It only takes a few minutes to make fake rings under your eyes, whether you're using eyeliner or cocoa powder. This is the perfect trick for a ghoulish Halloween costume, or just for spooking your friends because you feel like it.
Steps
Marker Method
- Get a black marker; preferably washable.
- Draw a rather large smudge on one of your fingers. Make it big, but not very thick.
- Take another finger on the opposite hand. Rub that on your smudged finger.
- Apply the marker to below your eyes carefully. Start at the inside corners of your eyes and work the mark down and out slightly.
- Add a much lighter bit. Start from the outside edge down toward the first mark if you want a more extreme effect, or for darker lighting.
Cocoa Powder Method
- Get some cocoa powder.
- Put some on your finger, and rub it in lightly.
- Do this again, so it is layered. Also try to get the bit closest to the eye darker.
Eyeliner Method
- Scribble with some black/dark brown eyeliner on your finger.
- Smudge it under your eyes, darker towards the bridge of your nose.
- Add purple or blue lightly over it. This will make it look more bruised (if you want that look).
Tips
- Use washable marker instead of permanent marker, unless you really want to look that way for weeks.
- Take your time, rushing it won't make it look good!
- Try to make sure your fingers are in the right spot before you slather yourself in marker.
- Apply in front of a mirror, that way you can see if you accidentally get any smudges.
- Don't make the smudges too dark to make them look more realistic.
Warnings
- Make sure that you do not get it in your eyes!
- Be careful! If you get it all over your face, it's hard to get off.
- Don't leave the smudge on your finger or people will notice it... and your cover will be blown.
- Don't make the smudge on your finger too thick, or it looks totally fake.
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