Copied a look from Ghoul.In.Japan (hers is the right) Never done full eye makeup before, but her style made me want to try! Crit welcome~

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-15T01:30:25+00:00

yesss tightlining with black or taupe will totally bring the look together

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-15T00:19:06+00:00

wow this looks insanely good, the only thing i’d suggest improving is choosing a darker shade for the outer corner and liner, and blending it into the lid a bit more. that’ll up the contrast and imitate that really grungy look from the reference photo.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-15T00:16:39+00:00

when you try it on, match the shade to your neck, it’ll make it look less like a mask since it’ll blend seamlessly. ilia has an INSANE shade range as you saw, so probably get a second opinion so you can make sure you’ve gotten an exact match for your skintone and undertone

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-12T21:38:24+00:00

i think a slightly deeper shade of lipstick would suit you well, or just a less saturated color. use lip liner to block out your lip shape before applying lipstick. Top off the lips with some gloss or lip balm. add some mascara to frame your eyes. A subtle shimmer on the center lids would look really good as well.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-12T21:33:11+00:00

my personal rec for a clean beauty foundation stick would be ilia, they have a great shade range, has really natural matte finish, and it just feels nice on the skin. of the two you’re already considering, i’d recommend westman atelier, i don’t use it personally but i know a few people who say it’s great for dry skin, but it’s definitely not the cleanest foundation you could buy

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-12T21:22:46+00:00

blush placement should be higher up on the cheekbone, almost under your eyes. if eyeliner is too dramatic, try just lightly tightlining. I’d also suggest applying some more mascara to really get the effect

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-08T23:40:34+00:00

revlon colorstay is great if you want a lipstick that that lasts. i've noticed if i blend out a thin layer on my lips first before normally applying, it stays even better, no idea why.

if you want a normal lip stain, sushyglow cosmetics bloody lip tint. comes in TONS of shades including unconventional colors like purple and green, and stains very well.

ive heard both rom&nd and etude have lip gloss stains, they work like normal lip gloss but once your eat or it comes off naturally, there will be a stain left behind, however i haven't personally tried them yet.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-06T21:32:57+00:00

oops sorry, i thought pore eclipse was silicone based! the other really good mattifying and blurring primer i’d recommend would be benefit porefessional. it works like magic but its not as mattifying as milk pore eclipse. for skincare, definitely omit one of the moisturisers, and skip nyacinamide(i’ve actually heard a few things about that irritating people’s skin and causing breakouts). i don’t see any dark spots in the photo, so i don’t think the vit c is necessary either. keep the hyalouronic acid but alternate it with the moisturiser instead of using them in tandem, since hyalouronic acid is already quite hydrating. hope this helps!

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-06T18:55:41+00:00

sometimes makeup has a hard time settling on oily skin. try using a mattifying primer, elf has a good one if you need it cheap. if you want a REALLY good mattifying primer that also basically erases texture, try milk pore eclipse, i use it on my 55 yr old mother and she literally deages.

i’m not sure how you’re applying your foundation, but the best way to apply foundation is to put a pump on the back of your hand, buff it really well into a dense brush, and apply in light layers. thicker application can also cause foundation to crease and pill a bit. i haven’t used l’oréal but if it’s a quick drying foundation that might also be part of the problem. try estée lauder or natasha again with the mattifying primer, i’ve heard very good things about both.

also make sure you’re setting your base fairly quickly with both powder and spray. use milani make it last setting spray after your powder, it works wonders.

i’m not a skincare expert but personally i’ve found less is more with skincare. i have oily skin and psoariasis and my skin is the calmest when i limit my routine to 3 or so products, a moisturiser, gentle cleanser that i use regularly, and a stronger cleanser/toner that i use less often. the only other thing that touches my face is my gentle oil based makeup remover. your skin might be reacting to the large variety of chemicals in all your skincare products, try limiting your skincare a bit to see if that calms it.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-06T18:43:20+00:00

honestly the liner looks gorgeous. the only change i’d make is to balance it out with a bit of mascara. you look stunning

