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Sweeney Todd Mrs Lovett Make-Up Tutorial for Halloween!

Updated: May 18, 2022



Sweeney Todd Mrs Lovett Make-Up Tutorial for Halloween! #SweeneyTodd #MrsLovett #tutorial Looking for Halloween costume ideas? Considering a Sweeney Todd outfit or Mrs Lovett fancy dress? This may be helpful to you! This is inspired by Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs Lovett.


PRODUCTS:

Natural Collection concealer

Make Up Academy black eyeshadow

Max Factor Earth Spirits eyeshadow - Passionate Plum

NYC mascara

MUA eye liner

Collection 2000 Fast Strokes liquid eyeliner

MUA shade 9 lipstick (or Miss Sporty Seduction lipstick)


This is the outfit to which I was referring: http://cdn.posh24.com/images/:complete/p/992300/l/pixie_geldof/celebrity_bad_hair_fever.jpg


About Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd Movie

Directed by Tim Burton

Screenplay by John Logan

Based on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler

Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen

Music by Stephen Sondheim

Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski

Edited by Chris Lebenzon

Production companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Parkes/MacDonald Productions, The Zanuck Company

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: December 3, 2007 (New York City), December 21, 2007 (United States), January 25, 2008 (United Kingdom)

Running time: 116 minutes

Budget: $50 million

Box office: $153.4 million


Sweeney Todd Plot from IMDb: “The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.”


Filming Locations: Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK


Real Sweeney Todd Locations:

Mrs Lovett’s Pie Shop is on Bell Yard

Sweeney Todd’s Baber Shop is at 152 Fleet Street


Sweeney Todd Cast and Characters:

Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd / Benjamin Barker

Helena Bonham Carter Mrs Lovett

Alan Rickman Judge Turpin

Timothy Spall Beadle

Sacha Baron Cohen Pirelli

Jamie Campbell Bower Anthony

Laura Michelle Kelly Lucy (Sweeney Todd’s wife)/ Beggar Woman

Jayne Wisener Johanna (Sweeney Todd’s daughter)

Ed Sanders Toby (as Edward Sanders)

Gracie May Baby Johanna

Ava May Baby Johanna

Gabriella Freeman Baby Johanna



Costume Design by Colleen Atwood


Other interpretations include Sweeney Todd 1928, the ballet Sweeney Todd, Op. 68 by Malcolm Arnold, and the Tale of Sweeney Todd TV show.



ABOUT THE SWEENEY TODD MUSICAL


Stage productions have included:

First National Tour Cast Uris Theatre 1979 Original London Cast Theatre royal Drury Lane 1980 First Broadway Revival Circle in the Square Theatre 1989 First London Revival Royal National Theatre 1993 Second London Revival Ambassadors Theatre 2004 Second Broadway Revival Eugene O'Neill Theatre 2005 West End Revival Chichester Festival Theatre 2011 London and Off-Broadway Revival Cameron Mackintosh at Tooting Arts Club, Shafesbury Avenue 2015


MRS LOVETT FAQ


Was Mrs Lovett a real person?

Mrs Lovett is not a real person.


What disease did Mrs Lovett have?

A broken heart...


Is Mrs Lovett a villain?

I prefer 'broken hearted'...


Does Sweeney Todd marry Mrs Lovett?

'By the sea, Mr Todd, oh I know you'll love it...'


Where is Mrs Lovett's pie shop?

Bell Yard in Temple Bar, off Fleet Street.


Did Sweeney Todd Love Mrs Lovett?

Sweeney Todd does not love Mrs Lovett.


What songs does Mrs Lovett sing in Sweeney Todd?

Mrs Lovett sings Worst Pies In London, A Little Priest, Wait, By the Sea.


Is Mrs Lovett Lucy?

No!


Did Mrs Lovett poison Lucy?

Spoilers!


Why did Sweeney kill Mrs Lovett?

Spoilers!


How do you do Mrs Lovett hairstyle?

Curls and bobby pins or hair grips. The messuer, the better.


Is Mrs Lovett an alto?

Yes


Why is Mrs. Lovett in love with Sweeney Todd?

Because it's Johnny Depp. Hes the Byronic hero.


Are Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett together?

She wishes!


Is Mrs. Lovett the real villain?

A good question! In some ways, yes.


Who is Mrs. Lovett from the musical Sweeney Todd? Who played Mrs Lovett?

Helena Bonham Carter plays Mrs Lovett in Tim Burton's 2007 musical film.


How do you dress like Mrs Lovett? How do you make a Mrs Lovett costume?

Black clothes - or navy with stripes for By the Sea!


Why does Mrs Lovett lock Toby?

To save herself.


Who is Mrs. Lovett married to in Sweeney Todd?

Mr Lovett, in theory.


Who played Mrs Lovett on Broadway?

Angela Lasbury


How old is Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd?

Older than she looks.


What does Mrs Lovett make?

Mrs Lovett makes pies out of Sweeney Todd's customers.


What kind of pies does Mrs Lovett make?

Mrs Lovett makes human pies!


Is Toby in love with Mrs. Lovett?

Maybe!

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