Posts Tagged ‘Bella Swan’

First of all, remember that Bella charmed her vampire with her natural beauty. In the book she was described as a tomboy styled girl, and she gets a bit more girlish only at the end of the story. She has really natural looking wavy hairstyle and casual outfits that match perfectly with her beauty.

Makeup is applied only to make her face even more flawless. Apply only the basic cosmetics, and use neutral shades, almost unnoticeable makeups. Here’s a little guide to get Bella’s look.

Face:
Bella’s dramatic ivory skin is absolutely flawless. So first step after cleaning and moisturizing your skin, is to apply the makeup base that will make your perfect spotless look. Use concealer to avoid dark circles, and foundation if necessary, to hide your flaws. For the best result, this makeup is recommended for the pale, light skin toned girls, because Bella looked stunning with her extra light goth skin. For a perfect finish, make a matte look by applying a translucent powder.
Eyes:
For those gorgeous chocolate brown eyes, use two neutral shades of eye shadow for the most natural look. Use vanilla as a main eyeshadow, and taupe or matte brown to the outer corners of your eyelids. It is almost like a smoky eye makeup, but it’s left more natural, with less eyeshadow but in fabulous earthy shades. If you still feel like you need more accent to your eyes, you can apply an eyeliner, but in brown or gray shades to keep the natural look. The mascara should be slightly visible, so apply only one coat in a brown shade. Curl your lashes and your eyes are ready to look into a vampire’s eyes. Remember to keep it as natural as possible. Kristen Stewart looked as she was wearing no makeup.
Lips:
Apply a brownish plum lipstick with a creamy texture to make your lips soft and desirable. Make a soft contour of your cheeks with an earth toned blush.

Bella Swan’s makeup is really simple. Just keep in mind that she isn’t a girlish character. Her look is natural, with the most appealing no-makeup look. Bella has a gorgeous pale skin tone, but if your skin is naturally darker, don’t try to make it light. Enjoy the beauty of your natural look. Use the less makeup as possible and don’t try to copy her. Feel good about yourself, wear comfortable clothes that make you feel happy. Keep a natural looking wavy hairstyle and charm away your vampire.

There, I said it.

His name is Edward Cullen and he’s the lead character in the book Twilight, the first in a series of four books (five if you count the most recent partial transcript posted online) written by Stephanie Meyer.

The story goes something like this – Bella, a Plain Jane high school student whose parents are divorced, moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. At Forks High School, she meets Edward Cullen, a beyond gorgeous fellow high schooler with pale skin, extraordinary physical capabilities and a slew of weird behaviors nobody can explain.

Readers of Twilight soon learn:

1.  Edward is a human-friendly vampire who “feeds” only on animals.

2.  He’s never been more attracted to anyone’s smell than Bella’s.

3.  He can read everyone’s mind but hers.

4.  He desperately wants to be with Bella but is utterly afraid he’ll hurt her, both physically and emotionally.

5.  He must protect Bella from non-human-friendly vampires, one who is particularly evil and will stop at nothing to kill her.

I’m embarrassed to admit I’m obsessed with the Twilight series. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I’m a 38-year-old married mother of three and that Stephanie’s books were written for the under-18 set, of which I am not officially a part. Or that I’ve been able to get nothing done around the house with my nose jammed in a Twilight series book for the past month. Or that I’m planning a night out with a host of girlfriends to see the Twilight movie premier on November 21st, while wearing a t-shirt that says “Bite Me”.

What in God’s name has gotten into me? Apparently, the same thing that’s gotten into the rest of the worldwide female population I suppose…young and (ahem) old alike.

I hear the millions of visitors to Entertainment Tonight Online, upon seeing the Twilight movie teaser broadcast, subsequently crashed the popular entertainment show’s website due to an influx of online traffic in the hours following the broadcast.

Everywhere you look and listen – on TV, on the radio, in print and on the Internet, it’s all about Twilight. Up until a few days ago, the movie’s promo people were busy running full-blown, full-page Twilight ads front and center on the home page of MySpace.

In just three short weeks since posting Twilight Layouts to SpaceGravy.com (http://www.SpaceGravy.com) a social networking design website, they’ve become the most popularly-downloaded designs the company has offered in its three-year history.

Many of my friends, who are also in the over-30-married-with-children crowd, have read every book, are heading to the movie premier on the 21st and have fantasized on more than one occasion about falling “unconditionally and irrevocably in love” with Edward.

So what gives?

Is Twilight so popular because it’s all about angst-ridden forbidden love? God knows how enticing angst-ridden forbidden love can be.

Are women just generally obsessed with a dark and profoundly romantic love story?

Is Edward’s appeal so appealing we can’t get seem to get enough?

Do we secretly wish to be damsels in distress, waiting for our knight in shining hemoglobin to swoop in and rescue us?

Have we used our fantasies about Bella and Edward (Edward in particular) to escape our otherwise uneventful lives?

Does Edward’s love for nondescript, run-of-the-mill Bella make other nondescript, run-of-the-mill ladies believe there’s a remote chance someone like Edward could fall in love with them too?

Or is the seemingly unattainable love between Bella and Edward so magnetic, we can’t seem to tear our page-turning selves away from what happens next?

Who knows?

All I know is that I love Edward the Vampire. And in my warped little desperate housewife mind, he loves me too.