Cosmetics: Scary Makeup

23. June 2008 admin

Scary makeup can come in a lot of different forms: it can be a certain corpse-like shade of foundation, realistic-looking fake blood, or a latex product that creates a horrifying fake wound. People use scary makeup at Halloween to transform themselves into monsters and goblins for costume parties, haunted houses, or just plain old trick-or-treating.

Good online stores can take scary makeup to a new level because they have the time and resources to handpick all of the items that they sell. Instead of run-of-the-mill vampire and werewolf masks, you can find several different types of fake blood, liquid latex, glycerin (for oozing wounds or fake sweat and tears), real-looking prosthetic fangs, and more. Why look like everybody else when you can create a one-of-a-kind monster for Halloween with professional quality scary makeup products?

Scary Makeup Tips and Ideas
If youre thinking of dressing up as a mummy this Halloween, I highly recommend checking out some of the liquid latex and wrinkle stipple products offered by brands like Mehron and Ben Nye. You can use liquid latex to create real-looking open sores and wounds to simulate the look of a decomposing corpse. And wrinkle stipple, with its thinner consistency, can create an advanced aging effect that will give your mummy an extra kick–the creepier the better!

Some scary makeup is more about creating a situation than a character. With dark blues and reds you can simulate the bruises and abrasions that an accident victim might have. A little latex and some fake blood on the forehead will give the appearance of having been shot. Some people like to go all out and use makeup and prosthetics to create ghoulish zombie characters that are meant to send a jolt through anyone who sees them. With a wide array of scary makeup products from which to choose, the sky is the limit this Halloween.

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Cosmetics: Mehron Makeup

22. June 2008 admin

Mehron makeup produces some of the finest quality theatrical makeup products on the market today. Extremely popular with professional makeup artists, Mehron makeup offers hundreds of hypoallergenic products including foundations, face paints, shadows and highlights, rouges, and liquid makeup in a wide variety of colors. The best place to find every type of Mehron makeup product from setting powder to spirit gum remover is at a reputable online costume and makeup shop.

Every good online costume and makeup shop carries Mehron products because they have a strong reputation among professional makeup artists, actors, and the stage and film community as a whole. One Mehron makeup that is particularly popular on stage productions with large casts is the water-based cake foundation. Cake foundations offer a great value for their price, and are perfect for actors with oily or sensitive skin. Mehron also makes a fantastic creme foundation that works well with creme rouges and eye shadows.

Creating a Glamorous Look with Mehron Makeup
Aside from the traditional foundations and color palettes, Mehron makeup also comes in other, more glamorous varieties like different shades of metallic powders, glitter sprays, and precious gem powders. Both metallic and precious gem powders create a dazzling liquid makeup when mixed with Mehrons mixing liquid makeup base. Ever thought of dressing up as the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz? Mehrons silver metallic powder plus mixing liquid can create the perfect effect.

Mehrons glitter spray adds a magical sparkle to ones hair, face, or body. Glitter gel is also fun to use, but the spray eliminates some of the mess that glitter makeup can create. Mehron also makes a gentle and effective makeup remover so that when the partys over, you arent stuck spending hours trying to get the glitter off your eyelids, lips, or cheeks. Sleeping in any kind of makeup–glitter or not–can really irritate your skin, so remember to remove it all before you go to bed.

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Cosmetics: Bloody Mary Makeup

21. June 2008 admin

Bloody Mary makeup is a brand as well as a style. The brand Bloody Mary includes a large line of makeup products such as foundations, tattoo cover, lipstick, glitter creme, and more. The Bloody Mary makeup style refers to a type of character people dress up as for Halloween–a witch-like woman covered in blood. In order to avoid confusion we will heretofore be discussing Bloody Mary the brand, which does in fact include products for creating Bloody Mary the character.

Many professional makeup artists use Bloody Mary makeup for its superior pigmentation and high quality ingredients. All Bloody Mary makeup is hypoallergenic so that it wont irritate your skin. Since many of Bloody Marys products are designed for film and theatrical productions (where actors often wear their makeup for 12 to 16 hours straight), it is very important that none of the products cause rashes or breakouts.

