While the show has always featured strong female characters, the sixth season of HBO's Game Of Thrones has particularly felt like it's all about women. Sort of spoiler alert: We've got Daenerys Targaryen burning down the temples of patriarchal societies, Sansa Stark and Brienne of Tarth leading the way to the Wall, and Margaery Tyrell definitely being manipulative as heck over in King's Landing while Cersei Lannister continues to run stuff despite her previous public humiliation. Then there's also Arya learning how to be some sort of faceless warrior, and the Sand Snakes seizing control of the massive country of Dorne. Yeah. It's a good season to be a chick.
While we can't all go around wielding swords in support of the Stark siblings, we can pay a little tribute on the daily to the ladies of Westeros by recreating their makeup. Despite (or maybe because of?) all the drama that happens on the show, Daenerys, Sansa, and Tyene Sand keep their cosmetics pretty low key. That makes them perfect characters to channel for an everyday beauty look, so Bustle teamed up with makeup try-on app YouCam Makeup and Make Up For Ever's Director of Education and Artistry Lijha Stewart to create a step by step tutorial inspired by each character. If you want to see test the looks before you give them a go on your face IRL, you can download the YouCam Makeup app.
Tyene Sand
The eldest daughter of Ellaria Sand and Oberyn Martell, Tyene's makeup focuses on a smoky eye and matte skin.
1. Apply Your Base
Apply a lightweight foundation (Face & Body Liquid Make-Up) all over face with a foundation brush (146).
2. Add A Highlight
Apply a matte cream highlighter (Pro Sculpting Palette) to high points of the face.
3. Add Concealer
Apply a concealer (Ultra HD Concealer) under the eyes and blend with a brush.
4. Contour
Using matte, dark, cream shade (Pro Sculpting Palette) contour with a flat brush.
5. Apply Blush
Apply a cream peach blush (Pro Sculpting Palette) to cheeks with fingers and blend.
6. Set With Powder
Set under eye area with HD powder and a small fluffy brush and the T-zone with a large fluffy brush.
7. Start Your Eyeshadow
Apply a matte taupe eyeshadow (Artist Shadow M548) over lids with a flat stiff brush.
8. Add A Liner
Apply a creamy black pencil liner (Aqua XL M10) to waterline, top lash line, and bottom lash line.
9. Smudge
Smudge the liner with a stiff shadow brush to create a smoky effect.
10. Add Mascara
Apply a black mascara (Smoky Extravagant) to top and bottom lashes.
11. Apply Lipstick
Apply a rosy red lip color (Pro Sculpting Lip #10) to lips.
12. Finish With A Gloss
Finish with a matching red gloss (Plexi Gloss #405P) over top of the lipstick.
Want to see this tutorial in action? Check out a time-lapsed video of how to get this look on YouCam Makeup's Beauty Circle.
Daenerys Targaryen
The Queen Of Dragons sticks to peachy tones and minimal eye makeup.
1. Build Your Base
Apply a lightweight foundation (Face & Body Liquid Make-Up) all over face with foundation brush (146). Add concealer (Ultra HD Concealer) under the eyes and blend with a brush (176).
2. Go Brow Crazy
Apply brow pencil (Pro Sculpting Brow #50) to eyebrows to create full, soft brows.
3. Add Eyeliner
Apply a shimmery, brown eyeliner (Aqua XL D62) in upper waterline.
4. Apply Shadow To Lashline
Apply matte, auburn eyeshadow (Artist Shadow M608) to upper and lower lash lines with small brush. Blend.
5. Add Mascara
Apply black mascara (Smoky Extravagant) to top and bottom lashes.
6. Use A Cream Blush
Apply a soft peach cream blush (HD Blush #315) to cheeks with blush brush (158).
7. Make Your Lips Match
Apply same blush to lips with fingers.
8. Layer On Gloss
Apply peach gloss (Plexi Gloss 202) to lips.
9. Set It All
Set under eyes and T-zone with powder (HD Powder).
Want to see Dany's tutorial in action? Check out a time-lapsed video of how to get this look on YouCam Makeup's Beauty Circle.
Sansa Stark
Sansa's green eyes pop when rimmed with a subtle pink eyeshadow.
1. Begin Your Base
Apply a lightweight foundation (Face & Body Liquid Make-Up) all over face with foundation brush (108).
2. Add Concealer
Apply concealer (Ultra HD Concealer) under eyes and blend with a brush.
3. Layer On Blush
Apply a cool pink blush (HD Blush #315) to cheeks.
4. Contour
Using matte, dark, cream shade (Pro Sculpting Palette) contour using a flat brush.
5. Tidy Up Brows
Apply eyebrow pomade (Aqua Brow #25) lightly with brush to gently define brows.
6. Start Your Shadow
Apply matte pink shadow (Artist Shadow M870) all over lids with small stiff brush.
7. Add Some Liner
Apply matte burgundy shadow (Artist Shadow M844) to lower lash line and matte plum eye liner (Aqua XL M80) to upper waterline.
8. Apply Mascara
Apply black mascara (Smoky Extravagant) to top and bottom lashes.
9. Color Your Lips
Apply wine lip color (Pro Sculpting Lip #50) to lips; blend foundation over lips to soften the color.
10. Finish With Gloss
Apply peach gloss (Plexi Gloss 202) over top.
For a Sansa tutorial in motion, check out a time-lapsed video of how to get this look on YouCam Makeup's Beauty Circle.
Images: HBO; Bianca Consunji/Bustle
