#six makeup

Hey y'all! Finally finished up a long promised post: all of my makeup suggestions for SIX cosplayers (and/or fans who just want to do some cool makeup looks)!!! I've been actively working on this post for about a year now and compiling makeup for even longer, so I'm happy to finally finish it. I'll get into more details in a moment, but first things first:

I'll include all the links below, but for easy access I made a handy-dandy Pinterest board. It is sorted by costume (sections for each queen + alt costume) and you can clink on any pin to be taken directly to buy it. I would recommend that people look there for a more visual/easy look at the recommendations; I realize pure text can get a bit old!

Some notes: - All of these links are to US sites, with a variety of US and UK sources. Most of these brands ship internationally and/or are available on Amazon as well. - I tried to factor in a large variety of material colors/shades, skin tones, and financial budget. You'll find a mix of US and UK-based brands, mainstream and smaller brands, drugstore versus more upscale, and some brands owned by women of color. - There's a broad range in the companies listed in terms of their ethics, animal testing, politics, etc. I'm including as many companies as possible to give people as many options as possible, but some of these I wouldn't personally financially support. I would strongly suggest that anyone do their own research into the brands listed. - Many of these products may be harsher on skin than your typical products. I'd suggest considering any potential allergens and skin testing any product before use, and using your regular base (foundation, blush, etc) to minimize the number of new products. (If you have sensitive skin or are worried about toxicity, I'd suggest Skin Deep for toxicity information and the FDA site for information on common irritants) - The vast majority of the makeup on this list is products that I know Six actors use. However, just because someone in Six uses it does not mean it's necessary to achieve a great look - there are many great alternatives for just about any product, and what works for a specific actor may not be what works best for you. (I'd also note that the vast majority of queens use some fairly cheap makeup, so you never need to feel like you have to pay more to get "stage accuracy") - Factor in where you're intending to use your products. Six uses some extreme stage makeup and truly crazy lighting; if you use these products with the exact same intensity in just about any other context, it will be way overkill. Convention lighting tends to be harsh so you can usually go a bit heavier there, particularly if you're intending to do any on-stage performances. But for everyday use or a closet cosplay to go see Six or an outdoor meet-up with natural light you will usually want to go much softer. (Photoshoots are a whole other can of worms and really depend on specifics) - Some of this information is taken from a series of Instagram stories Erin Ramirez did. I'm still writing up a post of everything she suggested, but I'll link it here when finished. - And, finally, have fun experimenting and finding what works for you!

Hey y'all! This is second in a series of a few extra sixsona posts that @lightleckrereins and I are doing this week. The first post is here, showing the real-life vinyl inspirations we used!

This time around, I'm doing yet another hypothetical: what makeup would be used for each sixsona design!! My list of makeup recommendations for Six cosplayers is probably the post I'm second-most proud of (after sixsonas ofc). When I was initially working on that I kept seeing makeup that would be perfect for some of our sixsona designs, so because I have absolutely zero chill of course I had to figure out the full makeup plots for each.

The basic rules were - one glitter - one eyeshadow palette - and two additional products to fill in any gaps, as needed (this included fun stuff like an extra glitter or liquid liner, but also practical things like additional eyeshadow shades when needed or a liquid base for more sheer colors)

White (swing): Colourpop palette in Cloud 9, NYX Metallic Glitter in Lumi-Lite, Danessa Myricks Colorfix Matte in Lift, Urban Decay Moondust Liquid Eyeliner in Pyro

Yellow (A/B): Nicka K Pop Neon Palette in Oh Honey, With Love Pressed Glitter in Pineapple, MAC Dazzleshadow in It's All About Shine, Glisten Cosmetics wet liner in Bananas Cream (A/S): Beauty Bay (42), NYX Ultimate Glow Shots in Come Thru Coconut, Colourpop Super Shock Shadow in 3rd St, Colourpop Super Shock Shadow in In Harmony Bronze (A/C): BPerfect Cosmetics in Compass of Creativity North Skintones, Lemonhead Spacepaste in Dirty Penny, Haus Labs Hy-Power Pigment Paint in Copper Shimmer, MAC Dazzleshadow Extreme in Objet D' Art

