Other girls grew up looking up to Barbie, Cinderella, even Madonna, as their role models. Me, I grew up looking up to Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. I just LOVED her! What was not to love about her character? She had a killer body, was sexy in a dark sort of way, and well, I just loved her cheesy, white-trash sense of humor.
I had been wanting to dress up as Elvira for YEARS! I think it’s a Capricorn thing. My mom, a Capricorn, dressed up as Elvira for a Halloween party when I was six. My best friend’s mom, also a Capricorn, has dressed up as Elvira before. So, I guess it was only time that my astrological fate caught up to me! Haha. I think I subconsciously started making videos on YouTube as an excuse to do this kind of makeup on myself whenever I felt like it.
Anyway, enough of my yapping! On to the product list and photos from my recreation of my childhood hero’s makeup! I wish I had the costume, I would have really gone all out and dressed like her. I have the legs for it! 
PRODUCTS USED
FACE:
I moisturized my face really well before-hand. Then, I applied NYX Jumbo Pencil in “Milk” all over my face using a foundation brush like the MAC 190.
EYES:
All the eye shadows I used are from my 120 Eye Shadow Palette that I got from BHCosmetics.com.
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner Pencil in “Zero”
MAC Fluidline in “Blacktrack”
Mascara
Elite False Lashes #8
CHEEKS:
I contoured with Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in “Wine”
I added NARS Blush in “Desire” to the apples of the cheeks
LIPS:
Sephora Red Lip Liner
Clear gloss
Let me know what you guys thought of this look! I know, I looked like a disaster throughout the makeup portion! Oh, well. I wanted you guys to see everything I was doing.
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Jessica! I absolutely love this look…kudos for creativity! Awesome job
I love this look!
I was wondering can u do one for an Eskimo.
I wrote u on youtube, idk if it went through sometimes they don't.
If you could that would be great. I'm lost on what to do for it..
I LOVE ALL YOUR TUTORIALS!!!
Wow, awesome job! Looks goregeous.
I love your take on this! I've always looked up to Elvira. Maybe I'll make good use of this tutorial for Halloween… I haven't decided what I'm going as yet.
Also, can we expect a review of BHCosmetics in the future? I'm always on the lookout for good shadows, but I don't have the money to spare right now for something that I may not be satisfied with…
BHCosmetics sells the same kinds of palettes as Coastal Scents that you can pretty much find on eBay if you just type in "120 palette" or "88 palette". The palettes are made by neither BHCosmetics or Coastal Scents, however, I recommend BHCosmetics because I have had better experiences with their company, they are more reliable than most sellers on eBay, and they're shipping and handling rates are more reasonable than their competitors. I do like 120 palette, you cannot get that many eye shadows anywhere for such a value. I will not say that those shadows are the best in quality that I have ever come across but they are very acceptable. I like the quality of the shadows in the 120 palettes more than those in the 88 palettes. Plus, the shadows are larger in the 120 palette. Basically, if you are looking to play with some colors but don't want to spend too much money, this is a good way to go. If you have a good eye shadow base such as UDPP or Too Faced's Shadow Insurance or Beauty From the Earth's Eye & Lip Primer, you will definitely enjoy the 120 palette even more.
Wonderful, thank you Jessica!
I'll definitely be looking into these when I get paid again… I just used up all of my spending money on ModCloth. It's addictive!
You should do a look for Vampira too
You make a great Elvira! I'm a Capricorn and i've never really wanted to be(dress up as) Elvira very much, but I do love the whole dark and sexy thing. My capricorn friend tends to be drawn more towards being a doll or a glamorous realistic looking princess. Maybe you guys share rising signs or something.
i recently ran accross your elvira tutorial and it s awsome and that is my costume for this year however i cant find u on you tube any more please!!!!!!! send me the link if u would i will be a mess with out you
I love it hunie! You do great work!
Amazing!!!! I was Elvira for Halloween about 20 years ago. I wish I would have had the tutorial back then. Well, 20 years later, I am gonna try to pull it off once again!!!! I have been practicing on the make up but I have to admit that its a bit harder now that I am older. My daughter works at Sephora and has agreed to help me out.(Thank God!!!) I am sure with your tutorial she will do an amazing job. Thank you so much for posting it on youtube. I can't wait to share it with you!! Thanks Again!!!
Michelle
Hello from London! Just stumbled upon your video by accident! Totally love this look and will be sporting it for Halloween this year. I've already practised twice and it looks great! I'm too excited and can't wait for Saturday!
Thanks for sharing! xx
Hey there! I did this look for Halloween and I totally loved it! Thanks for posting the tutorial. It was so easy to follow.
See link attached for pics!
hey, jessica,
just wanted to thank you very much for this tutorial for elvira makeup. i’m going to be 29 next week and i’ll make a costume party with the theme “which film character are you?”. just like you, i loved elvira from the very first time i watched the movie (very successful in brazil, by the way).
i’m a brazilian living in paris, so first i looked for brazilian and french tutorials, but none of them compare to yours! it’s amazing, you really are didactical!
i hope i’ll have a good result… if you’re interested, i can send you some pics!
(sorry about my english, french is definetely taking over my brain!)