Retro Style Bloody Mary Makeup
Retro makeup is making a big comeback with the popularity of 80s nights at dance clubs. Glitter makeup is also enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to its ability to make you stand out at parties, concerts, and all-night dances. Bloody Mary makes a dazzling glitter creme makeup that is safe for use on your face, body, and even in your hair. It lasts all night and is easy to wash off with either soap and water or shampoo. Bloody Mary also sells a gentle makeup remover that is effective for removing glitter creme.

Sometimes it can be fun to get all glammed-and-glittered out for Halloween, rather than dressing up as any specific character. Bloody Marys metallic face kit can help you create a look that is all silver and gold. Their nail colors are equally dramatic and can add the finishing touches to your glamorous evening look.

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Cosmetics: Powder Makeup

20. June 2008 admin

There are two different types of powder makeup. The most widely used kind (and the kind most people are referring to when they talk about powder makeup) is a setting powder that goes on over foundation. This type of powder comes in either pressed or loose form, and is offered in shades ranging from translucent to a darker bronze. Some companies offer setting powder in white so that clowns can wear it over Whiteface. Whether for a clown, a stage actor, or a regular person going out for the evening, this first type of powder makeup is used to set ones foundation, absorbing excess oils and providing a matte finish.

The second type of powder makeup is a type of character makeup that is used to simulate dirt, dust, and ashes on an actors face. This type of powder makeup is widely used in film and theater productions to create an unclean look on an actors face. You can find this type of powder makeup at a reputable online costume and makeup shop and create your own character look for Halloween. The best quality brands of powder makeup provide a realistic, highly pigmented look and wash off easily.

How to Apply Powder Makeup
If youre using a setting powder over regular foundation, youll want to start by picking a shade that closely matches your skin. Or you can use a translucent powder that has no shade at all–it simply absorbs oil and sets your foundation. And on the subject of foundation: its best to allow a few minutes for your foundation to dry before applying powder. Liquid foundations especially take time to dry, and you dont want to put powder on wet makeup.

You can either use a brush or a powder puff to apply setting powder–brushes work best with loose powders, and powder puffs work best with pressed powders. Cover your face with a light dusting of powder, and then use either a clean brush or a cotton ball to buff off any excess powder.

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Cosmetics: Character Makeup

19. June 2008 admin

Actors and makeup artists use character makeup to create different looks. Some character makeup is used solely for the purpose of adding years to an actors face, through the use of shadows and highlights. Other uses include creating a tired look, a worried look, or sometimes even creating a childlike look. Some stage productions, for instance, feature adults playing the parts of children. With the use of some rouge to create rosy cheeks and some highlighting makeup to create brightness around the eyes, character makeup can give an adult the appearance of a child (with a little suspended disbelief from the audience).

Character makeup often comes in the form of a makeup wheel with four or more different shades. The shades are meant to compliment each other, as a great deal of character makeup artistry is achieved through creating contrast on an actors face. In other words: if you want to make a pretty actress appear plain for a role, one technique would involve using darker shades of character makeup in strategic areas on her face to create unflattering shadows. The darker shades of character makeup must be blended with complimentary lighter shades so that the look is as natural as possible.

Character Makeup and Halloween
Outside the world of film and theater, many people use character makeup during the Halloween season for costume parties, haunted houses, and costume contests. One of the most convenient ways to purchase Halloween character makeup is in the form of a makeup kit. Quality online costume and makeup shops sell kits for everything from skeletons to witches to ghouls, and more. You dont even have to know anything about makeup to use them–every well-made kit comes with an easy-to-follow instruction booklet.

For the more serious Halloween enthusiast, makeup companies like Bloody Mary offer advanced how to makeup books with plenty of detailed instructions on how to create a wide variety of characters. If you want to see character makeup artistry in action, you can even take it one step further and buy a how to DVD.

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