Here we have my finished Harley Quinn look! To be honest, when I started piecing together the full look, I was not sure how it was going to come out. I had put so much time and effort into sewing the parts of the costume that I was hoping that it would work, but there was a piece of my mind insisting that I couldn't pull off Harley. However, I tried it anyway, and I'm so glad that I did. I love how my look came out. If you haven't seen them yet, here are the links to the tutorials for the
top,
shorts,
bat, and
jacket.
I originally intended to do a video tutorial for this, but I can't apply makeup without staring into the mirror, so I wasn't sure how to accomplish the filming process while still making my makeup turn out okay. I've included a written tutorial, but if you're looking for a video tutorial, you may want to check out
one of these ones. I haven't tried any of them because I just kind of winged it with my look, but they look like they could be useful.
This post is organized in two parts. First up I have a bunch of pictures of the costume so you can get a good sense of what it looked like. After that I have somewhat of a tutorial. I had good success with the makeup I used, so I've included links to all the products, but feel free to use whatever products you have on hand. These are not sponsored products, just what worked for me.
Harley Quinn Costume Photos
You can probably tell by how vibrant the picture at the top of the page is that it was taken using a filter. These first three pictures were taken without a filter, though, and you can see that the hair and makeup are still vibrant.
The picture above Brian took using the camera's red filter. With the desaturation like that, this picture kind of looks like one of Harley's black and red looks.
Harley Quinn Makeup and Hair
Makeup:
*Face primer (I used
e.l.f. cosmetics's tone correcting primer)
*Eye primer (I used
Urban Decay's Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer)
*Foundation (I used
e.l.f. cosmetics's foundation in porcelain)
*Black pencil eyeliner (
I used Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Perversion)
*Black liquid eyeliner (I used
Urban Decay's Perversion Waterproof Eye Pen for the upper lash line and
e.l.f. cosmetics's liquid liner in Jet Black for the heart detail)
*Black mascara (I used
Urban Decay's Perversion Waterproof Mascara)
*Red eyeshadow (I used the red from the
Harley Quinn palette from Hot Topic)
*Blue eyeshadow (I used the color chaos from
Urban Decay's Wired palette)
*Setting spray (I used
Urban Decay's All Nighter Setting Spray)
*Translucent powder (I used
e.l.f. cosmetics's HD powder in sheer)
*Red lipstick (I used
F*ck Kavanaugh by Lipslut, which is currently out of stock)
Tools:
*Makeup sponges
*Eyeshadow brushes
*Two hair elastics
*Cotton swabs
Hair colors:
*Blue hair color (I used
Colorista Spray 1-Day Color in Blue)
*Red hair color (I used
Colorista Spray 1-Day Color in Red)
Makeup Directions:
*Apply your face primer, eye primer, and foundation like you normally would.
*Apply a black eyeliner pencil to your lower lash line and water line.
*Next comes the eyeshadow, and this is where it gets especially tricky to explain things. The nice thing, though, is that Harley's makeup often looks messy, so you don't have to worry about perfection here. I started by applying red eyeliner to the lid and underneath my eye using a makeup brush, and did the same thing to the other eye with blue shadow.
*If you look up pictures of Harley Quinn's makeup online, you'll notice that she often has these makeup smudges under her eyes. To create this effect, I used a cotton swab to drag some of the eyeshadow down beneath my eye.
*I also used a cotton swab to blend the eyeshadow along the upper part of my eye a little.
*Apply black mascara.
*Use liquid eyeliner for your upper lash line.
*Add translucent powder to set your foundation and mattify your face.
*Apply red lipstick to your lips.
*Draw a little black heart on one of your cheeks with black eyeliner.
*Set your makeup with a setting spray.
Hair Directions:
*Divide your hair into two roughly equal sections and pull into pigtails. Secure with hair elastics.
*Over the bathtub or some other area of your house that you don't mind getting messy, apply your hair color following the directions on the packaging. If you're using a spray color, I highly recommend wearing gloves to apply the spray. Even though temporary color should wash off your hands fairly easily, it's less mess and less hassle to just wear gloves.
*I've found that spray dyes tend to transfer a lot. I had red and blue patches on either side of my neck a few hours after applying the hair color and I couldn't touch my hair without getting color all over my hands. If you're looking for a less messy option, I'd recommend Colorista Hair Makeup in pink and blue. I've used their bronze auburn color before, and it does not transfer nearly as badly. I'll be using that next time I attempt this look.
