I'm dressing up as a zombie bride for Halloween this year and I was hoping a few of you talented fellow HF members would give me some pointers on makeup.
I'm not great at makeup at all. Anyone have any tips on how to do a good, fairly scary zombie face?? I'm thinking I need to invest in some white contact lenses for sure.
I've also been looking up zombie bride pictures. Wow, some are amazingly done!! What is the best blood to use? Something that I can apply to my skin and clothes that actually stays bloody looking? I bought a jug of fake blood last year and was very unhappy that it dried/changed colour and flaked off midway through the night.
As I said I am makeup challenged, a simple mascara girl on 90% of the days is me. Honestly I wouldn't have a clue on how to use liquid latex or any of that type of stuff.
Any recommendations on the artifical blood? What works (preferably not super-sticky) and stays blood looking into an evening?
Here is a pic of me & the wife as zombie bride & groom a few years back. Yes, the contacts are a must. For the blood, we used Ben Nye Fresh Scab, it dries and has that "chunky" look, very nice! On the costumes themselves paint is better than fake blood, and you can get a clear fabric glue from a craft store, mix red & a couple drops of blue food coloring in it (and I like to add some coffee grounds in for texture!) and apply it and let it dry. Oh, and get some of the tooth coloring (brown, yellow, or green) for your teeth and fingernails! Really ups the ante!