Mint (B/S): Nicka K Pop Neon Palette in Lucky Charm, With Love Pressed Glitter in Mint, Haus Labs Hy-Power Pigment Paint in Mint Matte, Colourpop Super Shock Shadow in Life Coach Coral (B/H): Kimchi Chic Palette in Citrus Queen, Slayfire Cosmetics in Peaches & Scream, Danessa Myricks Colorfix Matte in Phoenix, Glisten Cosmetics wet liner in Rose Quartz Emerald/peacock (B/P): Cozzette Beauty Palette in Blue-Green, Designer Dust Co in Water Country Flakes, Danessa Myricks Colorfix Metallics in Firework, MAC Eye Shadow in Carbon

Amber (S/C): Colourpop in Rock On, Danessa Myricks Infinite Chrome Flakes in Hot Lava, Danessa Myricks Colorfix Liquid Metals in Hot Fire, Lemonhead Spacejam in Rainbow Road Peach (S/H): Colourpop in Sweet Talk, Lemonhead Spacepaste in Mulholland, MAC Dazzleshadow Extreme in Kiss of Klimt, MAC Eye Shadow in Shell Light blue (S/P): Colourpop in Blue Velvet, Designer Dust Co in Carolina Bae Micro, Danessa Myricks Colorfix Foils in Mermaid, Colourpop Super Shock Shadow in Ice Dream

Magenta (C/H): Beauty Bay in Berries (16), Designer Dust Co in Bubblegum Bae Micro, Colourpop Super Shock Shadow in Roy G. Biv, MAC Eye Shadow in If It Ain't Baroque Maroon (C/P): Juvia's Place in The Berries, Lemonhead Spacepaste in Wine Safari, MAC Pigment in Gold, Glisten Cosmetics wet liner in Bloody Mary Lavender (H/P): Juvia's Place in The Violets, Barry M Biodegradable Body Glitter in Hypnotic, MAC Dazzleshadow in It's All About Shine, Glisten Cosmetics wet liner in Amethyst

Yeah, they all get additional glitters as time goes on! Particularly true for Howards because there are so many pink options on the market, and particularly true for non-white actors as they try to figure out the right shade. Most of them have wound up having 3-4+, just out of the ones Six has provided them (and many have added more out of their own budget or stipend). They usually get started out with one at the start of tech and then more will be added pretty quickly if needed.

For the introduction and masterpost, click here.

PALETTES Note on brands Most of the North American queens use Juvia's Place at this point. It is a Black-owned brand that Six initially added to help create more options for queens of color, but by now most queens use it regardless of race. As of Oct 2023, most of their palettes are on-sale. Most of the UK queens use Makeup Revolution palettes, although there's quite a bit more range in which they use and some other brands in the mix.

Queen-specific palettes

Aragon: Juvia's Place Rebel Honey, Doja Cat Elements (Gold), Juvia's Place Warrior, Morphe 9R, De'Lanci Leopard

Boleyn: Juvia's Place Rebel Army, Nicka K Lucky Charm, De'Lanci Avocado, De’Lanci Green 15,  Coloured Raine Wealthy Chic, Makeup Revolution Color Book, Makeup Revolution Billie, Beauty Bay Earthy (16 color), Beauty Bay Earthy (9 color)

Seymour (also black and silver alt): Juvia's Place The Rebel Greys, Doja Cat Elements Quad (Silver), Colourpop Blowing Smoke, Juvia's Place i Live i Love, De'Lanci Panda, De’Lanci Silver Smokey, Beauty Bay's Neutral (16), Morphe 9W, Makeup Revolution Color Book, Colourpop Blowing Smoke

Cleves: De’Lanci Flame Rose, De'Lanci Red Apple, Makeup Revolution Color Book

Howard: Juvia's Place The Sweet Pinks, Juvia's Place The Berries, Juvia's Place the Mauves, Beauty Bay Berries (9 color), Beauty Bay's Tropical (16 color), Beauty Bay Berries (16 color), Makeup Obsession Kisses, De’Lanci Pink Peach, Makeup Revolution Britney, Makeup Revolution Color Book

Parr: Juvia's Place Olori 2, Nicka K Ocean Eyes, Juvia's Place I Live I Love, Beauty Bay's Midnight (16 color), De’Lanci 15 color

