YouTuber Zabrena offers a "historically accurate" take on Cleopatra's look, starting with emerald green eyeshadow. In ancient times, green was a popular eye shade made from malachite paste, although according to Indiana Public Media, the real Cleopatra applied it to her lower lids.
For their Halloween take on this ancient Egyptian queen, Glamour's senior artist Keri Blair and makeup artist Manana Saralidze prefer a golden eyeshadow base contoured with brown shadow in the crease and outer corners. A bright turquoise blue triangle extends down from the eyebrow to add dramatic color.
Both tutorials create a perfect cat eye with heavy eyeliner, as well as darkened brows and false eyelashes. Glamour's team applies an even thicker line on the bottom, while Zabrena's eyeliner connects up to the brow. For ancient Egyptians, black kohl makeup was worn to protect the eyes from infections and insects, notes Culture Trip.
To make it easier to apply the eyeliner, Harper's Bazaar uses scotch tape to create guidelines. For a more traditional color choice, their Cleopatra makeup features a brilliant blue eyeshadow on the upper eyelid. In the 1st century BC, Cleopatra and other ancient Egyptians used blue eyeshadow made from pulverized lapis lazuli (via Indiana Public Media).
For the lips, Glamour's tutorial features a striking cobalt blue lipstick, while Zabrena goes with a more traditional red. She explains that in Cleopatra's time, henna was used to stain the lips red.
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