To create the dead face look, I mixed foundation with white facepaint to create a pale near-white face. I created the illusion of a sucken face by using light and dark grey eyeshadow around the eyes and cheekbones. I randomly added blue and purple eyeshadow patches to create bruising, plus a smidge of red facepaint under the eyes (just below the bottom lashes). I used the red facepaint to create redness on my nostrils and on one side of my mouth to give the impression of a recent nose and lip bleed.
The slit-throat effect was created easily using liquid latex, red and black facepaint and fake blood. All these items were bought from Amazon UK, and there are lots of YouTube tutorials to help guide you with this effect.
Everyone was thrilled to see the costume, and were amazed by the slit-throat effect (and a little grossed out by the hanging bits of "skin"). I was really pleased with the final results, especially as I hadn't practiced. I merely watched numerous YouTube videos!
Now, I need to start thinking of next year's costume to up the ante! Any ideas?
Your costume came out great and so did your makeup. Great job!
ReplyDeleteBlah!! You slit throat looks way to real for me to look at it very long. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome Halloween costume! I especially love the makeup.
ReplyDeleteThat is one marvelous makeup job you did! That slit throat really looks real and the "bruising" looks authentic as well----
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the makeup effects. Well done
ReplyDeleteYou looked awesome!! Did you enter any contests? I would have if I looked this great! Good Job!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a good job with your costume! Can I borrow some skills from ya? :)
ReplyDeleteWhoaa.. you did a really good job on this one! It even looks so realistic!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very creative costume. I was just commenting to my husband how expensive our boys' Halloween costumes were this year. It is better to do it yourself and save a little money.
ReplyDeleteI think you look great in that outfit! Your makeup job looks professional too. Awesome job!
ReplyDeletewow that slit throat looks a little too real for me! You did a great job on it. I hope you didn't scare too many people!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, your neck looks positively murderous! Great makeup skills!
ReplyDeleteThe slit looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteYou're so pretty, maybe next year you will be an angel
The wound made my stomach jump so you did a good job!
ReplyDeleteOmgosh that is amazing! Love the split throat as well you did an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteYou look awesome! I love how your costume came out.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you put alot of work into that severe neck trauma..
ReplyDeleteWow, you sure took making your costume and the details as serious and realistic as possible. It really does look very scary
ReplyDeleteI was a zombie this Halloween. I did something similar but I had a bashed head and a split lip.. or well a cheek. lol I had a alot of fun though! Yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteGood job and you still look pretty even as the dead. lol. Love the realistic look of the neck!
ReplyDeleteThat is neat how you do that and make it sound easy. I never dress up for Halloween, we usually make it to three houses with my youngest so it is not worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteYou did a really great job with your costume! I always do DIY costumes as well.
ReplyDeleteYou looked fabulous and did such a great job. I hope you had a great time. Next year...well it is a whole year away. Plenty of time to come up with something. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow! The slit throat looks real! You did a great job with that costume.
ReplyDeleteYou did such a fantastic job! IT's not over the top or too much gore. Just right. Fantastic job.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the makeup. It really does look realistic. Can't wait to see what you come up with next year.
ReplyDeleteI've never really dressed up for Halloween until this year. I went easy as a Flapper Girl, but I love your costume, maybe one day I'll be brave enough to try something so creative. :-D
ReplyDeleteWow - that's just awesome! That slit throat looks so realistic!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the amazing detail!
ReplyDeleteThe slit throat looked so real! Wow!
ReplyDeleteVery creepy. The blood looks so real that I had to look away the first time i saw it!
ReplyDeleteWow you did a great job with the makeup. The slit throat looks very real.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!! I love doing your own make-up. I was a zombie bride one year. It was fun :)
ReplyDeleteIt turned out AWESOME.. I love it, you did such a great job.. and the makeup.. amazing..thanks for sharing.. Bet it was a hit at the party
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