Manicures
Katniss Everdeen was first introduced to Capitol audiences wearing a sparkling dress made of actual fire. The rich hues of yellow, orange and red are eye-catching, making them perfect colors for your nails. The nail polish geniuses at butter LONDON created a "Girl on Fire" manicure inspired by our heroine in The Hunger Games. It's so simple to recreate at this manicure at home .
Wash and dry your nails thoroughly. Swipe each nail with butter LONDON’s Powder Room Acetone-Free Lacquer Remover to rid them of any excess product or oils.
Add one coat of butter LONDON’s Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat to each nail. Don't go overboard -- keep the coats thin.
Apply a coat of butter LONDON’s Cheeky Chops nail lacquer. Wait for nails to dry and apply a second coat, if desired.
Apply a "blob" of butter LONDON’s Jaffa nail lacquer to the tip of each nail.
Wipe your brush and roughly drag it up and down across the "blob" of Jaffa until you have achieved a messy, jagged pattern on your nail tip.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to each nail.
Let nails dry and repeat steps 4 and 5 using butter LONDON’s Come to Bed Red, Union Jack Black and West End Wonderland nail lacquer. Use a slightly shallower pattern with each color to complete the ombre look.
Finish using butter LONDON’s Hardwear P.D. Quick Topcoat to lock your nails in place.
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Makeup
The rich hues of Katniss' fire dress look can also be a striking makeup look. We saw this makeup tutorial from Ronnie at the blog Bows & Curtseys and thought she captured "The Girl Who Was on Fire" look perfectly with the use of reds, oranges and blues on the eyelid, along with a pale face and red lip.
To create the eye makeup look, Ronnie uses:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- NYX Eyeshadow in Red Head
- NYX Eyeshadow in Rust
- BH Cosmetics 120 Palette in Yellow, Orange and Metallic Blue
- NYX Pencil in Brown
- Pixi Gel Liner in Onyx Black
- Ardell #120 Demi Lashes
- Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara
Her cheek color comes courtesy of Hard Candy Fox in a Box Blush in Spicy and Sweet, while the lips are NYX Round Lipstick in Snow White.
Tutorial: Get the Girl on Fire makeup look
Hunger Games Inspired Makeup - Katniss Everdeen, "The Girl Who Was on Fire"
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