US-based Trick Or Treat Studios set the benchmark for quality replica masks and costumes of all your favourite horror characters, including Michael Myers, Captain Spaulding (pictured), Chucky and Sam from Trick R’ Treat.
Some specialty pop culture stores stock them here, but you don’t need to go all out; dollar-shop masks of zoo animals or movie characters can look just as good with a few little tweaks — think blood splatter, scar stickers and temporary tattoos.
What you need:
TIP: Make sure you buy good quality makeup so you get good, even coverage over the prosthetic nose.
Mrs Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction
What you need:
TIP: Smear liquid latex around the base of the needle to help keep it in place. Flesh-coloured tape also works a treat.
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TIP: You can also put some dark makeup under your eyes for that perfect vampy look!
There are so many different types of makeup products available, it’s easy to get confused. Here’s our guide on how to use some of our favourite products stocked by most costume stores.
If you’re going to use full face makeup, spend a bit extra and get a decent brand. And always test it on a small patch of skin before you apply it everywhere. There are two kinds of makeup; cream and grease. Grease is oil-based, has good coverage and it’s more vibrant.
Cream is water-based and you’ll need to add a few layers to build up the colour. You can also mix it easily with other colours to create any shade and use crayons to add detail. Both wash off with soap and water, but have makeup remover handy, just in case.
Liquid latex is an amazing product that you can use to create wounds such as bullet holes, burns, slashes, bites and cuts. We always use tissue to create texture.
Fake blood is all about consistency. If you want to bloody-up a wound, use a thicker blood, like gel or scab blood. If you want fresh, longer drips, you need a thinner option such as stage blood. Makes sense, right?
Use gel capsules for mouth blood, and spray blood to create a splatter look. The best range of fake blood we’ve used is the professional range by Mehron. It’s corn syrup-based, dries glossy and always looks amazing.
This is an easy one — spirit gum is basically a skin glue. You use it to adhere special makeup effects such as hair, horns or crystals etc to your skin. You can get it off using rubbing alcohol or a spirit gum remover.
What you need: Foundation, black eyeshadow, black, white and grey makeup, sponges and brushes.
What you need: Fake blood, red, black and grey makeup, sponges, brushes, liquid latex to make open wounds, sponges and brushes.
What you need: Green makeup, contour pencil, grey and black makeup, sponges and brushes.