Teal alt: Makeup Revolution Ice, Makeup Revolution Color Book, Colourpop Blue Moon, De’Lanci 15 color, De'Lanci Dolphin

Orange alt: De'Lanci Sweet Orange, De’Lanci Orange 15 color, Juvia's Place The Nubian Glow,

Pink alt: Juvia's Place The Mauves, Juvia's Place Blushed Rose, Makeup Revolution Color Book, Makeup Revolution Britney, Juvia's Place The Candy Shop

Multi-queen/colored palettes:

Beauty Bay's Bright 2.0 (16 color) ($20) - Smaller, but great range with mattes and glitters for Aragon/Boleyn/Howard/Parr/orange alt

Nicka K Fifteen Color Palette ($5) - Wild Matte palette has decent options for just about every costume (principal and alternate). However, it's not as versatile in how flattering it will be on every skin tone/undertone.

LaRoc Circus ($30) - Great for Boleyn/Howard, options for Aragon/Cleves/orange and pink alt

NYX Ultimate Shadow Palette ($20) - I Know That's Bright has several good options for Aragon and Howard, as well as one or two good shades each for Boleyn/Cleves/Parr/potentially alts. - Warm Neutrals has shades that could work for Aragon and potentially Seymour/black and silver alts.

De'Lanci Mysterious Queen ($50) - This one is expensive but huge (72 colors). Very comprehensive with good colors for just about every queen and alt.

Juvia's Place Warrior 3 ($20) - best for Boleyn/Cleves/Howard/teal

Juvia's Place Wahala 2 ($36) - best for Seymour/Cleves/Parr/black/silver, with good options for Boleyn/Howard/orange too

Juvia's Place Culture ($36) - best for Boleyn/Howard/orange/pink, with good options for Parr and some silver/black alt

Juvia's Place Culture 2 ($38) - particularly good for Boleyn, but has some options for most others

Jessica Gallant's PEI Palette ($25) - Neutrals plus a base for Boleyn/Cleves/Parr

LIQUID/CREAM EYESHADOWS

MAC Paintstick ($25) Colors: Landscape Green (Boleyn), Basic Red (Cleves), Process Magenta (Howard), Marina Ultra (Parr)

Made by Mitchell Gel Glaze Cream Eyeshadow (UK link, US link) ($14) Colors: Sparky (Boleyn), For A Grey Day or Silver Fox (Seymour), For A Grey Day (Cleves) Pink Monday (Howard), Ocean Eyes or Ecliptic or Denim Dood (Parr), For a Grey Day or Silver Fox (black or silver alt), Ocean Eyes or Denim Dood or Dreaming of You (teal alt), Peachy Keen (orange alt), Sweet Beat or Peach Dusk (pink alt) - not all colors are available in every country

Danessa Myricks Colorfix Liquid Metals ($20) Colors: 24K (Aragon), Platinum (Seymour/black alt/silver alt), Gilded (orange alt)

Danessa Myricks Colorfix Foils ($20) Colors: Cosmic (Cleves), Blossom (Howard), Cosmic (black or silver alt), Mermaid (teal alt), Petals (pink alt)

Danessa Myricks Colorfix Metallics/Cream ($20) Colors: Goldmine (Aragon), Limesickle (Boleyn), Titanium or Iconic (Seymour), Magnetic or Fireworks (Parr), Titanium or Obsidian (black or silver alt), Magnetic (teal alt), Romance or Ballerina (pink alt)

Danessa Myricks Colorfix Matte ($20) Colors: Primary Yellow (Aragon), Secret Garden (Boleyn), Lift (Seymour), Primary Red (Cleves), Latte or Valentine (Howard), Primary Blue or Colbolt (Parr), Beaches (teal alt), Carrot Top (orange alt), Latte (pink alt)

Haus Labs Hy-Power Pigment Paint ($24) Colors: Charcoal Shimmer or Silver Shimmer (Seymour), Scarlet Matte (Cleves), Fuchsia Matte or Magenta Shimmer (Howard), Charcoal Shimmer or Silver Shimmer (black/silver alt)

OTHER EYE ACCENTS

Maybelline Tattoo Studio Gel Pencil ($9) Colors: Polished White or Sparkling Silver (general/Seymour/black and silver alt), Ultra Pink or Punchy Pink (Howard), Navy Bling or Deep Teal (Parr), Blue Disco or Arctic Skies (teal alt), Orange Flash (orange alt)

Fast Stroke Crystal Liner ($4) Colors: Funk (Aragon), Glitz (Seymour/silver and black alt/general highlight) - Several UK queens use this as some highlight and to fill in their glitters.

