Posting madness: makeup tips for a specific look?

[cupcake_goth]

Help me, oh LJ Hivemind! I have an upcoming photo shoot where I need to look, er, mad. Not angry, but crazy. I would also prefer that the mad look be at least a bit flattering, because I'm vain. (Look, I will freely admit to my vanity. I am not in denial about it.)

Anyway, yes. Mad-looking makeup. I'm thinking of something vaguely Emilie Autumn-ish, but without the heart or the exaggeratedly-tiny lips.





But maybe more pinks and deep purple/browns, instead of red and black, because I've learned that trying to do that sort of look in red and black makes me look tired and unwell.

So, this is where I turn to the LJ Hivemind! Give me suggestions or tips for doing flattering-yet-mad-looking makeup, please! Thank you.

Comments

[sabishii-sakura.livejournal.com]

So many good suggestions! I second the slight differences between eyes, artful smudging, crazy false eyelashes... My suggestion, add something completely and totally atypical to the overall look. For example, if the theme of the look were Victorian to use an element that is from a completely different time period like the present or the 1920s or something. Or a color that is completely out of place with the rest, like neon green. Just a hint of something... off. =P