# Makeup advice needed: Demoness bride **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540 "2014-11-03T18:21:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/1 "2014-11-03T18:21:48Z")
I need some advice from makeup experts. I suppose many of you recall that I build models as a hobby. My current project is a figure of a demoness dressed in a bridal gown and veil, holding a bouquet and accompanied by a little demonic ringbearer. Her gown will be a pearlescent white and her hair black; and her skin will be a [pale lavender](http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=3244639), fading into darker lavender-purple mottling near her hairline and on her shoulders and wings. The question is, what color eyeshadow should she be wearing? And lipstick? (Nothing too exaggerated now; this is her wedding day, and she wants to look nice. On the other hand, she is an aspect of Evil personified. šŸ˜‰ ) (For lipstick Iā€™m leaning toward a dark blue, but the eyeshadow has me stumped.) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/2 "2014-11-03T20:57:17Z")
Normal white-skinned humans tend towards red/pink lipstick and blueish eyeshadow. Since youā€™ve already selected blue lipstick, it seems red/pink eyeshadow would be the way to go. the color choices are like a photographic negative, the opposite of correct / normal. Which is appropriate for the personification of Evil. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/3 "2014-11-03T20:59:10Z")
I opened the thread hoping the OP was going to regale us with tales of their friend or relative the Bridezilla with the weird makeup-related problem. Those are always good for a laugh. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![StrangeBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@StrangeBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangeBird)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/4 "2014-11-04T05:25:25Z")
What colour are her eyes? ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/5 "2014-11-04T06:07:24Z")
Could do an off-white frost eyeshadow, or even a blue/frost that compliments the lipstick. If sheā€™s big enough to do eyeliner, a midnight blue liner, slate lid color and frosted highlight just under the brow. Should look nice with the lavender skin. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/6 "2014-11-04T06:15:32Z")
A combination of whatever you like from [this idea](http://i2.wp.com/staceymakeup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/new-year-smokey-eyes-makeup-challenge.jpg?resize=600%2C417), [or this one](http://indulgy.ccio.co/Pd/o5/PF/107875353544173597cdf3wUI9c.jpg), [or maybe this one.](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hTzkC_7CHIY/UkXyjuTDyCI/AAAAAAAAGx0/mjK2r9OMc0M/s1600/Sexy+Blue+Smokey+Eyes+.jpg) I google image searched ā€œmidnight blue smoky eyeā€ if that helps. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/7 "2014-11-04T06:22:20Z")
Or super dramatic black liner with silver/glitter shadow, [like this,](http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/07/d7/8d/07d78de95ed372202749a87b7d9e0cc5.jpg) if you donā€™t want too many colors competing. Would look good with blue lipstick. OK, Iā€™ll stop now. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/8 "2014-11-04T14:39:32Z")
> [@StrangeBird](#): > > What colour are her eyes? Probably a solid orange-red glow-y color. (No irises or pupils) Although that could be changed, if thereā€™s some great idea out there that wouldnā€™t work with orange. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-advice-needed-demoness-bride/703540/9 "2014-11-04T14:42:44Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Or super dramatic black liner with silver/glitter shadow, [like this,](http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/07/d7/8d/07d78de95ed372202749a87b7d9e0cc5.jpg) if you donā€™t want too many colors competing. Would look good with blue lipstick. > > OK, Iā€™ll stop now. Oh, no, donā€™t stop! Iā€™m intrigued by the complex blue schemes you posted, although I may not be a good enough painter to pull them off in 1/6th scale. ā˜¹