MAKEUP CRYSTALS

Designer Dust Co. Face Sparkles ($2) Colors: Green (Boleyn), White/Crystal (Seymour), Red (Cleves), Pastel Pink or Glow Pink (Howard), Blue (Parr), White/Crystal/Black (silver/black alt), Glow Blue (teal alt), Orange or Glow Orange (orange alt), Pastel Pink (pink alt) - Many of the mainland US actors use these. Keep in mind that these require a glue to apply.

I made a post compiling makeup information from the queens across productions and queens, which you can find here. ----------- After leaving Six, Erin Ramirez did a series of Instagram stories talking through some of the makeup she used while in Six. I compiled that information into this post. Couple notes: - All of these links are to US sites/sellers. I don't know about brand/product availability outside of the US. - The availability of some of these products might differ now. - I'm listing Erin's recommendations as she said them (note that this is paraphrased). But know that not every product will work for everyone, due to coloring or ingredients/formulation. Do your due diligence on what will work for you and individual companies/products/allergens before buying. - And, as always: This is what Erin and some other Six queens use. That does not mean it's what anyone else need to use. Many are expensive and you can typically find cheaper dupes. They're also used for stage makeup and may not translate well to normal lighting or convention stages. The colors may match Erin's costumes but not the materials any given cosplayer is using. Again, it's up to you to determine what works best for you.

For the introduction and masterpost, click here.

This post includes both glitters and lighter shimmers. If you have a question on which is which, you can look up product swatches or send me an ask. Some of these products may be safer than others. The use of glitter in makeup is unregulated in the US and there's minimal oversight, but rules change depending on the country (I know the EU has stricter regulations but not sure on other countries). Some products listed have a glitter comprised of large plastic glitter chunks, while some have a shimmer just from mica and similar minerals; the mica-based won't be any different than most eyeshadows in terms of safety, but the chunkier glitters can be more complex. When buying a chunky glitter eyeshadow with chunky glitter note these good practices: - Glitters comprised of hexagon-shaped pieces are generally safer. - When using a loose glitter, use an eyeshadow glue and make sure that you use little enough that it's all safely stuck to your eyelids. - and I wouldn't encourage use if you'll be wearing the makeup look outside in the rain. - There's some additional safety information in the first reply on this thread, including application and removal info.

Some of these colors may glow under blacklight. I generally tried not to include ones that do, but I haven't personally used all of these and cannot always confirm what does or does not.

PASTES WITH GLITTER CHUNKS These do not require a glue unless otherwise noted. They are a larger chunkier glitter.

Lemonhead Spacepaste ($22) Colors: Starstruck or Gildebeast (Aragon), Viper or Jailbait (Boleyn), Silverlake or Discotech or Groupie (Seymour), Roosevelt (Cleves), Wonderland or Lovesick or Violet Hour or Wine Safari (Howard), Malibu or Bungalow (Parr), Silverlake or Discotech or Groupie (black alt/silver alt), Private School (teal alt), Dirty Penny (orange alt), Birthday Bitch (pink alt) - Personal rec: I love this glitter! It dries quickly, stays well, has a lot of bang for your buck, and looks great. Because of the drying time and larger glitter chunks, there's a bit of a learning curve so I'd suggest playing around with it in advance of any cosplay events. You also need a good silicone applicator. I bought it on a good sale and I'd definitely encourage that as it's more pricey. - These glitters are a hexagonal shape. - These glitters were provided to most of the queens in the mainland North American and some UK productions for the last few casts. They seem to be the go-to glitters for most casts.

