Ghoulish Halloween Tips
Whether you found the costume or it found you, creating a Halloween look is fun. To help spawn that ghoulish brainchild of yours, try these tried and true make-up tips:
Aging/ Dead Hair
Materials:
baby powder (or flour), hairspray
baby powder (or flour), hairspray
Technique:
Style your hair. Just before whitening it with the flour or baby powder, apply a coat of hairspray to your do. The fresh stickiness of the spray will act as an adhesive and help hold the powder in place. It’s going to be messy work; an outdoor or over-the-tub application might work best.
Style your hair. Just before whitening it with the flour or baby powder, apply a coat of hairspray to your do. The fresh stickiness of the spray will act as an adhesive and help hold the powder in place. It’s going to be messy work; an outdoor or over-the-tub application might work best.
Scars and Festering Sores
Materials:
spirit gum, scar wax, liquid latex, blood gel , flesh colored make up
(first 4 sold at most costume retailers) Technique:
Clean the intended boo-boo area and wash your hands. Place a small amount of scar wax between the palms of your hands and roll it like play dough. Once you’ve made a rope the length of the scar, apply a thin layer of spirit gum to the skin area you’ll be scarring. Place the wax rope on top of the spirit gum and begin, either with finger tips or a small spatula, fanning the edges of the wax out in an even, blended motion. The middle of the wax should appear slightly raised. Cut a line down the center of the wax with a toothpick to create a gruesome gouge. Brush liquid latex around the edge of the wax to seal the wax onto your skin. Let the liquid latex dry completely before sponging or dusting flesh colored makeup. To give your scar that fresh, festering look, add a touch of blood gel to the wax groove.
spirit gum, scar wax, liquid latex, blood gel , flesh colored make up
(first 4 sold at most costume retailers) Technique:
Clean the intended boo-boo area and wash your hands. Place a small amount of scar wax between the palms of your hands and roll it like play dough. Once you’ve made a rope the length of the scar, apply a thin layer of spirit gum to the skin area you’ll be scarring. Place the wax rope on top of the spirit gum and begin, either with finger tips or a small spatula, fanning the edges of the wax out in an even, blended motion. The middle of the wax should appear slightly raised. Cut a line down the center of the wax with a toothpick to create a gruesome gouge. Brush liquid latex around the edge of the wax to seal the wax onto your skin. Let the liquid latex dry completely before sponging or dusting flesh colored makeup. To give your scar that fresh, festering look, add a touch of blood gel to the wax groove.
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Bad or Black Teeth
Materials:
Colored tooth enamel, black wax (sold at most costume retailers)
Colored tooth enamel, black wax (sold at most costume retailers)
Technique: Clean or wipe the moisture from your tooth. Tooth enamel, which is essentially nail polish for your teeth, retails in a variety of colors including yellow, green, white and black. With the bottle’s brush, apply the enamel over the desired teeth to achieve instant missing or discoloration tooth effects. Lasts for several hours, but will wear off faster with eating or rubbing.
Technique:
To create zombie mouth or bad oral hygiene, try smearing black wax in uneven layers across your teeth. Black wax doesn’t hold as well or long as enamel, but it is non-toxic and will help do the trick. We suggest you keep the black wax handy and re-apply as needed. Fantastic for kids.
To create zombie mouth or bad oral hygiene, try smearing black wax in uneven layers across your teeth. Black wax doesn’t hold as well or long as enamel, but it is non-toxic and will help do the trick. We suggest you keep the black wax handy and re-apply as needed. Fantastic for kids.
Costuming Tips
There are plenty of Halloween stores specializing in costuming out there, but we suggest checking out local antique stores or thrift stores for authentic wearables. Arc Value Village in Richfield, MN. They have many selections not only from their Halloween area but some great vintage wear at low prices.
