Cleopatra Makeup Looks

Work it like an Egyptian in dramatic Cleopatra eye makeup

Ancient Egyptians weren’t shy about makeup. Cleopatra Queen of the Nile led the pack with her impossibly ornate eyes. The master manipulator and temptress used her eyes as weapons of mass seduction and modern celebs like Angeilna Jolie and Megan Fox follow her lead by using makeup to create sexy cat shaped eyes. Copy Cleopatra's eye makeup for a festive black tie occasion or evening on the town. Try on Cleopatra makeup in our virtual makeup studio.

Play up sexy eyes with lush false lashes and embellishments such as crystals and bindis. The latter is traditionally worn on the forehead, but can be applied to the outer corners of the eyes just for fun. It's a fun way to accessorize a little black dress.

Cleopatra-inspired eye makeup calls for bold colors like jade, lime, teal, saffron (a yellow spice), or bronze-gold to call to mind the lavish tombs of her era. Stick with one shade, or apply different colors in horizontal stripes all the way up the eye lid.

If you so desire, skip the eye shadow and wear only winged liner. Rim the top and bottom lashes with black liquid or kohl eyeliner (as thick as you like), extending it upward beyond the outer corner of the eye. Now’s the time to get artistic and add an additional winged line that runs parallel underneath, so you’ll standout as the fairest queen in all the land. Or, at least, the fairest maiden in the nightclub.

Finish with several generous coats of black mascara. In a nod to Elizabeth Taylor, who played Cleopatra in a 1963 movie by the same name, don amethyst contacts. Complete the fanciful Cleopatra face by painting your lips a luscious shade of coral or gold and lacquering them with high shine gloss.

Straight, blunt-cut bangs are quintessentially Cleopatra and call attention to fierce eyes. Whether you opt for a bobbed wig in black or extensions that are blond and reminiscent of serpentines, make sure the finished look is ultra-thick and shiny. You can adorn the crown of your head with a beaded headband, worn across the forehead, or an elaborate headdress.

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