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How to Do Margot Robbie Harley Quinn Makeup

 
Mary Smith
By Mary Smith. October 16, 2024
How to Do Margot Robbie Harley Quinn Makeup

While there are various incarnations of the Harley Quinn character from DC Comics, few can claim to be as stylish and fun as the one Margot Robbie plays in the Suicide Squad franchise. A lot of this is due to her enigmatic performance, but we cannot ignore her playful and daring style in these movies. It is this style we emulate here at oneHOWTO as we find out how to do Margot Robbie Harley Quinn makeup. While we provide a step-by-step makeup tutorial for Margot Robbie Harley Quinn, as well as how to finish the look with the right hairstyle.

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Contents
  1. Supplies for Harley Quinn makeup
  2. Prepare your skin
  3. Make up your eyes with red and blue shadow
  4. Line your eyes and apply mascara
  5. Draw the heart and other details of the face
  6. Apply the deep red lipstick
  7. Harley Quinn hairstyle
  8. Set makeup

Supplies for Harley Quinn makeup

Before you get started on our step-by-step makeup tutorial for homemade Margot Robbie Harley Quinn makeup, we will need to ensure we have all of our supplies ready. You will need:

  • Light or pale-toned foundation
  • Eye shadow in red and blue tones
  • Black liquid eyeliner
  • Black mascara
  • Deep red lipstick
  • Translucent powders
  • White face paint (optional for a more theatrical finish)
  • Brushes for applying shadow and blush
  • Makeup sponge or foundation brush
  • Black heart stickers or temporary tattoos (optional)
  • Makeup setting spray

Prepare your skin

The first step to achieving Harley Quinn makeup is to properly prep your skin. Apply a light moisturizer to ensure your face is well-hydrated and your makeup lasts longer. If you're going for a more theatrical and character-accurate effect, apply a layer of white face paint to give her signature pale skin tone. If you're going for something more subtle, choose a foundation that's slightly lighter than your natural skin tone.

Using a sponge or brush, spread the foundation evenly over your entire face, including your neck. Make sure there are no streaks. Set everything with translucent powder so that the makeup stays in place and has a more matte-finish appearance.

How to Do Margot Robbie Harley Quinn Makeup - Prepare your skin

Make up your eyes with red and blue shadow

Eye makeup is one of the Margot Robbie Harley Quinn's most distinctive features. She has one eye made up in blue and the other in red. To recreate it, first apply a light or neutral base shadow on both eyelids. This will help the colors look more vibrant.

  • Left eye (red shadow): using a brush, apply red eyeshadow from the mobile eyelid to the brow bone. Blend outward, as if the shadow were slightly smudged, imitating Harley's unkempt style.
  • Right eye (blue eyeshadow): repeat the same process, but this time using blue eyeshadow on the other eye. Make sure to blend the edges well to give it a messy and dramatic effect.

To provide more intensity, you can add a little darker shadow in the outer corners of the eyes and under the lower lash line.

Line your eyes and apply mascara

Once you've applied the shadows, the next step is eyeliner. Use a black liquid eyeliner to draw a thick line on the upper eyelid so that it is touching the lashes. Extend the eyeliner slightly outwards, creating a winged effect. Line the waterline on both the upper and lower eyelids to give a more intense touch to the makeup.

Next, apply several coats of mascara to both your upper and lower lashes for a more dramatic and defined look. If you want an even more intense look, you can use false eyelashes.

Draw the heart and other details of the face

Harley Quinn has a small heart-shaped tattoo under her right eye and the word rotten on her cheek. If you want to replicate these details, use a liquid eyeliner or a precision black pencil. Draw a small heart under her right eye, and if you feel comfortable, you can carefully write the word rotten. Ask someone to help you to get a better result.

Another option will be to use temporary tattoos. While finding a black heart should be easier, you may have more difficulty finding a ‘rotten’ temporary tattoo.

If you like your characters to have tattoos, you may want to see how to make the El Diablo from Suicide Squad costume.

How to Do Margot Robbie Harley Quinn Makeup - Draw the heart and other details of the face

Apply the deep red lipstick

Harley's lips are the next focal point of her makeup. Use a deep red or carmine lipstick to line her lips. Then, fill them in with lipstick. If you want an even more flawless finish, you can use a lip brush, which will help you apply the color more precisely.

To achieve Harley's slightly disheveled effect, smudge a bit of color at one corner of her mouth. This will create a light lipstick stain that follows the laid-back aesthetic of the Margot Robbie Harley Quinn look.

Harley Quinn hairstyle

Even though this is a step-by-step makeup tutorial, Harley's hairstyle is essential to complete the look. She wears her hair in two high ponytails, with streaks dyed red and blue. If you don't want to dye your hair, you can opt to use extensions or temporary color sprays that wash out easily. Make sure to make the ponytails high and messy to achieve Harley Quinn's rebellious and carefree style.

How to Do Margot Robbie Harley Quinn Makeup - Harley Quinn hairstyle

Set makeup

Finally, apply a makeup setting spray to ensure everything stays in place for hours. This is especially important if you're wearing this look to a Halloween party, fancy dress event or cosplay convention where you'll need your makeup to stay intact.

With these steps, you'll easily achieve the original Margot Robbie Harley Quinn look that's perfect for any occasion. Just add your playful and rebellious attitude to become this iconic villain and antihero!

Now that you know how to do the Margot Robbie Harley Quinn makeup, you may want to find out how to do a DIY Handmaid's Tale costume or an Eleven from Stranger Things costume for Halloween.

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