Dada Alien Makeup Attempt

Intro: Hello and welcome to my blog! This is my first post, so I hope it turns out good. ^^; I wanted to try doing suggestions/ideas on doing Japanese Gothic and VK looks, so I decided to start with Dada of Velvet Eden. I'm also very, very nervous about showing myself publicly online. Anyway, here it is:

Dada Alien Makeup Attempt

Okay, I had to try this because Dada of Japanese darkwave band “Velvet Eden” is my favorite artist/musician/drag queen/celebrity EVER! I adore his makeup and style, too, so here is my attempt. I am NOT a makeup artist and am still learning how to do this stuff, so there are many mistakes and it is quite messy, but I hope it is still helpful. I hope to do a real cosplay of him someday~

I will update this post if I ever redo this with better results.


First, I put Lime Crime Eye Shadow Helper on my eyelid where I quickly afterward applied MakeUp Geek “Corrupt” eyeshadow there in the shape I felt was the most correct.

Afterward, I applied Revlon Colorstay Liquid Liner in Blackest Black around my lash lines. 

Next, I drew the line above my natural crease with Revlon Color Stay Liquid Eye Pen (it looks like a marker) in black to make the fake crease. After that, I put the shadow helper in between the eyeshadow and fake crease, then covered it with MakeUp Geek “White Lies” eyeshadow. This caused me some problems, though. It faded the fake line and put white over the black eyeshadow, so I had to do some touching-up. I think next time I will put the white on before the fake crease to at least help a little with this. 

At this point, fake eyelashes should probably be applied, but I do not own the correct ones yet, and I do not know how to apply them properly. Later in the post is a picture of me holding up some to show an idea of how they would look.

Now, I used concealer in Inquisitive Chausie from Meow Cosmetics over some areas, then applied Avon Smooth Minerals loose foundation in Soft Ivory (too dark for me; I'm currently trying many samples of many brands to try to find something I like better).

Next, I drew the shape of Dada's lips the best I could (it's messy, I'm sorry!) with Manic Panic Lip Locked Liner in Raven. I realized after I was finished with the look that I didn't get it high and rounded enough. I'll have to retry this later.

Afterward, I finished it off by using Lime Crime “Airborne Unicorn” lipstick over my lips like normally, then colored it over the skin inside the lip liner.

It should maybe look more extravagant than this, but it will not show up very much behind the glasses anyway. Here is an idea of how it would have looked with false lashes above (sorry, I am having trouble figuring out how to post this).

And finished!

I am not NEARLY as fabulous as Dada, but I can try! I want to do a real, proper cosplay of him after I get better at doing this.

Other products used:
Eco Tools brushes from “Six Piece Essential Eye Set” and “Bamboo 5 Piece Brush Set”.
A Mary Kay retractable foundation brush
Fantasy Makers (Wet 'n Wild) fake lashes [held up in picture]
Spiderweb Sunglasses


What do you think? Was it helpful? And any suggestions on how I can improve?