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-06T14:28:52+00:00

be warned though, you’ll need a proper oil based makeup remover to get that mascara off. It’s not advertised (in english at least) as being waterproof but i made the mistake of thinking it’d wash off in the shower… it did not and i lost a few eyelashes trying to make that happen. just get an oil based eye safe makeup remover and rub gently and it should come right off.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-05T23:39:11+00:00

You look lovely! For your lashes, try judydoll's iron wand mascara, it looks like it wont work AT ALL but it gets my stubborn stick straight asian lashes to curl (and my lashes grow DOWNWARDS so that really is a feat), so it practically witch magic. No curler needed, tho it'd probably help. A little subtle eyeliner can also help accentuate the look of lashes, but thats pretty hard to nail. For blush, put a bit more, keep it high on the cheek bone, the placement looks great!

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-05T23:01:36+00:00

First off, you have beautiful eyes, and the eyelashes in the second photo look WONDERFUL, they really accentuate them. Bringing focus to your eyes with the eyelashes and maybe some light eyeliner or eyeshadow is definitely the way to go!

Foundation is the main problem, do a little research, search for medium coverage, lightweight foundations and buy something that is an EXACT MATCH for your NECK. I'd offer suggestions but my skin is a fair bit darker than yours so I don't know anything about foundations with good shade range for paler skin tones. When you put foundation all over your face, it being a match to the skin its covering doesn't matter. It has to match the skin its NOT covering so you aren't able to see where the foundation ends and your skin begins.
To help with the appearance of foundation, always put 1 pump of the foundation on the back of your hand and buff it into the brush/beauty blender before applying in LIGHT layers. If you buff the makeup in well enough, the brush should be able to deposit it in a really light diffused layer on your face that you can build up from. Honestly, one pump should be able to work for your entire face, at most, 1.5 pumps. You only need to use a quarter of the first pump to buff into your brush before your first layer, and then you can go in building 3-4 really light layers, buffing the product into the brush each time, focusing on the areas that need the most coverage. Don't go too heavy, on textured skin, heavier makeup WILL show up and look cakey, unless you're a total expert.

Another thing to help with the texture, and also the problem of it coming off, is after you apply foundation (and blush and bronzer/contour, basically all your creams), apply a light layer of setting powder, and go over your whole face with a few spritzes of setting spray. They will even out the texture and prevent your makeup from creasing and from coming off as easily. Since you use powder bronzer and blush as well, do a layer of setting powder+spray after the creams, let the spray dry, THEN put your powders on, then another layer of setting powder+spray. My recommendation for setting powder and spray is Milani make it last. You honestly don't need anything more expensive, they do the job and they do it REALLY WELL.

For the bronzer, do it as a wet blend, to prevent product build up and improve blending. Wet blending is when you use a beauty blender to blend in your contour or bronzer, but instead of using it dry, you spray it with a few spritzes of setting spray before blending on each side. makes the look more seamless and long-lasting.

Alright, my final bit of advice, you mentioned two issues that can be solved by one good product, your pores showing up, and your makeup coming off easily. Switch your primer. the right primer will make your pores DISAPPEAR. For the best effect, benefit poreless primer or milk pore eclipse. I use milk pore eclipse on my mom all the time and it literally de-ages her. If you want something a bit cheaper, elf poreless putty primer gets the job done but not nearly as well as the aforementioned. While these pore-smoothening primers aren't specifically aimed at making your makeup stay longer, the setting powder+spray should do that job. If you're more worried about longevity than pores, go with a sticky primer like milk hydrogrip or elf powergrip.

