Thread: Need help with Haunted Mansion Costume!

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HI everyone!! DH and I are going to Disney World for their Halloween party, and we would like to go as two Ghosts from the Haunted Mansion. I plan on going to the goodwill to find an old dress and suit from there, maybe curl my hair-but I need help making that white, dead,-hair, clothes, face, hands look...the whole nine yards.
This is what we are going for:
Haunter's Ball and Fantasy Fest | Midwest Haunter's Convention | Photo 1/29 | Metromix Columbus
Any help, suggestions would be very much appreciated!

Aw, that's a really cute idea.
I can alreayd tell you that if you haven't already gone to Disney for there Halloween Party, it's an extremely fun time. The down side is that it's very family orientated, which means there's not many scares..
But other than that they really get into the spirit of things there. Every inch of Magic Kingdom is decorated and there lots of treats and goodies that get you into the spirit.
I would suggest going for the parade they have. I can't remember the exact name of it, but the headless horseman starts the whole thing and it's very fun!

I think more than anything your going to need to pound on the white makeup, and put baby powder on to dry.

Fantastical...thanks for the info! I figured that for the make up, but what do I do to make the clothes look like that??
Actually-this will be the third year we will be at the Halloween Party...we love it sooo much!!

What is the temperature like there on Halloween Michael Myers? I was there Christmas and it was like in the 80s a few days. I never been there on Halloween, one year I am gonna have to skip my NY Halloween and head down there to Disney and the Universal Studios Halloween celebrations.

The weather in late sept-when we go...is great! Mid eighties during the day-seventies at night. Not too, not too cold...just how I like it!!

Michael Myers1 - I would think that they started with either a white or pale grey dress/suit. They you could make the accents with an airbrush or fabric paint. They sell some fabric paint that comes in little spray cans like hair spray. That's a great costume idea - one I wouldn't mind myself...hmmmmm. Let us know how it goes...

I wore a ghost costume one year, but had real problems with the make-up, too much white is a bit clownish, mix in too much gray/green/blue its zombie time. I wonder if a shmmery powder over the top of the blueish-white would work.

great idea about the fabric paint~ i will have to try that! The problem being Im not very creative or artistic, so the potential for disaster is high! Pandora-if you decided to go that route, lmk how you go about it! White make up sounds good, i agree clown white is to much....maybe some kind of pan cake with baby powder mixed and on top??

The key to those types of costumes/makeups is understanding highlights and shadows. Use greys for your shadows and whites for you highlights. If you're not into costuming and don't mind spending a little, you could go to your local theater and see what the costumer would charge to dress up your thrift store purchase. I had a costumer make a cloak for my 9' tall grim reaper as I have zero sewing skills. Best investment I've made. Looks terrific. But, then again, I wear it every year.

I am not artistic either - trust me... I would find a picture you really like and try and duplicate the highlights and lowlights like shadowopal said. As for makeup, I'm partial to Ben Nye products. You could start out with a color like blythe Spirit, but that might not be white enough. Again, I'd copy a picture you like. Also, my new cheat is checking youtube for makeup how-to's. People do makeup for all kinds of costumes step-by-step. I need the help so it's a nice resource. Let us know how it goes!