How to Design your Makeup Look for the Road

As the month of March comes closer, more and more ladies are frantically fingering their keyboards as they scroll and click on every YouTube tutorial they can get their hands on to inspire their makeup for Mas!

I designed my first Carnival costume this year, for the new band Passion. Of course I will be playing in my designed section! I, however, was facing the same quandary- What to do to match my face to my costume?!!

I could style the shit out of everyone else, but when it comes to myself I'm always indecisive. I decided to call up Mario Francis; AH-mazing Makeup artist with an eye for the uber glamorous, and ask him to create a face inspired by costume. Of course, in true Stephanie Fashion, it came with a long list of must-haves.

In a Facebook message I said to him:

" The costume is not for pretty Girls.

 It is for Sexy Women who know who they are and are unapologetic about it"

I wanted her to be Glamorous and ooze sex appeal. I wanted people to look at her not because of what was on her but because of her confidence. It had to be beautiful yet edgy. Effortless, yet masquerader. Here's what turned up!

Photography: Eustace Dyer
Makeup: Mario Francis
Model: Kerisse Sammy
Design and Styling: (Me) Stephanie Ramlogan
Costume Section: Zeal
Band: Passion

So to my Zealots who have registered in this section, here's some inspiration for you!

And to all you other ladies out there looking to find a face for the costumes, here's my advice: Try not to match the makeup to the look of the costume, but to the feel of it. Is it bold or quiet? Is it ethereal and mystical, or glamorous and diva? While it's fun to bedazzle our whole faces, think of something practical that sweat won't destroy. Your makeup look should make you look beautiful while still making it's own statement. Don't let it wear you. Your natural beauty should still be the centre focus, but play up your best assets with sparkle and colour. Play yuh mas!! See you on the road!