Two months later, and it’s time to experiment! I am completing a different look with each post.
In this post, I am breaking down the makeup look as described in Tana Mongeau – trying EVERY SINGLE viral Tik Tok beauty hack blackout drunk.
She is way more experienced at makeup than me, and also has fillers and filters at her disposal to make herself look even better. She also is four years younger than me, more money than me, and a less stressful job than me, so she doesn’t have the same aggravations that I have that make my face so sad.
Materials:
- Jade Face Roller (the brand I used)
- Gua Sha Stone (the brand I used)
- Moisturizer (the brand I used)
- Translucent Powder (the brand I used)
- Setting Spray (the brand I used)
- Primer (the brand I used)
- Concealer (the brand I used)
- Beauty Blender Makeup Sponge (the brand I used)
- Foundation (the brand I used)
- Brown Eyeliner Pencil (the brand I used)
- Contour Palette (the brand I used)
- Nude Eyeshadow Pallette (the brand I used)
- White Eye Liner (the brand I used)
- Mascara (the brand I used)
- Magnetic Lashes (the brand I used)
- Lip Plumper (the brand I used)
- Neutral Lip Liner (the brand I used)
- Tinted Lip Glow (the brand I used)
Notes on My Procedure:
There were several products that were used in the video that I did not have at my disposal. These steps were eliminated. The purpose was to test TikTok makeup tips, so an additional step was added to include a separate TikTok makeup tip. I will note where indicated. Tana filled in her brows offscreen, but I use my eyeliner to fill in my brows. It’s close to my natural color!
Procedure:
- Roll your face using a jade face roller.
- Use facial ice globes under your eyes (I skipped this step as I do not have this product).
- Apply Pixie Hydrating Milky Mist (I skipped this step as I do not have this product).
- Gua Sha stone your neck down, then gua sha your inner to outer cheek.
- Apply Moisturizer.
- Apply translucent powder all over the face, but not too much.
- Apply setting spray.
- After setting spray dries, apply primer.
- Apply concealer to individual pimples/correction spots (this was inspired by this Tiktok).
- After two minutes, apply foundation.
- Apply concealer in bottom corner of your eyes, then create a winged effect with your concealer at the bottom outer corner of your eye.
- Apply concealer in a line going up the sides of your cheek from the corner of your mouth (think “Joker” esque smile).
- Contour your face (in this video, Tana was testing a contour palette that she didn’t love, and then applied a powder over it to adjust for herself. With that, I just followed my instincts, using the shades Vanilla and Java in my palette, as well as this general how-to for applying contour).
- Fill in your brows (Tana also used her brow pencil to apply fake freckles, then used concealer to create an eyebrow ‘scar’ on her face. I skipped this step).
- Apply white shadow in the corner of your eyes, and then matte nude colors on your eyelid (In Naked Reloaded palette: white shadow = Bribe, matte nude colors = Blur across eyelid, Boundaries in crease. I also added a bit of Angel Fire right in the bottom center of my eyelid, to add a little shimmer just for me).
- Take a dark matte shadow (shade from my palette: End Game) and wing liner into your eye. Blend.
- Add white eyeliner in your waterline.
- Add mascara.
- Apply fake lashes (Tana’s video was sponsored by THIS lash brand, so these were the ones she used).
- Add lip plumper.
- Line your upper lip straight across your cupid’s bow.
- Add lip gloss and top with tinted lip glow.
Let’s compare the “before” and the “after”!
| The Person | The Before | The After |
| Tana Mongeau |  |
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| Me |  |
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Analysis:
There’s an obvious difference in MY after compared to Tana’s. That said, she has professional lighting and, as stated previously, a better hand at makeup. She was apparently drunk while filming, so the fact that she has a stronger makeup hand when inebriated compared to my bright and sunny morning hand is… disappointing? I don’t know. I do think my face looks slimmer (from contouring) and my skin tone looks more even (from concealer rand foundation). I do not think my lips look fuller, which is the intention with connecting your cupid’s bow at the top. The BIGGEST note I have is that the lashes make all the difference in the world.
I did not use the same brands of products that she used (with a few exceptions), and I don’t think that my tools would make the look better. That said, she had good things to say about the palette she used to fix her contouring, as well as the lip products she used. I might try the lip products in the future!
How does it fare in the wild, you may ask? I asked Aaron for feedback, and this was his response (with the caveat that yes, I always look pretty, and I don’t need to wear makeup for him to like me, etc.):
- The lip shape was throwing him off a little.
- I should play around to make it more natural.
- The white liner on the waterline is to make your eyes look bigger. Aaron said my eyes didn’t look bigger, but they did look brighter!
Once I had practiced more… - The “After” photo had Aaron saying I looked pretty all day. That’s all I need to hear.
Conclusion:
Tana Mongeau has her flaws and problematic past (some would also say problematic present), but her makeup almost always looks good. The purpose of this experiment is to elevate my every day look with something that looks more eye-catching, that falls neatly between “she is awake” and “she straight up drew a new person on her face.” I would use the lip tips in the future, as well as the concealer tip. Also… fake lashes are an absolute game changer.
Coming Up Next:
How to look SNATCHED like Bella Hadid! I have tried working on the contouring skills mentioned in this video, and I like the results so far. I’m excited to see where this one goes!