Hello boils and ghouls!

 Here's the last of the Halloween posts and the final Halloween makeup look!

In this look we're casually going to safety pin our mouth together. I got the inspiration from a tutorial that was sent to me to try out! You can watch it here.

Things You'll Need:

Liquid Latex

Tissue Paper

Cream Makeup

Foundation that matches your skin tone

Brushes

Makeup Sponges

Blood

and of course...Safety Pins

How to Create the Look:

1. Apply a layer of liquid latex with a sponge on the mouth and cheek area. As if you are extending your smile.

2. Apply the tissue paper on top of the latex and then apply another layer of latex over the paper. Keep repeating these steps until it's the desired thickness and shape. Apply a powder on top to set.

It should look something like this:

3. Apply the foundation on top of the paper so it matches your skin. If it's still a bit discolored, don't worry, you can fix it when we get to the face painting.

4. Take pair of tweezers or a toothpick and begin opening up the paper to create the wound. As if your mouth has been split open (think Joker from Batman).

5. Begin painting around the wounds. Use a combination of red, purple and brown to create a bruising effect. You want it took like like the skin has been irritated and has begun bruising.

6. Using a thin brush and black cream makeup, apply it directly into the part that you carved out and right between the lips. This creates more depth and it creates the illusion that the mouth has nothing on top of it so it's more realistic.

7. Start applying the safety pins. This is the tricky part- PLEASE BE CAREFUL. Open the pin and stick it through the bottom layer of latex and the carefully pull it through and stick it in the top layer. Carefully close the pin. Do the same with a few more pins. It might take a few tries to close them- it's perfectly fine. It doesn't have to be perfect.

8. Apply the blood! Using the same thin brush from earlier. begin apply blood directly to the part of the pins that's on the skin. Then, begin applying blood to the "cuts" where you placed the black. Use a sponge to stipple the blood to the rest of the wounds.

9. Optional- create some bruising effects to other parts of the face.

Here's the finished product up close:

Here's a few more pictures:

There you have it! Feel free to recreate this look! It was a lot of fun and it's pretty effective. 

I hope you all enjoyed this Halloween series. Hope you all have an amazing Halloween!

Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls!

Hope you're all having a wonderful holiday, make sure you eat lots of candy and watch a lot of scary movies. At least, that's what I'll be doing.

In honor of my favorite day of the year, I created this clown look inspired by my old pal Twisty the clown (American Horror Story fans stand up!)

This was all things I had in my collection already. 

The white, black and red face paint were cream products that I bought from Party City a couple years back. 

Process:

Apply a white base around the face, not going too close to the edge to create a mask-like appearance.

Build up to desired intensity and then set with a powder (baby powder works).

Use black eye shadow and using a brush (or whatever you have handy) create the shape you want around your eyes. Be creative!

Use the black cream to color the shape in and then set with the black eye shadow.

Use red to create a noes and apply to your lips to create that signature clown smile.

The wounds:

This is totally optional but if you want to create wounds along side your mouth (or anywhere else) just follow these steps:

Apply a layer of liquid latex in the area you want the wound (I found mine at Party City.)

Tear strips of tissue paper (no straight edges- the more jagged the better) and place on top of the latex. Apply another layer of latex on top of the paper.

Let it dry. Once dry set it with powder to prevent it from sticking to itself.

Use tweezers to pick open parts of the tissue to create an open wound.

Paint the inside of the tears with black and red to give the appearance of a deep wound.

Add blood and voila!

If you recreate this look send me pics! I'd love to see it.

Stay spooky,

It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween!

For those that love horror and Halloween as much as I do, October is one of the months that's the most fun for us. Scary stories, horror movies and costumes! I love creating different halloween looks and this is a zombie look I created tonight in honor of The Walking Dead coming back! It's really simple to re-create. I used a makeup kit I got from party city, liquid latex and toilet paper, don't forget the fake blood! 

I darkened parts of my face using reds, purple and brown. Once I got the desired look, I applied a layer of liquid latex and a layer of tissue and applied latex over that. Repeat until desired thickness. I applied the same dark colors around the wounds, opening parts of the tissue to create deeper wounds with a pair of tweezers to create depth. Then- add blood! Something really quick and easy for a last-minute costume. If you're fans of The Walking Dead definitely let me know- let's be best friends!

Stay spooky.