Lemonhead Spacejam ($26) Colors: Rainbow Road (Aragon), White Rabbit or Interstella (Seymour), White Rabbit (black alt), Interstella (silver alt) - These are the same brand as the one before, but a different formula. - These glitters are mostly hexagonal, but some colors have some larger chunks in different shapes.

Designer Dust Co. Face Sprinkles ($10) Colors: I know some of the queens themselves have used Lights Out micro (gold/Aragon), Emerald City Skyline (green/Boleyn), Mirror Mirror (silver/Seymour), Dorothy's Red Bottom (red/Cleves), Bubblegum Bae and Disco Pants (pink/Howard), Blue Fly Skies (blue/Parr). The company has also created folders of the different glitters they suggest for the queens: Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr. For alternate costumes, I'd look into silver although you could do black (black alt); silver and white (silver alt); Blue Fly Skies, Carolina Bae, Water Country Flakes (teal alt); C U Later, Electric Clementine, Hot Tamale, or general orange (orange alt); Baby Sparkles, Call You Mine, Erase Her, Piano Bar or general pinks (pink alt). - Erin said: these are easier to apply (smaller chunks/less pasty) than Lemonhead and suggested that the company's glue and silicone applicators be used in tandem with the face sprinkles (more details below). - These have a variety of glitter shapes. - These glitters were given to many of the US and UK queens by the company themselves.

Slayfire Cosmetics ($7-14) Colors: Golden Age (Aragon), Slither (Boleyn), Silver Tongue or Disco Dynasty (Seymour), Redrum (Cleves), Love Potion glitter gel (Howard), Majesty or Atlantis (Parr); Sabbath (black alt), Silver Tongue or Disco Dynasty (silver alt), Atlantis (teal alt), Rosebud (orange alt) - Some have an option of both glitter gel and loose glitter. For the paste style that doesn't require glue, choose the glitter gel. - Some of the North American actors have used these. They're a WOC-owned company and many of their colors will be particularly flattering on non-white skin tones.

CREAM/LIQUID GLITTERS/SHIMMERS These do not require a glue unless otherwise noted. They generally do not include large glitter chunks.

ELF Liquid Glitter Eyeshadow ($6) Colors: 24k Gold (Aragon), Bling Bling or Disco Queen (black/silver/Seymour, although I've seen several other queens use it as highlight), Ocean Eyes (Parr) - Personal rec: Good color payoff. You need an eyeshadow base underneath. - Many of the UK queens use this.

NYX Liquid Eyeshadow ($11) Colors: Lemon Slayed or Glitzy Guava (Aragon), Kiwi Killa or Watermelon Wealth (Boleyn), Come Thru Coconut (Seymour), Raspberry Rave or Strawberry Stacked (Howard), Blueberry Bank (Parr), Come Thru Coconut (black alt/silver alt),  Grapefruit Glow (pink alt)  - Many of the UK queens use this and seem to have great color payoff.

Nicka K Radiant Liquid Eyeshadow ($3) Colors: Golden Gemma (Aragon), Marineblue Sparkle (teal alt)

Nicka K Roll On Shimmer ($4) Colors: FRG002 (Aragon), FRG001 (Seymour), FRG005 (Howard), FRG008 (Parr), FRG001 (black alt/silver alt), FRG007 or FRG008 (teal alt)

MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot ($25) Colors: Born to Beam (Aragon) - This is my favorite product for Aragon.

Danessa Myricks Chrome Flakes ($26) Colors: Fireball or Hot Lava (Aragon and orange alt) - Several North American Aragons use this, as well as at least one orange alt.

r.e.m beauty lustrous liquid eyeshadow ($16) Colors: Hot Lava (Aragon), Telescope (Seymour), Milky Way (Parr), Experiment (pink alt)

About Face Fractal Glitter Eye Paint ($16) Colors: Apollo Empire (Aragon), Above Santorini (teal alt)

PRESSED GLITTERS/SHIMMERS These don't require a glue.

With Love Glitter ($8) Color: Gold Mine (Aragon), Tropical (Boleyn), Silver Sparks or Gunmetal (Seymour), Berry Red (Cleves), Hot Pink or Pink Lady (Howard), Blue Lagoon (Parr), Silver Sparks or Gunmetal (black alt/silver alt), Amor or Ocean Blue or Imperial (teal alt) - The West End now primarily uses this brand.

