pop Art if you're interested to learn more!

Roy Lichtenstein was inspired by comic strips, the affects of which can be seen in his work. I love this style and wanted to create a Halloween look loosely based on some of his work. This has become very popular this year and I've seen a number of fellow bloggers and makeup artists recreate their own versions. My look is not based on anyone else's work with the exception of Roy Lichtenstein's. I think it's important we make our makeup our own--it is a form of art after all!

I'm going to show you 3 different phases of this look. I think it's fun to see the progression! The first was after I created the features, the second shows the addition of the falsies, the third shows the full look including the dots. I know it's a bit hard to see the side of my face where I drew in my cheek bones--my silly hair has a mind of its own--but it's there!

I'll include a full list of everything I used at the bottom. I wanted to challenge myself to do this with products I already owned, making it a really "cheap" Halloween look!

It's such a fun look I may go around like this all the time! Just kidding, too much work, but I would if I could!

Halloween Pop Art Phase 1 - Features Only

This was the first phase of this look after I had created an even canvas (on my face), did some contouring on my cheeks, and emphasized/outlined my features. In this phase, I looked essentially like a cartoon. Rather than changing my existing features, I modeled this look after my own and emphasized the shape of my features.

Halloween Pop Art Phase 2 - Addition of Falsies

In the first phase I had drawn on some lashes, but I really wanted to play up the idea of this being an over-the-top illustration of myself, so I added on some of my favorite falsies. You can see how it changed the look here.

Halloween Pop Art Phase 3 - Dots!

The dots. This was probably the one aspect I stressed out about the most ahead of time and the one thing that was the least stressful while creating the look--ironic! I went through about 12 pencils ahead of time trying to find the right shade. I finally landed on a lip pencil that I think worked really well.

What I used for my Halloween Pop Art Makeup Look

All of these products are items I already had within my (admittedly large) collection, so this Halloween look will cost me nothing! For anything I've previously reviewed, I linked it below within the list.

• Kaia Naturals 24Hr Matte Face Cream
• Whip Hand Cosmetics Set the Stage Primer
• Graftobian Color Corrector in Pink Hi-Lite (under eyes)
• Graftobian HD Glamour Creme in Aurora (all over face)
• Kett Fixx Creme Blush in Morroco (contour)
• Kett Fixx Creme Blush in Daiquiri (cheeks)
• Inglot Gel Liner in 77 (outline features)
• MUFE Aqua Eyes liner in 0L (outline some features)
• MAC Carbon (patted over some of the outlines in black)
• MAC Chromagraphic Pencil NC15/NW20 (corners of eyes, around mouth)
• MAC Magenta lip liner (line/fill lips)
• OCC Lip Tar in Stalker (all over lips)
• OCC Lip Tar in Psycho (patted onto center of lips)
• Jordana 24HR Made to Last Shadow Pencil in Eternal White (lower waterline, fake white reflection on lip)
• Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako (patted onto Jordana pencil on lip)
• TheBalm eyeshadow in Sassy from Nute-Tude palette (patted over Tako on lip)
• Inglot brow powder 565
• Faux Lashes in Collete (an all-time favorite of mine)
• Prestige lip pencil in 210 Amore (dots on face)

What would I do differently the second time around?

Overall I'm pleased with this look, but the second time around I'd use the inglot gel liner on my eyebrows. Given that I have black brows (which are sparse) I sometimes find them to be too harsh if I use anything other than powder so I'm a little overly cautious about them. Obviously the point of this look was that all features were supposed to be bold, but when doing the look I got a little apprehensive and stuck with black brow powder instead. Next time I'll be comfortable making them 100% bold with the gel. I would also take my cheek bone line in further. I followed the natural hollow of my cheek here, which isn't very long because of the shape of my face. For the purpose of this look and because of my hair, I'd actually take it an inch or so further towards the center of my face. Because I have a heart shaped face, I found outlining the edge of the bottom of my face kind of hard. I moved the line half a billion times, but I think I'd play around with that some more just for kicks. In person it was easy to see, in pictures not always.

All in all, it was a fun look to create! It took a decent amount of time for me to do this and if you're a perfectionist like me, I suggest making sure you have a good block of time cut out to play around. I did try this look with white dots instead of pinky-red dots. I liked the way it looked against my skin tone, but unfortunately it was hard to make sure every dot was opaque with the pencil I had--the formula was a tiny bit thin. I actually think the lip liner I went with in the end for the dots was the best of the dozen or so pencils I tried! 

If you try to create a Pop Art makeup look my biggest piece of advice is to make it your own and do what feels right! It doesn't have to look identical to mine or anyone else's ;)

What do you think? Have you tried to create a Pop Art makeup look? What will you be wearing for Halloween?