Arthur Kirkland ~ Cosplay Tutorial

So, Being in Britain when you have an obsession with Japan culture and cosplay can be hard. I'm here to teach you all how to look like your favourite Japanese pop stars, idols, anime characters, vocaloids etc. But not look over the top and get made fun of for it. I swear, British people can be mean when it comes to dying your hair green or wearing huge contact lenses because it seems weird or psycho to dress and/or look that way (personal experience there...) Okay, I figured since yesterday I made one on how to look like Oliver, I may as well make a tutorial on how to look like the original hetalian of Oliver. This tutorial will be on how to look like the Hetalia, tsundere, hottie, Arthur Kirkland ~ Okie dokie, so . . . back to this . . . right! Clothing! Arthur being British himself he doesn't dress in a way that would appear strange to Britain,

unless he walks around in his pirate uniform . . .

then people might be a little concerned for your mental health unless it's fancy dress ^//^ heehee . . . ANYWAY! My point, dress casual. Arthur rarely over dresses unless he's in a meeting. So around school/college I'd say dress casual, don't wear a suit or overdress unless you're going for a college interview or meeting of some kind okay? So for both genders pretty much, I'd say wear a pair of comfortable jeans or trousers. In his punk teenage days he wore skinny jeans, whichever you feel comfortable wearing go for it. Heck, if you really want to you can wear a skirt (the girls i mean . . . please don't try that one guys . . .) If you were to wear a skirt, leave it to be informal, maybe just a knee length skater skirt or something, or even a dress. But one thing I wouldn't recommend is wearing a mini skirt/dress. I have the itching feeling that if he saw a girl wearing something mini he'd flip out, so it's the last thing I'd expect even from a gender bend really. So keep it knee length or longer. With the shirt, again, nothing glittery or sequin drowned, just something casual or even plain. Also, never over accessories (or however you spell that word . . . ), maybe just a necklace / bracelet / few rings, but nothing over the top. Again he's mostly seen as simple in the way he presents himself unless he feels the need to dress formal for an occasion like a meeting or maybe a date . . .
Secondly, The hair. Arthur tends to have his in a messy, almost bed-head style, so boys, it's easy for you, just don't brush it thoroughly or effectively . . . maybe even at all . . . I have no idea how guys hair works heehee ^//^ can you tell I'm single? ^//~

So anyway, don't make much of an effort with your hair, same for girls. Maybe just throw it up in a ponytail or bun and straighten your bangs or side fringe. If you don't like it up feel free to have it curly, that's probably a good option as it doesn't take a lot to do, i don't think...but if you're like me and have naturally curly hair, just leave it like that and brush it lightly making sure to avoid ruining the curls in your hair. You can have it straight too, but again don't make it look 100% perfect unless you really want to as again, he doesn't make too much of an effort with his hair. (Although he still looks hot ^_~)
So lastly, make up and skin. I decided to combine these two steps seeing as they both probably need make up in general, unless your skin is clear . . . then lucky you ^_^ If not . . . well much like every anime character Arthur has flawless skin.

So use a light foundation and cover your face and partially down your neck to make it look normal. Apply a light layer of pale skin powder, and add an ivory or lighter shade of concealer over blemishes, wounds and such that you may or may not have on your face. Apply some concealer under your eyes where bags can be (or be seen) and just under the eyebrows to make your eyes look brighter. Again, Arthur is easy if you're a girl, just apply a thin layer of black eye liner on the eyelid after that and maybe some mascara. With the eyebrows being his trademark,

for a guy this could be classed as normal, but girls, I know what it's like to have eyebrows like England's, so um . . . if you're a girl please don't heehee ^//^
So here you have it, How to look like Arthur Kirkland. I really hope you guys enjoyed this quickie.
If anyone has any requests, or recommendations then please email me or comment on my blog to say which character you'd love to look like ~