Despite the stupid criticizers, I think the makeup for Tim Burton’s Alice and Wonderland is amazing!

Led by Key Artist Leslie Devlin, the makeup gently references the darker side of the classic tale, while keeping the over-all looks fantastical and fun. The bright colors and creative shading techniques for the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) exhibit craziness led by a good heart. The Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) is Stoic in Kabuki-esk face but kept silly with Mimi Bobeck blue eye shadow. As for the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), I thought the dark lips on white skin to be a reference to her character’s conflict between her vow not to kill and talent in making magical potions from dead creatures. In the movie her lips are actually much more black than red as depicted in the bottom picture.

For the ‘regular people’, small imperfections like tiny pimples on the child version of Alice are left just as they are, which I love for the contrast to the real world from Underland. The pale skin and dark under-eye circles of the aristocracy shows a constricted life lacking vivaciousness.

I sound like a Trekky preaching the virtues of the Klingons and their language!  Yikes. I foresee Best Makeup Oscar. Just add two teaspoons of wishful thinking.

There is a pop-up Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland makeup box set, that if nothing else is very pretty and sure to visually enhance any dressing table. I’ve heard it’s selling out like mad, so call ahead before you take a trip to your local Sephora. On the Urban Decay website it’s not even available right now.