Halloween

Hi blood bats.
So long I don’t write here. School is killing me.

Well, we are going to see some tips for the halloween, this year. Are you going to dress like vampires, aren’t you? First we’ll begin with some makeup tips:

So, you want to be a Vampire…?

Doing your own vampire makeup can be a five minute breeze, or a more involved procedure, whichever is to your taste. Some vampires look entirely human, some just have fangs to give them away and some transform into undead creatures of the night with glowing eyes.

The first and most important thing to do is deciding how simple or complex you want your vampire costume and makeup to be.

Vampires are often very pale, with some kind of purple lips, to look a bit dead. You can use light white/grey/blue contact lenses, to look a bit less like human. Do not forget the fangs!

Many people who dress as vampires have a tendency to accent their wardrobes with period clothing, and the color scheme tends towards the darker and deeper ends of the spectrum.

Types of Vampires

The popularity of the vampire image in modern popular culture has lead to a much greater variety in how they look and act from when they first appeared during the 1800s.  Back then, it was pretty universal that vampires were ugly and evil-looking, a far cry from the stylish and sophisticated portrayal that predominates today.

Seriously Undead – Some vampires are more akin to zombies, being more like the walking dead who are up and about for a snack. Discolored skin (bruises and decay), wounds (scratches and scars) and blood running down the chin is a good look for this type of nightcrawler. You can see it on Nosferatu movie, or even the dead Dracula’s children. Underworld? Yeah, they are dead too.

Period clothing – Just how old is your vampire character? The old characters are not always dressed like old one, but you may put some white powder on your face, and outline your eyes with pourple and black eyeliner. It will make you look like Anne Rice’s old vampire description, like marble, like an old statue. Do not forget acting like one. But, if you were the buried vampire, sleeping for centuries you may need something different. You will need normaly long hair, or a wig, use some corn-starch for making “dust” on outfits and hair, that are supposed to be very old for vampires that just climbed out of their crypts. Don’t use baby powder as it turns to paste when it gets moist. Pick up some historical clothes and boots.

Picture and make up by: Atra-in-wonderland

Modern Gothic – Perhaps your vampire keeps up with a more modern style and is fashion-conscious. Club wear or fetish fashions could work for these characters. Long coats, shiny PVC and big boots go well with dark lipstick and fingernail polish. You will look like The Talamasca vampires from the Queen Of Damned’s movie. Not my favourite, anyway.

Twilight Vampire – You wanna that? Are you a vampire still in high school? REALLY? Ok, I’m desapointed. But, go ahead, it’s your reputation in game. This type of vampire might just prefer to dress in dark but casual styles. Formal wear like tuxedos and long dresses also works well. But, read this first: you will not have a real true vampire look. You will just look like twilight boys. It’s particulary easy, just put some dark makeup around your eyes and over your lips, and then put some casual clothes…. Could you unless use yellow contacts…?

You will need:

• White,  black and gray greasepaint.
• Black eyebrow pencil.
• A light or neutral colored face powder.
• Fake nails.
• Fake fangs.
• Dark eyeshadows.
• Dark lipsticks.
• Dark nail polish.

A vampires skin should have a pale, slightly ashen look. To get this start by mixing a very small amount of gray with a larger amount of white. Using your fingers, apply the greasepaint mixture to all exposed skin, i.e. face, neck, hands, etc., until you they are completely covered and well blended. Don’t over do it, remember, you’re not a clown, be subtle in how you apply the makeup. And be sure you’ll apply it all over you uncovered parts! They do that very often in the twilight movie, and it looks really ugly.

See the face color clearer than the neck? Please, don’t do that.

What you’re looking for is a slightly gaunt look, but not emaciated. Using some gray greasepaint, lightly apply this under the cheek bones, temples and other area’s to give a darker, sunken appearance. Now use a medium sized blending brush to blend these into very subtle shadows.

The eyes are extremely important. Apply black greasepaint to the upper and lower lids. Apply it darker close to the eyelashes and in the hollows around the eyeball. You can press gently with your finger and you will feel the hollow in the skull in which the eyeball rests. Your shadowing should not go beyond it and the outer edges of the shadow should gradient from darker to lighter until they blend softly into the pale flesh color. A quarter-inch eye shadow brush is handy for working around the eyes.

Now apply a light colored powder to all area’s with makeup. It’s important to pat the powder on, if you rub it, it will smear. The powder will absorb into the greasepaint and set it, so apply as much as needed and gently brush off the excess with a large, soft powder brush.

The sinister look of a vampire’s eyebrows is essential to the look. Using a black eyebrow pencil with a sharp edge begin adding very small hair-like lines on the skin in the same direction that the eyebrows grow. The look you are trying to achieve, with the top of the eye brows having a diabolical, sardonic upward slant. You may also use the black eyeliner to color it a bit, on the top and give to your eyebrow a evil look.

Artificial  finger nails can be applied and cut and filed to look almost animal-like. These should be painted to resemble normal nail, but with a yellowish brown tinge. You will want to use translucent nail polish, not opaque. Look for a cheap brand of nail polish, they are usually thinner and you find unusual colors like browns and yellows.

Fake blood:

You will need that, vampires need that. There’s a lot of recipes to create some blood. Some of them are eatable, wich means you can put it on your mouth without any problem.

The eatable fake blood:

Sweetened, Unflavored:

• 1/2 cup white corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup water
• 15 drops red food coloring
• 1-5 drops blue food coloring

In a bowl, mix together the corn syrup and the corn starch. Add water until the mixture is the consistency of blood.
Mix in food coloring until you achieve the color of blood that you want. Note: If you use blue or green food coloring or one of the neon tints, you can make ‘alien’ or insect blood using this recipe.

Chocolate Flavored:

• corn syrup
• red and blue food coloring
• cocoa powder or chocolate syrup
• corn starch (optional)

Sir red food coloring into the corn syrup until you have a deep red mixture. Add some cocoa powder or chocolate syrup to darken and thicken the fake blood. If the color still isn’t deep enough, add a drop or more of blue food coloring. Stir in a bit of corn starch if you want your blood to be thicker.

Chemical Blood (not edible):

• Potassium Thiocyanate
• Ferric Nitrate
• Two plastic spoons
• stirring rods (can be spoons)
• shot glass
• water
• two containers to put your two part blood in. Should be easy to seal, and easy to carry.
• Paint brush (optional, but recommended)
• dull something to “cut” yourself with

Simply, fill the shotglass, and dump it once into each container.Make SURE to use separate spoons for each! otherwise just the dust will react and color your solutions! (which is not good) and pour over the sink… it’s easier to wash out that way. Take your stir rod (or spoons) and sir until the crystals are completely dissolved. Brown solution is the Ferric Nitrate, Clear is the Potassium Thiocyanate. Using the paint brush, “paint” the clear solution all over the area you want to “cut”. Simply dip your blunt object in the solution, or, apply it to the knife (easiest) I used the stir rods to drop it near the tip. As a general tip, the proper technique to cutting is to press with the tip, then slowly lower the knife until the wet part touches. Slowly drag across skin to “cut”. It also should be noted that it is best to point the wet side away from the camera/person to give a better effect.

Recipe and video by: instructables

And here a bautiful makeup I found:

Video by: MissChievous

I don’t own the videos or pictures here!

Source: Halloween Online Magazine

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