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Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup for Once Upon a Time fans

When good becomes evil, one’s looks often change too. In the case of Ella Swan from Once Upon a Time, she takes on an icy, ethereal appearance when she is reborn as the dark one. Emma’s transformation into the Dark Swan is surprisingly bright and glowing. This look is really fun to recreate, especially if you have darker hair and brows as it makes for a super-dramatic change.

You will need:

  • Luminescent primer
  • White cream color
  • White eyeliner pencil
  • Shimmery white eyeshadow
  • Loose silver glitter
  • Silver liquid liner
  • Cherry red lip liner
  • Matte red lip color

Directions:

Step 1:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 1
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I’m first priming my face with a luminescent primer. L’Oreal’s Magic Lumi Primer is a great one.

Step 2:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 2
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Lightly apply a white cream color with a damp beautyblender.

Step 3:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 3
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Using a jumbo pearlescent white eyeliner pencil, sketch over eyelids and blend with finger.

Step 4:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 4
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With the same eyeliner pencil, apply a generous amount to the tops of your cheekbones and orbital bone.

Step 5:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 5
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With a silver liquid liner like Urban Decay’s Bobby Dazzle, line the top lash line.

Step 6:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 6
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With your pearly white pencil, sketch along lower lash line.

Step 7:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 7
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Apply pearly white liner to the inner corners of your eyes.

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Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 8
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With a matte white jumbo liner like NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk, cover entire eyebrow until it’s as white as possible. If you have dark brows, you’ll likely need to build up a few layers.

Step 9:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 9
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Press a shimmery white eyeshadow onto the high point of your face and dust it over your eyelids as well.

Step 10:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 10
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With a silver glitter liner, add a touch to the inner corners of the eyes for some extra frostiness.

Step 11:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 11
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Press loose silver glitter across forehead and on the tops of your cheekbones.

More: Once Upon a Time Season 5: A new king is set to rule Storybrooke

Step 12:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 13
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With a synthetic brush, paint white cream color onto your hair. Spraying with hairspray prior will help the color to adhere better.

Step 13:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 14
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Line lips with a red lip liner. OCC Colour Pencil in NSFW is a great shade for this.

Step 14:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 14
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Add the finishing touch by applying a blue-based red lip color like BITE Beauty High Pigment Lip Pencil in Cranberry.

Step 15:

Awesome Dark Swan Halloween makeup: Step 15
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You’ve crossed over to the dark side, Black Swan.

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