the walking dead

And so it begins...

HALLOWEEN!!

I'm way too excited about the start of fall weather, candy corn, pumpkin cookies, scary movies, costume parties...  all of it!  Side note:  if you haven't tried the M&Ms White Chocolate Candy Corn flavor.  DO IT.  and make THESE cookies with them.  AMAZING.  I'm obsessed.

 

So I started off my celebration of the undead by meeting up with my parents last night at a Halloween party!  They are newlyweds and so appropriately decided to be a zombie bride and groom.  I attempted to be their zombie kid... but with only 20 minutes to get ready, the costume turned out OK.  For the makeup, I simply put white clown makeup all over with a dense sponge.  Then mixed gray/black tones where I would normally contour (under cheekbone, along jawline, temples, laugh lines, etc.)  Then outlined my lips with a black eyeliner and smudged it out.  The eyes were basically a lot of black cream and powder shadows.  Killer. 

pug life

 

 

dead and gone

I've said this before and I'll say it again. My friends are phenomenal! For practicing any look, my friend Callie is always game! I know zombie makeup is pretty simple but I wanted it to look really messy and disgusting. I didn't have red food coloring or chocolate syrup so I tried using canola oil, corn starch, and cocca powder. It didn't quite achieve the look I was hoping for as it seems to resemble mud moreso than blood. Oh well... Practice makes perfect, am I right?! Regardless, it was a lot of fun!! Big Ups to Callie for being a good sport even when the "blood" mixture got in her eye. Ooops...

I've done a few different makeup effects for the Film Dept. at Trident Technical College. This kid is currently enrolled in the program and is interested in Special Effects makeup just I am so I attempted to teach him a few tips and tricks...