With Love Pigments ($12) Colors: Temptation (Boleyn), Fame or Cotton Candy (Howard), Blush or Fairy Dust (pink alt) - The West End now primarily uses this brand. They are a smoother, more metallic finish than the glitters above from the same brand.

MAC Dazzleshadow Extreme ($24) Colors: Kiss of Klimt (Aragon), Joie de Glitz (Boleyn), Discotheque (Seymour), Celebutante (Howard), Discotheque (black/silver alt)

MAC Dazzleshadow ($24) Colors: It's All About Shine (Seymour), Last Dance (Howard highlight), It's All About Shine (black/silver alt), Last Dance (pink)

De’Lanci Multichrome Eyeshadow ($17) Colors: Olive (Boleyn), Smurf (Parr), Siren Love (teal alt), Pluto or Rose Princess (pink alt)

LOOSE GLITTERS Six originally used loose glitters, but has been phasing them out. They all require a glue for application (more info at the bottom of this post).

MAC Glitter ($13) Colors: Very Pink (Howard) - These glitters were given to the actors by Six. The production has used these and other MAC since effectively the first West End cast, but have started to phase them out in the last year or two.

MAC Pigment ($18-25) Colors: Gold (Aragon), Rose (Howard), Copper Sparkle (orange alt), Kitschmas (pink alt) - Same as the MAC glitter.

NYX Face & Body Glitter ($6.50) Colors: Crystal (neutral/general), Gold (Aragon), Ice or silver (Seymour), Rose (Howard), Blue (Parr), Silver (black and silver alt), Teal (teal alt), Rose (pink alt)

NYX Metallic Glitter ($6.50) Color: Beauty Beam (Howard highlight, pink alt), Darkside (Parr) - Six has been phasing these out, but the pink is still commonly used as highlight and the blue still seems to be used by some UK Parrs.

Covar Beauty Loose Glitter ($4) Colors: Goal Digger, Mardi Gras, Gold Rush (Aragon); Pixie (Boleyn); Bling Bling, Blackhole, Talent, Shady (Seymour/black alt/silver alt); Rebel Girl, Work B*tch, Life of the Party, Go Bestie, Like Totally, Queen Tingz (Howard); Pity Party (Parr); Pity Party, Lucky (teal alt); Winning, Maneater, Fifth Element (orange alt); Queen Tingz, Go Bestie, Amor Prohibido (pink alt) - Some of the Broadway cast uses this brand.

Medusa's Makeup Glitter ($9) Colors: Gold Digger (Aragon), Key Lime Pie or Radioactive or Flash Dance (Boleyn), Heavy Metal or Sputnik (Seymour/black/silver), Antoinette (Cleves), Space Cadet (Howard), Moon Walk or Ozone (Parr), Liberace or Xanadu (teal), Orange Crush (orange), Cosmopolitan (pink alt)

CREAM GLITTER PALETTES

Nicka K 12-Color Glitter Palette ($7) - the ESGL01 option is a 12-color palette with at least one great glitter color option for every costume, both principal and alternate. - the ESGL02 option is a 12-color palette with good options for Aragon, Seymour, Howard, black alt, silver alt, pink alt.

NYX Glitter Palette ($25) - This has good colors for a few queens and some fun ones beside.

Nicka K 5-Color Glitter Palette ($5) Colors: Love Sparks (a few Howard + single Cleves + single orange alt); Starry Night (two Aragon options + two teal alt or Parr); Medallist (options for Aragon, Seymour, black alt, silver alt); Electro Pop (two Seymour options, two teal alt options, one Parr, and a possible Howard depending on your skin tone and material colors)

GLITTER ACCESSORIES

Designer Dust Co. Glue - Erin suggested that this be used with the Designer Dust Co face sprinkles, although I suspect it could be used to similar effect with some of the others. She said this was helpful for easy removal as it allowed the eye look to be peeled off in one go.

NYX Glitter Primer - Erin said this is what was provided to the actors by Six. Both US and UK usually use this with the MAC and NYX glitters.

A peek at Jennifer Caldwell, Alana Marie Robinson, and Aiesha Naomi Pease’s makeup!