I'm a Halloween fanatic, I try to get to all of the contest party's, I want to win, I want money! I deserve it!
Halloween is the best time of the year, aside from fall being my
favorite time of year, it's also the best time for my creative juices to
begin stirring. I begin thinking about Halloween in June. I'm that
hooked, the thoughts race through my head, what the hell can I be this
year that will knock onlookers off of their feet? Shall I be a princess,
or a disgusting creature that children will go running from?
Ah yes, the disgusting creature...my specialty.
Last year however my budget was tight, and I had to really get to
thinking about how I could pull together a creepy look and still win in
the costume contest.
My brain began to think, I already had a fake prosthetic chin and a
few hairy warts, and a bald head cap. Grand total was about $20 for
those cheap props. But now I needed something to get these prosthetics
to stick to my own face. I knew spirit gum would do the trick, but I
wanted something more, something new, cheap and effective.
I went to a local party supply store, that sells Halloween costumes
this time of year. I wasn't looking for a costume though, I wanted to be
original, unique and delightfully freakish.
While browsing the makeup section I cam across liquid latex. It was a
small 3 ounce jar for $8. I knew I could probably work some magic with
this, so I bought it, having complete faith in it. I didn't have much of
a choice, it was about all the money I had.
I also bought another container of spirit gum in case all else failed.
Next was to create my look. The Halloween party was in about 8 hours. I
had to get working, and fast. Everyone else in my family already had
their expensive yet un-original costumes all picked out, but me...the
creative one. I knew I could work with the little materials I had.
First came my bald cap, and thank GOD i bought 2 of them. I have a lot
of hair, so tucking in came to be no easy task. I had to improvise. The
first cap ripped, so I used the more sturdy cap the second time around.
I was able to get it to somewhat stick, but it was still too tight.
I decided if I cut sections off of the other cap to cover up any tight
spaces it would work. I spirit glued some small strips of the other
bald cap onto loose spots to conceal my hair completely. It worked like a
freaking charm!
Now I have my bald cap on, and I am looking pretty freaky. Next was
probably the most interesting concept. I had read online about using
food on your face for a unique scab like and wart appearance.
I went into the cabinet and pulled out some cornflakes and rice crispies. I placed them to the side for later use.
Next I had to attach my $3.99 chin. I honestly did not see this
working out well because the chin was thin cheap and flimsy, so I
stuffed it with tissue paper to give it a tick look. Now it wasn't
floppy. Perfect! I then put a few dabs of spirit gum around the inner
edges of the chin, and it stuck on without an issue.
Next I began putting makeup on. Cheap makeup and even old makeup I had
from years past. A cheesy collection of cheap clown sticks will work
fine. You can buy them for 99 cents in a dollar store. I began by
coloring my eyes in first. Black mixed with green, purple and white gave
me a nice bruise like look.
After applying makeup I now had to figure out what the liquid latex
was all about. The whole thing though was a lot easier than I thought. I
applied dabs everywhere on my face, large dabs and small ones. Once the
liquid began to dry I simply rubbed my finger around the, to give it a
ripped or peeled skin like appearance. I then colored these scabby cuts
in with some red and green makeup to give it an infected look.
As good as this looked, it needed more. This was when my food came
into the picture. Yep, my edible costume. Haha! I then dabbed a small
amount of spirit gum onto my face and quickly began to apply the
cornflakes and rice crispies. The rice crispies gave me a neat scabby
like wound appearance, while the cornflakes amped up the appearance of
ripped skin.
I colored the cereal in by blending in red, and green, with a little bit of white to give it a pussy like appearance.
I was amazed, this looked fantastic. 5 hours into my creation I looked
at myself in the mirror and knew, I had this contest in the bag. My $25
creative investment would ensure a 1st place prize. But I had a few
hours left, and I knew I could do something else.
Now I know you can't see it well in the photos of my creation, but I
added hair. I ripped some hair out of doll we had in the basement, I
then applied some spirit gum to my bald cap, and flowed the hair onto my
head.
My final step was the easiest one. I had to wisp a small layer of
transparent oil free powder onto my face. This ensures that the makeup
does not leak or get greasy looking as time goes by.
I could pretty much wear anything and still win. I choose an oversized
victorian looking green dress I found in a local thrift store years
earlier. I applied some fake cobwebs to it, and my look was complete.
My final creation, is shown in the picture. Even I was shocked. I
totally stripped my face from a nice looking girl to a zombie that had
risen from the dead. Well done!
So did I win?
You bet your arse I did. I got first place, and my competition was
left in the dust. My costume amazed and frightened people all throughout
the night.
It just goes to show that you do not need a lot of money to create a top winning costume. A little bit goes a long way.
The steps are simple.
1. Buy some cheap $3-5 prosthetics for your face, which include a
chin, and 2 bald caps. You may also add long ears and horns if you find
them.
2. Buy some clown makeup at any local dollar store
3. Buy a jar of liquid latex
4. Make sure you have at least 2 small containers of spirit gum. ($2.99 each)
5. Have some cereal on hand.
6. Be creative, you only get great results when you put in the extra effort.
7. HAVE FUN!!! That's how you get noticed most at costume contest.
My look took me approximately 5-6 hours to achieve. It was well worth it, and I won a cruise trip for 2.
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