Halloween makeup in April? Why not!

So after a 2+ week absence, I am back.

Now, the other day I had 10 minutes before my mother was due home and I was a bored girlie. So I decided to try a quick and simple zombie/undead makeup on myself using the few items of makeup that were in the room at the time.

What I used:
- Green skin tone correction liquid (can find this in most cosmetic stores. The Natural Collection do a stick version which would probably work just as well. It's for cancelling out pink tones in the skin.)
- Lilac skin tone correction liquid (less common, but still available if you look. If not, it should be fairly easy to find online. It's for cancelling out yellow tones in the skin.)
- Black pencil eyeliner (Barry M)
- Red Lipstick (I had a bright one, but a darker colour may work a little better.)

What I did:

1. I applied the lilac liquid all over my face, blending it slightly. This pales the skin quite well. If you dont have a lilac then you could always use a foundation that's a couple of shades paler than what you usually use (haven't tried this, but may do at some point to see how well it works. In theory it should do just fine.)
2. I then applied the green in sections over my face, blending it into the lilac so that it didn't look so obviously like there were patches of green.
3. I applied some of my black eyeliner onto my fingertips and rubbed it in all of the contours of my face and slightly glanced it over the rest of my skin. Focus on your eye sockets and cheek countours.
4. I then applied the eyeliner around my eyes roughly.
5. For the "blood" effect, I put lipstick on my lips and smudged it towards my chin. I put a small amount of the colour in the corners of my eyes. On my cheek, I applied a single line of the lipstick, smudged it downwards slightly, and then went over the initial line lightly with the eyeliner.

TIPS:
- Don't forget to apply the makeup right up to the hairline, onto the ears, and down the neck past the point where your clothes start.
- Don't go overboard on the "blood" and injuries. Sometimes less really is more.
- For an alternative "blood", mix red food colouring to plain flour. There's no real measurements to this, you simply have to judge yourself and decide on the texture that you want.
- Don't be afraid to have a glass of cola or coffee before you do the makeup. In everyday life, yellow looking teeth are not idea, but in a zombie makeup, they rock!

Note: This isn't meant to be a realistic makeup as far as zombies go, it's a quick and easy attempt at a costume makeup that is just that: costume makeup!

And lastly, just to prove to you that I'm not really a zombie so that no-one comes and hunts me down:

Love B xxx

[ Instead of putting whatever relevant song/tv quote I was listening to at the time, I'm just going to shamelessly plug my photography website. Woohoo! http://blj-photography.webs.com ]