Halloween part 1

I’m attending two Halloween parties this year. The first one took place this Saturday and the second one, the one that I myself is arranging, will take place this Friday, at my job with all of my co-workers.

I don’t want to reveal my second costume just yet (since sneaky colleagues might be reading this), but I would like to share my experience with the first one.

Last Saturday, I was a werewolf. Those of you who have seen my YouTube tutorial for this look have gotten a tiny glance at the end result. It was a seriously fun look to create, but it took so much longer than I thought.

This is what I did:

1. I sliced up a double layered skirt in a stretchy black fabric, dug out a black top and put on a huge corset-like belt to join the two.

2. The wig from my SheWolf tutorial was really awful, so I cut it and it actually didn’t look that bad afterwards, but in the end I decided to skip it and go for my own messy mohawk hairdo.

3. Using Friendly Plastic I created a whole new set of teeth (fangs and all) and then discolored them using black tea.

4. Using liquid latex, I created pointy ear prosthetics.

5. Using liquid latex and tissue paper, I created freaky looking claw marks on three places on my body and made them all bloody and messy.

6. I didn’t buy any new contacts this year. Instead, I used my yellow ones that worked out OK.

7. I filed and attached ten seriously long and sharp fake nails to my fingers.

8. I put on my wolf makeup (see the tutorial).

This is what my costume resulted in:

1. The yellow contacts made it impossible for me to see anything in a dim light and of course it was pitch black outside and in the tent where the party was held.

2. The freakishly long, claw-like nails made it impossible for me to use my hands for anything but scratching. Don’t ask me how I managed to use the bathroom like three times.

3. The full set of werewolf teeth made it impossible for me to eat anything properly. The exquisite pumpkin soup served at the party was the only thing that I was able to swallow (since it didn’t need chewing).

But OK, since I LOVE Halloween, it didn’t really bother me that I was partially handicapped. I had fun and I got a lot of compliments for my look, so I’m happy with it.

Although I don’t want to reveal my second look just yet, I can tell you that it is not as complicated as the first one. I will be able to see, eat and use my hands properly. Or well…the third one depends on if I’m wearing one very important part of my outfit or not… Moahahaha!

 

Howlin' at the full moon.