King Endymion look

This is an updated repost from my original blog on Tumblr

It turns out it's pretty hard to find a decent picture of King Endymion D:

Alternate title: really simple smoky lavender eyes ≧Д≦

Backstory: So a handful of bloggers decided to do two Sailor Moon-inspired looks each: one after a hero/good guy and one after a villain. I joined the collab a little late in the game after my favourite characters were already taken, and I ended up rolling with the only non-Senshi of the group for the good guy look, King Endymion.

Nerdy explanation/bonus photo/products used are under the cut~


I’m not going to get too deep into my feels for Endymion, but I do love him for being the pillar that supports the future Queen Serenity and Chibi-Usa from the sidelines. He’s a quiet guide to Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask when they first arrive in Crystal Tokyo, and watches over the sleeping Senshi inside the Crystal Palace. I decided to do a smoky lavender eye in reference to his signature lavender tuxedo and his/Tuxedo Mask’s only non-rose-throwing special attack, Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber. Since his first manga appearance is as a spirit/projection, my second focus was to keep everything soft and a bit glowy (maybe too soft—in retrospect I think I overblended and lost my purple eyeliner…)

I sort of fell out of the habit of wearing eye makeup, particularly eye shadow after my laser eye surgery (off-limits for months!), so I consider this the beginning of easing back into full eye makeup again. Although fun, it is also a bit intimidating since my fellow collaborators have such a bold and interesting style when it comes to eye makeup :x

Check out their looks!

Amy (Sailor Moon)
Anna (Sailor Neptune)
Dawn (Sailor Pluto)
Erin (Sailor Jupiter)
Mai (Sailor Venus)
Mandy (Sailor Saturn)
Phyrra (Sailor Mercury)
Soo (Sailor Mars)

Face:

• Garnier Nutritioniste Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel-Cream
• L’Oreal Skin Genesis Eye Serum [review]
• Marcelle BB Cream in Light to Medium
• GOSH X-ceptional Wear foundation in 14 Sand
• Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in 2
• Marcelle Face Powder in Translucent
• Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Light (as contour)
• Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso
• Hard Candy Moon Glow Luminizing Powder

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion (original)
• Wet n Wild Color Icon palette in Petal Pusher (lavender eyelid & purple crease shades)
• Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in Noir
• Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Mascara Duo in Brown Eyes (purple side as eyeliner) [review]
• Marcelle Xtension Plus mascara in Black (2 coats, curled and combed)
• Victoria’s Secret Silky Eye Shadow in Rich (brow)
• Smashbox Brow Tech Wax

Lips:

• a whole bunch of different lipsticks that I ended up rubbing off because it didn’t look right
• Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait