The Definitive "Hedwig And The Angry Inch" Makeup Tutorial

You're going to get brand new eyebrows, so you want to get your real ones totally covered. We'll move on to concealing them in a bit — for now, you just want to let that glue dry. Bridgeford is using a simple Elmer's glue stick here.

If you have very little facial hair, like I do, this will be one of the easiest steps! Your preferred foundation and concealer will do the trick here.

Don't worry that your own glued-down eyebrows are still showing — they'll be gone soon. Hedwig has very distinctive eyebrows, so try to match those while also taking your face shape into account. Potter sketched mine out with pencil, and then Bridgeford went over them in black MAC Creme liner.

The same black MAC Creme liner works here.

It's OK if they're still somewhat visible. You'll be adding makeup and glitter before you're done.

I'll let Potter explain. "I take cream blue here, but you can use the powder blue to create a color base," he said. "What you’re gonna do is, you’re gonna do a base of color and then put glitter over it. You don’t ever want to try to create the entire eye with glitter because it won’t look bright and intense.” This is MAC Electric Eel eye shadow that Bridgeford is using.

You can use white eye shadow, too. Potter is using a MAC Pure White pencil. "I take a white pencil or some white eye shadow and go back over the concealer," he said. "We want the texture to be smooth."

This is MAC Rhubarb blush. "It defines the face," Potter explained. "But it's also kind of glam having blush in weird places, like David Bowie."

You'll want to use the same blush for this, of course. What's most important is where you position the index card — it should run from the top of your ear to the corner of your lip.

It doesn't have to be hair gel — anything of that consistency will work. You just want to make sure the glitter sticks to the Q-tip and will roll on easily. Make sure not to rub because you'll remove the makeup that way. Just roll it on over the makeup. You can get glitter at any craft store.

Can you ever have too much glitter? (I got some in my eyes, so yes. Yes, you can. But pain is beauty!) Again, you just want to roll it on over the makeup. "It's all about layers," Potter said.

Using MAC Carbon eye shadow, Potter added a little more detail below the glitter. "That's the key to making everybody look like Hedwig," he said. "She has a certain kind of eye shape."

Potter wouldn't give specifics here, because the details of Hedwig's lips are a secret. Seriously. The key is using a dark color. He did say, "When you put bright glitter on a light surface it doesn’t look bright and shiny and glittery." You want that glitter to pop.

Again, go a shade darker than the glitter so that the glitter really stands out. Also make sure you're using a sticky lipstick, otherwise the glitter won't stay put.

You know where this is going.

Use the same Q-tip technique here.

Or don't, if eyelash curlers freak you out. (Confession: They freak me out, but I let this happen. Big girls don't cry.)

Bridgeford is using MAC Zoom Lash mascara. And I am serving Gloria Swanson realness. (You're welcome.)

You will probably get some glitter in your mouth. Deal with it. This is totally the best part.

This is a classic drag queen secret that Potter insisted I share. "Glitter everywhere?" he asked. "Scotch tape takes it right off the face." Don't put the tape directly on the makeup, just on any areas where errant glitter has fallen. And if you've worked with glitter before, you know that will be everywhere.

Again, this isn't totally necessary: "You don't have to wear fake eyelashes," Potter noted. But hey, you might as well. Go big or go home, right?

You can buy a Hedwig wig, if you want to look flawless, but you can use any blonde wig, really. This is me freaking out because HOLY SHIT I AM HEDWIG.

Remember, being Hedwig is largely about attitude, so you have to own this.

You deserve it.