"Literal" Cut Crease Makeup Tutorial

It's officially time to get spooky, y'all. I’m way too excited for Halloween so naturally, I couldn’t help myself and decided to break into my special fx kit. I was inspired by my girl Mykie from Glam and Gore to recreate this “literal cut crease” look that she did a while back. Mykie is by far, one of my favorites on YouTube. She’s insanely talented and creative; her videos have inspired many of my makeup looks – both in beauty and special fx. She also has a ton of videos on her channel for beginners that feature quick and easy tutorials, how to put together your fx kit, how to build prosthetics, and more. If you love special fx as much as I do then you should definitely check out her channel and her Instagram for more inspiration.

Now, for this look you’re going to just need a few things as this look doesn’t require a lot of products. The beauty makeup is a basic neutral eye look with winged liner. So all you’ll need to do is prime your eyes like you normally would and then set it with translucent powder or an eyeshadow that matches your skin tone. Next, take a fluffy blending brush and a shadow that’s a shade darker than your skin tone to use as a transition shade and blend it into your crease. Next, take a black eyeliner and tightline your upper lid to help define your lash line and then take your liquid liner and make a wing sharper than Freddy Kruger’s claws. Last, apply some mascara (add lashes if you want to add some drama) and you’re good to go.

This is where the special fx comes in. First, I used a red lip liner to map out my cut crease. Basically, just use a light hand and draw a line going above your crease and then slightly flick the end like you would when doing winged liner.

Next, I took a small definer brush and a deep red eyeshadow that has blue and purple undertones to blend out the lip liner and define the cut crease. The eye shadow I used was “Fresh Scab” from My Pretty Zombie. This eyeshadow is honestly; one of my favorite eyeshadows ever and it’s perfect for creating that bruising effect that really make this look work. Make sure to blend the shadow up into the crease and avoid the lid. Then, take a dark blue or purple eyeshadow and the same small definer brush and deepen the crease. The key is to go back and forth between blending and defining until you get your desired look.

This next part is where it gets a bit tricky because you need to be very careful because you’ll be working on your eyelid. The best products to use for adding the blood into the cut crease are bloods that are a thick, gel-like consistency so they stay in place and won’t drip into your eyes. Some good products to consider are:

Ben Nye Scab Blood (one of my favorites. It’s thick and chunky and gross looking)

Mehron Coagulated Blood Gel (This is what I used for this look. It’s thick and wet looking and doesn’t budge)

For a more in-depth look at the many different fake blood options that are available, check out this video from MadeYewLook. Lex is another YouTuber that is a talented special fx artist and body painter and you should definitely check out her channel.

When applying the blood, please use something that doesn’t have sharp edges so that you don’t accidentally scrap, scratch, or cut your lid. You can use a q-tip, a small, rounded pallet knife, or a wooden cuticle pusher to carefully apply the product to the crease. You can make it as gross or as neat as you want, just make sure you’re applying the product carefully and safely!

Here’s a list of the exact products I used:

KVD Lock-it Cream Concealer

KVD Shade and Light Eye Palette

Wet n Wild Black Eyeliner

Elf Liquid Liner

Hard Candy Lashaholic Mascara

Elf Brow Cream in Deep Brunette

Jordana Tinted Brow Gel in Brunette

My Pretty Zombie eyeshadow in “Fresh Scab"

Mehron Coagulated Blood Gel