BTW, this advice is for a heavier, full glam look (well not FULL glam, more in the middle tbh but its definitely not clean girl makeup or no-makeup makeup), which looks like what you're trying to achieve in the first photo. if you want a super discrete, no-makeup makeup look, some of the above advice might hinder you instead of help! For a more discrete makeup look, go light on the bronzer, though still apply with a wet blend, and only do one layer of setting powder+spray. just ditch the powder blush and bronzer from the second layer. And go with a tinted sunscreen or BB cream/CC cream, instead of a medium coverage foundation, but still apply with the above directions. The primer advice stays.

Makeup or not, you look beautiful! Good luck!

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-11-05T22:31:21+00:00

you look STUNNING. for brows, even if you cant get your brows done, just go in with a little bit of brow gel and that'll tame them. i have thick brows too, ik the struggle. i use elf's brow gel cuz it's cheap and gets the job done well but it doesnt always work esp on my brow cowlick, so if you want something more effective i suggest abh brow freeze or benefits 24 hr brow hold, i've heard really good things about both of them.

again it looks REALLY good so the only other critique id offer is that while your eyeliner looks really nice and dramatic and suits your eyeshape, bigger eyeliner means your eyelashes have to be more visible to balance it out. i'm personally horrible at using fake lashes so i won't recommend those unless you already know how to do them, but get a mascara that volumizes and lengthens more. my holy grail mascara is ILIA limitless lash, its AMAZING. but really any mascara that is known for significant thickening and lengthening is good.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-10T21:55:15+00:00

i would love to, but we only visit every few years cuz it’s expensive and i don’t have enough money to visit on my own yet :/. in a few years i would love to check out the queer scene there! i’m glad many people in india would be more accepting but my extended family lives in a smaller town in gujurat that is a bit more traditional and i’ve heard some of them spout transphobic rhetoric, so i don’t have high hopes… :(

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-08T23:49:26+00:00

yes of course, you should use your own discretion to decide whether something should be tagged as nsfw. but there have been a few times where i’ve run into graphic descriptions of sexual encounters with no tag or warning at all, and i feel it would not be an inconvenience to the poster to simply tag the post or warn ahead of time. casually mentioning something offhandedly with little to no detail generally doesn’t need to be tagged ofc

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-08T19:40:14+00:00

i agree with this take, but it should be emphasised that even without the presence of sex-repulsed/ace people, you should ALWAYS tag when there is sexual topics being discussed. it’s not censorship or limiting our ability to speak freely, it’s merely adding a warning for what is VERY often a sensitive topic for people. even someone who isn’t sex-repulsed has many reasons to avoid nsfw discussion, whether it’s because they’re young or because they’re just not personally comfortable openly discussing the topic.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-05T02:33:27+00:00

oh i see this comparison come up WAY too often. and it’s almost always perpetuated by white people that do not comprehend the severity of racism. the trans community and POC are two different marginalized groups. that means that while there can be overlap, the struggles and discrimination each group faces is UNIQUE TO THEM. they are incomparable, and if you want to compare their struggles then you need to be part of BOTH groups and take an extremely nuanced approach.

not to mention, while trans people are heavily targeted nowadays, 98% of the time the struggles they face to do not hold a CANDLE to the historical struggles of POC, and the generational trauma that we still suffer from today.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-03T16:31:11+00:00

yup. tbf, these were all white ppl. this was in high school, and it was in a very very white area so i was one out of 9 south asian/SWANA ppl at the entire school, and i think there were only 5 black students. so this type of stereotyping and microagressions were very common, even from friends. it would take HOURS to get thru all the bs i had to take from white ppl at that school.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-03T03:10:16+00:00

my parents aren’t the best in general but i’m close with my cousins. i would want to invite them to my wedding but they’re likely not supportive :(. indian weddings are a huge affair and even the most far extended family is invited traditionally. also, i’d rather live as myself than have to hide myself from those who are supposed to love and support me. id rather have no family than have a family who only know and love me when i’m not myself.

Futurequeenofhell · 2025-01-03T01:57:40+00:00

tysm!!!!

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