5 Pro Tips for Dramatic Makeup

Marilyn Manson came to Texas for his 2016 North American Summer tour and hit Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas. With him he brought his loyal cult fan base, lengthy entrance lines and peculiar antics while on and offstage. I didn't witness the concert but I did get to do makeup for it which was an awesome change of pace from the basic camera-ready makeup I've been doing lately.

In typical Marilyn Manson fashion, the theme of the makeup was "gorelesque", which is a cross between burlesque, pinup, steampunk and goth. Check out the dramatic makeup tips and the photo gallery below to see the steps I took to create the full look. Curious about what products I used for the look? See the full product list and find out where to get yours at the end of this post!

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Pro Dramatic Eye Makeup Tips:

1. Primer! Primer! Primer! -- when you're going dramatic, there's nothing worse than having half of your makeup come off before the night is even over. A good primer will brighten your color pigments, keep your skin happy and your makeup in place all night long.

2. Use a White Eye Base -- some primers have a light tint to them but when I'm after a dramatic eye shadow look, I always use a white cream shadow or jumbo liner underneath. Using white beneath your eye shadow will make those shades pop and your colors will appear closer to the vibrancy of the swatch.

3. The Eyes Come First -- eye shadow has a magical way of getting all over everything, so apply shadow as heavy as you want first and then use a makeup remover wipe to remove excess shadow before applying concealer or foundation.

4. To Set A Liquid, Apply A Powder -- this rule applies to everything you put on the face, use a powder or shadow to pat over a dry liquid liner, lipstick, concealer or foundation to mattify, set, remove oils and keep your makeup on longer.

5. Use A Setting Spray -- dramatic makeup needs to be reinforced in every way possible because it doesn't look as awesome when half of it is coming off your face before your evening's even started. Use a light finishing or setting spray to keep your look in place.

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Gorelesque Concert Makeup: Step 1

Gorelesque Concert Makeup: Step 2

Gorelesque Concert Makeup: Step 3

Gorelesque Concert Makeup: Step 4

Gorelesque Concert Makeup: Step 5

Gorelesque Concert Makeup: Step 6

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Products I Used:

• Makeup Remover: Simple - Eye Makeup Remover Wipes

• Eye Shadow Primer: Smashbox - 24 Hour Photo Finish Eyeshadow Primer

• Foundation Primer: BECCA - Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector

• Brow Bone: NYX - Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk' + Sephora - MicroSmooth Baked Luminizer in 'Stardust'

• Inner Eye: NYX - Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk' + Sephora - MicroSmooth Baked Luminizer in 'Stardust'

• Eye Lid: MAC - Pigment in 'Vanilla' + MAC - Pigment in 'Kitschmas'

• Eye Crease: MAC - Eye Shadow in 'Shadowy Lady' + MAC - Pressed Pigment in 'Jet Couture'

• Eye Liner: LORAC - Front of The Line Pro Liquid Liner in 'Black'

• Inner Eye Liner: NYX - Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk'

• Concealer: Ben Nye - Conceal All Wheel

• Foundation: Makeup Forever - Ultra HD Invisible Cover Foundation in 'Y205 Alabaster'

• Face Setting Powder: Ben Nye - Neutral Set Translucent Face Powder

• Bronzer: Makeup Forever - Pro Bronze Fusion Bronzer in '10M Natural Matte Honey'

• Contour: Beauty Treats - 376 Face Powder Contour Collection

• Highlight: Makeup Revolution - Radiance Palette

• Top Lashes: Client Provided - Black Lace Lashes

• Bottom Lashes: Tom Top - Handmade Thick False Lashes

• Lash Glue: Ardell Duo - Clear Adhesive

• Setting Spray: Makeup Revolution - Pro Fix Oil Control Setting Spray

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Check out some of my other 'gorelesque' makeup below and visit my Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram to see more!

Gorelesque Makeup 1

Gorelesque Makeup 2

Gorelesque Makeup 3

Gorelesque Makeup 4

Gorelesque Makeup 5

Gorelesque Makeup 6

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