So my boyfriend and I have been planning a Renaissance Faire trip since early August but it just did not happen until October. We were supposed to go two weeks ago but we got rained out, forcing us to reschedule and go towards the end of October. The theme for the weekend that we went was a spooky Halloween theme so a lot of people were there in all kinds of costumes, not just time period relevant costumes. Which meant I fit in a lot better than I would have going any other weekend.
I was orginally going to go as a fairy but since it became much too cold for my original costume my wings no longer worked out and I had to wear a lot of layers to prevent myself from freezing to death. Therefore I've been referring to my costume as an elf instead of a fairy because of the lack of wings....
So here is a close up of the makeup I did for my costume. I wore false lashes for the first time in over a year so it was pretty interesting trying to remember how to use them. I unfortunately bought these a long time ago and do not remember the brand name, but I really wish I did as they are so pretty with a mix of black and purple lashes. \
On my lid is Colourpop in Liberty, which I then gently covered with Shiro Cosmetic's Maiden Queen to create a beautiful shimmery metallic teal. Next I lightly applied a matte black NYX eyeshadow from a palette I have to my crease. Under my eye I smudged boxom's VIP under my eyes to bring in some purple to match my dress. Next I took my trusy Jesse's Girl liquid liner and drew a thin wing and also added a swirly under eye accent and dots on my brow bone. I finished up my eys with a line of glitter from a retired Urban Decay heavy metal glitter liner.
On my lips is MAC Rebel, one of my favorite lipsticks. I put this on before the faire and it was still there after eating dinner!
My ear cuffs and high elf ears are from Aradani Costumes. I added the leaf charm myself and I painted the ears with my foundation and makeup. However because our faire trip was delayed two weeks I think my foundation turned more orange the longer it sat on the ears, resulting in them not matching as well. My necklace is from an Etsy shop called Pegasus22.
Here is a full body shot of my costume taken right before we left. Excuse the messy background as we were running about an hour late and were throwing everything everywhere trying to get ready quickly. My dress is the same dress I wore to my high school prom, so I was glad to get at least one more use out of it. I originally wasn't planning on wearing the sweater, leggings, or boots, and was instead going to wear just the dress with wings tucked in the back and sandles adorned with fake flowers. My costume couldn't be exactly as I envisioned it but I still had a ton of fun and got tons of compliments on my ears and dress.
I was originally supposed to go with my boyfriend, his brother and his brother's girlfriend but they had to cancel last minute because of illness so my boyfriend and I went just the two of us. It was his first time ever at the Ren Faire and I hope that I was able to show him a good time. There is so much to see, so many shops to visit, and so many shows to watch that it was impossible to be everywhere. Therefore we are definitely looking forward to going again next year! :)
Surprise! One of my very best friends was also at the Faire! Here we are hugging it out in front of the human chess board after the show. I'm sure you can see just how bundled up she is....yeah this was later in the day and the temperature was dropping quickly. You can't tell from the photo but I was perpetually shivering after about 4pm.
Even though it was cold, the people we were supposed to go with canceled, and my costume wasn't as I imagined I still had a really great day enjoying the faire with my boyfriend. Next year we plan to go when its a bit warmer.
