Glitterflies: How-to!
The base makeup for the " Glitterflies" shoot. Pardon the awful bathroom lighting. I hadn't put on the lashes yet, as they're the most obnoxious part and I leave them for last almost every time.
But seriously. MAKEUP. All I had to do for post editing was up the contrast and add the background overlay. Taking time to do it right beforehand really, really pays off.
So! Details on the look, as requested!
Hair: I've been into sock buns lately, and pulled my slightly-damp-from-the-shower hair into one to get it out of my face. I am lazy. So I slept in it. But taking it out gave me these big, gorgeous curls. A little hair product at the base of my scalp and some finger-combing gave them some loose volume. Bobby pins artfully holding chunks up in place can also give the illusion of big hair. Also, wind effect.
Skin: My skin has been super dry this month, so I slathered my face and shoulders/neck in moisturizer before doing anything. My foundation's a little light for my skin tone, but I knew that my lighting would even it out, so I wasn't too worried. I just laid down a base of liquid foundation with a sponge (mostly around forehead and nose) and then dusted powder across my face to get the porcelain look in the finished photos. Light picks up powder much better than it does paint. Seriously.
If you have acne (I had the startings of a small breakout on my forehead at the time), make sure it's smoothed out or at least color-blended. Blemishes can be very time-consuming to edit out, so take care of as much as you can beforehand. In my case, a little extra time during makeup made sure I didn't have to wipe anything out manually later.
Eyes: I used liquid foundation (no powder!) as a base for my eyeshadow. I strongly recommend it - it helps powdered shadows stay on longer, brighter, and with less fallout. The way I layered it was: a chocolate brown base, almond-shaped with the wide end at the outer corners of my eyes, a metallic brown over that and up to my eyelid, then a line of golden yellow from the top of the last layer and up halfway to my brows, then blended out toward my temples. BLEND. BLENNNND. I also wet a brush and used the gold to line my lower lashes, too. I dusted the outer edge with glitter, put on the fake lashes, and lined over them with liquid liner. And just because I like them fuller, I used mascara on my lower lashes. Not everyone does, nor do I do it all the time.
Fake eyelashes protip: Don't put them on right away. Wait until the glue is a little more dry, or at least a tiny bit tacky to the touch. Wet glue oozes around, but partly-dry glue stays put better. Also, brushing a little bit of glitter on your eyes after putting lashes on lets some fallout into the lashes, giving them a shimmery look.
Lips: Okay, this was messy. But fun. For glitter lips (make sure your glitter is non-toxic, because you will inevitably swallow some), line your lips with a fairly dark color. I used brown here. Then, with a brush or pointed applicator, slather a generous amount of lip gloss within the lines. Don't forget to do this with your mouth open - get the whole lip. Then, mouth wide and lips taut, either kiss a piece of paper with a pile of glitter on it or, as I did, press pinches of the stuff onto your lips while hovering over something to catch the excess. Make sure your lips are stretched - if not, you'll get not-glittered crinkles where your lips naturally crease. If you can seal it with another coat of gloss, great! I didn't bother, as I only needed it for a low-mouth-activity-hour, but if you want something more durable, you should seal it.
Butterflies: Gold glitter stickers and brown acrylic paint through a stencil I made. Protip: If the stickers don't stick well to your skin because of tiny facial hairs or the powder, a bit of eyelash glue will do the trick.
If anyone has any questions or if I missed something, please feel free to ask!