How to Convert Barbie into Wonder Woman!

Step 3 The eyes have it!

Now that our girls have passed through the hair round with "flying colors," let's move on to makeup. Wonder Woman has piercing blue eyes, black brows, red lips, and dark lashes/eye liner. Two of our Barbies have blue eyes already! Unfortunately, due to accidents during hair dyeing, Ballerina Barbie needs some eye and brow repair. Remember: do not use nail polish remover on painted face areas.

I used acrylic paints, toothpicks, and a (really) tiny paintbrush meant for models. I used red, white, blue, and black paints. Starting with the lips, carefully dip a paintbrush or toothpick in red, picking up minimal amounts, and try as best you can to cover the pink area of the lips, avoiding the teeth. If you end up a little outside the lines, use a clean toothpick to scratch away undesired areas. I used this method for all the makeup. I admit I hit teeth on the first doll I tried painting lipstick. I scratched it then put a little white paint on the teeth using the same method. If you can't scratch paint away, use rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover. For eyebrows, paint black over the brown, trying to keep the same shape. For the eyeliner, I painted black on the top thin brown line of the eye. If you feel skilled, go ahead and do the same to the lower lashline and both sets of lashes. I didn't bother. For the teacher Barbie with brown eyes, I mixed two shades of blue: One vibrant and one lighter. Barbie's iris is usually composed of two overlapping crescent shapes. Paint the left one the vibrant color and the smaller right one the lighter color.

Hopefully your Barbie doesn't look like a clown, but I'm starting to see the Diana Prince in our contestants!