Mermaid Makeup Tutorial

Using a water-soluble glue stick and a spatula, cover half of your brow with glue. Start at the arch and work your way towards the ear. Later, you'll be covering this section with concealer to create a more Mermaid-friendly arch to your brow, and gluing down the hairs helps with the coverage. Editor's note: using a water-soluble glue stick means the removal process is easy later, you just need to wash it off with a makeup remover!

Once the glue dries, cover the area with a creamy foundation like MAC Full Coverage ($34). Then, lightly powder the area to help conceal the hairs. This has created a base so you can draw on your own brow later.

For the eyes, begin by using a cream-based eye product or primer to balance the lid out. Try MAC Luna Cream Color Base ($22). This will give you more intensity with the shadows. Keri suggests using a mix of greens, purple, and blues to mimic water, but you can choose your own colors. Always start with lighter shades as a base, and then layer on the darker hues. Keri also likes to keep frosted formulas focused on the lid and under the brow to help highlight and matte shades in the crease and any other areas you need depth.

Grab a flat brush (for precision!). Try MAC's 239 Brush ($25). Use it to apply a teal shadow across your lid, from the inner corner out.

Using a fluffy blush (which will help to blend out the darker shadow shades), layer on a brighter blue shade, from the crease up to the brow bone. We used Atlantic Blue ($16). Remember to blend both shades together at the crease.

Finally, take a bold purple color, such as MAC Cosmetics Violet Pigment ($22), and apply it underneath the lash line to really make your eyes pop. For continuity, you can add a touch of the cream shadow that you started with (Luna is featured here) in the inner corner of the eye to highlight the area.

Now that your shadow is in a good place, clean up any fallout with foundation and a fluffy brush. You'll want to use something that is longlasting since you'll be out all night, so try one like MAC Pro Longwear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation ($34). Next, set everything with a powder to ensure it will stay.

To finish the brows, use an angled brush and a brown shadow, like MAC Cosmetics Corduroy ($16). Lightly create a line above your brow, using the area that you had previously glued as a guiding point. The goal here is to give your brow more of a severe arch, and a bit more of a "costume" feel.

Now for the fun (and sort of weird) part of creating fish scales! Using a pair of traditional fish net tights, carefully pull one of the legs over your head, trying not to mess up your handiwork (this is why you used long-wear makeup).

Using either a sponge or a dense brush full of purple shadow, tap on the product in a stippling motion on your cheekbones. Don't rub in the product because you don't want to move the fish net (which is why it's important to put it over your head, and not just hold it to your cheek). Once you think you've stippled on enough product on both sides of your cheeks, carefully cut the bottom of the fish net so you can remove it without smudging the product.

Top off your look with a wig (or create your own mermaid waves) to really embrace your ethereal, ocean creature vibes.